LEAVES

Rebecca writes about family and childhood memories, about nature and life, in a way that brings you in and makes you glad. She is a wonderful artist, both with words and with paint. Her posts are a delight!

- Sharron Bassano

Ipfelkofer has a surprising wide range of writing styles. Fascinating fiction. Great sense of humor.

- Sharron Bassano

Smart, hilarious musings from a mind warped just enough. He would fit right in in Santa Cruz.

- Sharron Bassano

Lynsey writes about love in all its forms: love that “happens quietly, and stays….love that waits, carries, remembers, forgives…. love that “lives in kitchens, on buses, across long years of ordinary life.” Most are between 200 and 500 words. Short enough to read in one sitting. Long enough to leave a mark - absolutely delightful.

- Sharron Bassano

Justin Deming's writing is like the air after a spring rain - fresh, crisp, sweetly fragrant.

- Sharron Bassano

Starlin has a goofy, childlike sense of humor, an odd way of looking out at the world, from the ridiculous to the thoughtful. He sits just right with me most of the time!

- Sharron Bassano

Starting your day on the right foot with thoughtful, inspiring, and engaging short fiction. Just what we want!

- Sharron Bassano

Ascerbic, witty, angst-ridden, timely and hilarious. I drop every thing else when his posts arrive.

- Sharron Bassano

James Ron's stories are easy to read, but are definitely not superficial. His topics are often totally new to me. He is so engaging, I stay with him and learn something new. A charming old guy. ( I can say that because I am old too.)

- Sharron Bassano

Very short, well - written fiction that always has a point, always makes you think. Consistently good content and consistent format.

- Sharron Bassano

Caution: Nothing is sacred to this man. I admire his irreverence, his profanity. He is absolutely outrageous and NOTHING like me -I adore his complete lack of fear!

- Sharron Bassano

Switter has lived multiple wild, adventuresome lives. Never disappoints

- Sharron Bassano

Brilliant water color paintings and moody, somewhat gritty photography. Inspiring.

- Sharron Bassano

Janice Walton's writing is thought-provoking, yet comfortable and comforting. She speaks especially to those of us of ... ahem ... a certain age. We are often left out.

- Sharron Bassano

CJ O'Hare writes short, straight-forward, accessible fiction with a confident style. His ideas are fresh and evocative. I read "The Kitchen is Hers. The Kitchen is Ours", and was motivated to go into his archive and read every post. See what you think. https://substack.com/@cjohare/p-150795530

- Sharron Bassano

If I could subscribe to only one Substack writer, it would be Jim Cummings at All Day Long. His prose is utterly fresh and new, with unexpected themes and sentence structures. Jim has a wry, subtle sense of humor and writes authentic, snappy dialog like no other.

- Sharron Bassano