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Hardihood Books Newsletter 54
October, 2025
Oct 31 • 
Ben Connelly
Hardihood Books Newsletter 53
September, 2025
Sep 30 • 
Ben Connelly
Hardihood Books Newsletter 52
August, 2025
Aug 31 • 
Ben Connelly
Hardihood Books Newsletter 49
May, 2025
Jun 1 • 
Ben Connelly
Hardihood Books Newsletter 45
January, 2025
Jan 31 • 
Ben Connelly
Defining Terms
Clarity in Writing Again
Dec 8, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
Hardihood Books Newsletter 40
September, 2024
Oct 1, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
On Clarity in Writing
A Fulmination on Purposive Obfuscation
Sep 26, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
What Makes a Book Good
It Isn't Impact
Aug 30, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
Janice and Her Readers
A Story about the Frustrations of Writing
Aug 9, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
On the Writing Process
Advice for Writers
Aug 8, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
I Like the English Language
An Ode to a Rich and Complex Linguistic Tradition
Feb 11, 2024 • 
Ben Connelly
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