Fruit. Coffee. A back that finally works again.
And a Trumpian world that feels dangerously unmoored.
#PayingAttention #PersonalEssay #SubstackWriter #Humanist #WritingLife
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And a Trumpian world that feels dangerously unmoored.
#PayingAttention #PersonalEssay #SubstackWriter #Humanist #WritingLife
open.substack.com/pub/joearmst...
Paying Attention in Unsettled Times
Fruit, a healing back — and the world on edge
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Fruit. Coffee. A back that finally works again.
And a Trumpian world that feels dangerously unmoored.
#PayingAttention #PersonalEssay #SubstackWriter #Humanist #WritingLife
open.substack.com/pub/joearmst...
And a Trumpian world that feels dangerously unmoored.
#PayingAttention #PersonalEssay #SubstackWriter #Humanist #WritingLife
open.substack.com/pub/joearmst...
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Harvey” by Lynda Rushing, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Harvey” by Lynda Rushing, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
8 Weeks 2 days to go...
#japan #hokkaido #lifechange #livingabroad #personalessay #北海道 #日本の生活
medium.com/multilingual...
#japan #hokkaido #lifechange #livingabroad #personalessay #北海道 #日本の生活
medium.com/multilingual...
Why Move to Hokkaido?
A quiet decision, years in the making
medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 AM
8 Weeks 2 days to go...
#japan #hokkaido #lifechange #livingabroad #personalessay #北海道 #日本の生活
medium.com/multilingual...
#japan #hokkaido #lifechange #livingabroad #personalessay #北海道 #日本の生活
medium.com/multilingual...
this begins with a tattoo. it follows how a single mark became a way to stay when time wouldn’t slow down.
#actuallyautistic #grief #AuDHD #mentalhealth #embodiment #personalessay #joyisresistance #BIPoC
#actuallyautistic #grief #AuDHD #mentalhealth #embodiment #personalessay #joyisresistance #BIPoC
elm (@autistickynotes)
this begins with a tattoo and unfolds into what it means to stay inside a body as time moves. it traces how one choice became a way of holding what arrives.
“the rectangle holds all of it. past, pres...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
this begins with a tattoo. it follows how a single mark became a way to stay when time wouldn’t slow down.
#actuallyautistic #grief #AuDHD #mentalhealth #embodiment #personalessay #joyisresistance #BIPoC
#actuallyautistic #grief #AuDHD #mentalhealth #embodiment #personalessay #joyisresistance #BIPoC
I didn’t realise I was following a thread.
I only noticed it once I stopped rushing.
This is a story about place, timing, and recognition —
The Overberg Tapestry.
If you feel drawn to quiet signs, it’s here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#QuietNoticing
#InnerLandscape
#Personalessay
I only noticed it once I stopped rushing.
This is a story about place, timing, and recognition —
The Overberg Tapestry.
If you feel drawn to quiet signs, it’s here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#QuietNoticing
#InnerLandscape
#Personalessay
The Overberg Tapestry: The Book That Found Me Before Barrydale Did
The unexpected link between a writer, a valley, and a book that travelled ahead of me.
medium.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I didn’t realise I was following a thread.
I only noticed it once I stopped rushing.
This is a story about place, timing, and recognition —
The Overberg Tapestry.
If you feel drawn to quiet signs, it’s here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#QuietNoticing
#InnerLandscape
#Personalessay
I only noticed it once I stopped rushing.
This is a story about place, timing, and recognition —
The Overberg Tapestry.
If you feel drawn to quiet signs, it’s here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#QuietNoticing
#InnerLandscape
#Personalessay
Someone once said to me,
“I felt safe.”
I didn’t realise how much weight those words carried until later.
I wrote about it, about safety, silence, and the spaces we hold for one another.
If this speaks to you, the story is here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#PersonalEssay
“I felt safe.”
I didn’t realise how much weight those words carried until later.
I wrote about it, about safety, silence, and the spaces we hold for one another.
