Little essays and things about creativity, parenting, science, and maybe occasionally basketball.

Word nerdery, fun language history, and word puzzles.

A newsletter about the books I'm reading, loving, and hating

Short fiction and non-fiction. The pleasure is ALL mine!

Covering food and drink across the American South as though it mattered as much as crime and politics (because it does.)

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things.

An almost real-time account of one novel's creation.

A 'brilliant high-low fusion of an old art form and modern story telling device.' - Esquire.

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.