Archive - John's Journal

My year in books and links, 2022

No. 22: Pointing your way... 15 books I loved reading this year, my favourite links I shared, a fun little game in the footer and more

Dec 31, 2022

October 2022

Fuck Around and Find Out

No. 21: Pointing your way... two flash-fictions, a new episode of The Alt-Right Playbook and a surprise for Whovians in the footer

Oct 16, 2022

September 2022

Why Even Bother?

No. 20: Pointing your way... why I write, shareworthy links and a surprise in the footer

Sep 26, 2022

Celebrating one year of newslettering

No. 19: Pointing your way... my recent reads, Smiling Friends, Pingu Random House and more

Sep 11, 2022

August 2022

Today I reach my 26-year breathing streak

No. 18: Pointing your way... the progress you can't see, a Gen Z rewriting of Harry Potter, my favourite TikTok and more

Aug 28, 2022

Redirecting my creative energy

No. 17: Pointing your way... why we need to talk about the politics of desire, absurd trolley problems, old Hollywood bloopers and more

Aug 7, 2022

June 2022

Embracing obscurity

No. 16: Pointing your way... an update from me, advice for uninspired writers, my favourite 2Pac song and more

Jun 26, 2022

Rebuild Your Life Month

No. 15: Pointing your way: an AI art generator, why grading is a scam, the Notorious B.I.G.'s creative process and more

Jun 12, 2022

May 2022

April 2022

How Jenny Tinghui Zhang fell back in love with writing

#12: Featuring how writing about trauma is an act of subversion, how the cry-laugh emoji has become a right-wing emoji, newsletter & YouTube…

Apr 17, 2022

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