When you subscribe, you are subscribing to my publication, A Box of Corn Dogs.
I’m mentioning this as I send my email updates via Mailchimp, a different system than Substack. The ability to create a better experience for you is what concerns me most, and I like the design flexibility in Mailchimp.
If this bugs you, will you let me know?
This passage from Daring Fireball says it better than I can…
Substack, very deliberately, has from the get-go tried to have it both ways. They say that publications on their platform are independent voices and brands. But they present them all as parts of Substack. They all look alike, and they all look like “Substack”. I really don’t get why any writer trying to establish themselves independently would farm out their own brand this way. It’s the illusion of independence.
My articles are still available on Substack, and I continue to be engaged on the Substack platform (ie, Notes, comments, etc.).
Thank you!
-Wil