You Have Left the Planned Route | Melissa Firman

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Sunday Stack: Hearts, Stretched
"In the end, I want my heart to be covered in stretch marks." ~ Andrea Gibson
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Sunday Stack: Live Aid Memories, Mid-Year Book Freakout, and The Week Ahead
A bit of a hodgepodge post today.
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On (the not) Writing
Sometimes I just want to come here and…just write without my self-imposed public service announcement prelude of whatever f**kery is in our midst.
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Sunday Stack: Protecting My Peace
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Sunday Stack: Best Books I Read This Summer
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Sunday Stack: First Book of 2024
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Best Fiction Books I Read in 2023
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Thank You, Life Updates, and The Book That Might Be My Favorite of 2023
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What I Read in the First Quadrimester* of 2025
* also known as the first four months of this year since I can't seem to get it together to write monthly bookish recaps
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Sunday Stack: Cheesecake in Atlanta
Indulging in books and a lighthearted read amidst The Pollening.
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Sunday Stack: Living Through This
Some recent 5 star reads and a personal Substack subscriber milestone (thank you!)
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Sunday Stack: Protecting My Peace
It's here. This time I'm doing things differently.
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Sunday Stack: I Love Hearing Your Dreams by Matthew Zapruder
A poetry collection merging themes of a nostalgic past into the now, of our nocturnal lives and ever-present ghosts.
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Best Books of 2024: The Honorable Mentions, Fiction Edition
Because you can't have too many book recommendations, right?
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Sunday Stack: Shorty September, Two New Substack Recommendations, and Red Lentil Soup
Welcoming the best season of the year with all the good things.
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You Have Left the Planned Route | Melissa Firman
You Have Left the Planned Route | Melissa Firman
Book reviews and recommendations, personal essays, political and cultural commentary, photos, and whatever else I feel is worth sharing.
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Culture Study
Culture Study
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The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin
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Jill Filipovic
Jill Filipovic
Jill Filipovic
Dinner: A Love Story
Dinner: A Love Story
Jenny Rosenstrach

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