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De La Soul
De La Soul
DA.I.S.Y AGE
Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert
Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert
This is heart work
Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
By Jeannine
For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.
The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad
The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad
A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist
Nedra Nuggets
Nedra Nuggets
By Nedra Glover Tawwab
Nedra Nuggets is a heart-to-heart with a therapist—short, practical, and packed with wisdom! Each week, I break down boundaries, relationships, and mental health into bite-sized, relatable advice you can actually use. No fluff, no jargon—just real talk.
Let The Words Fall Out
Let The Words Fall Out
By Mesa Fama
I believe that words can be bridges bringing us to one another. If you're like me and like to dig deeper into ourselves, go beyond the surface of things, and think about our place in all of this, then you'll find a home here.

Because Mesa loves writers and people and expression and thought. Because she asks the questions you want to and then answers.

- Stephanie Penn

My Awkward Brave-ish Leap with Faith Scott
My Awkward Brave-ish Leap with Faith Scott
the writings and ramblings of a big messy heart

Faith Scott is mesmerizing in her ability to get right to the heart of the matter despite chaos and ache and pain and joy and zingers around her! You will not be disappointed reading and engaging with her work! Follow!

- Stephanie Penn

First Draft November
First Draft November
By Chill Subs
NaNoWriMo is canceled. Your novel isn't. Thirty days, one messy draft. Join us for a month-long novel writing challenge helping you hit 50,000 words.
UNSPOKEN
UNSPOKEN
By AB
Fierce. Feminine. Fire.
Land of Oaks and Roses
Land of Oaks and Roses
By Olivia Wright
Small beautiful things in the mess of life.
Absolute Pleasure
Absolute Pleasure
By Amy Gabrielle
Midlife, widowed mom to one tween boy. I write about some of the crazy sh*t grief made me do after my husband died from cancer in 2021.
Wandering Home
Wandering Home
By Shelby
Letters for the wanderers in us all.
In-between Lines
In-between Lines
By Samira
An exploration of stories that lie in the spaces between light and shadow.
The Pithy
The Pithy
By alix clyburn
A tart, bracing appraisal of what i've been reading and thinking. Hesitant to subscribe? Click below the email box to check it out.

Because Alix has a witty repartee and incredible recommendations.

- Stephanie Penn

Dark. Darkest. Darker.
Dark. Darkest. Darker.
By Vickie Fernandez
Dorothy Parker's witchy, Cuban baby.

Because Vickie is an alchemist, a watcher, a weaver of life's delights and truths, and I am always moved by her words.

- Stephanie Penn

To Whom It May Concern
To Whom It May Concern
By Jennifer Sarah Blakeslee
Stories, memories, observations, and reminiscences—often told in the form of letters—by writer and photographer Jennifer Sarah Blakeslee.
Occasionally Impervious
Occasionally Impervious
By ZM Spalter
Essays and observations from a Brooklynite in Tokyo.
Alina Barbu
Alina Barbu
my writing, my stories, my blog
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