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What can you expect?

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Biweekly dispatches containing:

  • Short essays on writing and creativity
  • What I’m writing, reading, and watching
  • Creative resources
  • Occasional interviews with creative folks
  • Farm-to-table memes and TikToks

This newsletter has been featured in Poets & Writers and recommended by Ann Friedman for "Best Creativity" in her 2021 Inbox Awards.

Who are you?

The author in a black jumpsuit reading her essay from Slant'd Issue 02 at the Museum of Chinese in America
A reading at the Slant'd Issue 02 launch party at the Museum of Chinese in America

I’m Nicole (aka nicoledonut), a writer and engineer. My short stories and essays have been published in Catapult, Eater, Electric Literature, and Jellyfish Review. I read 52 books every year.

To read my work, visit my website.

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