Kostiantyn Dmytriiev

I put WIPs in Wordsilo, prepare to publish them. Your reading support these stories becoming.

Whether you’re a free or paid subscriber, you’ll find raw, honest essays, sharply funny cultural commentary, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the writing life, entertaining short stories, and uplifting posts to inspire and make you feel a little less alone.

from the writer who brought you Scuzzbucket—the original home for dirty realism, grunge lit, creative confessions, speculative fiction, and assorted literary atrocities—comes an even deeper level of personal poetics ... this is ... Garbage Notes

Short fiction following the life of Nick Rees, a wandering English teacher. From youthful bravado, through the ordeals of exile, to pandemic homecoming.

Stories that wander the edge of myth, romance, and ruin.

The outlet for the epic stories crowding my mind.

For decades I filled journals with poems, thoughts, and reflections, never imagining anyone else would read them. Opening those old pages again, I discovered something surprising—an entire life waiting there in verse.

Have you ever wondered why history repeats itself, once you know it? In my Substack, you will not just get history as it is, but an analysis of contemporary global issues, and a deep dive focus from a literary perspective on psychosocial behaviour.