Giles Snyder

Jan 13, 2024 | gilessnyder.substack.com | Giles Snyder

Good morning from Porte’s hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia where we’re expecting good dog walking weather today. Some sunshine is the forecast and highs are expected to be in the low 40s. Our Ornery Dog Jasper likes things on the cool side and I do, too. I’ve got another in the series of letters that Porte wrote while touring Europe as a young man — well before he became Porte-famous.

Dec 30, 2023 | gilessnyder.substack.com | Giles Snyder

Good morning from Porte’s hometown of Martinsburg where the weather this week hasn’t been great for dog walking. It’s been wet, but I’m not necessarily complaining. Dreary weather makes for a good excuse to sit around and work on stupid newsletters. In fact, I finally made time to dive back into the archives of the old Martinsburg Gazette newspaper and found the third letter that Porte wrote home describing his experiences in Europe as a young man. According to Porte biographer Cecil D.

Dec 10, 2023 | gilessnyder.substack.com | Giles Snyder

Good morning from Porte’s hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia where highs are expected to be in the upper 50s today with enough rain to keep the neighborhood ducks happy. Been busy this week. Too busy to devote much time to this week’s edition of the PCAS, so I’m going to dispense with my usual schtick and get right to it.

Dec 2, 2023 | gilessnyder.substack.com | Giles Snyder

Good morning from Porte’s hometown of Martinsburg where the skies are expected to remain cloudy today with highs rising to around 60 degrees. Great. Shorts weather in November. Thanks for reading The Porte Crayon Applejack Society! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I wasn’t wearing shorts Wednesday night, though. I was sitting in my car sporting jeans and a light jacket to ward off the chill. I was also trying to maintain my customary equilibrium.

Nov 18, 2023 | gilessnyder.substack.com | Giles Snyder

Good morning from Porte’s hometown of Martinsburg, WV where the highs are expected to rise into the low 50s today. No rain to speak of but the forecast is calling for breezy conditions, so it might feel a little cooler. Just the way November should be … That video I shared last week — you watched it, right? On second thought, don’t tell me. Let me have the delusion that you’re enthusiastically engaging with each email I send as if it’s Christmas morning and you just tore the wrapping off the BEST.