A personal blog by editor Ben Craske mixing family news, such as the birth of his son, with practical editorial advice for journalists and reflections on writing craft like flash fiction and handling rejection. The sample reads as warm and candid, though the editorial tips are fairly standard.
Website: https://www.benjamincraske.com/
A weekly newsletter from the author of Steal Like an Artist, mixing curated lists of links and quotations with typewriter interviews of artists and writers conducted by mail. Readers get creative inspiration, book and art recommendations, and a personal view of a working creative life.
Murphy Trueman writes essays on design systems, governance and organisational practice, including permissions for AI agents, the trap of copied patterns in measurement, and writing style in an era of AI-suspicion. The posts combine personal experience with concrete examples, such as wrapper components that inflate adoption metrics.
Author Cheryl Strayed shares personal essays on grief, loss, running and writing, along with occasional author interviews in her 'Tells Us' series. Readers get intimate, candid first-person reflection and literary conversation about craft.
Personal essays on philosophy, ideas, American religion and propaganda, mixing memoir with literary and cultural reference. Readers get reflective, carefully crafted writing on attention, fear and how to stay grounded amid political and informational turmoil.
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