World Press Freedom Day was established by the United Nations to celebrate the right to freely impart and receive information. Without it, there is no freedom of expression, the universal human right that…
Hi folks, As those of you who’ve been here for a while know, the month ahead is usually just a list of dates with the day’s relevant aspects and a description of what it entails for your writing life. (…
At Substack, we’re focused on building for and with writers. Read on for a rundown of what we’ve released in the past few weeks—from an upgraded podcast player to launching new leaderboard categories.…
Hi friends, Welcome, welcome to your week’s bit of serotonin, glitter, and sunshine. Which, as always, is sorely needed. This is the edition of Field Notes when we all share the small and sometimes not…
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Hello, and happy Monday. Today I have a really exciting announcement for you all, so I’m just going to get into it! 😍 ✏️ Still processing. I’m so excited to say that I joined forces with Yanyi (poet &…
“My Grandchild,”1865, albumen print, Julia Margaret Cameron. Cameron was a 48-year-old British mother of six in 1863 when her daughter, also named Julia, gave her a camera for Christmas. Of that gift,…
Tem sentimento que só toma forma quando surge também na boca do outro. Foi assim quando ouvi Tati Bernardi e Vinicius Calderoni falando da dificuldade de ser corpo, do esforço para não levar uma vida inteira…
Hi friends, It’s finals week here for me here in Arizona, which means I’ve made it to the end of another academic year, my tenth as a professor. Thankfully, my classes this semester were among the most…
A note: the formatting of indented lines doesn’t show up on the final draft of this post, so here is a link to a photo of the poem. Beatitude Love everything. Love the sky and sea, trees and rivers, mountains…