Wes Mann
@wesmann.bsky.social
wesmann.substack.com | Writer in New York City. Posts every Wednesday.
My wife drifted out of sight in the ocean.
No lifeguards. Just me, my book, and every disaster my brain could conjure.
No lifeguards. Just me, my book, and every disaster my brain could conjure.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My wife drifted out of sight in the ocean.
No lifeguards. Just me, my book, and every disaster my brain could conjure.
No lifeguards. Just me, my book, and every disaster my brain could conjure.
We're just gonna keep going forward in 2026.
A short letter.
A short letter.
#14: A short letter
Thank you and I'll see you in 2026
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January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We're just gonna keep going forward in 2026.
A short letter.
A short letter.
I never thought much about gift giving.
But all the best gifts say the same thing.
But all the best gifts say the same thing.
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I never thought much about gift giving.
But all the best gifts say the same thing.
But all the best gifts say the same thing.
Before my wife could admit she’d forgotten a hat, the elevator opened to two coatless children fighting in the corner. Otherwise empty. We stepped in.
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Before my wife could admit she’d forgotten a hat, the elevator opened to two coatless children fighting in the corner. Otherwise empty. We stepped in.
“Effortless” is one of the most demanding performances we ask of people.
This is a quick piece about beauty standards, invisible labor, and why looking natural is rarely cheap or easy.
Respect the hustle.
wesmann.substack.com/p/12-effortl...
This is a quick piece about beauty standards, invisible labor, and why looking natural is rarely cheap or easy.
Respect the hustle.
wesmann.substack.com/p/12-effortl...
#12: Effortlessness Is A Full-Time Job
Respect A Lady's Hustle
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December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Effortless” is one of the most demanding performances we ask of people.
This is a quick piece about beauty standards, invisible labor, and why looking natural is rarely cheap or easy.
Respect the hustle.
wesmann.substack.com/p/12-effortl...
This is a quick piece about beauty standards, invisible labor, and why looking natural is rarely cheap or easy.
Respect the hustle.
wesmann.substack.com/p/12-effortl...
I want to be a father someday.
But a subway ad made me wonder:
What kind of father chooses his child’s traits in advance?
#wednesdaywesdom #parenthood
But a subway ad made me wonder:
What kind of father chooses his child’s traits in advance?
#wednesdaywesdom #parenthood
#11: How Would You Design Your Baby?
How a Subway Ad Forced Me to Face an Uncomfortable Truth
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December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I want to be a father someday.
But a subway ad made me wonder:
What kind of father chooses his child’s traits in advance?
#wednesdaywesdom #parenthood
But a subway ad made me wonder:
What kind of father chooses his child’s traits in advance?
#wednesdaywesdom #parenthood
Basketball betrays, but running is meditation.
#09: Ball Ain't Life
Weekly Wesdom
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Basketball betrays, but running is meditation.
#07: Time is funny and my punchlines are late.
Weekly Wesdom
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November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits…
✨ An outline.
✨ A synopsis.
✨ And a rough draft of a novel you keep saying you’re going to write.
✨ An outline.
✨ A synopsis.
✨ And a rough draft of a novel you keep saying you’re going to write.
you will be visited by three spirits
December 25, 2024 at 12:48 AM
You will be visited by three spirits…
✨ An outline.
✨ A synopsis.
✨ And a rough draft of a novel you keep saying you’re going to write.
✨ An outline.
✨ A synopsis.
✨ And a rough draft of a novel you keep saying you’re going to write.
Also, if you haven't played Cult of the Lamb, I recommend it.
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Also, if you haven't played Cult of the Lamb, I recommend it.
1️⃣ / 7️⃣
🧵 "Confessions of a Rational Scaredy-Cat"
🧵 "Confessions of a Rational Scaredy-Cat"
December 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
1️⃣ / 7️⃣
🧵 "Confessions of a Rational Scaredy-Cat"
🧵 "Confessions of a Rational Scaredy-Cat"
New Wednesday Weadom dropped!
An exploration of fear, superstition and threats (real or imagined), inspired by the cute critters in “Cult of the Lamb” by Massive Monster
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An exploration of fear, superstition and threats (real or imagined), inspired by the cute critters in “Cult of the Lamb” by Massive Monster
open.substack.com/pub/wesmann/...
#06: Confessions of a Rational Scaredy-Cat
Weekly Wesdom
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December 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
New Wednesday Weadom dropped!
An exploration of fear, superstition and threats (real or imagined), inspired by the cute critters in “Cult of the Lamb” by Massive Monster
open.substack.com/pub/wesmann/...
An exploration of fear, superstition and threats (real or imagined), inspired by the cute critters in “Cult of the Lamb” by Massive Monster
open.substack.com/pub/wesmann/...
Multiple exterminators, two weeks, still dealing with the remnants of these critters…
I might need a new dishwasher.
I might need a new dishwasher.
December 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Multiple exterminators, two weeks, still dealing with the remnants of these critters…
I might need a new dishwasher.
I might need a new dishwasher.
I need to reread Othello
As much as I appreciate Othello himself, personally, Iago is one of most memorable characters in English literature.
