A satirical newsletter written in the persona of a pompous 'Serious Literary Author', mixing diary entries with a mock advice column called Agony Author. Readers get absurdist, self-parodying humour about writerly pretension and literary culture.
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A Substack of comic literary and historical writing, including modernized retellings of classics like Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, rankings of oddities such as London livery company mottos, and curated archival finds like children's Rorschach responses. Readers get witty, erudite essays and humor pieces, with occasional housekeeping notes about subscription pricing.
A personal essay newsletter by a freelance writer whose work appears in outlets like The New York Times, Esquire and The Guardian. Each issue is a funny, observational piece of creative nonfiction about home life, family, aging and daily rituals.
L'Insolithe is a weekly French-language newsletter of short fictional texts, mixing absurdist short stories, invented news items and mock columns. Each issue offers a playful, deadpan piece that satirises self-help, sports coverage and language learning.
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