Personal essays that use small anecdotes, such as a forgotten workflow, Dolly Parton's tattoos and a college job at a photo lab, to reflect on how people learn, disclose and develop. Readers get reflective, carefully written pieces that question performative self-improvement and conventional ideas of success.
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A personal newsletter of reflective essays by an avalanche forecaster, covering mentorship, risk, rescue stories and the human side of working in snow and mountain safety. Issues range from longer meditations to brief seasonal notes and shared films.
Etgar Keret, an Israeli author, publishes personal essays, stories and reflections, including travelogue pieces about book events abroad and writing on life in Israel after October 7. Readers get literary, introspective writing with dark humor and moral wrestling with political and emotional turmoil.
Short weekly personal essays by a church pastor, rooted in the pond, wildlife and weather around a church, each ending in a prayer. They reflect on grace, attention, ecological renewal and community through concrete observation.
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