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## [Remembering Amin Mughal: A humanist at heart](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/remembering-amin-mughal-a-humanist)

_2026-08-20 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

A friend from across the border remembers a journalist, academic, and Marxist intellectual who never stopped calling Pakistan home despite choosing to live elsewhere after being imprisoned and seeking

## [Behind the Scenes](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/behind-the-scenes-162)

_2026-08-18 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

The Raven Plus Ezra's Secret Digital Copy and HC Discount

## [Horror & Sci-Fi Chronicles](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/horror-and-sci-fi-chronicles-5a4)

_2026-08-18 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

Vol 2 Issue No. 32: August 2026

## [The 'heptula' continues](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/the-heptula-continues)

_2026-08-18 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

As India and Pakistan commemorated Independence, a recent Global Southasia article about cross-border love and friendship reminded this writer of a meaningless word for 'absurdities' coined by Manto.

## [Ezra's Secret Release Day!](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/ezras-secret-release-day)

_2026-08-18 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

Ezra's Secret is Now Available!

## [Read and become someone else](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/read-and-become-someone-else)

_2026-08-15 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 29

## [Global Southasia (Sapan News) Roundup: The ties that cross borders](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/global-southasia-sapan-news-roundup)

_2026-08-14 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

Vol. 3 Issue #13: Welcome! We have been exploring the many ways borders shape our lives; from questions of home to the histories, and relationships that connect people across Southasia.

## [Syed Babar Ali and Harcharan Singh Brar: A friendship Partition could not divide](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/syed-babar-ali-and-harcharan-singh)

_2026-08-14 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

As Pakistan and India mark their Independence Days, we celebrate a friendship that transcended nationality—even as peacemakers head to the border for a joint celebration authorities refuse to allow.

## [‘Mein Vaapas Aaunga’ (I will Return): Completing an unfinished conversation](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/mein-vaapas-aaunga-i-will-return)

_2026-08-13 · Sapan News_

An Afghan writer reflects on home, belonging and love after watching Indian director Imtiaz Ali’s new film starring Naseruddin Shah, and talking to co-writer Nayanika Mahtani.

## [Promoting cricket… in America?](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/promoting-cricket-in-america)

_2026-08-11 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

A conversation with Jalal-ud-Din, record-holder for the world’s first one-day international ‘hat-trick’, and how curiosity, opportunity, and a new generation are boosting cricket across the U.S.A.

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## [Southasia’s nuclear tightrope: Expanding power in one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/southasias-nuclear-tightrope-expanding)

_2026-08-08 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

On the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, let us remember the Hibakusha – atom bomb survivors and their descendents: #NeverForget.

## [Appeal to India, Pakistan to release, repatriate incarcerated cross-border fisherpeople](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/appeal-to-india-pakistan-to-release)

_2026-08-08 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

Article 5 of the 2008 Consular Access Agreement requires repatriation within one month after nationality confirmation and sentence completion, yet 178 Indians remain imprisoned in Pakistan.

## [Why bookshops are beloved](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/why-bookshops-are-beloved)

_2026-08-08 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 28

## [Dealing with adrenaline-fueled hypernationalism](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/dealing-with-adrenaline-fueled-hypernationalism)

_2026-08-06 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

Ahead of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries, a political cartoonist recalls a late-night taxi ride after a dictator's death, where one counterargument silenced hyper-nationalism talk

## [Ten Tips for Breakfast Buffets, Vol. 25, Issue 40](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/8/5/breakfast-25-40)

_2026-08-05 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Etiquetteer has had a lot of experience with hotel breakfast buffets this summer, and there are a few things seasoned travelers ought to know to start the day on a note of Perfect Propriety: Do not appear in the breakfast room looking like you just rolled out of bed. Dress for the day, run a comb through your hair, and wash the sleep out of your eyes at least. Pajamas, even if you have not slept…

## [Invisible women: Who gets to define Mohenjo-daro’s ‘Dancing Girl’?](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/invisible-women-who-gets-to-define)

_2026-08-04 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

An online discussion about an ancient civilisation, an altered textbook image, poetry, and dance raises larger questions about women’s visibility, bodily autonomy and whose authority history remembers

