Founder of The Savoring Collective. Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Girlfriends' Soul. Betting on myself. Sharing how I do it. Savoring it all.

Essays about my formerly dysfunctional life, the family I came from and how I recovered. It's funny, sometimes a bit dark, and very, very real.

Midlife, the body, and learning how to live well inside it. Essays for women who are done pushing and ready for a more intelligent, sustainable way forward. Here, we slow down, listen inward, and remember we don’t have to do it alone. ♥

Sharp comedic essays on human nature and culture, both of which can be quite fun and very odd.

Exploring the burdens and blessings of life in the sandwich generation—juggling the needs of my parents and son with special needs—and encouraging others in similar seasons

Memoir-driven stories & unfiltered reflections on life’s most ordinary, beautiful & ridiculous moments. All served with a twist of humor.

Humorous, observational, sometimes irrelevant, always relatable parenthood non-advice.

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

A community for midlife women who want to write, connect, and grow on Substack, from the editors of Midstory Magazine.

GenX essayist chasing creative entrepreneurship, raising teens, and trying to like kale. We're on this odyssey together.

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Join me as I share a drawing a week to rekindle the joy of creating. Includes random musings on inspiration, motivation and how to keep pouring from your creative cup even when it feels like there's a hole in it.

Sharing good things every week: a terrific book, a writing idea, a simple recipe you will love!

Sober, aging caregiver for a parent w/ dementia, formerly: that naked drunk girl. Funny. Lucid. Heart-wrenching ™ . I write what I know is true. Multiple anthologies, Hippocampus, Oldster, ShortReads…

Women At The Edge Of The Woods: A modern publication for women in their second becoming. Feminine sovereignty and crone wisdom for women over 50.

When you’ve lived a thousand stories in one lifetime, they beg to be shared. I write Memoir and Personal Essay, but never fiction. You might find that hard to believe when you read about my shitty life.

Candidly sharing my book's journey to forthcoming publication. Enthusiastically recommending favorite reads. Frequently fangirling. Has too many thoughts. Please, take some.

A humorous newsletter connecting the dots between midlife misadventures, pop culture, books, and the fun/horrors of being human, along with an insider's look at my trad publishing journey.

I obsess over what's happening right now — the trends, the viral moments, the cultural shifts everyone's talking about (or should be).

A place to read, share, and learn to write meaningful stories.

stories + less

The newsletter for people who long to say no

Writer in London working at a tiny indie London bookshop + latest news from my book - Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

Personal essays and updates from a recovering corporate marketer on a quest to build a purposeful, creative life in Vermont. Spoiler: life is not a Hallmark movie.

Personal essays without the rambling. Come join the Intensity Squad.

Autism, Diversity, and Belonging Across Cultures and Expectations

Former Ballet Dancer 20+ years. Pilates professional for over 20 years. Owner of Authentic Pilates in Aledo, TX. Licensed RN. Dedicated Boy Mom. Lover of all movement. Love cats and blue hues.