Fast Forward

Fast Forward

Here we go again

Fast Forward has moved to Substack ... and we're back in business

Teresa Hanafin
Oct 24, 2025
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time-lapse photography of highway road at night
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Hello, my friends! I’ve restarted Fast Forward in a new place, and I’m so glad I was able to bring you along. My plan is to publish a full newsletter once a week, on Wednesdays, and occasional items from time to time. I retired from The Boston Globe, so I’d like to enjoy retirement! But keeping in touch with you was important to me, so here we are.

I’m still feeling my way around the joint. It’s a work in progress, so you may see some tweaks here and there as I experiment with adding photos, video, quote blocks, etc.

I was able to bring over my Globe links to recent Fast Forwards, as well as the list of our twice-yearly Bookies reading recommendations and your Fast-Told Tales personal essays. You can find all that on my Substack homepage. Bookmark it!

I have filled out the About page, but haven’t written any “Notes,” which seems to be Substack’s version of a social media feed like Twitter or Bluesky. There also are Chats and Podcasts available. We’ll see i…

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