Just now became a paid subscriber, and would have gladly done it earlier had it been possible. You certainly deserve to receive compensation for your work and I'm certainly glad to pay for the privilege of reading your erudite, interesting and often novel opinions and ideas on an eclectic variety of subjects.
And I echo your appreciation for your comment section - bright, deep, insightful commentary and even occasional pushback in response to your essays, articles and vignettes. I'm too modest to include myself in this august group, but there's no doubt about the fact that my understanding of people, culture and the world is usefully broadened from the association. Thank you!
Mars is warmer than Canada this time of year. It's widely believed to be the opposite. We had to infiltrate NASA to trick everyone into thinking it's a wasteland. Keeps the hoi polloi out, you understand.
Nice! I have a pestering conscience over the fact that I can’t force myself to write in earnest (my chosen subject being personal and painful sometimes), and it assuages that conscience when I can support writers I personally feel like I get a lot from. (And seriously, people, if you don’t read Chris Bray’s stuff, what are you even doing here? 😂) Looking forward to your future work.
Jan 26, 2023·edited Jan 26, 2023Liked by John Carter
"Stuff that weird fucker John Carter feels like writing about as he’s scratching his nutsack in the shower’. Although to be honest, that’s quite intentional."
Brilliant.
When did you realize the nut scratching propagated your creative side...?
🤪
🤣🤣
Your junk is amazing.
Serious side....Keep it going. Your pen is excellent.
A few months ago, I decided I'd like to financially support my favorite Substacks, and started here, spending a good 15 minutes looking for an "upgrade to paid" button before I realized-- there wasn't one. Happy to be able to throw some support to writing that's well crafted, thought provoking, and entertaining as hell. Alex Berenson is the reason I got onto Substack in the first place, but Postcards from Barsoom keeps me coming back. Keep doing what you're doing!
I'll also take this opportunity to shamelessly promote my own writing on Substack, having recently launched "A Roll of the Dice," where I write about culture, society, entertainment, and whatever else interests me. My latest post was on the latest mental breakdown of one Mr. Kanye West. Hope to see y'all there, until then... see you on planet Barsoom 🚀
>>> Over the month of October I entered a divine frenzy and sequestered myself as I banged out about 100,000 words <<<
I would struggle to get to that word-count even if I was just "CTRL-V"-ing.
This is why my Magnificent Octopus - working title "The Worst WIll Rule" - has yet to be #1 on Amazon: there is a [brutal] technicality that in order to get into their rankings, 'creatives' have to actually present actual works rather than having vague aspirations.
Having to actually do stuff to get named #1 is one of the most racist things I've ever heard, and totally a social construct - and violates my lived experience as a Disabled Veteran of Colour (and an Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate).
It's good that people can give you money - and you don't even have to give them a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it.
I mentioned your work the other day - I wrote "Postcards from Barsoom it is, then" - and then discovered that I was making a false claim, because there was no mechanism to enable it to be true until after then.
Now is after then, and five minutes from now is even further after then. Once I press the newly-available button I will no longer be able to accuse you of making a liar of me.
Don't spend it on sandwiches with pretty big pickles in them: bread has too many carbs.
Meh. So long as you don't interfere with my lived experience as an Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate, won't be no drama.
This might change without notice: I'm still mildly euphoric due to the recent departure of Horsey McHorseface from her sinecure as Reichsleiter of Ao Tea Roa, which could only have gotten better if the press conference had included her clutching her chest and Thud!-ing to the floor with a terminal case of Suddenly.
That would have been an amusing press conference but then she wouldn't be around for the medically assisted suicide she and so many others will be offered as an alternative to living out her days in an unheated quonset hut on the Kurguelen Islands following the show trials of 2033.
Exactly. Information wants to be free. Niche content in particular demands a certain amount of trust. Paywalls are the opposite of that. They may generate some quick cash, but they don't scale.
Just now became a paid subscriber, and would have gladly done it earlier had it been possible. You certainly deserve to receive compensation for your work and I'm certainly glad to pay for the privilege of reading your erudite, interesting and often novel opinions and ideas on an eclectic variety of subjects.
And I echo your appreciation for your comment section - bright, deep, insightful commentary and even occasional pushback in response to your essays, articles and vignettes. I'm too modest to include myself in this august group, but there's no doubt about the fact that my understanding of people, culture and the world is usefully broadened from the association. Thank you!
Thank you!
And don't be modest, you're a a great commenter here.
I subscribe to quite a few stacks and yours is my favorite by far. You are remarkably talented, thank you!
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Better pay up or the Martian-Canadian mafia will come knocking.
😂
Mars is warmer than Canada this time of year. It's widely believed to be the opposite. We had to infiltrate NASA to trick everyone into thinking it's a wasteland. Keeps the hoi polloi out, you understand.
