Celebrating Two Years of Those Who Wander on Substack!
Cheers to all my subscribers and Happy Independence Day!
Greetings fellow wanderers!
I am delighted to be celebrating Those Who Wander’s second anniversary on Substack this week! I have published an article a week, totaling 105 posts to date. Those Who Wander has reached nearly 800 subscribers and over 2,000 followers! Those Who Wander is read across 45 US states and 50 countries.
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has subscribed and supported my work thus far. Your support means everything. I am also deeply grateful to my brother-in-law, Matt Wickes, and my wife, Hilary Wickes, who continue to provide invaluable edits and advice.
I cannot thank you all enough; cheers to all of you for your support!
Moving Forward
I am working to publish my book ‘An Anthropology of Wandering: How Adventure Can Alleviate a Fearful Culture.’ I plan to have the book available by the end of 2025. Stay tuned!
I would like to take a moment to make a special offer for anyone wanting to upgrade and support my writing. Running through the end of July, you can get 25% off my newsletter, which amounts to only $3.75 per month or $37.50 a year.
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Access to the full archive of my articles (105 posts to date).
Access to all excerpts from my upcoming book (12 excerpts to date).
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Recommended Posts
If you are new to Those Who Wander and looking to get caught up on some of my writing, might I interest you in some initial posts?
Consider starting with Those Who Wander’s About Page to get to know a little about me and what I’ve been up to in archaeology and anthropology.
Read about the Motives of Those Who Wander and Motives of Those Who Wander Revisited: Expanding on Why.
Read my first post and the first published excerpt from my book, Our Ancient Narrative.
Check out some of my favorite and popular posts of late:
On what to do about brain rot, see How Do We Combat Brain Rot? Heed Thoreau’s Advice to Live More Deliberately
On the significance of empathy and reflections on human nature, see Wrestling with Human Nature: The Anthropologist’s Dilemma
For a review of Rick Steves in the New York Times and seeking inspiration in the new year, see New Eyes for a New Year: Rick Steves and the Power of Transformational Travel
For a recent piece on the art of wandering, see The Flâneur and the Freedom to Walk
For a review of my recent sojourn in Ireland, see Dublin and Its Environs: A Walker’s City and the Weight of History
On how I was inspired to become an archaeologist, see Mesa Verde and the Power of a Place: An Archaeologist Dwells On Human Memory and the Meaning of Our Past
On the importance of anthropology, see Do We Know Who We Are?: The Significance of Anthropology
On becoming a coffee snob in Italy, see The Subtle Ways Travel Changes Our Habits: A Brief Reminiscence on Italy from the Perspective of a Coffee Snob
On the question of whether adventure writing is dying, see No More Blank Spaces on the Map: Is Adventure Writing Dying?
On the deeper meaning of travel and adventure, see Why Travel and Adventure are Existential Concerns
For a journey into the meaning of death, see Memento Mori: A Venture into Death, Travel, Tattoos, and Recalibrating Worldviews
And for an in-depth look into hunter-gatherers and our problems evaluating human progress, see Hunter-Gatherers and Human Resilience: An Homage to the OG Wanderers and the Problem of Assessing “Progress”
Thank you all again for your support, and to another year of Those Who Wander! And to everyone celebrating Independence Day, may you have a safe and adventurous 4th of July!
Cheers!
-JSB
I’m looking forward to your book Justin. When’s it getting released?
Congratulations!