If this speaks to you, the story is here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#PersonalEssay
When Someone Says, “I Felt So Safe”
A quiet reflection on belonging, choice, and listening to where the body feels at ease
medium.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Someone once said to me,
“I felt safe.”
I didn’t realise how much weight those words carried until later.
I wrote about it, about safety, silence, and the spaces we hold for one another.
If this speaks to you, the story is here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#PersonalEssay
“I felt safe.”
I didn’t realise how much weight those words carried until later.
I wrote about it, about safety, silence, and the spaces we hold for one another.
If this speaks to you, the story is here:
medium.com/@clairestern...
#PersonalEssay
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Best Pals” by Rachel Cline, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Best Pals” by Rachel Cline, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
NEW POST | personal essay, 'Invisible Leashes' by Miss M. TW: SA and victim-blaming.
#personalessay #feminist #publicspace #SA #vicitimblaming
www.medusarising.org/p/1dd44ff3-4...
#personalessay #feminist #publicspace #SA #vicitimblaming
www.medusarising.org/p/1dd44ff3-4...
Invisible Leashes | by Miss M.
Essay| Trigger warning: sexual assault and victim-blaming.
www.medusarising.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
NEW POST | personal essay, 'Invisible Leashes' by Miss M. TW: SA and victim-blaming.
#personalessay #feminist #publicspace #SA #vicitimblaming
www.medusarising.org/p/1dd44ff3-4...
#personalessay #feminist #publicspace #SA #vicitimblaming
www.medusarising.org/p/1dd44ff3-4...
Oh, my, I am officially an old person.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/01/birt... #blogpost #personalessay
Birthday Thoughts
I recently turned the big sixty-five, and there is possibly no other anniversary more important for a resident of the United States. As an o...
senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Oh, my, I am officially an old person.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/01/birt... #blogpost #personalessay
“They may take your words, but they cannot take your memories.”
Shon Mehta’s writing has traveled the web as Anonymous, each line born from a real moment.
On plagiarism, and why we keep writing.
Rough Hewn: Anonymous
shonmehta.medium.com/rough-hewn-a...
#Writing #PersonalEssay #ShonMehta #Jivavarta
Shon Mehta’s writing has traveled the web as Anonymous, each line born from a real moment.
On plagiarism, and why we keep writing.
Rough Hewn: Anonymous
shonmehta.medium.com/rough-hewn-a...
#Writing #PersonalEssay #ShonMehta #Jivavarta
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 AM
“They may take your words, but they cannot take your memories.”
Shon Mehta’s writing has traveled the web as Anonymous, each line born from a real moment.
On plagiarism, and why we keep writing.
Rough Hewn: Anonymous
shonmehta.medium.com/rough-hewn-a...
#Writing #PersonalEssay #ShonMehta #Jivavarta
Shon Mehta’s writing has traveled the web as Anonymous, each line born from a real moment.
On plagiarism, and why we keep writing.
Rough Hewn: Anonymous
shonmehta.medium.com/rough-hewn-a...
#Writing #PersonalEssay #ShonMehta #Jivavarta
New essay: The Conversion Machine — on political evangelism, strained relationships, and the pressure to be “converted” instead of understood.
amydesouza.substack.com/p/the-conver...
#Politics #Culture #PersonalEssay #Disinformation #Psychology
amydesouza.substack.com/p/the-conver...
#Politics #Culture #PersonalEssay #Disinformation #Psychology
The Conversion Machine
I noticed it for the first time when Charlie Kirk died.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
New essay: The Conversion Machine — on political evangelism, strained relationships, and the pressure to be “converted” instead of understood.
amydesouza.substack.com/p/the-conver...
#Politics #Culture #PersonalEssay #Disinformation #Psychology
amydesouza.substack.com/p/the-conver...
#Politics #Culture #PersonalEssay #Disinformation #Psychology
Alan's Roundup, with links to recent Substack posts:
The Computer Chronicles
Fiat 126 memories
The Weekend Disassembler
The Hot Foil Printer
Radio at work
Park bench story
Plus decluttering thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/alanjedm...
#AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #PersonalEssay #Substack
The Computer Chronicles
Fiat 126 memories
The Weekend Disassembler
The Hot Foil Printer
Radio at work
Park bench story
Plus decluttering thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/alanjedm...
#AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #PersonalEssay #Substack
13 Jan 2026 — Alan's Roundup
Recent stories and musings
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January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Alan's Roundup, with links to recent Substack posts:
The Computer Chronicles
Fiat 126 memories
The Weekend Disassembler
The Hot Foil Printer
Radio at work
Park bench story
Plus decluttering thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/alanjedm...
#AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #PersonalEssay #Substack
The Computer Chronicles
Fiat 126 memories
The Weekend Disassembler
The Hot Foil Printer
Radio at work
Park bench story
Plus decluttering thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/alanjedm...
#AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #PersonalEssay #Substack
We all carry something.
A reflection on mindset, fear, and choosing what we carry forward, shaped by my cancer journey.
Read here:
jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/what-we-carr...
Be kind. Do more good. We got this.
#PersonalEssay #Healing #Mindfulness
A reflection on mindset, fear, and choosing what we carry forward, shaped by my cancer journey.
Read here:
jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/what-we-carr...
Be kind. Do more good. We got this.
#PersonalEssay #Healing #Mindfulness
What We Carry With Us
I was reminded today of something that quietly carried me through my cancer journey.
It wasn’t a plan. I didn’t decide it ahead of time or sit with a list of intentions. It was simply the way I’ve al...
jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We all carry something.
A reflection on mindset, fear, and choosing what we carry forward, shaped by my cancer journey.
Read here:
jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/what-we-carr...
Be kind. Do more good. We got this.
#PersonalEssay #Healing #Mindfulness
A reflection on mindset, fear, and choosing what we carry forward, shaped by my cancer journey.
Read here:
jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/what-we-carr...
Be kind. Do more good. We got this.
#PersonalEssay #Healing #Mindfulness
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Admit the Gravity” by Emma Bolden, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
✨We are honored to share that The Humble Essayist has featured “Admit the Gravity” by Emma Bolden, an essay from River Teeth 27.1 this week.
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
Check out his commentary on this “Paragraph of the Week” at www.the-humble-essayist.com
#RiverTeeth #TheHumbleEssayist #LiteraryCommentary #PersonalEssay
#personalessay #synthography #creativity #artforms #aiart #aiartwork #aiartcommunity #aislop
"The New Synthographers"
(It's long, included TL/DR)
http://baccusbeepoetea.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-new-synthographers-gallery.html
"The New Synthographers"
(It's long, included TL/DR)
http://baccusbeepoetea.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-new-synthographers-gallery.html
|The New Synthographers (gallery)
Poetry, prose, and AI art by baccus bee. Diving deep into the beauty of synthography and the written word. Remember: Love is the key. Use it.
baccusbeepoetea.blogspot.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#personalessay #synthography #creativity #artforms #aiart #aiartwork #aiartcommunity #aislop
"The New Synthographers"
(It's long, included TL/DR)
http://baccusbeepoetea.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-new-synthographers-gallery.html
"The New Synthographers"
(It's long, included TL/DR)
http://baccusbeepoetea.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-new-synthographers-gallery.html
A story is all in the telling. Telling it connects us to each other. John Turturro tells his story for the first time. The connection is not broken.
#Storytelling #PersonalEssay
youtu.be/egf35OYyvz0?...
#Storytelling #PersonalEssay
youtu.be/egf35OYyvz0?...
The Moth Presents: John Turturro | Stumbling in the Dark
YouTube video by The Moth
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A story is all in the telling. Telling it connects us to each other. John Turturro tells his story for the first time. The connection is not broken.
#Storytelling #PersonalEssay
youtu.be/egf35OYyvz0?...
#Storytelling #PersonalEssay
youtu.be/egf35OYyvz0?...
