Notes from the Journey Westward

Open your world with poetry

Every month The Tumbleweed blows in with inspiration, thoughts on art, writing, and creativity, book recommendations, and assorted whimsy.

Thinking through poetry

Occasional essays and updates on my writing, my whims, whatever I want

Latest News in Lit Mag Publishing

Writings on adventure, environment, and the West.

Poetry, Books, Theology

What if we could build something better?

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.

Journalism + Essays + Thoughts on Writing from Leah Sottile

This is the place where the story gets wild.

Cities are wild places. So are our lives. In Urban Wild, Simmons Buntin explores the untamed edges of fatherhood, place, and creativity, offering personal essays and insights into community-building and our connection to the more-than-human-world.

Reports from the messy interface of nature and the human experience.

The Southlander is the biweekly email newsletter of Southlands, a magazine devoted to exploring the wild South. Issue one in print fall 2025. Pre-order at southlandsmag.com