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The Possible City

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Hand-illustrated stories from Japan and Korea, peeking into the cities we dream about.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Fortnightly(ish) illustrated stories, plus access to all of my previous writings and digital artworks here on Substack.

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • HANDMADE PRINT - Special-edition handmade artwork (e.g. wood block print) mailed from me to you, every year.
  • Fortnightly(ish) illustrated stories sent to your inbox, and access to all of my previous writings and digital artworks here on Substack.

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $50 a year
  • $5 a month

About Patrick M. Lydon

American writer/artist/urbanist based in Korea. Focused on urban ecology. Director of City as Nature (Tongyeong). Arts editor at The Nature of Cities (New York). My car is a 'mamachari' bicycle.

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