The Hermit Speaks
Will DianaFiction exploring personality, dreams, and language. Poetry and essays too.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 35 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Existence of God Confirmed
- Why you should read this: in this 600-word short story, an astronomer finds irrefutable proof that god is real. He travels the world to see the world god created. He finds only pain.
The existence of god was confirmed one morning by a...
The Treachery of Words
- why you should read this: an unnamed narrator surveys past romantic experiences in relation to his own obsession with trying to make meaning in the world; through these failed romances, which all involve doomed quests, he eventually arriv...
WILL DIANA WEATHER REPORT: APRIL 2026
Fictional dream journal for paid subscribers
Early April, I hosted a party that ended sometime after 1:00 AM. As people left my tiny apartment to go out or return home, I followed close behind the last stragglers. But I didn’t join anyone...
Start Here
This post will direct readers to some of my best works.
I started my Substack account in late June 2025 essentially on a whim. After finishing another unpublished novel (I’ve written 7 in my life), I both ran out of steam and realized I n...
The Last Words of Copernicus
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There is much beauty in this world,
there is much beauty in this world —
but why do August evenings
always melt into night,
and wh...
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My writing dreams are humble. Richest man in the world. Playboy. Warlord. Literary Mount Rushmore. Dead by 40, facedown in a ditch. Works in: The New Critic, Republic of Letters, Romanticon, Secret Ballot. Peace & Love
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