Thoughts on living a real life in an unreal world.

A place to explore the way the short story works.

A newsletter that explores the intersection of literature and music.

Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Let's have fun together, teaching your children to be travelers, not just a tourist while we bring the world around us into our homes through art, design, music, food, nature, and more...

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.

recipes, stories and unsolicited advice from alison roman