Archive - PILCROW

"Notes on the State of Virginia" - Chapter 1

20 hrs ago •

"Mites" - Chapter 3

by Gregory Freedman

Nov 13 •

"Mites" - Chapter 2

by Gregory Freedman

Nov 11 •

"Mites" - Chapter 1

by Gregory Freedman

Nov 9 •

"Seasons Clear, and Awe" - Chapter 4

by Matthew Gasda

Nov 8 •

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"Seasons Clear, and Awe" - Chapter 3

by Matthew Gasda

Nov 7 •

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"Seasons Clear, and Awe" - Chapter 2

by Matthew Gasda

Nov 4 •

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"Seasons Clear, and Awe" - Chapter 1

by Matthew Gasda

Nov 2 •

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October 2025

Naomi Kanakia on the Revenge of the Midcult: Where did Morality Go in Fiction?

PILCROW is Substack’s first serialized novel competition.

Oct 22 •

1:18:51

Where are the Peggy Guggenheims of Yesteryear?

What if we are the agents now?

Oct 2 •

September 2025

Ross Barkan on The Death and Rebirth Pangs of Literary Prestige, his novel Glass Century, and Why Substack is the New Publishing Frontier

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Sep 27 •

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1:15:48

We're in a Writing Renaissance: Sam Kahn on Substack Fiction and Democratic Publishing

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Sep 23 •

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