Whiskey & Words

Weird stuff happens to me. I write about it. Chronically observant GenX mom raising teens and pretending surprise houseguests are ok. Kombucha hater.

A membership community for midlife women who want to write, connect, and grow on Substack, from the editors of Midstory Magazine.

Personal essays on mid-life, feminism, fuckwittery and the joy of being alive.

The Creative Year is a place for personal essays, book reviews, and all my musings as I navigate through my personal creative year.

A cauldron of inspiration, wildness and unapologetically messy humanness. Here you'll find personal stories, recipes and magical realism celebrating life and hedonism.

This is a Substack for creators seeking to ideate in constantly varied settings. Chaotic in nature, art challenges content creation culture. You are not a machine.

Where life’s unexpected moments get filed away—sometimes neatly, sometimes under “figure it out later.” From writer/creator Ash, expect weekly musings, honest stories, and a reminder that no one has life entirely figured out [least of all me].

A newsletter that pulls on the threads of modern life, exploring our relationship with technology, nature and one another 🦋

Writer in London working at a tiny indie London bookshop + latest news from my book - Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

brief glimpse of how someone like me ends up like this

Essays on transitions, culture, modern life, and the creative self through the liminal lens of a post-career, Gen X empty nester. With curated links, delivered weekly.

A conversation covering music, life, and culture through the eyes and mind of a Gen X kid still looking for answers.

The reader is my notebook

Think more about the culture that surrounds you