John's Journal
John Wesley Stammers
A newsletter where I share the stuff that interests me, often focusing on reading recommendations, politics, mental health and the writer's life.
Created 03 Aug 2021
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Embracing obscurity26 Jun 2022Hey folks! Welcome to issue 16 of my newsletter. The first draft of this issue was written in the middle of the week. A lot of editing has since gone into this one as so much has changed in such a sho...
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Rebuild Your Life Month12 Jun 2022“Teddy bears working on new AI research underwater with 1990s technology” by AI art generator DALL•E 2 Hey folks, June in the U.S. is Rebuild Your Life Month. Started by Dr. Donald Etkes, it was creat...
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10 newsletters I recommend31 May 2022Hey everyone, Today is the last day of May, aka Mental Health Month. With my well-being in mind, I decided to take a mental health day and spend Sunday with a friend rather than writing my fortnightly...
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To make good stuff, you need to make bad stuff15 May 2022📚 Books I’ve read (so far) in 2022 📚 Hey folks, During the week, I stumbled across a video essay on the dialectics of Rick and Morty by CJ The X. I haven’t finished the video, so I don’t know if I’d...
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Check out my new look01 May 2022Hey! Unless this is the first time you’re reading my newsletter (if so, nice to meet you!), then you’ll notice this issue looks quite a bit different. It was no secret that the “10 things I wanted to ...
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How Jenny Tinghui Zhang fell back in love with writing17 Apr 2022 • 1 0Some very relatable excerpts from Kafka’s diaries (via @letsescapril on Instagram) Hey everyone, I expected to have more to report about the upcoming newsletter and blog changes today. However, I’ve b...
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Maybe social media isn't for me02 Apr 2022 • 1 0Handwritten poem for the day 1 prompt of the Escapril 2022 challenge: “When I opened my eyes” Hey everyone, It’s the second late newsletter in a row! What have I learnt? Midweek newsletters are a lot ...
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Beautiful World, Where Are You?16 Mar 2022Hey everyone, Let’s overlook that this newsletter is a day late and move straight into the 10 things I felt were worth sharing from the past two weeks: Last week, I finished Sally Rooney’s Beautiful W...
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Drawing badly and loving it28 Feb 2022A page from Lynda Barry’s Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor asking: “What is a bad drawing?” Hey everyone, Apologies, but I cannot think of anything worth saying to introduce this issue. So...
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Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory14 Feb 2022My view of Laugharne from the balcony of the lodge the family and I stayed in last week Hey everyone, February has been a mixed bag for me so far. I’ve got several things personally, professionally an...
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