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The Skimm, for creative writing. 🤩 For writers, storytellers, marketers & creators who want to turn their audience into addicts, we curate the world’s most creative writing samples and send that morning’s favorites straight to you so you learn from the best.
Hi! I'm Ash Ambirge, and I'm the Founder of Meat & Hair creative writing newsletter, author of the Penguin Random House book THE MIDDLE FINGER PROJECT, creative writing expert, and "Instructor of Delight." I checked with the IRS and they said definitely not to list that on any forms but I'm definitely listing it here because that's what creative writing is all about: delight. And that's what Meat & Hair is all about, too: using words to delight your customers as your greatest competitive advanta
Seriously THE BEST newsletter I have ever signed up for! The level of whimsical wordsmithery is enough to leave your creative brain drooling for more. I must have used "bearded potato wedge" in a legit sentence at least 3 times in the last two weeks. It's so good to feel inspired to write with actual personality again :)
May cause fingers to tango across keyboards unexpectedly. High likelihood of snort-laughing into chai. Known to cause marked improvements in insult sass (see: Emotionally abusive buffalo, Bearded potato wedge.)
Newsletters are dead for the 1,786,356th time. Meat & Hair is wanted for murder and I’m officially an accomplice. I’ve also become an addict. Each hit makes me smarter than a 1776 Harvard Graduate. You should try it. Come on. Just one hit.
Everyone in my house knows "don't talk to mama before she's had her hit of coffee and Meat & Hair." Only way to start the day.
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