Hello and welcome to Substack Reads, where we aim to serve up an eclectic menu of new writing from across Substack, from writers you never knew you needed to read.
I highly recommend this gorgeous long-form essay by the incomparable Amanda Palmer - a beautifully structured meditation on divorce (within the unusual setting of a Ted Talks conference) - a truly lyrical and moving piece: https://amandapalmer.substack.com/p/what-it-feels-like-to-get-divorcedand
I have a coffee meditation obsession. Ex: I drink my coffee being fully present now without looking at the phone or reading anything. Sip and enjoy. (Obsessions can be healthy if they are mindful rituals, rather than mindless habits. )
My favourite thing I’ve found on Substack is Dear Dante. Funniest thing online:
www.deardante.com
I highly recommend this gorgeous long-form essay by the incomparable Amanda Palmer - a beautifully structured meditation on divorce (within the unusual setting of a Ted Talks conference) - a truly lyrical and moving piece: https://amandapalmer.substack.com/p/what-it-feels-like-to-get-divorcedand
I have a coffee meditation obsession. Ex: I drink my coffee being fully present now without looking at the phone or reading anything. Sip and enjoy. (Obsessions can be healthy if they are mindful rituals, rather than mindless habits. )
I'm still carrying with me this really impactful essay about language, identity, and family in the Brown Barge by Spencer Orenstein Lequerica: https://thebrownbarge.substack.com/p/how-long-can-you-live-in-isolation
Omg. We had those mugs when I was a child.
I love the scent memory of “the air smelt like curry leaves” - so delicious.
I am obsessing over the Sciemce of Sleep. A podcast by Tim Ferris.
Thanks for another interesting compilation, I found a couple of articles interesting. Especially the truth about the cherry blossoms.
I wanted to thank Steve Schmidt for producing an eye opening powerful interview with a female victim and a female attorney about sexual Stealthing……
Thank you for shining light in the dark dusty corners of male dominance and superiority and its dirty painful secrets:)
LB
I am an avid vintage glassware collector. Loved this!
Obsession is funny. I never used to dream of Japan until the old cliche of meeting a girl.
Now I'm here and obsessed with what makes the country unique.
Hope you can check out my substack exploring this here.
https://hiddenjapan.substack.com/
Always great but so glad to see The Pilgrimage story on here!!
Thank you so much for sharing the story of my Mumma and her beautiful curry. She’s be so proud that her tasty little curry is reaching so many homes
B. .h BB hmm hmm
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