Maybe not “crazy,” but when I opened a folio from the early 18th century, pounce or sand fell out… suggesting not many people had opened it between its writing and me.

Have you listened to the new mountains podcast yet? Put on by @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social @jonwestaway.bsky.social and @profpitches.bsky.social, the "Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures" podcast has published its first episode. Also, follow the podcast on Bluesky: @futuremountain.bsky.social .

Hope you can join us for the launch of the Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures podcast in 2026. Stay tuned.... IMAGE: Signal and heliotrope station, Monte Rosa, Switzerland, 1914. SOURCE: Swiss Topo, Memoriav Memobase shorturl.at/oqEEa

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

Filed under the enshittification of Substack.

Friends: I published some thoughts on the idea of the notebook as a life interface. I do take digital notes, but I never feel like quitting on pen and paper. Don't worry... my post is not prescriptive; I offer no "tips" or methods on how to take notes.

re: The Tonearm I'd like to bring on another writer to our online mag who specializes in experimental music, be it freak-out jazz, post-classical, sound art, outsider noise, or delicious combinations of those … must have writing experience (this can be your blog/newsletter) + into doing interviews

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I wrote about Mountains in Kalidasa's 5th-century poem "The Birth of Kumara."

Finished reading and started unpacking my notes on David Smith's English translation of Kalidasa's Sanskrit "The Birth of Kumara."

Servitude as a Service: Artificial Intelligence Software from the Perspective of Kant.

i kno rite? chat, u gotta 💥 💎 rizz up that riting. www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

The deadliest mountain in the world in 2025... #Mountains #Mining #Extractivism #Indigenous #HighAltWork

The confluence of indigenous cosmology, Catholic devotion, and political authority in one of Bolivia's festival honoring the Virgin of Urkupiña: jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

🔔 Event reminder! 🗻 Conference | Mountains of Greece: Heritage narratives from the past for a sustainable future 📆 22-24 October 2025 ❗ fully booked in-person 🌐 online registration still available: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social

This is tonight! NYPL in Manhattan.

I spoke with Lance Richardson about his massive biography of Peter Matthiessen, "True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen." Listen to the pod on your favorite app or on the web using the link below. @lancerichardson.bsky.social

At over 2,600 words, my new article on the evolution of sacred space in the first five books of the Bible is a long read... but I promise it comes with fewer commandments. Follow the link to read more.

I wrote about mountains and materialism during the Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña in Bolivia, which I've attended a few times. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

Book launch next Tuesday at the New York Public Library. Going to be a tremendous event. Tickets are free!

I read this line thought of @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social — "All this tilts dangerously toward that old familiar strain of fascism in nature writing, the strain that despises cities as breeding grounds for the foreign and impoverished while promising to restore to a purer people glory and lands."

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Deuteronomy.

Some notes on how our reaction to the Arc-teryx fireworks controversy in Tibet reveals our society's cultural ignorance.

The parallel exchange rate in Bolivia is wild. Take money out of the atm and you’ll get around 7 bolivianos per dollar. Take dollars to the money exchangers on the street and you’ll get double. Meaning, bring cash and your trip instantly gets 50% cheaper. And you’ll help the black market! Win-win.

I’m off to South America. But I leave you with August’s Genius Loci newsletter. jeremybassetti.com/genius-loci/...

I just finished Byung-Chul Han's book "Vita Contemplativa." My least favorite of his books so far, partly because it offers takes that are familiar to those who have read his other books. It discusses the anxiety that arises when we're not "productive" or "optimizing."

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Numbers. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

I've had absolutely zero uses of Marry Shelly in student papers this year, which means 100% of students are paying attention or....

I'm pretty sure most of my students don't know the markdown language, so seeing markdown syntax so often in papers raises my eyebrows and suspicions...

Thesiger is a dreadful writer, no clear ethical lines between truth and lie, and much more in this weeks episode of Kids Say the Darndest Things. www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Leviticus.

Listen to my conversation with Aatish Taseer about his excellent new book "A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile." Podcast links in the reply.

New podcast episode with Edwin Bernbaum about his book "Sacred Mountains of the World." Listen on your favorite podcasting app or on the web here: jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

I just published the second part of my notes on mountains in the Book of Exodus. You can also listen to my voice clone read them on the On Mountains podcast (linked in the article below). jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

Blown away by how far AI voice clones have come.

Here is the first half of my notes on mountains in the Book of Exodus. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

Is this what nature writing has come to?

Fucking hell, this is something.

From 4200 words to 3665 words, my editing is sharpening this examination of mountains in the book of Exodus.

I've been closely reading Exodus to see what it says about mountains, hills, and high places. It is a doozy. This is the book of Moses, Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and that portable-mountain temple otherwise known as the tabernacle. My notes are over 3,000 words with ten chapters left to go.

Wondering if the USA will invoke Article 5 again and, thus, inaugurate the start of WWIII. Russia and China will surely come to Iran's defense if they haven't already begun doing so via munitions supply.

Sorry to link this again, but Bluesky censored the original post because it showed a picture of Adam and Eve in the buff (the other snake was covered by a fig leaf). I've published some notes on the symbolic nature of mountains in the book of Genesis. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

So, the @bsky.app algorithm auto-moderates the nude human form in works of art as "Sexually Suggestive" and "Adult Content"!

I've published some notes on the symbolic nature of mountains in the book of Genesis. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

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Just finished writing about the symbolism of mountains in the book of Genesis. Will publish soon.

#callforsubmissions to our "Letter to a Stranger," "No Equivalent," "Under the Influence," "Witching Hour," and "What I Didn’t Say" columns. And we've increased our payment: $500 for all long-form essays (all but Witching Hour, which pay $100)! Full submission guidelines here: buff.ly/BtP88N8

Can’t wait to dive into this! @lancerichardson.bsky.social

The world nobody wants to live in.