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One Room One Hour

Choose a room, any room, stay for one hour, and then write up your encounter. The individuals whose essays appear here took up this challenge. Submit at jackwieland.com. Also, musings on rooms– literary and otherwise.

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Sep 20, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Theme Park Sanctuary (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    One Hour Laundry (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="605.2293956043956" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0JIg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad56776f-1986-4193-b8a4-146ddccdd4

  3. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    This Room Will Not Stay Small Forever (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zXmS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F32eb65f6-f7e8-47da-9e73-bcc5cfd6062d_4032x3024.

  4. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    The Doctor is In (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Jul 21, 2026

    It's Been a Year...Thanks to Writers and Readers (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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