Jen Hitchcock’s personal essays, random inspirations and observational blurbs. All are crafted with a wry sense of humor and a Cancerian heart.

My personal Substack

The only expert guide to Substack ✦ Connect with other Substack writers ✦ Join the Substack Growth Cohort to achieve your goals

Helping writers improve their understanding of basic English grammar, usage, and conventions.

Fortnightly Hookland news for all citizens of the county

A space for LA Substackers to come together

Parenting, living, drinking and a dash of Parkinson's. Contains swearing.

A collaborative community for fiction writers on Substack

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Moving Through Stage IV Colon Cancer

Meditations on what I'm reading and watching.

Do not be conformed to this world

Southern California lore and historic preservation

Don't eat lunch in this town without it

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

A newsletter about rejiggered classics, transmasculine underpinnings of the plucky heroine, and the failure-limits of graciousness, from table manners to family estrangement.