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Newsletter · By Martin Billheimer · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 15, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Neighborhood Ruins (opens the original)

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    You don’t owe the past anything. It has already protected itself against you. - Cornell Woolrich<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="3000" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!quG2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/

  2. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Say Majik (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="683" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tZ0B!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f682c6f-36dd-4c8e-bd5e-19bbd0f079d4_1024x683.jpe

  3. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    Disposable Income (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Rediscovering Ivan Albright—and His Grotesque Subject Matter | Artsy" class="sizing-normal" height="607" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d-aH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.

  4. Issue · Aug 4, 2026

    The Long Hour of the Orphan Trains (opens the original)

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    <img alt="The Orphan Trains - Adoption Star" class="sizing-normal" height="401" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0YpQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53386b9b-a

  5. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    Once Upon a Time in Putnam County (opens the original)

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