# june july (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover june july. Page: Feed: --- ## [August has been a bit of a mess for reading](https://www.the-recliner.com/august-has-been-a-bit-of-a-mess-for-reading/) _2026-08-22 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ My reading this past month has been very fragmented, and I blame Catherynne M. Valente. In an early-August posting (or “toot,” as they are known) on Mastodon, she mentioned that voting for this year’s Hugo awards was coming up soon, and that buying a voting- ## [The Twenty-Fourth Book of 2026: Descendants, by Richard Helmling](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-twenty-fourth-book-of-2026-descendants-by-richard-helmling/) _2026-08-22 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Started August 11, 2026, finished August 15, 2026 Richard Helmling and I have been emailing each other for a year or so now, ever since I discovered his book Athena: Emergent and he gave me encouraging words about mine, The Immortal Remains. I consider Richard a friend and a good ## [August Bad Art Club: Experimental Embroidery](https://thebadnewsletter.substack.com/p/august-bad-art-club-experimental) _2026-08-18 · Bad Art · The Bad Newsletter_ So many new events and activities! Plus, I didn’t edit this one as much so enjoy my brain trying to think after 4 weeks of summer camp ## [who the fuck are you, really? and other questions.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/who-the-fuck-are-you-really-and-other) _2026-08-17 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ exploring sidereal leo season (august 17 - september 16, 2026) ## [August: A Turning Point in the Garden?](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/august-a-turning-point-in-the-garden) _2026-08-16 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ August 10, 2026 - August 16, 2026 ## [NOT GOOD](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/not-good) _2026-08-16 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Bird Lesson: Nonbreeding Warblers. Microseason: Signs of Autumn ## [Geopolitics and Geotectonics](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/geopolitics-and-geotectonics) _2026-08-16 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 14 - 20 August 2026 #1324 ## [Just Fill One Bag a Day With Weeds...](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/just-fill-one-bag-a-day-with-weeds) _2026-08-09 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ August 3, 2026 - August 9, 2026 ## [Renew Thyself Each Day](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/renew-thyself-each-day) _2026-08-09 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Spiderwebs in Morning Dew ## [Just Stay Home](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/just-stay-home) _2026-08-09 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 7-13 August 2026 #1323 ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lyWvkQCS8K5N) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [summer's for lovers & inspiration.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/summers-for-lovers-and-inspiration) _2026-08-07 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ summer 2026 medicine update ## [Zonbi goute sèl, li pa mande rete](https://woymag.substack.com/p/zonbi-goute-sel-li-pa-mande-rete) _2026-08-04 · Woy Magazine · Woy Magazine_ July 13, 2026 - July 31, 2026 ## [sessions & readings for august 2026.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/sessions-and-readings-for-august) _2026-08-03 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ this month's availability ## [And Then, Just Like That, It Was August](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/and-then-just-like-that-it-was-august) _2026-08-02 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ July 27, 2026 - August 2, 2026 ## [Noticer #52: The Microseasons of North Brooklyn II](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/noticer-52-the-microseasons-of-north) _2026-08-02 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ The microseasons are not a nature calendar. They are a practice for becoming attached to real life. ## [One Country Two Governments](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/one-country-two-governments) _2026-08-02 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 31 July - 6 August 2026 #1323 ## [June/July Newsletter](https://narcare.substack.com/p/junejuly-newsletter) _2026-08-01 · Communications · Narcare_ Narcare Newsletter June/July 2026 ## [Thirteen Things I Learned On Jury Duty](https://www.the-recliner.com/thirteen-things-i-learned-on-jury-duty/) _2026-08-01 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ (This was originally published on Big List Energy at Medium.com ) I recently served on a jury for a murder trial. Though I learned a lot of stuff during the trial about DNA evidence, tracing cell phones, and determining time of death (don’t believe anything a TV medical ## [love is an art we practice.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/love-is-an-art-we-practice) _2026-08-01 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ sidereal astro weather: venus in virgo (august 1-september 1 + november 6-22, 2026) ## [The Twenty Third Book of 2026: Slow Horses, by Mick Herron](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-twenty-third-book-of-2026-slow-horses-by-mick-herron/) _2026-07-31 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Started 7/21/26, Finished 7/24/26 If I really enjoy a book, I’m likely to want to read it again, and Mick Herron’s espionage story Slow Horses has surfaced from the murky depths of my To Be Read pile for a fresh look, five ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KS1lRnqJHHOQ) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [The Twenty Second Book of 2026: A Secret Vice, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Dimitra Fini and Andrew Higgins](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-twenty-second-book-of-2026-a-secret-vice-by-j-r-r-tolkien-dimitra-fini-and-andrew-higgins/) _2026-07-31 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Started 7/13/26, Finished 7/18/26 I have a lot of respect for Christopher Tolkien. The son of ridiculously famous author J.R.R. Tolkien, he spent most of his adult life going through his father’s works and trying to make sense of the embryonic notes ## [A Slow Summer Week](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/a-slow-summer-week) _2026-07-26 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ July 20, 2026 - July 26, 2026 ## [Too Many Days in a Daze](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/too-many-days-in-a-daze) _2026-07-26 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Better Wake Up • Microseason: June 13 — July 26 ## [The Balen-Ben Duo](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/the-balen-ben-duo) _2026-07-26 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 24 - 30 July 2026 #1321 ## [All Bad Art Clubs for 2026 Are Now