John’s Substack

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Reflections, suggestions & discoveries from a long life of writing, editing, and reviewing; posts should interest both writers (published and aspiring) and those rare beasts, people who simply love reading, and thinking about what they read.

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About John Oughton

Retired college professor, poet (six books),novelist, photographer, guitar player.

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