Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

A place to gather for deep connection, real talk, uplifting energy and creative prompts! Let's hang out, friends!

Welcome to Let's Talk Memoir where you can find the latest on Let's Talk Memoir podcast, my upcoming workshops, memoir writing tools & encouragement, & support for memoirists at all stages of the memoir writing process. Let's get memoir-y together!

Something odd will cross my mind, or a memory will catch me off guard, or my monkey mind will swing from the ceiling fan, or a tiny ant will crawl up the bookcase next to my chair. Then I get curious and curiosity is the first step in an unknown direction

Once upon a time I worked in magazines. Writing about life as an American in Amsterdam.

Open your world with poetry

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Birds, death, life off-grid

This is heart work

Reflections on what it means to be human in a world that sometimes dehumanizes us. Tenderness, embodiment, community, human development, and of course, holding space.

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

Traveling the world in search of art. Meeting people, experiencing world cultures and food, and exploring the natural world are close seconds.

Stephanie's Substack for Daily Poems, Words That Fly

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press, co-founder of Memoir Nation, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

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Poet, Unitarian Universalist minister, dog trainer, singer, contra dancer, expert in making something tasty out of whatever is in the fridge.

Coming of aging is becoming wiser as we grow older. I'm honest, deep, inquisitive, and sometimes funny as I document my bumpy road from older to elder. Sometimes topics from my past creep in: money, time, dialog, freedom. All grist for the wisdom mill.

Writing between the pages of a poetry practice.

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on living in liminal space, evolution, and returning to yourself.

My personal Substack

Poems, essays and commentaries as well as insights from my Three Sundays Series.