Slow Read Book Club

Braiding Sweetgrass (Schedule + Reading Sections)

Feb 6 • NJ Simat 🤍

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January 2026

JAN/FEB Contests & Opportunities

Your Monthly Submission Shortlist

Jan 5 • NJ Simat 🤍

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Community Offerings for 2026

And The Latest from NJ.

Jan 3 • NJ Simat 🤍

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December 2025

Every Literary Genre Boiled Down to 2 words

A practical, agent-aware breakdown of literary genres and subgenres.

Dec 20, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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Fearless, in a Digital Age

Five ways to shear the fear, keep your head above the herd, and stay human.

Dec 13, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍 and PHIL LIT Journal

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November 2025

Astral Academy & The Subtle Realm is now available on Substack.

Serialized Fiction

Nov 21, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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The 15-Minute Drift

What is it & How to use it

Nov 21, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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DECEMBERS Moonlit Mic

Open Mic for Poetry & Prose on DEC 3rd

Nov 14, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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September 2025

First Page Checklist

Fiction Craft Essay

Sep 29, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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August 2025

I’m Glad My First Book Failed

Club Daze & the Subtle Realm: Closing a Chapter

Aug 19, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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July 2025

Rethinking the 5-Star Rating

An Op-Ed

Jul 22, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍

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Franklin Finds a Home

Preorder now | Coming August 15th, 2025

Jul 21, 2025 • NJ Simat 🤍 and Tamsin 🍂 🐸 🪞

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