Open Mic Night at 5AM StoryTalk
Here's a chance to promote your own projects - jump into the comments and tell us all about them!
While I’m still on a bit of a (I think) much-earned break from writing here at Substack, I thought I’d borrow a page from
’s book and invite you to tell me — and my 6,000 readers — about what you’re working on. Call it open mic night at 5AM StoryTalk!It can be your own Substack, a new book or similar you have on stands, a short film you can link to, or even your work in progress. I don’t want you to think it has to just be about art either. Charity work, other important causes, a fundraiser, etc.
Anything goes, in the immortal words of Willie Scott…er, Cole Porter.
When you jump into the comments below, don’t just share a link. Pitch us what we need to know about whatever you’re talking about. In turn, I would ask that you take the time to read what other people share, too.
I’m a freelance writer and photographer turning 60 in January 2025. In addition to working on my Substack (http://glenncook.substack.com), I’m putting together a photo book on the 5th anniversary of the pandemic. I walked more than 4,000 miles in 2020, mostly in Alexandria, Va., but also in NYC and DC, capturing what I saw mostly with an iPhone. It’s been an interesting project, especially during a time when business has been hit and miss.
Hey Cole, as it ends this weekend I can't resist sharing a link to FALLOUT, my novel set at Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp during the decades long protest against nuclear weapons. It's the first work of literary fiction to be set there, and I've serialised it as a precursor to taking it to publishers. It'll stay available until I begin the submission process in a month's time, so catch it now while it's still here. Pull on your boots, raise your banners, it's 1982.... https://open.substack.com/pub/eleanoranstruther/p/introduction?r=1iyx7n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true