## [Coffee Consumption Promotes “Good” Bacteria](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/coffee-consumption-promotes-good)

_2026-08-03 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14 issue 8 - August 2026

## [NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE…BY YOU!!](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/needs-an-immediate-responseby-you)

_2026-08-03 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

VOl.14 Issue 8 - July 2026

## [Downside of Self-Sought Information](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/downside-of-self-sought-information)

_2026-08-03 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol 14. Issue 7 - July 2026

## [Diversion On A Rolling Tortoise](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/diversion-on-a-rolling-tortoise)

_2026-08-03 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 6, May 2026

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## [Increasing USA Nurse Shortages](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/increasing-usa-nurse-shortages)

_2026-08-03 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 5 - April 2026

## [Behind the Scenes](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/behind-the-scenes-463)

_2026-08-01 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

The Raven: First Chapters

## [Do not resist the temptation](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/do-not-resist-the-temptation)

_2026-08-01 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 27

## [Sapan News Roundup: Breaking barriers, building new paths forward](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/sapan-news-roundup-breaking-barriers)

_2026-07-31 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_

Vol. 3, Issue #12: Change rarely follows a straight line. This edition explores the people, ideas, and moments that challenge convention and chart new paths forward.

## [Hallelujah!!! US Cigarette Smoking Hits All-Time Low](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/hallelujah-us-cigarette-smoking-hits)

_2026-07-31 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 4 - March 2026

## [Trust The Healthcare Professionals…Spread The Word](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/trust-the-healthcare-professionalsspread)

_2026-07-31 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 3 - March 2026

## [The Silent, Under-The-Covers USA War](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/the-fickenscher-files-the-silent)

_2026-07-30 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 2 - February 2026

## [Progress Or Not? Let’s Be Clear](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/the-fickenscher-files-b71)

_2026-07-30 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue 1 - January 2026

## [Observations On Societal Direction](https://thefickenscherfiles.substack.com/p/the-fickenscher-files)

_2026-07-30 · Kevin Fickenscher · The Fickenscher Files_

Vol. 14, Issue Special Edition 1 - July 2026

## [Monthly Musings](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/monthly-musings-6bb)

_2026-07-26 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

July 2026 Updates, Rewards & A New Look

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_2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Dark Veil: The Rose Vol. 3](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/the-dark-veil-the-rose-vol-3-712)

_2026-07-25 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

Part Three Chapters 51 & 52

## [Read books in bed](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/read-books-in-bed)

_2026-07-25 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 26

## [Terrors and Tales](https://pdsalternativefiction.substack.com/p/terrors-and-tales-1e6)

_2026-07-23 · PD's Alternative Fiction · PD's Alternative Fiction_

Vol. 2 Issue No. 3 July 2026

## [Once you learn to read](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/once-you-learn-to-read)

_2026-07-18 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 25

## [The beauty of all literature](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/the-beauty-of-all-literature)

_2026-07-11 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 24

## [A Dress Code for Retail?, Vol. 25, Issue 39](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/8/dress-code-25-39)

_2026-07-08 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman . Dear Etiquetteer: I have followed you on social media for some time, and I’m messaging you now for some help. I consistently get bad reviews for my \[small luxury\] shop in the heart of \[Insert Eastern City South of New England Here\]. My current quandary in this large university “shot and a beer” town still is dress code. No shirt, no shoes, no service. So how do I…

## [Etiquette in the News: Patriotic Clothing, Vol. 25, Issue 38](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/5/patriotic-clothing-25-38)

_2026-07-05 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

“We tolerate about anything here. Prejudice, fanaticism, demagoguery, anything. That’s what the Senate’s for, to tolerate freedom.” — Walter Pidgeon as US Senate Majority Leader Bob Munson in Advise and Consent (1962), screenplay by Wendell Mayes “There’s a time and a place for everything.” — Dear Mother As for many holidays and theme parties, the Fourth of July always brings out a variety of…

