Published inThe Personal Essayist·Nov 24Troubles, Brexit, and a Deer HideBy Sharon Heller — Different troubles are still troubles; only memory blurs the lines. “It’s a deer hide,” he says to the woman sitting opposite him on the Belfast to Bangor train, nodding at the package he’d just placed in the overhead rack. “From Lapland. Bought it in the Christmas Market. Only ninety quid…Essay2 min readEssay2 min read
Published inThe Personal Essayist·Nov 18Member-onlyI used to be White (well, I thought I was White)By Rachel Lutwick-Deaner — Essay1 min readEssay1 min read
Published infor creatives newsletter·Nov 17Member-onlyCreative Minds Need to RuminateGet some rest! — This post was originally published on SubStack. for creatives is a reader-supported publication on substack. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Most writers understand the need to feed a creative mind. We must constantly be reading, viewing, listening to, and absorbing…Creativity4 min readCreativity4 min read
Published infor creatives newsletter·Nov 17Member-onlyHow the Internet Thinks You Should Price Your Freelance WritingAnd what you should actually do — This post was originally published on SubStack. for creatives is a reader-supported publication on substack. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Are your freelance writing rates set so high that nobody wants to hire you? I thought mine were. I was…Freelancing6 min readFreelancing6 min read
Published infor creatives newsletter·Nov 17Member-onlyA Creative Life is All I’ve Ever WantedWhat is the “for creatives” Newsletter? — Do you focus on your creative side? Want to? for creatives is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. for creatives | Jason Weiland | Substack The playbook for modern creatives, weaving together the threads of business, freelancing, educational enlightenment…forcreatives.substack.comCreative5 min readCreative5 min read
Published inThe Personal Essayist·Nov 15On Being a Settlerby Isabella Mori — I am a white grandmother living in a place called Canada. Or, let me try this: I am a settler living on Indigenous land. What does it mean to be a settler? When I first heard the term applied to anyone — mostly white people? — who is not Indigenous…Essay1 min readEssay1 min read
Published inThe Personal Essayist·Nov 10What’s New on The Personal EssayistJoin us! — As many of you know, we moved The Personal Essayist over to Substack and turned it into an online literary magazine. We have been getting so many submissions! Our first post is called “Teaching at 10,000 feet.” A.G. Elrod is a Lecturer of English at the HZ University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. Teaching at 10,000 Feet An Unexpected Lesson - By A.G. Elrodpersonalessayist.substack.comEssay1 min readEssay1 min read
Published inThe Personal Essayist·Oct 21The Personal Essayist is Moving to SubstackTime to become a real literary journal — As I have been moving most of my personal assets off Medium, I am finally doing the same with The Personal Essayist. I want to turn this publication into a real literary journal finally. This is going to involve moving the pub over to Substack and starting a subscription program. …Journal2 min readJournal2 min read
Oct 5Member-onlyRenaissance man. Multipotentialite. Dilettante.I’ve been called many things — I sometimes envy people who can pick one thing for life and stick with it no matter what, or pick a niche and make a name for themselves. There has never been a period in my life where I only worked on one project or wrote about one topic. …Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Aug 23Member-onlyThe Journey to My Undergrad Degree was Rewarding in the EndJust watch what I do now — I get into conversations with different people and have to wonder. …Education4 min readEducation4 min read
