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Letters From Over Here is a global community that offers righteous journalism and unique ideas and writing. It is based in Los Angeles, California, and founded by Patrick Range McDonald.

McDonald is a best-selling author and an award-winning journalist and activist. His work has received numerous honors, including the “Journalist of the Year” and “Best Activism Journalism” awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and the national “Public Service” award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.

For the “Journalist of the Year” award, judges wrote: “‘Range’ is an appropriate middle name. What incredibly detailed reporting on a variety of complicated topics. What an ability to make us feel as if we know the players. What skill in explaining messy situations. The very essence of solid journalism.”

Through his longtime work in journalism and activism, and through his extensive traveling around the world and personal experiences, McDonald holds a unique understanding of life, power, and how the world operates. It informs all his writing. (He also likes to have fun.)

At Letters From Over Here, McDonald shares the things he’s learned and experienced by writing letters, articles, and essays on a wide array of subjects. (Our first home was on Medium, where you can find previous essays and articles.)

Our aim is to improve the world (one way or another) and to create and grow an inclusive global community.

Young, Middle-Aged, Old, Black, Brown, White, Yellow, Red, Female, Male, Non-Binary, Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Working Class, Middle Class, Upper Class, Africans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, North Americans, South Americans, and Everyone Else. All are welcome here.

We want everyone to have access to Letters From Over Here and to be a part of our community, regardless of the ability to pay. So our subscription prices are low and everyone can read everything for free.

So what’s the point of a paid subscription if you don’t get special access and perks?

Good question.

Your paid subscription will be a donation to help McDonald continue and expand his work and to grow a global community. And, in a real way, you’ll be helping others, who can’t afford any subscription price, to participate in our community.

Thank you, paid subscribers and founding members. You’re deeply appreciated, and we’ll figure out ways to show our appreciation to you.

Updates

By email, subscribers will be notified of every new letter, article, or essay that’s published at Letter From Over Here. We focus on quality rather than quantity, so we can’t promise the number of articles that will be published each week, but we’ll aim for at least one. Download the Substack app, if you like.

Global Community

By subscribing to Letters From Over Here, you’ll help grow an inclusive global community. Paid subscribers and founding members, of course, will help tremendously with the expansion of our community.

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