# little free (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover little free. Page: Feed: --- ## [Moving Hot Air - The Fan in Italy; or, Primitive Technology Takes on Climate Change (and why the President of the Republic takes part in a Ceremony of the Fan every summer)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/moving-hot-air-the-fan-in-italy-or) _2026-08-21 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Describes the history and use of hand fans in Italy and Europe, especially with regard to the current heat waves. Also describes the Italian political Ceremony of the Fan held in Rome on an annual basis before the summer parliamentary recess. ## [Data is in the eye of the beholder](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/data-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder) _2026-08-12 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Better data visualization starts with ignoring the data and focusing on the audience. ## [Mortadella - the life and times of a gigantic salami](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/mortadella-the-life-and-times-of) _2026-08-10 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ or, what do Sophia Loren, the game of chess, and the city of Bologna all have in common? ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 9.13.1989 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-9e6) _2026-08-07 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Bringing Stories Down To Earth](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/bringing-stories-down-to-earth) _2026-08-04 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ Ray Bradbury & Kurt Vonnegut, Senior Doggos, and a Little Free Library in The Mission ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 9.30.1989 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-5c1) _2026-08-02 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 3.11.1992 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-39f) _2026-07-24 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Bike Lanes Aren't Really About Bicycles](https://nataliewrites.lol/bike-lanes-arent-really-about-bicycles/) _2026-07-22 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ There is a new wave of anti-bicycle rhetoric in my city, likely mirrored throughout other major cities in the United States. This is in no small part due to recent comments from politicians about "D.E.I. bike lanes", a term that doesn't actually mean anything, but contains enough fun buzzwords for people to latch onto and direct their anger toward. Suddenly, bike lanes are political. One of the… ## [Out of LEFF Field: The Gibson Les Paul Standard that said it all](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/out-of-leff-field-the-gibson-les) _2026-07-22 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Sometimes “Good job” can only be expressed with an elaborate scheme. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 11.25.1991 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-510) _2026-07-17 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Std11QZNg0Wp) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [St. John's Water / L'Acqua di San Giovanni: an Italian solstice tradition that reportedly brings health, prosperity, love, and good fortune (and you do not have to be in Italy to prepare it)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/st-johns-water-lacqua-di-san-giovanni) _2026-07-10 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ The preparation of St. ## [Slow TV: Piano and Flying Carpet](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/slow-tv-piano-and-flying-carpet) _2026-07-09 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Watch now | \[with sound\] [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206276798/3df95f9636e3c75c8b40b3ac99061311.mp3) ## [250 years on: Making up for lost time](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/250-years-on-making-up-for-lost-time) _2026-07-08 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Senior adviser Peter Gumbel reflects on how much—or how little—can happen in the next 250 years. ## [Slow TV: Alpine Cows by Lago Federa in the Italian Dolomites](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/slow-tv-alpine-cows-by-lago-federa) _2026-07-05 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ \[with sound\] [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205206065/10dfeb827614d9cf42839879ec8df043.mp3) ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 6.14.1990 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-392) _2026-07-03 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [The Year of Doing Things that Scare Me](https://nataliewrites.lol/the-year-of-doing-things-that-scare-me/) _2026-07-02 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ Last night, I went to a strength-training class in the park. This is my second time in my life going to a workout class (the previous being a yoga class which I talked about here ). I saw the class advertised on Instagram, a one-month, weekly series hosted in my favorite park, and, most important of all, free of charge. As a grad student with little by way of savings, that has been probably the… ## [FIFA, UFOs, and LFLs in Kansas City](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/fifa-ufos-and-lfls-in-kansas-city) _2026-07-02 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ ETs, Soccer and Free Books! ## [Learning New Skills is Scary Unless You're Okay With Being Bad.](https://nataliewrites.lol/learning-new-skills-is-scary-unless-youre-okay-with-being-bad/) _2026-06-28 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ I attended a cyanotype workshop today at a local nonprofit gallery/community space. Having no previous experience with creating cyanotypes , I didn't know what to expect in terms of process or level of difficulty. It is an incredibly playful art form, and I spent much of my time arranging my materials in new and interesting ways. Funnily enough, I have become somewhat obsessed with arranging… ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 10.8.1990 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-f93) _2026-06-26 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Leftist Zines Are Now Terrorism: The Sentencing of the Prairieland Defendants](https://nataliewrites.lol/leftist-zines-are-now-terrorism-the-sentencing-of-the-prairieland-defendants/) _2026-06-25 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ A group of eight anti-ICE protestors recently received their respective sentences, ranging from 30 to 100 years. They were convicted of terrorism charges in March 2026 for attending a protest outside the Prairieland ICE Jail on July 4th of 2025. One of the defendants who has been drawing a lot of attention is Daniel Sanchez Estrada , who was not even present at the protest, but received a 30 year… ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rQsP4zvcMVPH) _2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [A24 Sells Out, or AI is Ruining Everything.](https://nataliewrites.lol/a24-sells-out-or-ai-is-ruining-everything/) _2026-06-24 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ Some of my favorite movies have been produced by A24 - Saint Maud , The Florida Project , I Saw the TV Glow , Everything Everywhere All at Once , The VVitch , so on and so forth. They produce plenty of films by female directors and those that aren't directed by women still often pass the Bechdel test . Their films explore themes I tend to gravitate towards, especially their horror films, and I… ## [I Have a New Favorite Flower.](https://nataliewrites.lol/i-have-a-new-favorite-flower/) _2026-06-24 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ I went to Trader Joe's yesterday for various sundries (think, canned beans and teeny tiny avocados). I markedly did not buy one of their new, allegedly viral mini tote bags that were being carefully guarded by a frightened-looking employee. I have been spending time