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I have written many books, and some the fools have even published. Mad they called me, but could a madman keep a substack afloat?

Newsletter · By Hal Johnson · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    A garland of quotations 192 (opens the original)

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    Dare you read these books?When God sends the dawn, it’s dawn for everybody.•Cervantes, Don Quixote II (1615).Were you ever in love? I suppose you must have been; for to be a knight, and never to have been in love, would be like being a man without a heart in his breast.•Bulfinch, Legends of Charlemagne (1863).Moreover, some of the stupidest men are rendered more intelligent b

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Twenty-Five Fun Facts about Taylor Swift (opens the original)

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    I write fun books you can purchase•Taylor Swift’s fans privately refer to each other as “Swift Boat Veterans.”•Taylor Swift was born Traylor Swift, named after her parents’ love of movie trailers. A Sufi mystic prophesied that Swift’s career would prosper if she dropped the R from her name, leading to a brief period of time during which she went by Trailo Swift, before the whole thing got straightened out. She has n

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Truly Wordless Comic Panels (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    A garland of quotations 191 (opens the original)

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    Dare you read these books?We are on a carpet…It unrolls in front of us, but in back of us it rolls up again and there is nothing under it.•Shirley Jackson, Hangsaman (1951).A Pit—but Heaven over it—And Heaven beside, and Heaven abroad,And yet a Pit—With Heaven over it.•Emily Dickinson, #1712 (1880s?).Text within this block

  5. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Charlton Bullseye #2 (opens the original)

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    (Other forgotten comics here and here; but do not forget my books, my beautiful babies that you can purchase to read at your leisure.) Charlton Bullseye #2 (Charlton, 1981)<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ASTc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/htt

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