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A number of articles have already been released here as free previews from the upcoming book Because I Bore Witness. This gallery highlights a small sample of the essays, articles, and testimonials that will appear in the book. Alongside these previews, you’ll also find writing advice I’ve shared with fellow writers along the way. Go…
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I’ve just shared something special on Substack: an exclusive deep dive into my upcoming book, Saint Woman. This isn’t just poetry—it’s an atmosphere, a ritual, a sapphic exploration of devotion, desire, and dark mythopoetic power. In the post, I open up about the making of the book, the weaving of language like a tapestry, and…
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![Writing Independently,Thriving Consistently [Writing]](https://lbachman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/writing-independently-thriving-consistently.png?w=1024)
Independent publishing is no longer the underground route. It’s a thriving industry, a legitimate creative path, and for many a full-time livelihood. But here’s the truth that often gets skipped in the TikTok-fueled dream of instant success: longevity in indie publishing doesn’t come from hype — it comes from strategy.
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![The Marine Never Died But The Man Withered Anyway [Storytime]](https://lbachman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/themanwithers.png?w=1024)
It was the witching hour when I started writing, early morning on April 28th. Something in the air felt familiar, like a chord struck from a song I hadn’t heard in years. I couldn’t stop thinking about that day—April 28th, 2016.That morning, I sat with a family member and said the words I never imagined…
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![The Beats of Protest [Politics/Music]](https://lbachman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/beatsofprotest.png?w=1024)
If it isn’t the folk-torn songs of the 1960s or the sharp tongue of ’90s hip hop, music has still always held a mirror up to society—showing us ourselves from different points of view. Think: Bob Dylan crooning “The Times They Are A-Changin’” or “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy roaring across the radio waves.…
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In the great pantheon of horror, midst the shadows of clawed beasts and spectral wraiths, there lies a far subtler terror—one without form, yet inescapably real. It does not stalk from the outside, but waits within, ever present, ever watching. The human mind, in all its wonder and frailty, is perhaps the most fearsome monster…
