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Essays, fiction, and opinions about getting older without getting boring. Navy vet. Three books published, a fourth on the way. Writing the stuff most people only think at 2 a.m.

Newsletter · By John Harris · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Guilty Until You Produce a Screenshot (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BVH7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92fdb856-2b92-464b-81d0-6f4f0d946011_1672x941.png"

  2. Issue · Aug 15, 2026

    The Complimentary Continental Breakfast (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="768" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Vay!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1872baf9-7f7c-4fb3-a29e-7417e7e89063_1376x768.jpe

  3. Issue · Aug 10, 2026

    Temperance (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UvpD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6f7189e-7537-4363-b8a2-681c56f44501_1672x941.png"

  4. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    Everything I Write About Muscle Is True. Everything Else Might Be Truer. (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="813" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fpcy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa523110f-797c-4ca7-8dab-09a27f3efa8b_2752x1536.pn

  5. Issue · Aug 7, 2026

    The Men I Served With Are Dying Now (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="642" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iOrb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79e45662-f3e7-476a-9c78-e627a9400d7f_1140x642.png"

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