Dispatches from the Desk Beyond the Portal
Travis I SivartWhat do you get when a cyber-noir cat, a cosmic anomaly, and a mildly unstable author walk into a multiverse? This newsletter. Grab your drink and enjoy the ride—because reality is optional and deadlines are lies.
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Warm Inside, Cold Outside, Stuck on Hold.
Hello everyone,
I hope you made it through the winter storm safely. Here in our part of Virginia, it shut things down for a couple of days—including the Amazon warehouse where Andrea (my wife) and I work. That doesn’t happen often. As stra...
Join my new subscriber chat
Today I’m announcing a brand new addition to my Substack publication: Dispatches from the Desk Beyond the Portal subscriber chat.
This is a conversation space exclusively for subscribers—kind of like a group chat or live hangout. I’ll post...
Nobody Claps for Invisible Battles
I’ve been thinking a lot about invisible battles. Nobody claps for them.
Publishing a book? People notice.
Launching a podcast? People notice.
But months of notes, outlines, messy drafts, and marketing grind? Silence.
So this time, I’...
Thanks 2025, the Year that just Keeps Giving!
Short version up front: I saw the neurologist/vascular-stroke guy — good news on that front: they said I’m not currently at high risk for another stroke as long as I keep doing the things I’m doing. PCP (shoutout: Jessica Jemison at Aylett...
How my situation reads
Update: The Fight Keeps Getting More Expensive
I’ve been doing my best to stay strong, but here’s the truth: the numbers are catching up to me.
Between hospital visits, tests, meds, and all the fallout, the total costs have crept up to ju...
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