My Substack Summer! I was naughty and goofing off with BOOKS and Substack Newsletters!
What I've been up to, and what I read in Summer 2024!
Well, look what Substack has done. They’ve been watching Little Old Theresa! I have been reading, it is true. I’m guilty, as charged! Enjoy!
~Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Highlights
☕ I read the most in the morning
💌 I subscribed to 7 new Substacks
🎧 I listened to 1,551 minutes of podcasts
❤️ I liked 75 posts
💬 I left 67 comments on posts
📜 I scrolled 13 meters in Notes
🕵️ I discovered 2 new posts via Notes
Top Substacks
Let's Talk About Writing by
Writing tips from a book coach: words, witchery, and occasional bouts of wisdom.
Top post this summer: Inside a Developmental Edit
Sherman Alexie by
poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video
Top post this summer: No, I'm Probably Not Going to Read Your Covid Novel
Portland Dissent by
Let's save a great American city.
Top post this summer: Normandale: Unmasked
Share your own Summer Recap
You can see your own summer recap in the Substack app. I’d love to see what you’ve been reading. Come on Substackers, COUGH it UP! LOL…
~Theresa Griffin Kennedy
You put me to shame, Theresa. I read only 23 Substacks, 515 posts — but I came close to your total words: 894,894.
And, like you, I read BOOKS. For some reason, I turned to biographies mostly this summer. Real people living real lives. One of the best was “The Last Love Song” by Tracy Daugherty, a biography of Joan Didion. It’s almost gripping in places because you know what awaits her.
When she whispers in her daughter’s ear, “You’re safe. I’m here. You’re going to be all right,” you want to yell, “No, she isn’t. She’s going to die.”
The book brings to life American popular culture in the 60’s and the 70’s with all the drugs and the Manson family. Their descendants are roaming the streets of Portland.