HeyJaredCan't See The Forest
A weekly round-up of words written and spoken, plus other musings from the desk of Alan J. Porter
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Re-Assembling (opens the original)
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I wasn’t going to do it. I know it’s a marketing ploy. All part of building interest and engagement for a new movie that won’t be out for another 12 weeks.Did I really need to go see an encore presentation of a seven-year-old movie? One I already own on Blu-Ray and have already rewatched multiple times?It turns out that living just across the road from a movie theater and having a spare three hours on the day of the special showing meant that I ended up persuading myself that I did after all nee
DilloCon For A Day (opens the original)
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This edition of the newsletter is coming to you from the depths of Texas as we take a break in the midst of our annual road trip. Said break just happened to coincide with the latest running of my favorite convention, ArmadillioCon. (OK, there may have been a bit of deliberate planning involved.)<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5i0z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimag
Do we need the Analog Revolution? (opens the original)
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Warning: Old guy shouting at clouds rant.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="271" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULWI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic
Fest or Fair? (opens the original)
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The last two weekends couldn’t have been more different, despite having the same objective - sell some books.The last weekend of July we headed to Pittsburgh for Pulpfest 2026, while the following weekend we stayed a little closer to home for the BookFair at Bel Air. One worked, and one didn’t. (At least not the way we had hoped.)Pulpfest 2026Pulpfest was held in a hotel in a suburb of Pittsburgh, and while the hotel was just off a freeway exit, it wasn’t exactly visible from the road either. It
Comics Super 8 (opens the original)
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This week’s topic is a steal. That’s because I stole it from comics writer and historian Chris Ryall’s excellent Tales of Syzpense Substack.As I was reading Chris’s newsletter and his answers to the following Super 8 questions, I was also figuring out what my own answers would be - so why not share them here too?1. What’s Your Most Memorable Comic-Reading Experience?I can honestly say that this comic ch
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