Archive - Robert Pagano's Newsletter

Upcoming Novel Release "No One Dies": First Two Chapters

Release date: October 21, 2026

Aug 17 • Robert Pagano

July 2026

Essay: Why Christopher Nolan Doesn't Miss

How to maintain a singular vision

Jul 28 • Robert Pagano

Poetry: Skeletons, The Other Side of Hell, Among the Sleepwalkers, and Shopping for More

Jul 24 • Robert Pagano

Short Story: The Patron

How far will a tech titan go to train his algorithm?

Jul 21 • Robert Pagano

Short Story: The Aurora Skies Incident

Chapter from an unreleased book

Jul 2 • Robert Pagano

June 2026

Essay: The Tastemakers Have Become Trend Chasers

Why everything sucks now

Jun 27 • Robert Pagano

Essay: Why Everyone Should Be Friends With an Asshole

Life is more complicated than you think

Jun 23 • Robert Pagano

Short Story: New Dimension

A previously unpublished short story

Jun 21 • Robert Pagano

Essay: The Decline of the Novel

Why reading makes the world a better place

Jun 15 • Robert Pagano

Essay: Why Edward Hopper is My Favorite Artist

He captures the human condition like no one else

Jun 5 • Robert Pagano

On being nostalgic for the present moment

Jun 2 • Robert Pagano

May 2024

Essay: AI is the Revenge of the Mediocre

The anti-human mob can't get enough

May 27, 2024 • Robert Pagano

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