the braid

Musings on post-divorce life, sex and culture by a mid-40s mom whose libido has gone through the roof.

a closer look at self-concept, culture, politics, and emotions through the female experience.

The outlet to discuss my thoughts on things, whether that be those more related to my personal life, or my subjective view on world events.

Join me as I share a drawing a week to rekindle the joy of creating. Includes random musings on inspiration, motivation and how to keep pouring from your creative cup even when it feels like there's a hole in it.

some folksy Jewish wisdom to honor my dad.

Dispatches on consumerism, creativity, and sustainability. Also other things. Very rarely about tea.

sex, suicide and rock & roll

At Capacity is a newsletter for people who bite off more than they can chew and then keep chewing anyway.

Essays, Ideas, "Butterfly Thoughts", Vignettes, Experiments and more by Lyn Slater

Culture, media, politics and parenting. Oh, did someone say pick a lane? Adorable.

I write about how and why we keep going. Stories, meditations, and hard-won wisdom from my heart to yours.

Jenny Mollen Biggs and Diablo Cody take turns asking each other personal questions. It's sort of like truth or dare where you can only pick truth.

Nonserious reports on whatever's going on in my head—and recommendations for things you might enjoy.

poetry • pottery • paper cuts ✏️🏺✂️

“It is not often that someone comes along who's a true friend and a good writer. [Kate Schatz aspires to be] both.” NYT-bestselling author of RAD WOMEN books, DO THE WORK w/ W. Kamau Bell, & more. Educator, editor, coach, mom, forever feminist. Also gay.

This isn’t a gospel of perfection—it’s a gospel of survival. A gospel written in scars, not scripture.

Just a type-A kid from the farm

Musings + prompts to provoke, empower and inspire your path to sovereignty, whole-hearted living, and radical creative unleashing.

Feminist takes on literature and culture.

A newsletter where we can be curious about everything.

Comitragic cogitations on a brazenly eclectic range of topics, including perimenopause, parenting, writing, mortality, excess tupperware, and failing at mindfulness

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

A newsletter on sex, pop culture, and feminism.

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.

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

Every weekday, two hours of music that's perfect for working (no vocals).

A newsletter that's pro-Big-Life-Changes. Creating a new life after 50, after marriage, after kids, after publishing, and after moving 11,000 times. So sick of learning and growing I could barf. Making you think, laugh, and feel. Sorry.