Austin Kleon

Jan 24, 2025 | jillianhess.substack.com | Jillian Hess |Austin Kleon

‘Tis the season to write about Bob Dylan, considering that a new movie about the Nobel-Prize winning, genre-defying artist will be in theaters next week. I’d guess that Dylan is right when he claims the film will offer “a version of me.” I’ve wanted to write about Dylan’s notes for a while, and now feels like the perfect time. I’m excited to share a few secrets to Dylan’s creativity hidden in his notes. According to his friends, Dylan was always scribbling in his notebooks.

Jan 22, 2025 | strangersguide.substack.com | Abby Rapoport |Austin Kleon

Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. Passport is our monthly letter from the SG team, sharing more about what we’re working on, what we’re enjoying and what’s on our minds.

Jan 10, 2025 | austinkleon.substack.com | Austin Kleon

Hey y’all, Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:Raymond Carver liked to quote Isak Dinesen, who said that she wrote a little every day, without hope and without despair. “Someday,” he wrote, “I’ll put that on a three-by-five-card and tape it to the wall beside my desk.” The poet Tess Gallagher said Dinesen’s words were a “quiet banner of determination” that flew over the last decade of Carver’s life.

Dec 8, 2024 | wesley.substack.com | Wesley Verhoeve |Austin Kleon

Dear friends,This week, I’m excited to share that Process Workbook, Volume Two is finally here! It’s packed with 30 new photography challenges and prompts to help you grow and try new things. I’m also sharing the story of Taylor who turned Volume One into a 30-day zine-making challenge—it’s a great example of how these exercises can lead to something really fun and creative.

Nov 12, 2024 | amymakechnie.substack.com | Amy Makechnie |Austin Kleon |Chris Guillebeau |Adam Grant

Dearly beloveds,This week, wrote about feeling “spiritual whiplash.” It’s the feeling of being whipped back and forth by life. It’s quite sudden and unexpected - this brain-smacking against the skull. Have you ever had a concussion? It’s like that. The recovery is the same: you must be still and dark and rest and let the injury heal on its own. You will get up again. You will be okay. Eventually. Life has taught me this many times (as has the soccer field).