Melissa’s Substack

#aplayadayinmay ...

... and study as secular worship

May 4 • Melissa Dunne

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February 2026

Reading Gisele Pelicot’s memoir as a writer

Why I read difficult things

Feb 26 • Melissa Dunne

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January 2026

The theoretical Graveyard of my discarded Substacks

All the substacks I tried to write (not here today, maybe another time I’ll fashion them into a frankensubstack for your reading pleasure.)

Jan 25 • Melissa Dunne

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Maybe it's not manipulative, maybe you just resent being made to feel something by a female artist.

I said what I said

Jan 25 • Melissa Dunne

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December 2025

Winter writing rhythms

... And the working day

Dec 4, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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October 2025

Socialising as a writer

It's party time! (... kind of.)

Oct 14, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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August 2025

The dilemma of resting as a writer

Cos sometimes your brain keeps going when you want it to chill

Aug 30, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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July 2025

Writing and the Truth

... and biography, autobiography, urgh, it's mucky.

Jul 15, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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May 2025

The slog of it all/ get some gas in your tank

I mean, it's all in the title really.

May 28, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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Climb ev'ry mountain ...

... But bring some snacks. Going up a mountain and receiving feedback are both hard.

May 10, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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Making space for the silly as well as the sublime

... when writing, and in times of difficulty

May 4, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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April 2025

Small Spring pleasures

Just me trying to sort out how to stop overanalyse and to enjoy the moment more

Apr 13, 2025 • Melissa Dunne

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