Jason West's Solving Stories explores storytelling as a form of remedy, puzzle-solving and craft, drawing on psychology, cognitive science and structure. Readers get short essays on why stories matter and practical thinking about publishing and making narrative work.
Website: https://www.solvingstories.com/
A literary newsletter by novelist Elif Shafak that weaves reflections on paintings, books, folklore and storytelling traditions with drawn-from-notebook anecdotes and news of her own work. Readers get personal, essayistic meditations on how stories and ideas travel across cultures.
Martin Shaw shares original folk tales, mythic storytelling and personal road reflections alongside audio and event announcements. Readers get literary retellings rooted in Devon and Dartmoor folklore and glimpses of a working storyteller's life.
A serialized, first-person nonfiction story about the author's time accompanying a friend, Brooke, through the end of her life in hospice in 2021, built from recordings and reflection. Issues blend transcribed conversations with personal digressions on death, care and Zen perspective.
Personal essays and fiction-tinged storytelling rooted in the American South, where a sense of place, family history and regional landscape anchor each piece. Readers get literary, carefully observed narratives about memory, belonging and small-town life.
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