World traveling octogenarian leans into life wherever he is.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Get the classic novel Dracula, emailed to you in real time as it happens.

Humor, poetry, and rants on being a human, a women and a mother staring into the abyss of the American dream. Writers are Elizabeth Howard, Eric Vajentic, and others.

Independent accountability journalism.

this is an embrace of the feral side of each one of us that likes to leave, meander, wander, discover — that maybe even needs to. a collage of thoughts and artworks delivered monthly/quarterly/infrequently by artist, writer, photographer jenn stark.

The ongoing tale of the survival of Frances Story, a sober-married lesbian-poet/writer-editor-teacher-reader-stepmom-woman-zoophilist-introvert-entrepreneur-aspiring camper who generally loathes labels.

"I don't know exactly what a prayer is / I do know how to pay attention" - Mary Oliver

A place to explore the way the short story works.

The day's most fascinating news from the Internet's Managing Editor

An ongoing journey about searching, discovery, thought and creativity

I help people think more clearly about relationships, agency, and creativity. I hang with our kids. We live on a windswept island in the Baltic Sea.

Daily, non-fiction writing prompts + promoting creative work, media literacy, narrative challenging and writing business sprinkled in, too.

In a past life, I used my art to tell other people’s stories through theatre. Now, I tell my own stories wrapped in ink, magic, and humor, and you'll find them here.

Life, shenanigans, and my cat - mostly my cat.

My personal Substack

Contemplation of the small moments that make a big life through poetry, short prose, and collage art.

dreams from the outer realms; echoes from a distant heart