Hi Everyone, just quick invitation to enter a free subscription to my new Substack newsletter, October Observations, where I wax eloquent (or at least try to) about books, culture, and learning, shared from the perspective of life’s autumn. (The Generation Jones lens will be very evident!)

For a sampling of the commentaries I’m working on, take a look at a few of my initial postings:

America: We need a bigger appetite for great books

A deep dive into the value of reading great books, especially amid a reading crisis in America. Go here for the piece.

https://octoberobservations.substack.com/p/america-we-need-a-bigger-appetite

A July 4th week like it oughta be: Thank you to Boston, the World Cup lead-in, and Revolutionary Spaces

As this angry and divided nation approached its 250th anniversary, July 4th week in Boston gave me some spirit and hope. Go here for the piece.

My life of the mind: Embracing transitions

I’m entering what I anticipate will be a very busy, ongoing state of semi-retirement. This is my sense of what the intellectual and cultural side of that chapter will be like. Go here for the piece.

https://octoberobservations.substack.com/p/my-life-of-the-mind-embracing-transitions

I look forward to making future postings to Musings of a Gen Joneser. And now, the Substack platform and October Observations will allow me to get a bit more nerdy, if that were possible. You may enter a free subscription by clicking here!