Gatherings and murmurations

An interlude with starlings

Dear friends,

This story is a little longer than most I’ve posted. I’ve recently been told by a Substack guru that long-form posts, which are defined as anything over 800 words, are rarely read to the end, in fact less than 10 percent of readers get there. What people want, apparently, are short, punchy pieces, with clear takeaways. Is this true? I have…