Small Circles

The Sunset Un-limited

All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath.

Jun 13 • Michael B. Morgan

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What a piece of brain is a man

Most of them never notice what it costs.

Jun 4 • Michael B. Morgan

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May 2026

A Reader's Plea: Slow Down

I'm unsubscribing from writers I like. Not because they’re bad, but because my inbox can't keep up.

May 25 • Michael B. Morgan

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Don't Let the Inbox Decide What You Read

We need your help, readers. A couple small things can really help newsletters reach your inbox.

May 20 • Michael B. Morgan

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Rebel Without a Feed

Writing is that strange thing where two people who were never supposed to meet somehow meet anyway.

May 10 • Michael B. Morgan

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April 2026

Skynet is screwing us and we're doing the work for it

On trust, perception, and what it means to be an author in the age of AI.

Apr 29 • Michael B. Morgan

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The Goddamn Children of the Algorithm

What the hell are we even publishing for? Overthinking books, algorithms, and the way stories move now.

Apr 23 • Michael B. Morgan

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March 2026

Half-Face

It was something older. Older than wars. Old as the oaths spoken when the sky was burning.

Mar 16 • Michael B. Morgan

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He Does It Better

There are things you don't know. But he does.

Mar 6 • Michael B. Morgan

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February 2026

We Heard It Anyway

On the ways we make sense of things that were never meant for our senses.

Feb 21 • Michael B. Morgan

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Welcome to the New Substack?

On what changed, what didn’t, and why it feels personal

Feb 9 • Michael B. Morgan

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The Road Not Taken

My heart carries your mark

Feb 8 • Michael B. Morgan

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