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Recommended by Lyssa Reese

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

Are you afraid you’ve gone numb to the world? That you feel nothing anymore? Do you want to be cracked open? To experience love and loss? Joy and sorrow? I dare you to read this column and remain locked in your head.

- Lyssa Reese

Intimations: A Writer's Discourse

By Grant Faulkner

How we write is how we live. And how we live is how we write. A dose of creative writing for the soul.

Grant is a brilliant writer whose posts always include a nugget of value.

- Lyssa Reese

A World of Your Own

By Debra Engle

Where writing and life meet—stories, reflections, and prompts to help you live more deeply and write more truly.

Deb Engle is one of my favorite people on this planet. Her posts are heartfelt and true.

- Lyssa Reese

Out With Lanterns

By Julie Barton

Out With Lanterns, a daily poetry practice with Julie Barton

f you don’t subscribe to Julie Barton’s weekly poetry practice, take a look. They won’t all resonate with the deep, soul-stirring force of a church bell. But when they do, you’ll feel it—like the wind, rippling your surface.

- Lyssa Reese

Sean of the South

By Sean Dietrich

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, stand-up storyteller, and musician, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Southern Living, and he makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

Sean's posts are cleverly written missives from the heart. He never fails to make me feel a little more deeply--a little more alive.

- Lyssa Reese

What Comes Next?

By Abigail Thomas

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

Creative Eldering

By Stephanie Raffelock

Musings, memories and myth-making from the edges of a long and grateful life.

Stephanie explores the way our lives change as we grow and age. Always interesting, often deeply engaging.

- Lyssa Reese

Writerly Things with Brooke Warner

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.

Brooke's posts are thoughtful, kind, and timely information for writers. I appreciate the time she takes to post these.

- Lyssa Reese

CURIOSITY

By Julie Cantrell

CURIOSITY offers an escape from the daily grind. It's a place to share questions and conversations with like-minded souls. It delivers a dose of brainfood to ease your insatiable thirst for knowledge.

Julie explores something different with every post. Engage your fun side in wondering...

- Lyssa Reese

FindYourVoice2 ~ Changing Tides

By Charlee Graham

Charlee's heart shines through every post.

- Lyssa Reese

Grist for the Mill with Anastasia Zadeik

Moments, memories, metaphors, and musings

Subscribe to this post. Anastasia is a brilliant writer, and her thoughts provoke deep musings.

- Lyssa Reese

Moonstone Magic

By Donna Stevens Kehl

Intuitive Inspiration Drawn from Walks in Nature: Finding the Path Within

Accept Donna's invitation to slow down and find magic and poetry in your everyday life.

- Lyssa Reese

Bridget M Beck

Author- Women’s Fiction,Poet,Painter,Public Speaker,Youth Expert,Risk Taker,Cardiac Critical Care Nurse, Farmers from Iowa,Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse, Former Chief Juvenile Court Officer,Farmers from Iowa

Bridget is writing about raising teens with Grace. she calls it the holy work of helping shape young minds.

- Lyssa Reese