I believe that words can be bridges bringing us to one another. If you're like me and like to dig deeper into ourselves, go beyond the surface of things, and think about our place in all of this, then you'll find a home here.
It's the depth, people! A thoughtful culling of some of depth psychology's most inspired thinkers, from the Greeks to contemporary writers. It's a keeper!
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.
The delights, surprises, and discoveries I've found after moving from the American suburbs to a small Italian village over a decade ago. Consider Itch your 3-minute escape to Italy.
The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.
I am an incurable memoir addict. I love reading it, teaching it, and writing it. Here you will find stories from a life, but you will also learn how to write it, and how memoir can be transformative beyond the page.
Life happens. We get interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing, like grieving, is an act of love. I got interrupted, but I didn't give up. Join me! A Substack Featured Publication.
An Iowan and a coastal elitist walk into a bar...and, spoiler, they're both me.
I write about community, connection, and magical moments in rural Iowa, which I'm rediscovering after two decades in San Francisco. I'm also working on my eighth novel.
Literature, language, travel, adventures, food and wine!
Monica writes about the things that matter - well outside of the news, of politics, of the mundane. And does it like she's talking to you after at least one glass of wine - with poetry. Always moved by her writing.
A newsletter for those who love travel, books, history, and beautiful things. I write about the inspiring history of women travel writers, and share my own travels - with a passion for sharing the stories of the people and places I meet along the way.
I’m terrified by America’s fascism trend and disgusted that my party is now a Trump cult. My time inside the system and in the probe of the January 6 attack has left me with just an ember of hope. Making it grow requires the hard truth. Can we handle it?
Life lessons in embracing desire in every decade from a late-blooming woman in her 60s, still in the process of becoming. We thrive by planting our roots in all three dimensions at once: mind, body and spirit.