The Bittersweet Weekly

A practical guide to being alive.

Join me as I share a drawing a week for one year in an attempt to rekindle the joy of creating. Includes random musings on inspiration, motivation and how to keep pouring from your creative cup even when it feels like there's a hole in it.

Relatable writing, useful recommendations and obsessively curated edits from a design journalist for House & Garden, Vogue, etc. Come on in!

The joys and despairs of an anxious mind. Observations from my present and past, punctuated by brief moments of clarity. I aim to soften.

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.

A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.