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Newsletter · By Jo Shaw · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Get your writing in front of 9k readers 👀 (opens the original)

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    Every aspiring writer knows: Getting eyes on your work is an uphill battle. A good critique group is hard to find; MFA programs are expensive as hell, and who has the time? Submitting to litmags is an exercise in withstanding rejection, and even when you get a piece accepted, how do you know people are actually reading it?I want to remedy this struggle in what little way I can. Running a newsletter with over 9000 subscribers is an immense honor and privilege, one that allows me to platform thing

  2. Issue · Jul 24, 2026

    You have to consider the life you're actually living. (opens the original)

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    When I started Thought Couture nearly a year ago, one of my goals was to document the process—my process—of rebuilding a creative life after a long fallow period, and in doing so show fellow “sensitive soul” creatives that it is possible. Sometimes that process looks like embracing “unplanning,” practicing your sentences, or, well, starting a newsletter.But sometimes it looks like this: Showing up with the best of intentions only to real

  3. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    Thought Salon #1: Why We Write (opens the original)

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    Hello and welcome to the inaugural Thought Salon discussion thread! I’m thrilled to have you here, and hope you all survived the heat wave that scorched half the Earth. Let this thread be a virtual oasis 🏝️This past month, we read two essays called “Why I Write,” though their authors’ answers could not have been more different. George Orwell explained … Read more

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