Missives from the Edge

An intriguing exploration of rootedness and place.

- Meg Mittelstedt

If I'm diagnosing Machine Age problems, chances are School of the Unconformed is already offering practical solutions for them. Guidance on navigating daily life in the Machine Age.

- Meg Mittelstedt

Substack is how I discovered Martin Shaw. His voice is fresh, untainted by internet-frenzy, and revealing of the eternal.

- Meg Mittelstedt

You can blame 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦'𝘴 existence on Paul Kingsnorth. He's saying what I've only been thinking—very eloquently, I might add. Quite frankly, discovering his 𝘈𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 was a serious kick in the butt. Paul's "Machine" essays are a must-read for our times. Everything else he writes is also a beautiful combination of humility, intellect and that quintessentially British self-deprecating humour. If you haven't yet read Paul Kingsnorth, start NOW.

- Meg Mittelstedt