Kathmandu Alley Cat

Poetry, literary opportunities, & creative inspiration from author, editor, and poet, Kelli Russell Agodon.

A newsletter for food writers. Come on in!

Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts, a food writer who doesn't take himself too seriously.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Thai food in America and several long-considered but barely filtered thoughts on the subject (plus, of course, recipes)

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Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2025 it begins 5/31!)

Essays by Heather Havrilesky, Ask Polly columnist and author of Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage (2022), What If This Were Enough? (2018), How to Be a Person in the World (2016), and Disaster Preparedness (2011)