I like perusing writing advice even (especially?) when I disagree with it. I happen to agree with much of this: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/s...

Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life

In 2007, after my manuscript had been rejected for the 44th time, a colleague offered to introduce me to a published novelist. It turned out to be Mantel – and I was fortunate enough to soak up her wi...

'I don't know how a day flew by us I don't know how life flew by us and closed with a word like a lake with ice' Anna Kamieńska

I made a starter pack! I see a lot of packs composed of people who have HUGE audiences, so I made a list of people who are great follows and who (I think) currently have <2K followers, so they could be new to you! It's not at all exhaustive, so I might add more folks later... go.bsky.app/BAPNNgp

This is the central case for social media.

It's Wednesday afternoon, and so officially nearly the weekend – and A Personal Anthology! This week's guest editor, picking and introducing a dozen favourite short stories, is Angharad Hampshire. Sign up here if you don't already: apersonalanthology.substack.com/about

About - A Personal Anthology

A weekly guest-editor picks and introduces a personal anthology of twelve favourite short stories. Click to read A Personal Anthology, by Jonathan Gibbs, a Substack publication with thousands of subsc...

A year ago, amateur composer Mike Harbour got in touch with me to say my book Icebound was haunting him. He wanted to write a symphony-ish composition based on it. The project is finally done! It's epic and wonderful, and he's posted it all on YouTube, just for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxGA...

'Lethal Delusion' Movement 1: "To Pierce The Veil Of The Unknown World"

YouTube video by Mike Harbour

I'm lucky to host a wonderful literary series at the University of South Carolina: The Open Book. Our spring 2025 edition features Rebecca Makkai, Jennifer Croft, Vinson Cunningham, and Percival Everett. (We'll be getting the website together soon, but hit me up if you want dates before that!)

Attended a celebration of life for a 27-year old this afternoon. It was sad and beautiful. I don’t know how his parents managed to be vertical, but they did. Love and peace to them.

There's also an 1883 book published by the Anti-Crinoline League, but I haven't read it.

I found excerpts from the time in A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty, by Mimi Matthews, but google seems to have some offerings. (I should add that I don't find the crinoline-caused deaths to be funny, only the more lighthearted attacks and defenses of women taking up too much room.)