Sort of, but that's because Devon Island is a transdimensionally superimposed with Mars - one of the stargates.
Congratulations on going pro with your substack! It's about time, too; you're the best writer on the entire substack platform!
Thank you, my friend!
John - my condolences on your loss. I’m glad you got to see her before she left on her journey home. That’s an important thing to do, take it from me.
Bravo on turning on payments. I’ll sign up. And very pleased to have you back in the fight.
Thank you, both for your kind condolences, and your subscription.
💯👍🏻 happy to be on the serendipitous adventure with you, Mr. Carter
I’ve learned a lot from you and am thrilled to join on a paid basis.
Thank you!
Nice! I have a pestering conscience over the fact that I can’t force myself to write in earnest (my chosen subject being personal and painful sometimes), and it assuages that conscience when I can support writers I personally feel like I get a lot from. (And seriously, people, if you don’t read Chris Bray’s stuff, what are you even doing here? 😂) Looking forward to your future work.
You should never have to be forcing yourself to write.
Maybe not, but might be more emotionally fruitful than therapy. Ha!
Writing is pretty good for therapy!
A big fan and now a paid subscriber. Eager too to read your novel.
Thank you!
"Stuff that weird fucker John Carter feels like writing about as he’s scratching his nutsack in the shower’. Although to be honest, that’s quite intentional."
Brilliant.
When did you realize the nut scratching propagated your creative side...?
🤪
🤣🤣
Your junk is amazing.
Serious side....Keep it going. Your pen is excellent.
Yes, my junk is amazing. It's the most amazing junk. Really the best, ask anyone. Everyone agrees, it's the best junk.
Pictures. Or it didn't happen...lmao.
J/K.
I'm only a fan of women's junk...lol
So say we all.
Just upgraded to a paid subscription!
A few months ago, I decided I'd like to financially support my favorite Substacks, and started here, spending a good 15 minutes looking for an "upgrade to paid" button before I realized-- there wasn't one. Happy to be able to throw some support to writing that's well crafted, thought provoking, and entertaining as hell. Alex Berenson is the reason I got onto Substack in the first place, but Postcards from Barsoom keeps me coming back. Keep doing what you're doing!
I'll also take this opportunity to shamelessly promote my own writing on Substack, having recently launched "A Roll of the Dice," where I write about culture, society, entertainment, and whatever else interests me. My latest post was on the latest mental breakdown of one Mr. Kanye West. Hope to see y'all there, until then... see you on planet Barsoom 🚀
Wow, thank you very much, both for the paid sub and especially for the high praise! It means a lot that you enjoy my humble blog so much.
Heading over to check out your new stack now....
>>> Over the month of October I entered a divine frenzy and sequestered myself as I banged out about 100,000 words <<<
I would struggle to get to that word-count even if I was just "CTRL-V"-ing.
This is why my Magnificent Octopus - working title "The Worst WIll Rule" - has yet to be #1 on Amazon: there is a [brutal] technicality that in order to get into their rankings, 'creatives' have to actually present actual works rather than having vague aspirations.
Having to actually do stuff to get named #1 is one of the most racist things I've ever heard, and totally a social construct - and violates my lived experience as a Disabled Veteran of Colour (and an Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate).
It's good that people can give you money - and you don't even have to give them a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it.
I mentioned your work the other day - I wrote "Postcards from Barsoom it is, then" - and then discovered that I was making a false claim, because there was no mechanism to enable it to be true until after then.
Now is after then, and five minutes from now is even further after then. Once I press the newly-available button I will no longer be able to accuse you of making a liar of me.
Don't spend it on sandwiches with pretty big pickles in them: bread has too many carbs.
Glad you got to see her, glad to have you back.
Hi, you! I just joined your crew. So glad you are feeling better. Thanks for letting me tag along.
I love your work.
>>> transphobic climate denying white supremacist
Meh. So long as you don't interfere with my lived experience as an Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate, won't be no drama.
This might change without notice: I'm still mildly euphoric due to the recent departure of Horsey McHorseface from her sinecure as Reichsleiter of Ao Tea Roa, which could only have gotten better if the press conference had included her clutching her chest and Thud!-ing to the floor with a terminal case of Suddenly.
That would have been an amusing press conference but then she wouldn't be around for the medically assisted suicide she and so many others will be offered as an alternative to living out her days in an unheated quonset hut on the Kurguelen Islands following the show trials of 2033.
Exactly. Information wants to be free. Niche content in particular demands a certain amount of trust. Paywalls are the opposite of that. They may generate some quick cash, but they don't scale.
This is exactly how I feel about them.
Thanks for that perspective. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's generally quite 'meh' about paywall content.