Waiting and Letting Go
Ten and a half weeks before a life-changing move north
medium.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#mindfulness #Buddhistmonks #simplicity #personalessay
This year, my reflection has been on having too many belongings and wanting to de-clutter my entire life. I believe that a cluttered mind is connected to a cluttered home.
open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
This year, my reflection has been on having too many belongings and wanting to de-clutter my entire life. I believe that a cluttered mind is connected to a cluttered home.
open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
The Uncluttered Life of Monks
Personal Essay about Simplicity & Spirituality
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#mindfulness #Buddhistmonks #simplicity #personalessay
This year, my reflection has been on having too many belongings and wanting to de-clutter my entire life. I believe that a cluttered mind is connected to a cluttered home.
open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
This year, my reflection has been on having too many belongings and wanting to de-clutter my entire life. I believe that a cluttered mind is connected to a cluttered home.
open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God". —Jesus (Sermon on the Mount, Matt 5:9)
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #UnitedStates #aloka
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/bles...
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #UnitedStates #aloka
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/bles...
Blessed are the Peacemakers (SundayX)
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." —Jesus...
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God". —Jesus (Sermon on the Mount, Matt 5:9)
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #UnitedStates #aloka
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/bles...
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #UnitedStates #aloka
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/bles...
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God". —Jesus (Sermon on the Mount, Matt 5:9)
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #unitedstates #aloka
http://baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/blessed-are-peacemakers-sundayx.html
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #unitedstates #aloka
http://baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/blessed-are-peacemakers-sundayx.html
Blessed are the Peacemakers (SundayX)
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." —Jesus...
baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God". —Jesus (Sermon on the Mount, Matt 5:9)
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #unitedstates #aloka
http://baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/blessed-are-peacemakers-sundayx.html
#walkforpeaceusa #alokathepeacedog #buddhistmonks
#personalessay #unitedstates #aloka
http://baccusbeeessays.blogspot.com/2026/01/blessed-are-peacemakers-sundayx.html
No longer will I be the universe’s guinea pig!
#Poetry #WritingCommunity #MentalHealth #Existentialism #TraumaNarratives #CreativeResistance #ArtAndHealing #PersonalEssay #PoeticVoice
#Poetry #WritingCommunity #MentalHealth #Existentialism #TraumaNarratives #CreativeResistance #ArtAndHealing #PersonalEssay #PoeticVoice
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
No longer will I be the universe’s guinea pig!
#Poetry #WritingCommunity #MentalHealth #Existentialism #TraumaNarratives #CreativeResistance #ArtAndHealing #PersonalEssay #PoeticVoice
#Poetry #WritingCommunity #MentalHealth #Existentialism #TraumaNarratives #CreativeResistance #ArtAndHealing #PersonalEssay #PoeticVoice
When Life Gives You Lemons... Holiday Version... some thoughts about inspiration and the unlikely places it comes from by D.A. Henneman #PersonalEssay #ChristmasEvent #AmWriting #Creativity #Holidayspirit #Community
When life gives you lemons… Holiday Version
When Life Gives You Lemons... Holiday Version... some thoughts about inspiration and the unlikely places it comes from by D.A. Henneman #PersonalEssay #ChristmasEvent #AmWriting #Creativity #Holidayspirit #Community
dahenneman.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
When Life Gives You Lemons... Holiday Version... some thoughts about inspiration and the unlikely places it comes from by D.A. Henneman #PersonalEssay #ChristmasEvent #AmWriting #Creativity #Holidayspirit #Community
As I’m gaining clarity in my writing, analysis has been extra hard. David has made a few incisive interpretations. Yes, cutting. They cut right through to the heart of the matter.
#PersonalEssay
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#PersonalEssay
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Diary of a Psychoanalysis: Staying in the Fire
25 —My writing is the only place where life makes sense.
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As I’m gaining clarity in my writing, analysis has been extra hard. David has made a few incisive interpretations. Yes, cutting. They cut right through to the heart of the matter.
#PersonalEssay
open.substack.com/pu...
#PersonalEssay
open.substack.com/pu...