The Deleted Scenes

The Deleted Scenes

The Point *Is* The Story

Newsletters as a format for "stories that have no point"

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Addison Del Mastro
Nov 04, 2025
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One thing you see from magazine submission guidelines, often, is something along the lines of “Why are you writing this story? What’s the point? The point has to be more than just ‘it’s interesting.’” Aside from the subject matter, I’d say the main reason I write this newsletter is because I believe “it’s interesting” is an entirely sufficient justifica…

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