Proof of Life with Jen Pastiloff
Jennifer Pastiloff, George Saunders, Bill McKibben, Emma Straub, Zoe Si, River Selby (they/them), Hrishikesh Hirway, Write Now., John Dickerson, Sarah Hanson, Kerry Neville, Emily Rapp Black, A Pause in ParisA community of love, humor, writing, art & Possibility. I was waiting for someone to give me proof of my life’s worthiness. F*ck that! YOU ARE YOUR OWN PROOF OF LIFE. Here you'll find poetry, art, guest essays, weird ramblings, offerings & OPEN ARMS.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Jen hates bios. She’s deaf, reads lips, mishears everything (what she hears is funnier.) Best-selling author: On Being Human & Proof Of Life. Painter/ poet/ keynote speaker. Retreats: Ojai, Italy, Writing/creativity workshops online
Writer, Teacher.
Author, educator, and environmental activist; a founder of 350.org and Third Act.
Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books for adults and four books for children. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
Cartoonist & illustrator in Vancouver, Canada.
Ex-firefighter; PhD candidate; autistic, queer, nonbinary person; hype man in civvies. My memoir, HOTSHOT, is available wherever books are sold.
singer/songwriter, sometimes film composer, host of Song Exploder, co-host of Home Cooking and The West Wing Weekly.
We are Rise Literary. We write the good fight. Through essay, through fiction, through collective liberation, and radical inspiration, we believe our stories have the ability to unite, ignite, and heal.
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Weekly letters on rebuilding a life from the storm up, with tenderness, truth, and permission. Author of Conjuring the Hurricane, coming April 2026.
Books Essays Palaver \ud83d\udcda Momma May Be Mad: A Memoir, Necessary Lies, & Remember To Forget Me. PhD Fulbright Ireland, \ud83c\udf0a NYer↪️GA but ❤️ ↪️ Luimneach\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea
Writer, professor, editor, book wizard, tiny business owner. I write sad books but I’m really funny. @circeconsulting @craftschool www.craft-school.net
Exploring midlife, one walk at a time through the City of Lights.
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