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Letters from the Homestead

Emily Dickinson called her Amherst home "The Homestead." Playwright Courtney Bailey calls her St. Louis apartment the same thing. She writes about what it feels like to put down creative roots in her chosen home.

Newsletter · By Courtney Bailey · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    way down yonder by the Chattahoochee (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    cardboard monsters. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  3. Issue · Aug 11, 2026

    blue nail polish (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  4. Issue · Jul 30, 2026

    staying at home, finishing a novel (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  5. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    new hopes, new projects (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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