Below the Fray | Blake Lefray | Substack

The Substackiest Party of All

Or: ‘Ross Barkan is Dead to Me’ is Alive to Me

Feb 22 • Blake Lefray

A Trope I Love: The Swordless Swordsman

Examining a legendary technique in All the Pretty Horses and Willow

Jan 29 • Blake Lefray

I criticized a book show. They invited me on.

I criticized Simon & Schuster's webseries. So they invited me on.

Jan 7 • Blake Lefray

Susan Sontag told me I was foolish

If you meet your heroes, be ready for them to be unimpressed

Dec 11, 2025 • Blake Lefray

Living in the Dark Age of the Sitcom Theme Song

Some reflections on spending two months in the turn-and-smile rabbit hole

Nov 7, 2025 • Blake Lefray

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