Of course, the two characters work because they are put in opposition. There is no Iago without Othello, and vice-versa.
Stories of betrayal; so compelling
As much as I appreciate Othello himself, personally, Iago is one of most memorable characters in English literature.
Of course, the two characters work because they are put in opposition. There is no Iago without Othello, and vice-versa.
Stories of betrayal; so compelling
December 13, 2024 at 5:59 AM
I need to reread Othello
As much as I appreciate Othello himself, personally, Iago is one of most memorable characters in English literature.
Of course, the two characters work because they are put in opposition. There is no Iago without Othello, and vice-versa.
Stories of betrayal; so compelling
As much as I appreciate Othello himself, personally, Iago is one of most memorable characters in English literature.
Of course, the two characters work because they are put in opposition. There is no Iago without Othello, and vice-versa.
Stories of betrayal; so compelling
1️⃣ / 7️⃣
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "We Found Our Dream NYC Apartment. Then The Roaches Moved In."
An essay about NYC living and marriage.
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "We Found Our Dream NYC Apartment. Then The Roaches Moved In."
An essay about NYC living and marriage.
December 11, 2024 at 5:33 PM
1️⃣ / 7️⃣
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "We Found Our Dream NYC Apartment. Then The Roaches Moved In."
An essay about NYC living and marriage.
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "We Found Our Dream NYC Apartment. Then The Roaches Moved In."
An essay about NYC living and marriage.
What you been listening to this year?
What gets you in the mood to create?
For me—Charlotte de Witte
#SpotifyWrapped #WritingCommunity
What gets you in the mood to create?
For me—Charlotte de Witte
#SpotifyWrapped #WritingCommunity
December 7, 2024 at 9:21 PM
What you been listening to this year?
What gets you in the mood to create?
For me—Charlotte de Witte
#SpotifyWrapped #WritingCommunity
What gets you in the mood to create?
For me—Charlotte de Witte
#SpotifyWrapped #WritingCommunity
1️⃣ / 6️⃣
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "Shave your culture. reveal self.
An essay about hair, identity, and accepting change.
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "Shave your culture. reveal self.
An essay about hair, identity, and accepting change.
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
1️⃣ / 6️⃣
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "Shave your culture. reveal self.
An essay about hair, identity, and accepting change.
New #WednesdayWesdom dropped: "Shave your culture. reveal self.
An essay about hair, identity, and accepting change.
California sun hits different
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 PM
California sun hits different
4 A.M. The Dungeon. Graffiti and youth line the entrance.
I wish you were here.
The bouncer turns away two runway models.
I’m next.
1️⃣
🧵👇🏾
I wish you were here.
The bouncer turns away two runway models.
I’m next.
1️⃣
🧵👇🏾
December 2, 2024 at 9:36 PM
4 A.M. The Dungeon. Graffiti and youth line the entrance.
I wish you were here.
The bouncer turns away two runway models.
I’m next.
1️⃣
🧵👇🏾
I wish you were here.
The bouncer turns away two runway models.
I’m next.
1️⃣
🧵👇🏾
Appreciate ya’ll!
It’s good to pause and celebrate some wins 🤟🏾
Subscribe for more short fiction and weekly wesdoms at wesmann.substack.com
Who knows what’s in store for this week… 😏
It’s good to pause and celebrate some wins 🤟🏾
Subscribe for more short fiction and weekly wesdoms at wesmann.substack.com
Who knows what’s in store for this week… 😏
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Appreciate ya’ll!
It’s good to pause and celebrate some wins 🤟🏾
Subscribe for more short fiction and weekly wesdoms at wesmann.substack.com
Who knows what’s in store for this week… 😏
It’s good to pause and celebrate some wins 🤟🏾
Subscribe for more short fiction and weekly wesdoms at wesmann.substack.com
Who knows what’s in store for this week… 😏
I don’t really get into football anymore.
But reading about the Colorado Buffaloes is storytelling magic.
Deon. Shedeur. Travis, etc.
It’s like a roman councilman guiding the rise of his sons, both by blood and adopted, into a family legacy
But reading about the Colorado Buffaloes is storytelling magic.
Deon. Shedeur. Travis, etc.
It’s like a roman councilman guiding the rise of his sons, both by blood and adopted, into a family legacy
December 1, 2024 at 2:07 PM
I don’t really get into football anymore.
But reading about the Colorado Buffaloes is storytelling magic.
Deon. Shedeur. Travis, etc.
It’s like a roman councilman guiding the rise of his sons, both by blood and adopted, into a family legacy
But reading about the Colorado Buffaloes is storytelling magic.
Deon. Shedeur. Travis, etc.
It’s like a roman councilman guiding the rise of his sons, both by blood and adopted, into a family legacy
1️⃣
A black envelope rests between a man and woman alone at the bar.
🧵👇🏾
A black envelope rests between a man and woman alone at the bar.
🧵👇🏾
November 30, 2024 at 9:43 PM
1️⃣
A black envelope rests between a man and woman alone at the bar.
🧵👇🏾
A black envelope rests between a man and woman alone at the bar.
🧵👇🏾