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A place to explore the way the short story works.
Data updated 3 days ago
Avg Comments
139.3
Avg Likes
203.6
Engagement Rate
0.10%· ~343 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 329K+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Culture
0.10% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| Join me today.......for my interview with Samuel BercholzAug 25, 2026 | Public |
| A Slight Change of Plans......and some thoughts on that which shall not be named (i.e., blurbs)Aug 23, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| “Expanding a Restrictive Paradigm”Office HoursAug 20, 2026 | Public |
| "The Illumination of Santiago"Let's discuss this beautiful thing.Aug 16, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| "The Illumination of Santiago"A new story for us, by Nona FernándezAug 9, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| On the Perils of Self-Assessing... ...too early, too roughly, too preemptively.Aug 6, 2026 | Public |
| Sudden Cheers and WhoopsIn which we step through five pages of "Al Roosten," in service of the Platforms and Stepladder model of the short story.Aug 2, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Happy SundayPlatforms, stepladders, OrwellJul 26, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| SeamsWhat does a good idea feel like?Jul 23, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
vs 148 newsletters in Culture
329K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.10%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
1.8
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
76/100
median: 67/100
Subscribers
329K
median: 1K
28K paid
Weekly Growth
Stable
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Books + Bits
200K subs
Beauty is truth
68K subs
++5.7%/wk
My Life in the Past
67K subs
++0.8%/wk
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Publishing Frequency
~2x per week
Last published Aug 26, 2026
Usually publishes Sun, Thu
1.8 posts/week avg
Culture Pricing
$5/mo median
Above average(+20%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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