The Literary Salon with Thaddeus Thomas

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Three Lessons that Don't Apply to Writing
Unless you squint really hard.
Mar 6 • Thaddeus Thomas
Day of the Comeback Writer
Breathe deep and find perspective.
Mar 3

February 2026

Old Truths for a Best Day
A literary apocalyptic; a short story; 1900 words,
Feb 26 • Thaddeus Thomas

January 2026

An Opening that Works with Style
Hooking a reader with style and thematic focus.
Jan 19 • Thaddeus Thomas
The Gosling
a short story
Jan 13 • Thaddeus Thomas

September 2025

Short not Sweet: Cherry Soda by Haley Stone
A reading, writing, and editing journey in three parts.
Sep 15, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
Meet Haley Stone
In which my editing proves a writer's grace and patience.
Sep 12, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
Meta: A Critique and Defense of My Own Article
Some rights and wrongs within "How Metamodernism Can Save us All."
Sep 7, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas

August 2025

Writing Lessons Learned from Superman vs. the Kaiju
The wrong and right lessons to learn from one scene in Superman (2025)
Aug 31, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
The Sibyliad: The Hell Jar: Chapter 4
The Sibyliad is my unfinished "epic" and is composed of several short books.
Aug 15, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
The Character Behind Our Faces
On Jung and F. Scott Fitzgerald. A teeny, tiny mini-essay.
Aug 11, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
The Sibyliad: The Hell Jar: Chapter 3
The Sibyliad is my unfinished "epic" and is composed of several short books.
Aug 8, 2025 • Thaddeus Thomas
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