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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    The Roots of the Novel Are Parody, Pastiche, and Play (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="806" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uydy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb15a74-c709-4bcd-bd84-f2e69f4743b9_1068x806.png"

  2. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Processing: How Nicholas Russell Wrote Observer (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="785" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O0KT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee6111b9-2103-4e53-898e-21392e0a58d4_1049x785.jpe

  3. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Sweat the Technique: On Writing Process and Possibilities (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1039" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fXiX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3dd666fc-5b24-4af1-ae62-8ab425bf97a9_1488x1062.p

  4. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    Processing: How Josh Riedel Edited Thirty Cabins (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="853" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5C3J!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F64b406b1-bde5-46fd-928c-ce5513032c7f_1766x1035.j

  5. Issue · Aug 10, 2026

    Stitching Up the Creature; Or, the Horrors of Revision (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="299.5595637583893" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nPfO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6183172d-8c98-4697-a1c6-68f5e0f6d07

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