Before the Rough Draft

a reservoir of writing exercises by ross gay & patrick rosal

a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.