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my deliciously messy human body and mind.

Writing a utopian novel and essays imagining a more beautiful future.

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The secret thoughts, conversations and lives that women keep...by the ex-editor of ELLE and Cosmopolitan. (Plus, access to my invite-only writing group)

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

"The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are." -- Karl Kraus

Taking life as it comes, not necessarily in that order

cool but rude

Arriving on the night of the full moon, this monthly newsletter brings you news and musings about our nearest celestial neighbor.

“For my topic now is the world as a whole.” —Pliny the Elder

Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

Notes from outside the consternation machine

What the beauty industry won't tell you, from a reporter on a mission to reform it.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Thoughts and Reflections (and recipes!) Meant to Bring Comfort in Worrisome Times

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

Join me on a colorful journey through time with The Colour of Time - a newsletter that combines stunning colorized images with in-depth articles and features on the people, events, and movements that shaped the world.

Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

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