Today is “Open Mic” Day at The Honest Broker.
I usually discourage shameless self-promotion in the comments. But it’s Mardi Gras tomorrow—and all the rules get broken.
So this open thread is devoted entirely to your projects and plans.
The Honest Broker is a reader-supported guide to music, books, media & culture. Both free and paid subscriptions are available. If you want to support my work, the best way is by taking out a paid subscription.
Many of you are musicians or writers or artists or involved in some other creative project. Go ahead, tell us about it.
Or maybe you’re launching a business or working for a non-profit or doing something else that deserves publicity. Or you’re just a parent with a garage full of Girl Scout cookies you need to sell before they get stale. No worries—this is the place to spread the word.
I did this once before, and was impressed by the range and scope of the responses. The members of this community are a cut above, not your usual hoi polloi
I suspect we will all be surprised again by the comments.
This year, I'm listening to every piece by J.S. Bach and reflecting on it here:
https://yearofbach.substack.com/
Here's the intro post, 'A year (of all) of Bach':
https://yearofbach.substack.com/p/a-year-of-all-of-bach-a-2024-project
No premium tier, come along and listen.
My husband Peco and I are leading a "Communal Digital Fast" on School of the Unconformed. We are inviting our readers to fast from "the virtual" and feast on "the real" during the upcoming Lenten period (everyone is welcome to join!) We have had a tremendous response and have just posted a piece on practical preparations and a visual guide to "Random Acts of Anachronism". Would love to have you join us (or simply come and gather inspiration)!
https://schooloftheunconformed.substack.com/p/fasting-from-the-virtual-feasting