A personal essay newsletter by a freelance writer whose work appears in outlets like The New York Times, Esquire and The Guardian. Each issue is a funny, observational piece of creative nonfiction about home life, family, aging and daily rituals.
Website: https://krugerwrites.com
A weekly email of flash nonfiction, with each issue a short personal essay or memoir piece. Recent issues cover the limits of language for describing smell and taste, an old family cemetery in Kentucky, and faking injury in Army basic training.
A newsletter of first-person narrative essays built around small, vivid encounters, such as a date, a park workout and a rideshare, with attention to physical detail. Readers get literary, observational nonfiction rather than news or how-to content.
A creative nonfiction newsletter by Alicia Boettjer with personal, reflective stories about being human. Issues include first-person essays such as one on living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), with content warnings and research woven into the narrative.
Annie Howard's personal newsletter mixes reflections on music, live shows, teaching creative nonfiction, Chicago life, and queer identity with thoughts on cities and organizing. Readers get warm, literary essays that connect intimate experiences to broader ideas about meaning and community.
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