## [Letter Writing, Vol. 25, Issue 37](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/2/letter-writing-25-37)

_2026-07-02 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

What is a letter? Just before Emily Post became the grandmother of American etiquette\*, a writer named Lillian Eichler published The Book of Etiquette in 1921, but without a byline. She has been unjustly overlooked ever since. And she answers this question by getting right to the point. “A letter, business or social, is simply talk upon paper.” Read that again. “Talk upon paper.” It’s that simple.…

## [Wedding Greetings, Vol. 25, Issue 36](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/27/wedding-greetings-25-36)

_2026-06-28 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Ballin, Gilda, and Johnny: George Macready, Rita Hayworth, and Glenn Ford in Gilda. Gilda: “Mrs. Ballin Mundson, Mr. Farrell. Is that all right?” Johnny: “Congratulations.” Ballin: “Oh, you don’t congratulate the bride, Johnny. You congratulate the husband.” Johnny: “Really! Well, what are you supposed to say to the bride?” Ballin: “You wish her good luck.” Johnny: “Good luck.” — from Gilda (1946)…

## [Sweet serenity](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/sweet-serenity)

_2026-06-27 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 23

## [Air Travel, Vol. 25, Issue 35](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/24/air-travel-25-35)

_2026-06-24 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Dear Etiquetteer: I’m getting ready to fly again and found your blog about Airborne Perfect Propriety . However, that was from seven years ago, and you certainly have new followers since then who have not seen it. Maybe you could update it? My husband mentioned that he had seen a video on Facebook, of a rude-boy air passenger who bared his feet and fell asleep. A fellow passenger took the…

## [Weddings, Vol. 25, Issue 34](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/22/weddings-25-34)

_2026-06-22 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Anna Chancellor in Four Weddings and Funeral (1994). Something nuptial must be in the air, because not one but two readers just forwarded different articles about wedding etiquette . . . and Etiquetteer has views. “ When Wedding Guests Don’t Bring a Gift ” in the New York Times delves into the hurt feelings of Happy Couples who don’t receive a gift from every guest at the wedding. First off, gifts…

## [Lifelines of survival](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/lifelines-of-survival)

_2026-06-19 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 22

## [Declining Without Thanks, Vol. 25, Issue 33](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/14/declining-25-33)

_2026-06-14 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Karen Morley is faced with her husband’s mistress, Jean Harlow, at a formal dinner in Dinner at Eight. Dear Etiquetteer: I witnessed an individual announce to an event director, a promoter for one of the bar groups in town, that he cannot attend an event because of the price point. For context, these two people didn’t know each other already, and the event director was volunteering his time as a…

## [Beloved, familiar books](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/beloved-familiar-books)

_2026-06-13 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 21

## [What Makes a Great Lady, Vol. 25, Issue 32](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/10/great-lady-25-32)

_2026-06-10 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Last week a Great Lady (who shall remain nameless — no, don’t ask, and no, not Lady Pamela Hicks , though she was an Undeniably Great Lady) left this world, and left it a better place. Her departure led Etiquetteer to reflect on some of the material that makes a Great Lady, which too often we don’t appreciate: • A Great Lady knows the time and place for everything. She knows when to wear white…

## [Birth Announcements, Vol. 25, Issue 31](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/7/birth-announcements-25-31)

_2026-06-07 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. — Ecclesiastes 11:1 Dear Etiquetteer: Will you please address the proper way to share birth announcements? Apparently I am the “great aunt” of a number of children that I do not know the names or ages of, according to family photos appearing recently online. Without captions explaining who is who, I can sort of figure out…

## [The road to success](https://moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/the-road-to-success)

_2026-06-05 · Jade Walker · The Moonlight Reader Society_

Vol. 3, Issue 20

## [Justin’s Newsletter: May 2026](https://justinchapman.substack.com/p/justins-newsletter-may-2026)

_2026-06-01 · Justin Chapman · Justin's Newsletter_

Vol. 6, Issue 5

## [Justin’s Newsletter: April 2026](https://justinchapman.substack.com/p/justins-newsletter-april-2026)

_2026-05-01 · Justin Chapman · Justin's Newsletter_

Vol. 6, Issue 4