Archive - You Have Left the Planned Route | Melissa Firman

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.

Jun 13 •

May 2025

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

May 24 •

March 2025

Sunday Stack: Cheesecake in Atlanta

Indulging in books and a lighthearted read amidst The Pollening.

Mar 31 •

Sunday Stack: Living Through This

Some recent 5 star reads and a personal Substack subscriber milestone (thank you!)

Mar 10 •

January 2025

Sunday Stack: Protecting My Peace

It's here. This time I'm doing things differently.

Jan 20 •

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.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

Best Books of 2024: The Honorable Mentions, Fiction Edition

Because you can't have too many book recommendations, right?

Dec 22, 2024 •

September 2024

Sunday Stack: Shorty September, Two New Substack Recommendations, and Red Lentil Soup

Welcoming the best season of the year with all the good things.

Sep 22, 2024 •

August 2024

Sunday Stack: Best Books I Read This Summer

Some thoughts on eight great summer reads.

Aug 25, 2024 •

June 2024

Pride Reads: The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America by Eric Cervini

An extensively researched, informative, and insightful history of the gay rights movement pre-Stonewall, with a focus on the life and advocacy of Frank…

Jun 20, 2024 •

From Here to There and Back

Where I've been lately and what I read in May

Jun 17, 2024 •

April 2024

All Things Edible, Random and Odd: Essays on Grief, Love and Food by Sheila Squillante

A memoir-in-essays about father loss, food, and time.

Apr 20, 2024 •

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