Johnny Motley
Verified- Writer, Freelance
- Writer, Johnny’s Newsletter
- None, Freelance, Johnny’s Newsletter
Brooklyn, New York
As seen in:
Johnny’s Newsletter,
CNN,
CNN Underscored,
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
BBC,
BBC Travel,
Forbes Advisor,
Yahoo Canada,
Substack,
The Daily Beast
and
Covers:
Travel | History | Religion | Wine
Man of All Occasions | Scribbler - mostly travel, booze, food, and men’s fashion. Follow me on Substack for my best essays.
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Johnny Motley’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Johnny Motley is a writer based in Brooklyn. He studied religion at Harvard and taught humanities before entering the wilds of freelance journalism.
He writes about travel, men's fashion, whiskey, and the occasional off-one piece on Stoic philosophy. He would probably tell you that his louche travel stories on Substack represent his finest work.
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