A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Notes on publishing, teaching, & writing by the son of an immigrant laborer. Winner of the Barrow Street Editors Prize & Notable Book from the University of California. Based in Chicago but Los Angeles is home.

The essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition: 3 weekly sections, one post at a time.

Something odd will cross my mind, or a memory will catch me off guard, or my monkey mind will swing from the ceiling fan, or a tiny ant will crawl up the bookcase next to my chair. Then I get curious and curiosity is the first step in an unknown direction

Where you stop getting dis-regulated by challenges and meet them instead

I used to throw play parties. 25 years, hundreds of parties, thousands of people exploring what it means to be fully human. Now I run writers retreats. Turns out it’s the same work.

For those who yearn for a glimmer of the vast and mysterious. For what points to something bigger than ourselves. What gives us hope.

Reflections on Work, Love, and Nature.

Award-winning author dedicated to badass women in history. Join me!

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Pets, nature, the writing life, & other random ephemera. “Inspiration is the unforseen quality, the muse that assails at the hidden hour.” —— Patti Smith

ADWL (Admiring Diana's Writing Life) Pun intended…lol. My life is complicated, aren’t they all? At 65, things haven’t gotten simpler. But it’s never too late, right?

inspiration & encouragement for writers + reading recommendations

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

A weekly Moon Letter on how to live with astrology—through timing, tea rituals, and daily practice. For those seeking clarity, rhythm, and a deeper connection to the sky.

Ancestors, omens, and the edges of the known world. Folk magic, strange history, and small rituals you can try tonight.

My personal Substack

My personal Substack draws on my half-century of activism, earth-based spirituality, permaculture and regenerative design to explore ways we could create a broader-based, more welcoming progressive political culture.

Insights on nomad life, slow travel, writing, and our paths toward meaning and happiness.

Uncover your creative power.

I'm a Counselling Psychologist, a mum and a feminist and I write about the outside influences on women's mental health: the culture, structures, systems and stories we tell each other that shape who we are as women and who we get to be.

Explore the "deep within" through expressive art and writing with psychotherapist and expressive arts educator Shelley Klammer.

Writer, director and photographer—poems, industry wisdom, and inspiration delivered to your inbox.

A Key - Aqui. I'm here. Be Here Now. I'm here. I'm not saying, I'm key. Lex E Santí is a writer, therapist, LCSW, and I write things and I want to help.

Essays from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Status Game. The Science of Storytelling and more; memoir, identity, psychology, storytelling, culture etc.