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Newsletter · By Rebecca J. Gomez · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    The magic of story forests (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="776.5661641541038" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hUH5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68c11b2b-59fa-410a-bb1f-ca2b2d848a

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    A library labor of love (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="899" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_MUQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30be651c-5805-4199-b31a-fed400003f91_1119x899.jpe

  3. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    Fall is not my favorite season (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="528.2847457627119" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qcq7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f826ef7-24c7-45e7-b69e-a031115e62

  4. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    What I did this morning instead of writing a newsletter (opens the original)

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    I’ve mentioned here before that I enjoy kayaking. You may remember my story from last summer about kayaking through mangrove estuaries in Corpus Christi. It was our hope that we would do some kayaking this summer as well, but so far this summer I’ve only spent about 15 minutes in a kayak thanks to persistent thunderstorms.This summer I decided that I was finally going to get kayaks of my own. No more having to rent one for $30 an hour only to be forced out of the water after fifteen minutes. No

  5. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    A vandal in the fairy garden (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="353.4793956043956" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xsXO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6477f706-c8d9-4636-918b-0a0fa46546

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