Ratting Around (Emily Austin’s Substack)

IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP?

My new novel about a lesbian librarian having a mental breakdown comes out Jan 13th

16 hrs ago • Emily Austin

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December 2025

I'VE AGED

Keith Morrison was sitting at the table next to mine on my birthday.

Dec 30, 2025 • Emily Austin

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Finished copies of my new book arrived

Every time I get a box of my books in the mail, I assume it’s a breadmaker I forgot I ordered.

Dec 12, 2025 • Emily Austin

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November 2025

Worms Are Eating the Internet

On binge drinking in corn fields & dogs eating rocks

Nov 27, 2025 • Emily Austin

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What I Wrote in My Notes App While Standing at an Intersection, Picturing Myself Being Hit by a Car

Intrusive thoughts!

Nov 14, 2025 • Emily Austin

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How I Spent October

Rambling about the bones in my basement.

Nov 1, 2025 • Emily Austin

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October 2025

Fran Leibowitz and I are both blind in our right eyes

Fran Leibowitz and I are both blind in our right eyes.

Oct 25, 2025 • Emily Austin

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January 2025