Archive - Things We Do While Waiting to Die

Wait! No, We Still Like Money

Sep 20 •

Please stop giving us money!

This newsletter is now completely free.

Sep 12 •

August 2024

Hey Substack, you up?

The grass wasn't greener.

Aug 29 •

May 2024

How Accurate Are Acceptance Rates for Literary Magazines, Really?

And do they even matter?

May 16 •

April 2024

Edging, but for business

Apr 18 •

Fostering Creative Writing Feedback Based on Strengths, Not Weaknesses

A guest essay by J. Greg Phelan, the founder of book inc.

Apr 11 •

March 2024

Why Lit Mags will Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

watch a database of lit mags justify its existence in the face of emerging artificial intelligence.

Mar 14 •

Chill Subs Sniffs Butts

Mar 7 •

February 2024

BREAKING NEWS: Chill Subs' Creator Feels Feelings

How I (try to) manage anxiety while running a startup with a reach of over 60,000 people and 6 team members and also not having a constant place to live

Feb 15 •

February Updates — Back Up The Goddamn Mountain

Holy hell, is January already gone?

Feb 8 •

10 tiny tweaks that had a massive impact on our social media growth

How we grew a social media following of ~60,000 in 1.5 years (organically)

Feb 1 •

Shelby Stretton

January 2024

14 turning points in the history of Chill Subs

We're turning 2 years old!

Jan 25 •

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