The Decoy is a blog-style newsletter that publishes personal and literary pieces under the banner of poetics, politics, and practices. The excerpts show only issue titles, such as 'Icarus' and 'Questions For My Mom's Surgeon', so the content seems reflective and essayistic.
Website: https://thedecoy.blog/
Poems, essays and commentary from poet David Whyte, with context on how and where each piece was written. Readers get reflective writing on love, resentment, nature and everyday human experience, plus material from his Three Sundays Series.
Nelson George writes about Black music, film and culture, mixing interview-based profiles, remembrances and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own projects. Readers get first-person reporting and personal context from a veteran music and culture journalist and filmmaker.
Personal essays and poetry that use everyday moments such as cooking, commuting and dancing to reflect on decisions, place and the limits of perception. Readers get literary, introspective writing that mixes memoir with cultural and mythic references.
A personal newsletter of essays, poems and love letters by Kristin Lueke, written from her home in New Mexico. Readers get reflective, intimate writing about mental health, nature, pets and slowing down, plus occasional news of her poetry and music projects.
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