Outermost Writing from Cape Cod

A celebration of poetry and historical interest pieces

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Personal essays with practical advice about trail running, mountain life & midlife grit.

Essays on civilization. myth, politics, ecology

Emotionally nuanced personal and political essays, serialized fiction, and poetry about life, culture, and social issues. Sign up to get a FREE copy of my hit short story, "Pomegranates!"

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

Any and all things Cape Cod, political, historical, environmental, personal, controversial -- and ways the Cape is a Bonsai, small but full of complexity and beauty.

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

A newsletter that brings science and nuance to parenting advice and challenges fear-mongering, shame-inducing content.

Books! Brought to you by a middle school librarian on Cape Cod.

figuring out how to be and care for ethical, joyful humans in beautiful, horrible times

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Think more about the culture that surrounds you