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Ancient Rome, Modern Witch

By Serena S. Witzke

A history of witchcraft in ancient Greece and Rome with adaptations for the modern practicing witch.

Rootsie

By Rita Ott Ramstad

Dispatches from a small, creative life

Another of my very favorite personal essayists here on Substack.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Personal Statements

By Irena Smith

I helped high schoolers write college essays for years, and now I’m applying my best advice—write what you know—to my own essays. Topics: domestic disturbances, midlife indignities, neighborhood nemeses, nostalgia for my bygone youth, petty grudges.

Funny, smart, wise, touching - one of my very favorite Substacks.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

State of Wonder

By Constance Ford

A newsletter about visions, transformation, and writing. Currently, I'm focused on writing a serialized memoir about my former life as an Evangelical.

Her serialized memoir of a soul-stifling marriage will have you on the edge of your seat.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

Everyone loves Holly's newsletter. Beautiful, funny, moving stories.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Anne of Green Places

By Anne Thomas

I write my way through the nooks and crannies of the natural+human world - currently in Grenoble, France, gateway to the French Alps. Place, history, ecology, art.

The natural world pictured in a way that speaks to the imagination and the soul.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Inner Life

By Joshua Doležal

An open conversation about the life of the mind.

Contemplative essays about the self in the world.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Amazement Seeker

By Rona Maynard

Celebrating discovery in art, writing and the moment as it flies

One of THE top personal essayists on Substack. Extraordinary, observant writing. I never miss it.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

If you're a writer and you don't read Writing on the Dark, get to it. Find terrific prompts, the best advice about writing, and a warm, welcoming community.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Erin In The Morning

By Erin Reed

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

Erin Reed reports the latest news on legislation and executive orders affecting trans people. Don't look away.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Mary Tabor "Only connect ..."

By <Mary L. Tabor>

The arts, books, movies, a course: Write it!, The Writing Life, (Re)Making Love: a memoir in serial chapters (fully up now), Who by Fire: a serial novel.

Mary is one of the finest first-person essayists on Substack. Moving, intelligent and open.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Read just one of Jane's beautiful personal essays and you'll be glad you did.

- Elizabeth Bobrick

Chop Wood, Carry Water

By Jess Craven

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants.

Practical advice for resisting the totalitarians who want to destroy our democracy.

- Elizabeth Bobrick