Taking a weekly look at what might go right, rather than focusing relentlessly on all that is going wrong.

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.

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A show case for my work, I stream fiction before it goes to print, publish essays & interviews, and champion indie lit fiction by increasing visibility, challenging stigma, and proving quality.

This is heart work

A Bit of Good News is a weekly newsletter offering positive news stories, inspiring quotes, fun facts, simple pleasures and tips on how to spread joy and kindness.

No homework. No small talk. Just reading with friends.

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Scrumptious writing from Emily Sanders Hopkins