A braided memoir that links the author's father's Holocaust survival in Poland to the author's childhood in Israel under terror, exploring inherited trauma and family silence. Alongside the personal chapters, the newsletter runs sharper commentary on Israel and antisemitism, with some pieces behind a paywall.
Website: https://whenishouldhavedied.substack.com
Mikal Gilmore's reader-supported Substack series revisits his long-form interviews and essays about musicians and writers, currently covering Anne Rice and Leonard Cohen. Readers get literary-musical portraits built on Gilmore's reporting, personal reflection and close reading of the work.
A serialized, first-person nonfiction story about the author's time accompanying a friend, Brooke, through the end of her life in hospice in 2021, built from recordings and reflection. Issues blend transcribed conversations with personal digressions on death, care and Zen perspective.
Personal essays by a former translator and editor of channeled spiritual material, reflecting on his years in a spiritual group and how he came to see them differently. Each issue pairs a concrete memory or anecdote with reflection on belief, memory and persuasion.
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