# side quest (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover side quest. Page: Feed: --- ## [Out Of Control](https://notes.seantaylor.work/out-of-control/) _2026-08-20 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Letting go of the illusion of control is not the same as letting go. ## [the cost of a loud life](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-a-loud-life) _2026-08-19 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ modern life now comes with a running commentary on whether we are doing it right. ## [Little Spaceships](https://notes.seantaylor.work/little-spaceships/) _2026-08-19 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Small units earn their freedom by being expendable. ## [Manual labour](https://notes.seantaylor.work/manual-labour/) _2026-08-18 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ The failures are the part nobody thinks to keep. You cannot automate what you have not learned to notice. ## [Industrialising synthetic television](https://notes.seantaylor.work/industrialising-synthetic-television/) _2026-08-17 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ The fact that the first FAST channel of pure AI content is awful is beside the point. Synthetic slop has left the feed and found a schedule. ## [start a seasonal memoir](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/start-a-seasonal-memoir) _2026-08-16 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ side quest #04: because one day you’ll want to remember more than just the big moments ## [08.14.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Fill-in-the-Blank Friend Blessing](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/081426-weekly-sabbath-practice-fill) _2026-08-14 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Speaking true and beautiful things over our loved ones. ## [08.14.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/081426-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-08-14 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ May there be harmony between your soul and your life ## [Commentary Is Not Culturematic](https://notes.seantaylor.work/commentary-is-not-culturematic/) _2026-08-14 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Cheap photocopying gave punk a medium that could speak in its own voice. ## [become someone you can come home to](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/become-someone-you-can-come-home) _2026-08-13 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ adulthood convinces us that home is something we make with another person. ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wCdvyusY9EpH) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Side Quest Commerce](https://notes.seantaylor.work/side-quest-commerce/) _2026-08-13 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Drops turn shopping into a side quest. The product is just the souvenir. ## [The Discipline Of The Sandbox](https://notes.seantaylor.work/the-discipline-of-the-sandbox/) _2026-08-12 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Constraints do not vanish when production gets cheap. They move to the other side of the screen. ## [They Call Me The Seeker](https://notes.seantaylor.work/they-call-me-the-seeker/) _2026-08-11 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Kevin Kelly's 1998 list for searching wide is cheaper than ever. Almost nobody runs it. ## [all the things i’m doing to get my sparkle back](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/all-the-things-im-doing-to-get-my) _2026-08-10 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ as a 32yr girlie learning how to make a lovely life inside one that didn’t go to plan ## [Set and Setting](https://notes.seantaylor.work/set-and-setting/) _2026-08-10 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Ben Thompson on branding, framing and context. Content does not land on merit alone, it requires the right set and setting. ## [08.07.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Jesus and the Children Lectio Divina](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/080826-weekly-sabbath-practice-jesus) _2026-08-07 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Our littlest loves can be our biggest teachers ## [08.07.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/080726-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-08-07 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Let the children come ## [Small batch and neat](https://notes.seantaylor.work/small-batch-and-neat/) _2026-08-07 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Post-industrial playful media is small batch and neat. ## [Fear Of The Present](https://notes.seantaylor.work/fear-of-the-present/) _2026-08-06 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Berger saw the past as a well to draw from in order to act. The entertainment business built a carousel and started charging for the ride. ## [I think women bloom differently when they feel financially safe.](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/i-think-women-bloom-differently-when) _2026-08-05 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ you can't bloom in survival mode... so therapy might feel like the missing piece. ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1loqa8yQdzyl) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Occasions For Listening](https://notes.seantaylor.work/occasions-for-listening/) _2026-08-05 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Cage worked out that composing could just mean creating occasions for listening. Which is the design principle behind amusements in the age of attention. ## [tiny things that actually made my life emotionally richer](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/tiny-things-that-actually-made-my) _2026-08-04 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ one of the strangest things about being human is how quickly we get used to things. ## [Making Is A Solved Problem](https://notes.seantaylor.work/making-is-a-solved-problem/) _2026-08-04 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Production is cheap and the advice still points at craft. The shortage is not good work. It is reasons to care enough to commit. ## [The Last Mainstream](https://notes.seantaylor.work/the-last-mainstream/) _2026-08-03 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ You can’t count a culture that isn’t looking at the same thing. So you take its temperature instead. ## [✍️ Five Writing Prompts for August](https://writershour.substack.com/p/five-writing-prompts-for-august) _2026-08-01 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Our