# hot mushrooms the answer is in the question Page: Feed: --- ## [the official hot mushrooms 2026 in and out list](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/the-official-hot-mushrooms-2026-in) _2025-12-29 · Rachel B Velebny_ it's been a while... ## [because the night has all the right words](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/because-the-night-has-all-the-right) _2025-07-10 · Rachel B Velebny_ my thoughts on Just Kids in honour of my seeing Patti Smith in concert ## [what does it mean to be human?](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human) _2025-05-19 · Rachel B Velebny_ a review/reaction of I Who Have Never Known Men ## [three things i’ve been ruminating on](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/three-things-ive-been-ruminating) _2025-02-07 · Rachel B Velebny_ maybe if i write about them i can stop the thoughts ## [when reality is more dystopian than fiction](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/when-reality-is-more-dystopian-than) _2025-01-27 · Rachel B Velebny_ what an overwrought title. i ought to change that. ## [some books I finished in limbo](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/some-books-i-finished-in-limbo) _2025-01-06 · Rachel B Velebny_ time isn't real, but good books are ## [a hot mushrooms IN / OUT list for 2025](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/a-hot-mushrooms-in-out-list-for-2025) _2024-12-30 · Rachel B Velebny_ because this week is for reading and writing lots of lists ## [struggling against quicksand with Kafka](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/struggling-against-quicksand-with) _2024-10-29 · Rachel B Velebny_ my attempt to write an update kind of post ## [physical books, moral failings, and High School Musical](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/physical-books-moral-failings-and) _2024-08-31 · Rachel B Velebny_ a review of, and personal reaction to, Pretentiousness, Why it Matters ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lnel0ZrZOm4L) _2024-08-31 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [five things after one month in Berlin](https://hotmushrooms.substack.com/p/five-things-after-one-month-in-berlin) _2024-08-02 · Rachel B Velebny_ like, is there still time for me to have a Brideshead summer?