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Newsletter · By Roddy Bottum · English · Official site

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Wild In The Streets (opens the original)

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    When Los Angeles was golden and smoggy, a place entirely different, we were children who were allowed to do what we wanted. Not spoiled, we were ignored. We’d go out after school and come home for dinner, mostly late, breathing fast and dirty. We’d have stories we wouldn’t tell our parents. So many adventures. 1My Substack is free, it will always be<in

  2. Issue · Aug 25, 2026

    Honcho (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Jul 21, 2026

    Jennifer Finch (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 5, 2026

    Silent Book Review (opens the original)

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    What can I say, it’s got legs. It’s always the stupid little things that we do without thinking twice and that, my friend, is what’s called a LIFE LESSON. ‘The stupid little things that we do without thinking twice.’I happened to be reading a lot in Los Angeles, I’ve taken my craft seriously, the craft of writing, I’d never of thought I would care so much. The post I made that I got in trouble with my best friend for a month or so ago… it was all about me caring too much, pretending that I didn'

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