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They don't all have to be good

Substacknewsletter · by Ian Patterson

A publication of my daily writings, mostly fiction, primarily bullshit.

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Every two weeks
From 5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
Last post
Oct 24, 2026
18 days ago
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Creative writers
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They don't all have to be good is a Substack newsletter by Ian Patterson covering Creative Writing, Flash Fiction and Literary Criticism. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 24, 2026.

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