The Good Stuff - April 2026

April 2026

Adventure Journal - The best outdoor magazine I’ve ever subscribed to. Great blog as well.
Bad Astronomy - One of the best Astronomy newsletters I’ve found. I read every issue.
Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice for Making the Most of Your Day - InsideHook - A short story that will make you smile about Kurt Vonnegut and his technology stack.
Something is Going on with Colorectal Cancer - Hank Green out with more great informaiton.
Guide to the Best Beginner Brush Pens - Someday I’ll get to messing about with brush pens.
Pinery - Self-Publishing App - Hiro had this in his report, and it looks great. Even though I didn’t need it, it was fun to explore. I do have a book I started 30 years ago about being a young pilot in the Alaska Arctic… just say’n.
Longreads - If you don’t know about Longreads, you need to check it out. Wonderful stories, very well curated.
Notebook - iA - I had to get one or two of these, just beautifully made. I’m not sure I’ll bring myself to write in it though… still working on that.
The Making of iA Notebook - YouTube - Watch the craftsmanship involved with this notebook.

Thirst - by Heather Anderson, I also added her latest forthcoming Farther.
So Late In The Day - Claire Keegan. If you haven’t read anything by Keegan, do yourself a favor and start one of her books.
The Year Without Summer - William K. Klingaman and Nicholas P. Klingaman. I was sent down this rabbit hole by Maria Popova’s book Traversal. I loved Simon Winchester’s book Krakatoa so I’m excited to get to this one. We are very fragile creatures on a very active planet.
Go Computer Now ! - I’m about halfway through this and I love it. Very well written and brings a whole new company and characters to light in the early days of the personal computer. The story brings in the usual characters, Bill Gates, Woz, etc but only for context in this story about Sphere Corporation. If you want to know more about the battle to bring the personal computer to the masses, you’ll really enjoy this.