Surya Means Sun

144-word essays, book stuff, writing stuff, etc.

letters and essays about fiction, power, beauty and how we live and think, from a novelist, nice things enjoyer, sometimes-organizer. "This newsletter feels like the best of the old internet." - Lit Hub

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health

sustaining creative work in a busy life, midlife reinvention, and figuring out how to be happier at home

Craft essays and criticism on writing, books, and fat liberation from the author of Housemates, Fat Swim, and The Third Rainbow Girl.

Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

Support for writers who want to build a sustainable, energetically aligned creative practice in the middle of real life.

An almost-weekly meditation on life or creative writing. Home of Sit & Write, a drop-in coworking group for creative writers.

rumbles and mumbles about anything and everything

Think more about the culture that surrounds you