best words, best order

Excerpts of exceptional writing on Substack read by their authors.

best words, best order

Coleridge wrote that writing is "the best words in the best order." I would like to celebrate some of Substack's "best words in the best order” as part of an ongoing series.

We have all had moments when we are stunned by the quality of someone's writing here on Substack. I am creating an opportunity to both read and hear a writer share their work.

👉🏻 I need your help to pull this off and find wonderful work.

Some Basics

• I'm looking for short excerpts of spectacular prose or poetry from a Substack writer to share with my readers.

• The writer will need to read their work out loud and record it

• Reading time must be no more than 3 minutes

• best words, best order will of course link back to the content itself

• The words of the nominator will be included. See below.

How to Participate

• You must nominate another writer from Substack.

• Within a comment below,

  • Include a link to the piece

  • Provide the text of the specific excerpt you have selected (not the whole piece.)

  • Include the name …