The Scenic Route
Bill LascherA digest of digressions, tangents, side quests, and other unhurried explorations of how where we've been informs where we are.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Infrequently |
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| Issues | 13 | Subscribers | Read | scenicroute.substack.com |
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I went places and said things
Portland, Ore., United States, and Hong Kong, May, 2025 — I began this edition of The Scenic Route in March, but no matter how much I wrote, everything got in the way of finishing it.
I Guess We Wanted it Darker
ASHLAND, Ore., 2016 — Last fall I wrote about newly-resonant songs from my writing playlist. No sooner had I sent that newsletter than I started thinking about the end of 2016, the beginning of 2017, and another playlist I put together then...
Brickbat
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE, The Universe, All Months, All Years — Once we had mix tapes. Then mix CDs. Now we have playlists.
Slow, but not too slow
PORTLAND, Ore., United States, August, 2024 — I published the previous installment of this newsletter when my new book was about to come out. It’s now been out for four months, yet I’ve written about it here far less frequently than I expec...
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I craft stories about people, history, and place told through immersive narrative and meticulous research. Sometimes, often really, I digress.
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