An endless entanglement of art and language, prose and paint, seam and stitch. All art and words are copyright@2025 by National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart.
Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).
Writer, Editor, Reader, Host. Updates on the Where I'm From Series, along with notes on other projects; Where I'm From Memoir, Sibling Loss Anthology, film projects, podcasts and more. Also what I'm reading and loving. And pretty pictures.
Welcome to Let's Talk Memoir where you can find the latest on Let's Talk Memoir podcast, my upcoming workshops, memoir writing tools & encouragement, & support for memoirists at all stages of the memoir writing process. Let's get memoir-y together!
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.
From the creator of Sassy, Jane and XO Jane, a place for stories by folks of all genders, races, sexualities, creeds, sizes, cultures, ages, classes, kinks, quirks, and ports of call. Welcome!
Casey Mulligan Walsh writes about life at the intersection of grief and joy and embracing the in-between. Her memoir, The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared, was published by Motina Books in February 2025.
Pine State is a newsletter that offers chatter on publishing, DIY publicity advice, and as much fun as the Hokey Pokey for writers & readers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity
GET GUTSY, a play on the word "guts," highlights the connection between gut health and courage--and how I published my debut, PAPER BAGS, at 77 yrs. old.
