What 48 posts and 76,354 words have taught me about writing on Substack
I posted every week for a year. Then life got in the way, my attention was more divided, and now I can manage only one a month. The data tells the story of both "eras".
shouldread
There are three types of stories in the world : those we SHOULD read, those we want to read and those we do read. Read a story a week, that really matters.
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Gentle parenting and insufferable children
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