Weirdest Stories of the Year

The illustrated story is from 2018.

Starting in 2016, I’ve been going through the stories each year to choose the weirdest story of each month of the year, and then choosing “the” weirdest, and why it well represents This is True.

Sure I should have been doing this all along! Better late than never.

Each is a PDF to lay out the stories, the choice, and the rationale for that choice. Plus, you’re not only welcome to share the PDF(s), I encourage it!

The Latest:

Weirdest Stories of 2023

Enjoy, and Please Do Share

Previous Years

The PDFs going back to 2016 are available for download by Premium subscribers — the folks who help make it all happen. The full newsletter has about triple the stories, no outside ads, the full text of the Honorary Unsubscribe, discounts on True book collections, first dibs on other goodies, and your newsletter comes earlier in the week.

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