Welcome to On Things—a newsletter by Madeleine Dore exploring the things we do, feel and encounter in our creative and everyday lives.

Sent as a weekly dispatch, you’ll find a miscellany of thoughtful reads, daily observations, conversation fragments, experiments, and handpicked poems.

Everything is lovingly assembled to inspire, comfort and invite you to ponder.

About me

I’m Madeleine Dore, a writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent.

I spent over five years asking creative thinkers how they navigate their days on my blog Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts.

The lessons culminated in my first book, I Didn’t Do The Thing Today. It’s filled with insights on how to embrace the ebb and flow of our work, creativity and life.

My work continues to explore themes of creativity, curiosity and connection, both in this newsletter, and my most recent project also here on Susbtack, A social life, with friends.

Much like life, this newsletter is an ongoing experiment. I hope these dispatches will inspire you to cherish little things, discover remarkable things, explore conflicting things—and be reminded of the important things.

Sending good things,
Madeleine