Advocating for the Deep Soul

On what I'm moving towards here, and the launch of a paid version of Wild + Waste

I felt like a fraud when I first created this Substack, like a faux writer jumping back into the blogosphere after vacating it a decade ago. I announced the project trepidatiously, letting my followers know there was no obligation whatsoever to subscribe or read my content. I told myself I’d write and publish essays even if I never gained a single reade…