Launched](https://thebadnewsletter.substack.com/p/all-bad-art-clubs-for-2026-are-now) _2026-07-24 · Bad Art · The Bad Newsletter_ Last call for this Saturday, register to attend ASAP! ## [Tout moun se moun](https://woymag.substack.com/p/tout-moun-se-moun) _2026-07-21 · Woy Magazine_ June 19, 2026 - July 12, 2026 ## [Another Heat Wave? Yes. But Also a Big Tomato!](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/another-heat-wave-yes-but-also-a) _2026-07-19 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ July 13, 2026 - July 19, 2026 ## [Own Goal](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/own-goal) _2026-07-19 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 17 - 23 July 2026 #1320 ## [GUILTY! My time on jury duty](https://www.the-recliner.com/guilty-my-time-on-jury-duty/) _2026-07-17 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ This is my memoir of serving on a jury in King County, Washington, in June and July 2026. I'm not attempting to make any particular points; I wrote it mostly as a record of an interesting experience. The Crime This was a murder case. The victim, a Black ## [The Twenty-first Book of 2026: The Peril At End House, by Agatha Christie](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-twenty-first-book-of-2026-the-peril-at-end-house-by-agatha-christie/) _2026-07-17 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Read 7/4/26 - 7/9/26 As I’ve mentioned before, my family has been watching the excellent Poirot series on PBS over the last few months, and now and then I enjoy an episode so much I’m inspired to go read the original. ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bijb9GucHMcB) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [cycles that begin & end, another retrograde, and an eclipse.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/cycles-that-begin-and-end-another) _2026-07-16 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ exploring sidereal cancer season (july 16 - august 16, 2026) ## [Last Call: Join Tarot & Art History On Saturday](https://thebadnewsletter.substack.com/p/last-call-join-tarot-and-art-history) _2026-07-16 · Bad Art · The Bad Newsletter_ Bad Art Club: Still Life Painting is NEXT Saturday ## [Still Waiting for a Big Tomato](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/still-waiting-for-a-big-tomato) _2026-07-12 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ July 6, 2026 - July 12, 2026 ## [Begin again](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/begin-again) _2026-07-12 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Bird Type: Fish-eating Raptors · Microseason: July 6 – July 12 ## [Yeti for National Animal](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/yeti-for-national-animal) _2026-07-12 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 10 - 16 July 2026 #1319 ## [giving hearts | winner announcement](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/giving-hearts-winner-announcement) _2026-07-11 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ congratulations to Ániksi, Victoria, and Jaishirelle! ## [Paint With Me! & Return of Tarot](https://thebadnewsletter.substack.com/p/paint-with-me-and-return-of-tarot) _2026-07-08 · Bad Art · The Bad Newsletter_ July's Bad Art Club is Still Life Painting. PLUS: Pictures from the archive & TAROT! ## [the threads that connect the one to the many.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/the-threads-that-connect-the-one) _2026-07-07 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ sidereal astro weather: venus in leo (july 4-31, 2026) + reflective forecasts for the signs ## [A Heatwave Hand-off From June to July](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/a-heatwave-hand-off-from-june-to) _2026-07-05 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ June 29, 2026 - July 5, 2026 ## [Master unfamiliarity](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/master-unfamiliarity) _2026-07-05 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Bird Type: Dove · Microseason: June 29 – July 5 ## [Extend the Honeymoon](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/extend-the-honeymoon) _2026-07-05 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 26 June - 2 July 2026 #1318 ## [The Hammer](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-hammer/) _2026-07-04 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ I’m a restless writer. I move back and forth between writing tools like a child changes crayons. I recently spent part of a weekend reviving an old interest in the Vim text editor, rebuilding my configuration file and installing plugins that made it friendlier for writing prose. ## [giving hearts.](https://thereflectorspath.substack.com/p/giving-hearts) _2026-07-04 · ki • the reflector's path · the reflector's path_ medicine bundle giveaway ## [The Twentieth Book of 2026: The Meaning Of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, by Simon Winchester](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-twentieth-book-of-2026-the-meaning-of-everything-the-story-of-the-oxford-english-dictionary-by-simon-winchester/) _2026-07-03 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Read June 20 - July 1, 2026 I’d been looking forward to this, a history of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (affectionally known as the OED), and was a little disappointed because I thought there should be more to it, but in the end figured author Simon ## [The Nineteenth Book Of 2026: Without Me You're Nothing, by Frank Herbert with Max Barnard](https://www.the-recliner.com/the-nineteenth-book-of-2026-without-me-youre-nothing-by-frank-herbert-with-max-barnard/) _2026-07-01 · Lee Hauser · The Recliner_ Read June 23-29, 2026 This is an old book, published in 1980, which I picked up for some historical research. It’s subtitled “The Essential Guide To Home Computers,” though it’s probably not what people expected when they read it. The microcomputer revolution really ## [Half Ass](https://nepalitimes.substack.com/p/half-ass) _2026-06-30 · Nepali Times Newsletter · Nepali Times Newsletter_ Nepali Times ईspecial 26 June - 2 July 2026 #1317 ## [A June Week at Camp Raining-Again](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/june-rains-hopefully-bring-summer) _2026-06-28 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ June 22, 2026 - June 28, 2026 ## [Palaces of time](https://mcgolrickbirdclub.substack.com/p/palaces-of-time) _2026-06-28 · McGolrick Bird Club · The Noticer's Monthly_ Bird Type: Tern · Microseason: June 22 – June 28 ## [I Made a Video About Saturday’s Class So You Won’t Miss It!](https://thebadnewsletter.substack.com/p/i-made-a-video-about-saturdays-class) _2026-06-25 · Bad Art · The Bad Newsletter_ Plus, a new Bad Art partner with a leveled-up meeting space (photos included) ## [Having Arrived at the Summer Solstice](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/the-week-leading-up-to-the-summer) _2026-06-21 · Carol J Michel · The Diary of a Midwest Gardener_ June 15, 2026 - June 21, 2026