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After Dinner Conversation - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story

Curated short story fiction every Thursday with a philosophical and ethical focus direct from our literary magazine. Perfect for a quiet read, classrooms, or books clubs. $ subscriptions help us pay writers!

Open Secrets

Open Secrets is an online magazine for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel at opensecretsmag at gmail.com

It's Not Us

By Sara Eckel

The system is crazy. We don't have to be.

Narratively

Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity.

Kurt Vonnegut Radio

By Gabe Hudson

If Kurt Vonnegut had a podcast, this is what it would sound like

Creative Practice

By Tajja Isen

Dispatches on writing, editing, and navigating the vortex of publishing

How To Be Old

By Lyn Slater

Essays and more, by Lyn Slater, AKA the Accidental Icon. Taking the tackiest tropes of age and beauty and turning them into objects of pride through the study of fashion. And I have a book that does just that. Coming March 12, How to Be Old.

How To Get Unstuck

By Amy Shearn

Writing your way out of the restlessness

Pine State Publicity

By Cassie Mannes Murray

Publicity & marketing news, tips & tricks for writers and publishers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity

Book publicity and marketing intel from one of the best in the biz.

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Writing Our Lives

By Vanessa Mártir

My work is grounded in 1980s Bushwick, Brooklyn, a neglected Black and Brown neighborhood that I left when I was 13. I return to my home hood in my stories to make visible the invisible, & chronicle my life in the tradition of Esmeralda Santiago.

Beyond

By Jane Ratcliffe

Intimate conversations with today's greatest heart-centered minds. Get insightful, exclusive interviews conducted by veteran interviewer and author Jane Ratcliffe.

Jane Ratcliffe is a wonderful interviewer and writer.

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Before and After the Book Deal

By Courtney Maum

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

Such a great resource!

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Girls of a Certain Age

By Kim France

Style advice, shopping picks, pop culture, and opinion for over-40 women and the over-40-curious, from former Sassy staffer and Lucky Magazine founding editor in chief Kim France.

The Melt by Jason Diamond

By Jason Diamond

The Melt is Jason Diamond's reader-supported look at old, new, and evolving classics.

surfacing

By Mikki Halpin

Surfacing is a newsletter about the things I see and hear. Topics may include: puffin erotics, conceptual art, robots, sharks, media criticism, correct pop culture opinions, spies, disability, and the daily indignities of being me.

The Small Bow

By A.J. Daulerio

Essays about mental health and sobriety. "The Small Bow is not just for those in recovery. Lots of stories with a huge heart that manages to be hilarious and easy while making you question everything you were certain of about yourself.” – Esquire

Incredible first-person writing on recovery and mental health. Always a must-read.

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Jill Filipovic

Politics, women’s rights, foreign affairs, and law

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

Essays, criticism, and interviews on food culture, media, and politics sent out on Monday morning. Friday's From the Kitchen dispatch for paid subscribers includes recipes and recommendations. 📍 San Juan, Puerto Rico

HONEY STAY SUPER

By Kimberly Harrington

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?

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