A WEEKLY LETTER · THURSDAYS
Notes for people who make things after work.
One short essay, three good links and one question back. Every Thursday at breakfast, written by Ines Varga in Lisbon.
Every Thursday at 07:30(Lisbon time)
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WHAT YOU GET
Ten minutes, every Thursday
Three parts, always in the same order, so you know where to look.
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One essay
About 900 words on a single idea for working on your own things in the evenings.
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Three links
Things I read, used or made that week, each with one line on why.
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One question back
A small prompt at the end. Hit reply, and I read every answer.
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READERS
What readers say
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The only email I open the minute it lands.
Tomasz Wierzba
Illustrator
Reader since 2025
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Practical without being another productivity list.
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Nurse and weekend printmaker
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Issue 43 made me finally ship my side project.
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Backend developer
Reader since 2026
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THE WRITER
Hi, I’m Ines.
I design packaging by day and write Small Hours at night, mostly about the hour and a half between dinner and bed. Forty-eight issues so far.
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