Foraged trifoliate orange makes the perfect pint-sized pomander

A long-awaited and oft-requested newsletter issue: Somatic practices to support your writing and creativity. I even made you a video where I demonstrate some of my favorites! rootsandbranches.space/2025/10/15/s...

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

I teach creative ecosystems, as in you can build a connection to a wild and beautiful place And build a connection to yourself all at once

Science fiction has often dealt with worries that machines or computers or aliens will take over... but never that contraptions will take over. Harpsichords, hot air balloons, penny farthings and grandfather clocks are not scary. They are a little bit silly and, in retrospect, a bit hopeful.

Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026. Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v #Skystorians

Just two of these left! $55 includes a box filled with goodies plus US shipping I’ll also give you a discounted 2 hour coaching and energetic session to go with it!

Science is beautiful: it gives us a language for understanding ourselves and the world. The only reason people want you to be skeptical or scared of science is because they don’t want you literate in that language

I’m offering a verrrrry limited (3-5 boxes) run of magical materials this Samhain, for shipping, including: *a mugwort hydrosol made with mugwort from my carrion feeders and compost energy work session *a tincture that explores the energetics of ancestry and shared space between Ireland and the US

Fellow writers doing gift guides: I’m a small biz owner offering unique classes, private sessions, and experiences through culinary/fermentation, and also coaching + energetic support for creatives + entrepreneurs I’d love to add you to a class or two for coverage consideration!

If you aren’t aware of the inner workings of libraries, losing Baker and Taylor is A Very Big Deal. It’ll mean libraries will face additional challenges around ordering materials, on top of the many other challenges they face right now.

Whew 2026 is going to be so good: My next book: a HUGE handbook on food preserving, comes out I’m taking on more in-depth, personalized clients because I REALLY am loving helping creative visions from start to finish More in-person events Settling into my 2-country life more deeply 🔥🔥🔥

Fellow writers doing gift guides: I’m a small biz owner offering unique classes, private sessions, and experiences through culinary/fermentation, and also coaching + energetic support for creatives + entrepreneurs I’d love to add you to a class or two for coverage consideration!

My work isn’t just one thing: it’s coaching, energy work, channeling, intuition, & real-world creative experience in one. I’m playing with the word ‘guide’ for this. A guide as in, the real work never fits in just one box. We’re building boxes big enough to actually hold what you contain.

The recorded version of this class is up! Grab your access here: culinarycuriosityschool.com/register/pic...

Pickles and Prophecy today! We’ll tell our fortunes using cheese (bring your own cheese: the more veins, holes, etc the better!) And play around with using fermentation and fire cider for spellwork. Come kick off spooky season with us! Class is online + recorded. 11 am-1 pm EST. Tickets 🎟️ 👇🏼👇🏼

New newsletter: finding grounding as a creative in turbulent times (plus a practice for reimagining your relationship to social media) rootsandbranches.space/2025/09/30/w...

Just a lil reminder that I’m leading a super special fermentation and writing workshop next year in the Burren, Ireland. There will be pickles! Journaling! Special guests! New friends! Time in nature in a unique and magical landscape! Please join us: www.bogandthunder.com/our-fermente...

Working on a fun holiday gift guide and need input from my fellow entrepreneurs! What is a unique gift that someone’s given you that ended up being really beneficial for your work (or work/life balance?) I don’t mean a new laptop or money, but something like a good eye mask for airplane naps, or…

I hadn’t seen the Milky Way in years until this weekend’s camping trip. I feel filled up in a way I didn’t know I needed (but also I did know: we need to witness the cosmos to hold ourselves in perspective)

Big theme this week with creativity coaching clients: What if our relationship to self was reciprocal rather than extractive? We talk a lot about reciprocity and the natural world, but what if that extended to your inner world too?

Trying something new this month combining all my areas of professional expertise: Customized kitchen rituals: send me your question, sticking point, or what you want to release or call in for your work or life… This is a sweet, fun, easy lil way to start manifesting things you want.

Yes! And also: if you get in touch with the author of a paper to ask for a copy, there's a 0% chance they'll say no. And in a lot of science-adjacent fields, people post their papers on the completely free arXiv (arxiv.org) after it's published or even upon submission.

