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Eleanor Anstruther on the Importance of Imagination, What Happens When You’re Severed, and How To Recover Reality
A contemplation of the nature of reality, the legacy of the British Empire, and the impact of Boarding School Syndrome
Oct 9
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Jane Ratcliffe
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The Kind of Fun That Bubbles out of Your Chest
The Body, Brain, and Books: Eleven Questions with writer R.L. Maizes
Oct 6
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Jane Ratcliffe
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For Love Of Bodies!
On feminist collective liberation, safe and unsafe spaces, freedom from the hardest thing, and let's stop hating our bodies!
Oct 2
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Jane Ratcliffe
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September 2025
Making The Peace
On the glory of friendships that start out rough and messy and end up steady and tender and peaceful.
Sep 25
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Jane Ratcliffe
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We’re All As Holy as the Holiest Folks Who Ever Lived
The Body, Brain, and Books: Eleven Questions with mother and writer Isabel Cowles Murphy
Sep 22
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Craft Advice with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part II
On writing about others as an act of love, the emotional beat of writing, what happens after you finish your final draft, and a really fantastic prompt!
Sep 19
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Craft Advice with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part I
On writing in seasons, daily writing practice, hearing your own words, brutally honest feedback, the easy and hard parts of memoir and fiction, and…
Sep 18
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Stewarding My Soul: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part II
On not abandoning ourselves, the job of staying well, healthy sponsorship, and the miracle of Pepita!
Sep 12
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Stewarding My Soul: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part I
On turning people into your personal god, confronting bullies, truth as the safest place in the world, compliance and codependency, and the lies we tell…
Sep 11
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Jane Ratcliffe
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There Are Always Weeds To Pull In The Garden
The Body, Brain, and Books: Eleven Questions with poet and teacher John Allen Taylor
Sep 8
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Three Writing Prompts!
George Saunders, Rene Denfeld, and Brandon Taylor offer guidance for when you want to write but can't figure out where to begin!
Sep 4
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Jane Ratcliffe
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August 2025
Craft Advice with Anna Malaika Tubbs
On a day in the life of a writer, organizing extensive research, braiding narratives, vulnerability, and how to know what you're supposed to be writing…
Aug 28
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Jane Ratcliffe
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