Survival by Words
Norah VawterA twice-monthly, always rambling newsletter, on storytelling and the power of the narratives we tell each other and ourselves.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 31 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 6 months ago |
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Skip Vawter: a man made of magic and charm, who taught me how to live and how to think
[This post is dedicated to my cousin Kevin, who is more or less my brother, as well as another disciple of my father. And of course, this post is dedicated to Skip freaking Vawter.]
I’ve been thinking about my father a lot lately, and have...
Instead of a rant, a cup of kindness, and a reminder that spring always comes
Photo by Ditto Bowo on Unsplash
The winter of 2025 is shaping up to be a winter of anger, desperation, and ranting in America. With good reason, many of us are angry, and/or desperate, and/or ranting to each other, or the internet, or mayb...
The false narrative of neutrality
Neutrality has always been a lie. Silence has always been speech. In his letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. King said:
“I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reach...
Buried Treasure: Part four
June got away from me, but I’m planning on posting twice next month and getting back into the swing of this Substack. But as this month draws to a close, I wanted to sneak one story in. I just got back from a poetry reading and open mic, a...
The satirical, the earnest, and the politics of activism
I am still running behind, and still working on a new piece. So, in honor of Pride Month starting tomorrow, I thought I’d share the first book review I wrote for Washington Unbound back in April. (I can’t believe we’ve only been publishing...
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Novelist, journalist, and editor. Stories make us human. Kindness is the point. Co-founder & editor of Washington-Unbound.com. Novel forthcoming from Regal House Publishing, spring 2028.
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