Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe
Jane Ratcliffe, Lauren Hough, Julie Gabrielli, Judith Hannah Weiss, Amy B. Scher, Paulette Bodeman, Amy Gabrielle, megan falley, Cindy Lamothe, Heather Abel, The Talking Bone: Rene DenfeldConversations with the greatest writers alive — on craft, courage, and staying heart-centered in a hard world. Plus my own essays from the beautiful, difficult middle of it all. Part interview series, part at-home MFA.
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Jane Ratcliffe's work has appeared in The Sun Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Creative Nonfiction, Al Jazeera, Longreads, and Narratively, amongst others. http://janeratcliffe.com/writing/
NYT bestselling author of Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing and Monster of a Land, coming June 2026. (Say “huff.” Good job.)
In awe of nature’s design brilliance. I teach architecture and write stories and essays to cultivate hope. Born at 318 ppm.
Judith Hannah Weiss freelanced for Vogue and Vanity Fair and became a ghost. A Substack Bestseller, she has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize and The Best American Essay. Her posts take less than 2 minutes to read and include her own art.
Writer / Book Proposal Coach: I'm the bestselling author of 5 books \ud83d\udcd6 translated into 20 languages. I teach on the topics of healing, human-ing, and writing. I live in NYC w/ my wife and bad cat. I can be found online at AmyBScher.com.
Braiding timeless teachings with the grit of daily life. Guiding you through the beautiful mess to find the wisdom waiting beneath the surface.
Multifaceted midlife woman and widowed mom. Exploring the intersection of sexuality and grief as a catalyst for growth after catastrophic loss. Follow along as I reinvent my life. Find me at amygabrielle.com
subject of academy award-nominated documentary "come see me in the good light". author of several books of poetry. continuing to write the substack of my late spouse, the luminary Andrea Gibson.
Writer/Poet/Essayist. Working on a memoir about growing up between countries. Writing in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, New York Magazine, Narratively, and many more.
Heather is the author of THE EMILYS (Random House 2026). Together with her friend, Erin O. White, author of LIKE FAMILY (Dial Press, 2025) she writes I Meant To Tell You, a record of small joys that get us through the difficult days.
Rene Denfeld is the USA Today bestselling author of four novels, including THE CHILD FINDER. In addition to being a writer, she's a justice worker, a teacher and a coach. By day she works as a death row investigator, at night she writes.
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