Reading The Beginning of Spring, saw this, and immediately thought of @iammilliam.bsky.social. Reading Fitzgerald in large part because of @backlisted.bsky.social .
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Posts by brianstumbaugh.bsky.social
Penelope Fitzgerald is my beacon of hope! Publishes her first novel at 60, wins the Booker at 63. There is hope for the middle-aged writers out there! It’s never too late to start.
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For this last post I dusted off an essay I wrote for The Writing Cooperative. The struggle for teachers who aspire to write is all too real. I lay out five potential pitfalls that litter the path to literary success (or publication). I'd love for you to read it.
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I really don't like long books. In my latest essay on SubStack I talk about why. I'd love for you to read it, & while you're at it, tell me which big books you thought were awesome. Asking for a friend. 😉
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My latest is up on SubStack. It's all about big books and the reasons why, even as an English teacher, I dislike them. Check it out!
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Really interesting read. The Harry Potter Generation Needs to Grow Up www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Sometimes an album just strikes you, and if you're anything like me, you immediately do a deep dive into the lyrics. Here's what happened to me when I dug out Frightened Rabbit's The Winter of Mixed Drinks and did the analysis.
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Writing a poem and cooking a special meal are two creative acts that have a lot in common.
Both involve craft and alchemy. Both end with the release of the finished product for other people's pleasure.
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Read often, read weird stuff, then cheerlead like hell for others to do the same. My latest post contains mentions to @backlisted.bsky.social, BookBub, and other savory morsels.
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"The parallels to the present are obvious, but they’re not satiric. The deaths are real, and the taking of citizen liberties is a truth that is ever spooling out in greater quantities. There is no comedy now. Satire comes with time in order to ripen it."
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My latest post is up on SubStack! With the events happening in Minnesota, I took a second to reflect on literature, Huckleberry Finn to be precise, and how it can inform our current moment.
I'd love for you to read it!
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@backlisted.bsky.social strikes again! Thank you for keeping my TBR list interesting and diverse!
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Great book haul this year! This will get me started in 2026!
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So it's been a minute, what with end of summer vacations and the start of my thirtieth school year, but I'm back! Here's my latest post- it's about past trips to Disney, nostalgia, and, of all things, mortality! I'd love for you to read it!
brianstumbaugh.substack.com/p/redux
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New post on SubStack! A blast from the past: While we were in WDW for a full family vacation, on SubStack I revisit one of our first trips to Disney and the feelings that it engendered. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/brianstu...
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I hate writing workshops. I really do. But I had something happen this summer that may change my feelings toward them. It’s up on SubStack right now. I’d love for you to read it.
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3,500 words done on a story today! Nearly a complete draft. Sooo satisfying! Feels great to be at it again!
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New post live on Substack! It’s about navigating the work world while eyeing retirement, something I’m learning a lot about lately! I’d love for you to read it.
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Beach Nights- a new post on SubStack! I'd love for you check it out.
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So I’ve been thinking about a plan for retirement when that happens in a few years. Here’s an attempt at verbalizing it.
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Soaking up the solstice. 9:30pm Friday night. Beautiful.
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I have a new post up on Substack. I’d love for you to check it out.
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Wonderful night in Saratoga listening to two of my favorite writers discuss their work at the Northshire Bookstore! Congrats Paul O’Brien and Jack Rightmyer!
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This is my 30th last day of classes. Wow. I’m letting that one sink in.
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