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Evil Witches Newsletter

By Claire Zulkey

We are people who happen to be mothers.

For whatever the opposite of Pinterest Moms are.

- Rebecca Makkai

Articles Of Interest

By Avery

A show about what we wear

I'm obsessed with this podcast about clothing history. You don't have to be into fashion...

- Rebecca Makkai

Largehearted Ledger

By David Gutowski

The Largehearted Boy weekly newsletter: books, music, & more

Jane’s Calamity

By Jane Roper

Comitragic cogitations on a brazenly eclectic range of topics, including but not limited to perimenopause, parenting, writing, excess tupperware, and failing at mindfulness

An OG blog, now here on Substack. Always hilarious.

- Rebecca Makkai

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Short stories, dissected and celebrated by George Saunders.

- Rebecca Makkai

Men Yell at Me

By lyz

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

They yell at her because she's brilliant and they're jealous.

- Rebecca Makkai

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

Dismantling diet culture and anti-fat bias, especially in health, fashion, and parenting. (But non-parents like it too!)

For slowly, slowly undoing what diet culture did to you in the '90s.

- Rebecca Makkai

52 Writing Prompts

By Suzanne Roberts

Writing prompts, inspiration, and notes on the writing life

Long, fabulous writing prompts every week!

- Rebecca Makkai

Before and After the Book Deal

By Courtney Maum

Publishing tips from an author who’s made mistakes (so you don't have to)

THE newsletter you need if you're a writer hoping to get published.

- Rebecca Makkai

The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus

By Erika Dreifus/The Practicing Writer Newsletter

Curating fee-free (AND paying) calls and competitions—plus other resources—for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.