Instead of garbage, read more fiction. https://substack.com/@literaturesupporter?utm_source=user-menu http://Historyofliterature.com #satantangotogether #anthonypowelltogether #InfiniteJestTogether #ProustTogether #MannTogether +Arsenalhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvrygh47xc27often I hear 'head of illusions,' not 'heart of illusions.' but maybe that's where i think illusions belong and do the most damage? #balzactogether [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrygh47xc27https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvry5oyacc27something seductive about artistic ambition that hides how difficult it is to actually make a living. he must be a good salesman of his poetry! #balzactogether [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvry5oyacc27https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvrwmtzyak24tomorrow starts week 8 of #balzactogether !18 Sep 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrwmtzyak24https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvrwm4quik24All of Chapter 11 The Wooden Galleries Day 49, Sept 18, Fri - p260 “At that period the Wooden Galleries constituted one of the outstanding curiosities of Paris.” to p266 “‘I knew very well you’d come this way in the end.’” END OF CH11 #balzactogether18 Sep 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrwm4quik24https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvqb6qkuck24Start Chapter 10 A third variety of publisher Day 48, Sept 17, Thurs - p252 “The neophyte joyfully returned to his hotel…” to p259 “Then the two friends entered the Wooden Galleries…” END OF CH10 #balzactogether17 Sep 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqb6qkuck24https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvnuwzx2tc24hahaha. this novel is all about finding your day job to fund your artistic ambitions. #BalzacTogether [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnuwzx2tc24https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvmyx7jvkk24Start Chapter 9 Good advice Day 47, Sept 16, Wed - p244 “‘My friend,’ said Etienne Lousteau gravely…” to p252 “The one was out for a corporal’s stripes, the other wanted to join the ranks.” END OF CH9 #balzactogether16 Sep 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmyx7jvkk24https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvklcxgls224All of Chapter 8 The sonnets Day 46, Sept 15, Tues - p238 “Since that most blessed day when Lucien had made Daniel d’Artheat’s acquaintance” to p243 “‘Well?’ asked Lucien after a moment of silence which seemed to him inordinately long.” END OF CH8 #balzactogether15 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvklcxgls224https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvhwhldfzk2bDay 45, Sept 14, Mon - SHORT DAY p234 “‘Oh!” to p238 “No doubt this young journalist…” END OF CH7 #balzactogether14 Sep 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhwhldfzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvfgofy7fs26Start Chapter 7 A newspaper seen from outside Day 44, Sept 13, Sun - SHORT DAY p230 “After limbering up his wits during the events spent in d’Arthea’s rooms…” to p234 “‘Madame, I do not belong to the newspaper.” #balzactogether13 Sep 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfgofy7fs26https://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvd2nwepnc2bLucien's Paris seems very far away from Marie-Louise-Anais de Negrepelisse Chatelet's Paris (aka Madame de Bargeton) #balzactogether12 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd2nwepnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvczn7qqi22bA child as an investment with expected returns -- Balzac is writing at the age when this is becoming less defined and parents (and kinder siblings) are letting emotion get in the way of this cold calculus. #balzactogether12 Sep 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvczn7qqi22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvcv6ndlcc2uStart Chapter 6 The flowers of poverty Day 43, Sept 12, Sat - p222 “At the beginning of December Lucien…” to p230 “‘Lord forgive him! He’s just a child!’ cried Michel Chrestien.” END OF CH6 #balzactogether12 Sep 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcv6ndlcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvc42ehqmc2uA perfect summer read or the read that keeps summer alive any time of year. SAG HARBOR by Colson Whitehead.12 Sep 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc42ehqmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvaicokvss2etmw starts week 7 of #balzactogether !11 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaicokvss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mvaic42dvk2eDay 42, Sept 11, Fri - CATCH UP DAY #balzactogether11 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaic42dvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mv5r5xnhjc2eDay 41, Sept 10, Thurs - p222 “This community of feeling and interests lasted for twenty years…” to p222 “Thus it was that Lucien discovered in the rue des Quatre Vents an oasis in the desert of Paris.” END OF CH5 #balzactogether10 Sep 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5r5xnhjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mv4v4uq4pc2eI devoured this unique blend of theory/memoir. Check out THE FRENCHMAN: OR, MY LIFE IN THEORY by Emily Eakin10 Sep 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4v4uq4pc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mv3fklmxss2eFulgence Ridal appears in 3 Balzac novels. A pen name used by Anatole Cerfberr (1835–1896), a French journalist, author, and researcher. His most famous contribution to literature is a monumental reference guide to Balzac's universe. https://balzacbooks.wordpress.com/characters-in-la-comedie-humaine/ #balzactogether09 Sep 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3fklmxss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mv3fdm4mss2ethis is my kind of reading buddy/writers support group. reading a newly minted friend's entire manuscript in 7 hours at one go! #balzactogether [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3fdm4mss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3mv3f2lua5k2eStart Chapter 5 The ‘Cénacle’ Day 40, Sept 9, Wed - p215 “The poet from the provinces was so happy to have found in the wilderness of Paris…” to p222 “They were too conscious of greatness and happiness…” #balzactogether09 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3f2lua5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3muyprsimxc2eDay 39, Sept 8, Tues - p210 “By then the two young men were pacing up and down the Luxembourg Gardens.” to p215 “He began to reshape his novel.” END OF CH4 #balzactogether08 Sep 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyprsimxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/literaturesc.bsky.social/post/3muw7ychtoc2eStart Chapter 4 First Friendship Day 38, Sept 7, Mon - SHORT DAY p206 “In the Sainte-Geneviève Library, which Lucien was making for…” to p210 “It is Nature in concentrated form.” #balzactogether07 Sep 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:7b2s3z6pxj3py4j3ovilb3pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7ychtoc2e