Substack
The Descent is Chad's literary nonfiction Substack. Weekly essays on writing, attention, and the work of taking complexity seriously — for readers who would rather sit with a question than rush past it.
Wednesdays
One literary nonfiction essay each week. The form changes — sometimes meditative, sometimes argumentative, occasionally narrative. The throughline is the same: what does it take to live well.
Fridays
A short read of the week's most consequential publishing-industry news. Less hot take, more useful context. For working writers and small-press operators who don't have time to track every story themselves.