For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

reality tv, magic, PTSD, and a little bit about writing

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives." ~Toni Morrison

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

The best first-person writing from across the web, all in one place. (A collaboration between Catapult, Granta, Guernica, Narratively, The Rumpus, and Literary Hub.)

Pop culture meets poetry: explainers, author interviews, book reviews, & exercises for the creative mind and writers of all kinds. Written weekly by Caitlin Cowan.

The reader is my notebook

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

A sporadic journal about song-making and story-writing

essays, recommendations, updates, and strong opinions from author and podcast host Nora McInerny

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

Poetry, literary opportunities, & creative inspiration from author, editor, and poet, Kelli Russell Agodon.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2023 it begins 6/17!)

deepening your practice of poetry, writing, and wonder

Life itself as a creative process.

That was tough. Let's go for a walk.

Space to say true things, with ancient stories serving as mirrors and lights.

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Essays from an Autistic poet, complete with FREE weekly meditations, poetry, photography, community, virtual book readings, and musings on life, the universe, and everything with Tyler Knott Gregson

Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity

A newsletter about creating a new life after 50, after marriage, after kids, and after publishing. So sick of learning and growing I could barf. Making you think, cry, laugh, and feel. Read me, won’t you?

The Experiment is an early '60s TV talk show hosted by Jason Stanford. Every week he opens with a monologue before sharing the stage with a curated stable of writers before offering suggestions on what to do, read, watch, and listen to.

Occasional notes from Elizabeth McCracken

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.