Offbeat Chronicles

The Hidden Reach of the Human Brain

Why the limits of human perception may be far more flexible than we think.

Dec 24, 2025 • René Volpi

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My Substack Comeback

What worked, what didn't, and why I stayed.

Dec 20, 2025 • René Volpi

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Relearning How to Live... and How to Write

I disappeared for 6 months after a stroke — here’s what happened when I came back.

Dec 4, 2025 • René Volpi

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November 2025

Gravity, Grief, and Getting Back Up

Why staying alive was harder than almost dying. My Substack story. Part 3.

Nov 27, 2025 • René Volpi

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Substack is the Sum of All the Beauty and the Chaos in Our Lives.

A magnificent work in progress.

Nov 16, 2025 • René Volpi

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How Writing Saved Me: My Substack Story

From a kid in Buenos Aires writing poetry to a writer searching and finding a voice — and a home, on the ’Stack.

Nov 7, 2025 • René Volpi

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October 2025

What You Always Wanted to Know about Mark Twain...

...but were afraid to ask. An intimate portrait of one of the greatest and most loved American authors.

Oct 22, 2025 • René Volpi

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Wish, Dream, imagine

A new series based on popular songs titles.

Oct 12, 2025 • René Volpi

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September 2025

A Day in a Lion's Life (POV)

It's not what you might think when it comes to being a lion king in the African Savannah.

Sep 30, 2025 • René Volpi

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Wave After Wave: The Struggle of Black Africans in Europe

The situation is absolutely catastrophic and pragmatic solutions are nowhere to be seen.

Sep 28, 2025 • René Volpi

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History of The World: The American West

Because sometimes school History books don't quite tell it like it is.

Sep 15, 2025 • René Volpi

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August 2025

Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" Drove Hollywood Crazy

He knew lust and understood its effects and consequences.

Aug 30, 2025 • René Volpi

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