73 Notebooks
by Fran Masonin 📚 Literature
73 Notebooks
About the Substack
New insight from old journals. Childhood mother loss and other fun stuff. The natural world. Chicago, Ozarks, Seattle.
About Fran Mason
I write personal essays about my Chicago childhood and about places and people I love. I'm working on a memoir, working title GIRL NEXT DOOR: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Early Loss.
Author blog: https://www.franmasonwriting.com
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Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).
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Fandom Exile
Fandom psychology, ethnography and history. Documenting the consecration and corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem.
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Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.
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