In 2009, I took a break from writing essays to focus on building The Clearwater Film Festival, through which I made several wonderful acquaintances in the entertainment industry. I met numerous cinephiles, actors, writers, directors, and composers who inspired me to continue writing. So, I kept on tweaking my screenplays and novels. I never stopped writing.

Once I had done all the editing I felt I could do, I went back to writing essays again. I brought The Rembis Report back in 2022. This time I delivered a more philosophical tone, scrutinizing world events, politicians, celebrities, dreams, and the cosmos. I also committed to a tougher schedule than I had with the first 36 volumes. At the start, I committed to one report a month for two years and kept going for three. This time, with The Rembis Report and Other Fascinating Topics, I committed to a weekly delivery for two years and I completed that mission, penning over a hundred new essays.

Here is a little insight about the nuts and bolts of self-publishing this blog.

To reach the 200+ people on my email list, I needed more than regular email, so I used Twitter's service, Revue, which allowed writers to draft nice looking newsletters and send them out to lots of people for free. It was great, but at around eight months in, Twitter announced that Revue was being discontinued. Then, I found Beehiiv, which was brilliant. They provided a beautiful interface and lovely presentation for how I liked presenting my work. However, the one thing missing, which I had always sought, was community. There was no place for readers to comment publicly for a conversation to take place. It did not have its own Twitter, and Twitter (now X), did not have Revue, so after a little over a year on Beehiiv, I moved to Substack. 

Substack combined the freedom to write a blog with the tools of community, so that is where you can find the most recent iteration of The Rembis Report today.

For as long as they will have it, Beehiiv maintains my original essays here. I really like the format and ease of use, but there is no place for you to comment, like you can on Substack.

I also keep an archive of the Rembis Report on Instagram. This is primarily for the art chosen to cover each essay from Volume XXXVII forward. There are a few photos from the book, too. I like the way it looks, so I am leaving it as is and will add images for future essays as I keep writing.

Thanks for reading!

Mike Rembis