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Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Occasional thoughts from my porch. Or sofa, when it’s too chilly.

Newsletter · By Jen Deaderick · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 3, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    2001 (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Maw (opens the original)

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    I saw the opening maw of hell,With endless pains and sorrows there;Which none but they that feel can tell—Oh, I was plunging to despair.— Moby Dick<

  3. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Dolly (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="955" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hdVh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F39f34059-0da3-44d4-92d3-101a22dfda9b_640x955.webp"

  4. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Ishmael (opens the original)

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    “Why did the old Persians hold the sea holy? Why did the Greeks give it a separate deity, and own brother of Jove? Surely all this is not without meaning. And still deeper the meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, plunged into it and was drowned. But that same image, we ours… Read more

  5. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    Odyssey (opens the original)

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