on the practice of little pleasures. The other day, I used the steamer on my Breville espresso machine instead of heating my milk in… ## [I \<3 Little Free Libraries](https://nataliewrites.lol/i-3-little-free-libraries/) _2026-06-24 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ I am so grateful to live in a neighborhood that has a Little Free Library every few blocks, if not more. There are so many in my area, in fact, that I am postponing shepherding my own until I live somewhere that needs another. Not only is there an abundance of these cute little book homes, but the turnover is rapid. I usually check a few particularly close ones every day on my walks, and I always… ## [I'm Going to Try to Write With Uppercase Letters](https://nataliewrites.lol/im-going-to-try-to-write-with-uppercase-letters/) _2026-06-22 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ For most of my blog posts, I have written without capitalization, save for some proper nouns for clarity. I find that, when I write this way, I tend to flow less rigidly. Maybe it's some strange, psychological phenomenon where I don't take myself too seriously if I write in all lowercase, and that in turn lends itself to more fluid writing. But, really, who knows? I am going to test out writing… ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 1.14.1993 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-4f7) _2026-06-19 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [The Zipper: a short story.](https://nataliewrites.lol/the-zipper-a-short-story/) _2026-06-18 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ Looking back, it seems impossible to recall the body I lived in before that summer when I was twenty-two, when my skin was wrought with a wrongness I couldn’t yet name. The air hung heavy that year, everything swollen with heat: curtains sticking to damp skin, groceries rotting faster than I could eat them. I slept poorly, sweating through sheets, scratching at the itch that had appeared between… ## [Out of LEFF Field: The stories Little Free Libraries tell](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/out-of-leff-field-the-stories-little) _2026-06-17 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Little Free Libraries have a lot of personality. What can they teach us about what it takes to tell a successful story? ## [life is sweet like a pineapple pizza](https://nataliewrites.lol/life-is-sweet-like-a-pineapple-pizza/) _2026-06-16 · without-restraint · natalie writes_ enjoy every slice until the day you die. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 3.30.1992 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-eda) _2026-06-12 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [The Call of Clarion Alley](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/the-call-of-clarion-alley) _2026-06-09 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ On the Joy of Murals and Books ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/klBfffNCcXvY) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 1.31.1993 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-c5b) _2026-06-05 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [The inside story on storytelling](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/the-inside-story-on-storytelling) _2026-06-03 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Founder and President Scott Leff on how strong stories can captivate, enchant, and persuade audiences in any context. ## [Paradise of Exiles: Di Qui Non Si Passa! (From here, no one passes!)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/paradise-of-exiles-di-qui-non-si) _2026-05-29 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Motto of the Alpini, or Black Feathers, the Italian army's specialist mountain infantry ## [Librorum: Little Free Libraries in the Veneto](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/librorum-little-free-libraries-in) _2026-05-22 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ It's Little Free Library Week (May 17-23, 2026)! ## [Bisbee Badassery: Bigfoot and Free Books!](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/bisbee-badassery-bigfoot-and-free) _2026-05-21 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ On the Thrill of the Hunt in Arizona ## [Out of LEFF Field: Audience autonomy](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/out-of-leff-field-audience-autonomy) _2026-05-20 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Our takes on counterintuitive, unexpected, and simple satisfactions. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 12.18.1990 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-ce8) _2026-05-15 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [High-Tech Faddishness](https://babelniche.com/2026/05/10/high-tech-faddishness/) _2026-05-10 · jlredford · A Niche in the Library of Babel_ I happen to have been at several chip conferences recently, and it s depressing to see how quickly high-tech moves from one fad to another. AI is the current fad, of course, and was a dominant theme at all of them. Continue reading ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 3.4.1992 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-271) _2026-05-08 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Events give content 💫 dimension⚡️](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/events-give-content-dimension) _2026-05-06 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Partner Alia Samhat discusses how immersive experiences connect people to ideas. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 10.2.1990 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-053) _2026-05-01 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [A Little Free Library in the Ancient World](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/a-little-free-library-in-the-ancient) _2026-04-30 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ An Unexpected Trip Takes Us to the Times Square of the Puebloan Southwest ## [Out of LEFF Field: For the love of a human touch](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/out-of-leff-field-for-the-love-of) _2026-04-23 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ CGI? AI? Oh my! Unblurring the distinction between artistry and automation. ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 5.22.1990 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-941) _2026-04-16 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [Per Via Aerea: Letters from a Young Woman 11.16.1989 (Memoir)](https://beinginitaly.substack.com/p/per-via-aerea-letters-from-a-young-038) _2026-04-10 · Being in Italy · Being in Italy_ Correspondence sent to the United States from Italy in the 1980s-1990s ## [The flight to quality in the age of AI](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/the-flight-to-quality-in-the-age) _2026-04-08 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ The commodification of content leaves readers wondering what’s even worth clicking on. SVP Luke Collins discusses the best test for quality. ## [Out of LEFF Field: March Meditations](https://lefffield.substack.com/p/out-of-leff-field-march-meditations) _2026-03-18 · LEFF Field · LEFF Field_ Our takes on the nuance of nostalgia, reclaiming experiences, and target audiences ## [Delight As A Form of Resistance](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/delight-as-a-form-of-resistance) _2026-03-17 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ Finding Joy and Strength in Little Free Libraries ## [Little Free Libraries in the Land of Enchantment](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/little-free-libraries-in-the-land) _2026-03-05 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ Celebrating Ancient and Modern Stories in Santa Fe ## [A Dragon, An Octopus, and Free Books in Outside Lands!](https://littlebookhouse.substack.com/p/a-dragon-an-octopus-and-free-books) _2026-02-17 · Candy Shue · Little Book House_ The Wild Empathy of Writing and Reading