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How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #1
Back to school
Nov 15
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Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... afraid of kale and massages.
Nov 8
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The Prep List: Chapter 6
On sustainable kitchens, green stars, and a few lovely condiment recipes
Nov 2
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October 2025
How to Dress a Pike in Cowboy Boots
A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
Oct 24
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Bob Dylan in Helsinki
A Wil Reidie Review
Oct 19
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Prince and the Pea, or It Started That Day with the End of Suppositories
A story
Oct 10
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Wil Reidie
A Wil Reidie Self-Help Guide (by way of 4 Finnish Phrases)
Featuring Beckett, Heidegger and other things that make for a very popular newsletter
Oct 4
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September 2025
A Substack Writer's Social Media Experiment
My 2-week search for an audience
Sep 30
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The Finnish bun I pick over cinnamon rolls
My new recipe
Sep 28
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Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... in need of comfort in autumn.
Sep 26
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Pippi Långstrump and Stockholm Consolation
Notes on a trip to Stockholm and my former home
Sep 20
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The Prep List: Chapter 5
My cooking life in sauces: part 1
Sep 9
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