We have a lot of baggage around grief: individually and collectively. But what if feeling grief was less about about suppressing and controlling the experience, and more about curiosity, gentleness, release, and co-creating?…

Radical Creators is for creatives looking for clarity and a big uplevel to your next big thing Even if you’ve joined me before, this program reaps benefits every time (and more so the more you do it) $21, or free with my autumn group programs rootsandbranches.squarespace.com/learn-more-r...

Radical Creators is for creatives looking for clarity and a big uplevel to your next big thing Even if you’ve joined me before, this program reaps benefits every time (and more so the more you do it) $21, or free with my autumn group programs rootsandbranches.squarespace.com/learn-more-r...

Next year I’m leading a super special retreat in the Burren in Ireland. we’ll be fermenting food and deepening our writing practices over the course of 4 days. I’ll be weaving in my creative ecosystems framework, fermentation lessons, and wisdom from special guests, plus a few extra surprises 👇🏼

Next year I’m leading a super special retreat in the Burren in Ireland. we’ll be fermenting food and deepening our writing practices over the course of 4 days. I’ll be weaving in my creative ecosystems framework, fermentation lessons, and wisdom from special guests, plus a few extra surprises 👇🏼

On a whim, I’ve made 1-hour private coaching sessions $45 for the next 48 hours. If you need some support for your next writing or other creative project, want to build routines, set goals, or find ways to weave pleasure back into your daily practice, come grab a spot! calendly.com/julia-skinne...

On a whim, I’ve made 1-hour private coaching sessions $45 for the next 48 hours. If you need some support for your next writing or other creative project, want to build routines, set goals, or find ways to weave pleasure back into your daily practice, come grab a spot! calendly.com/julia-skinne...

Holy shit y’all it’s been 10 years since I earned my doctorate 🥹😳

I have a PhD and do energy work and cast spells and keep an altar to my ancestors. I’m living proof that magic and science can coexist

My 8-week program to build a lifelong sustainable writing practice starts soon, in a space that’s supportive and helps you work how you work. You also get free access to Radical Creators 7 day creative expansion challenge, and group energy work sessions for creatives.

My 8-week program to build a lifelong sustainable writing practice starts soon, in a space that’s supportive and helps you work how you work. You also get free access to Radical Creators 7 day creative expansion challenge, and group energy work sessions for creatives.

Borrowing 2 of @bookishjulia.bsky.social’s cats for this one

I love this flavor.

Neuroscientists, microbiome people, and others who know about this! You know that oft-cited stat that like 90-95% of serotonin is made in the gut? Is that serotonin all USED in the gut?

Sophie is skeptical of the NEW ARRIVALS Email infodeskethehauntedbookshop.com or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping (masks required) 12-6 Mon-Sat. (Two of the books are on the One Like reading list - The Trees, and The Secret History!)

Hey all my writing coaching, creativity coaching + support, and memberships are half-price this week to help you get into your flow for the season (yes even the one on one programs). Use GIFT for 50% off, and see them here (or DM me with questions) rootsandbranches.squarespace.com/sign-up

reminds me of those grey floor home remodels

This is my new favorite thing

Hey Atlanta folks: if you’ve been wanting to read Our Fermented Lives it’s available on our library system’s Hoopla right now (in other words, free with your library card!) There are thousands of other amazing ebooks and audiobooks available there too. Happy reading!

Let's do this. One like, one book we love.

Freddie Mercury earrings are a must for a fancy night out

#Gardening under #climatechange. How changing seasons & weather alter what's available when, & how it tastes. Great piece in @roughdraftatlanta.com by @bookishjulia.bsky.social quoting @mehmetoztan.bsky.social, several of whose cukes & beans I have in my garden this year. #climateheritage 🌱🫘 🥬 🪴

I had the great good fortune to be in the same room as a fountain full of pickle brine

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."

I am so tired of non-nuanced takes trying to shame people for making a living or for enjoying things, like we somehow are incapable of loving the world and grieving for it and wanting and demanding something better (and working for something better) all at once.

This was my first library job. These collections still occupy my mind every day: from the Civil War diary smuggled into Andersonville that recorded the names of the dead, to Underground Railroad records and old textile samples. It’s too important to lose. www.kcrg.com/2025/07/17/p...

The most important of the roommate preparations have been completed