monthly contest is taking a summer pause. Here are five invitations to keep you writing. ## [your tiny guide to romanticising august](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/your-tiny-guide-to-romanticising-bf4) _2026-08-01 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ not to be dramatic but august could change everything ## [\[Fiction\] The Secret Keeper](https://writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-the-secret-keeper) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the first place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] In Search of the Missing Door](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-in-search-of) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the second place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] Slip Through](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-slip-through) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the third place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [07.31.26 Fifth Fridays: New Book Alert!](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072926-fifth-fridays-new-book-alert) _2026-07-31 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Our friend Glenys Nellist shares her sweet children's book ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1mQrOBPB64To) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [a gentle august journaling practice](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/a-gentle-august-journaling-practice) _2026-07-30 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ 31 daily prompts to help you hear your own voice beneath all the noise ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Collapse & Possibility](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-collapse-and-possibility) _2026-07-26 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A new prompt + final days to submit to our July contest ## [07.24.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Visio Divina + Monthly Round-up](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072426-weekly-sabbath-practice-visio) _2026-07-24 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ A Jillion Little July Joys ## [07.26.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072626-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-07-24 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ gone fishing ## [I identify as a rich woman. My pronouns are cha/ching.](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/i-identify-as-a-rich-woman-my-pronouns) _2026-07-24 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ Cause we all know a woman with money is a woman with options. ## [emotional déjà vu (the story that keeps finding you)](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/emotional-deja-vu-the-story-that) _2026-07-22 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ theory #07: how to spot the invisible wall before you walk into it again ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Responsibility & Wonder](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-responsibility-and) _2026-07-19 · London Writers' Salon · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [07.17.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: High/Low/Buffalo Side Quest](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/071726-weekly-sabbath-practice-highlowbuffalo) _2026-07-17 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ A mini mealtime Examen...bison-style. ## [07.17.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/071726-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-07-17 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Look high, look low ## [the strange loneliness of a full schedule](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/the-strange-loneliness-of-a-full) _2026-07-16 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ 8pm on a sunday can be a surprisingly revealing time as an adult. ## [As a woman.. you should be more afraid of not being financially stable than of being unmarried.](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/as-a-woman-you-should-be-more-afraid) _2026-07-14 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ the wedding ring won't save you from the bank account you never built ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Grief & Gratitude](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-grief-and-gratitude) _2026-07-12 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [adopt a seasonal obsession](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/adopt-a-seasonal-obsession) _2026-07-12 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ anti-scroll side quest #03: why every season deserves one thing you care about slightly too much ## [07.10.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Walking Examen](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/071026-weekly-sabbath-practice-walking) _2026-07-10 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Left, Right, Left, Right ## [Why Your Chances of Getting Rich Increase the Prettier You Are](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/why-your-chances-of-getting-rich) _2026-07-09 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ Pretty privilege is real. That is why I am using it to my advantage instead of resenting it. ## [15 Things You Do Every Week That Keep You Broke](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/15-things-you-do-every-week-that) _2026-07-06 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ Spoiler: it's not the coffee. ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Fear & Aliveness](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-fear-and-aliveness) _2026-07-05 · London Writers' Salon · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [⏳July 2026 Contest: Holding the Paradox](https://writershour.substack.com/p/july-2026-contest-holding-the-paradox) _2026-07-01 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Submissions are open for our July contest. Plus! What's ahead this month at LWS ## [\[Fiction\] My Wrong dress, floral and pink, worn to a failed interview.](https://writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-my-wrong-dress-floral-and) _2026-07-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the winning entry for our May 2026 contest, Verb Your Enthusiasm. ## [the unspoken curses that block you from attracting money](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/the-unspoken-curses-that-block-you) _2026-06-28 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ the dark truth about financial trauma that therapists won't tell you