Books And Articles Newsletter, Issue 11 \ stacker news ~BooksAndArticles

News Of The Week

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Books And Articles newsletter. Thanks for all of the quality posts. This week I posted seeking input about future writing contests. I received some positive feedback, so I have decided to hold our third writing contest in May. I will announce all of the details in the April 27 newsletter. In the meantime, please send in any topic/prompt suggestions, since I’m still undecided.

This week I am starting something new in Siggy’s Suggestions. I will pick out an old, popular post to highlight. Maybe you are new to SN and missed it the first time around, or maybe it just got lost in the flood of posts we all try to keep up with. If there seems to be interest, I’ll make it a regular thing.

That’s it for now.

I hope everyone has a good week.

Siggy’s Suggestions

Erica Jong: "Dear Keats" by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

At this point, @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears is producing so much great content that he could fill his own territory. Book reviews, poem discussions, essays. I should probably make a directory just for his stuff. This poem post really hit home for me. As a teenager I thought of Erica Jong as the woman who wrote the dirty book, “Fear Of Flying”. It was an international bestseller. Of course I didn’t realize the significance of the novel regarding female sexuality at the time. The idea of the “zipless fuck” became famous:

The zipless fuck is absolutely pure. It is free of ulterior motives. There is no power game. The man is not "taking" and the woman is not "giving". No one is attempting to cuckold a husband or humiliate a wife. No one is trying to prove anything or get anything out of anyone. The zipless fuck is the purest thing there is. And it is rarer than the unicorn. And I have never had one. Erica Jong- Fear Of Flying 1973

When I got to college I discovered what a talented writer she was. I suspect most people my age still aren’t aware of it. This post highlights her ability as a poet.

There's so much to read that one life is not enough to read it by @Byz

As usual, I picked out this post because I enjoyed it.

This week’s Golden Oldie:

How Does Fiction Affect You? by @plebpoet

I selfishly picked this out because I really enjoyed it and felt like reading it again. I hope you do too. @plebpoet consistently produces quality content. This post is one we can all relate to. It reminds us why we love to read.

Writing Contests

Stackers’ Blogs

My Bitcoin Journey

Inspired by Writing Contest #1, this is where stacker’s bitcoin origin stories will be posted for easy reference.

Book Clubs

Stoic Book Club:Meditations by @Se7enZ

Books

The Universal Good Deal by @cleophas
Who Brought The Steak Tartare?, Chapter 1 by @cleophas
Happy The Hippo, an absolutely wonderful children’s book written by @cryotosensei for his son.
The Rogue Scholar by @jbschirtzinger
Submersible by @johnbnevin

Book Reviews

Essays

Nihilism Wants Empire:Camus On Nietzsche by @jurraca

Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

Poetry

Short Stories

Neo’s Adventure In The Digital Realm: Discovering The Treasure Of Bitcoin by @VEINTIUNO

95 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 13 Apr

Thanks Siggy. Even though I sub to your territories I always notice something I have missed when you do these weekly recaps.

97 sats \ 7 replies \ @Coinsreporter 13 Apr

Thanks very much. I am slowly getting in touch with SN's most knowledgeable territory.

I tried my hands here this week as well but my article #497756 got very little interest from Stackers. Can I get some tips about garnering more interest.

1 sat \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Apr

First, I should apologize to you for not including this as a book review. It will be included in our index. Regarding writing engaging posts, all I can suggest is to get ideas from the top posts of the week. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

75 sats \ 5 replies \ @Coinsreporter 13 Apr

Thanks 🙏 I got it. The sincerest suggestions are always the simplest.

Is it the same reason for which, you are on top of the MSM LB? 😜

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Apr

You are still interested in MSM? It seems like things have gone back to normal for most of us.

75 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter 13 Apr

Yes, you're right, things have gone normal for everyone that we are now hibernated because MSM is now a regular supply rather than a one time incentive.

I, personally liked it to be one time, what about you?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Apr

Yes, I agree. I really didn't like it to begin with

75 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 13 Apr

Isn't it boring now, not the MSM, but to talk about it? The suspense, the fun, the relevance, the craze seems as if lost in the dunes of times somewhere.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 13 Apr

Yes

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75 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 14 Apr

The pleasure of reading is increasing... 📖 Thank you,

75 sats \ 0 replies \ @speakingyourtruth 14 Apr

Thanks Siggy for the shoutout!

75 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears fwd 13 Apr

Oh, man, thanks for the kind words. I'm mostly offline today dealing with assorted errands, but this was a delight to see when I came back for a break. And I'm so glad you and others have gotten something from that Jong poem.

And no way am I ever starting my own territory -- there's no way it could feel more like home than ~BooksAndArticles.

Finally, a huge cheer for bringing in golden oldies (and that was a great one to start with). This territory has generated so much great stuff, and I love seeing some of the great posts from before my time here.