23 Apr 2026 12 min read work and classifieds

Classified ads spring 2026: Here's what your fellow witches are up to

A couple of times a year, I ask my paid subscribers whether they have something they’d like to promote because part of this whole newsletter's deal is trying to make way for the stuff we care about outside our family even if your family is banging on the glass of your front door telling you you need to make him breakfast even though his dad in the house (asleep) and you are just getting back from dropping another kid off at 7:30 a.m. Constitution Test study group.

Below, loosely organized according to the type of services rendered, find something to buy, someone to hire, something to read, or a project you want to support, offered by Evil Witches such as yourself. Enjoy, celebrate, patronize, network.

If you are not a paid subscriber (or missed the call to get into this issue) but think the readers of the newsletter would like to know about YOUR project/business/wares, go ahead and mention it in the comments. Don’t forget to include a link!

Witches here to make you feel better

Expert online and in-person psychotherapy in San Francisco, California. Experienced, astute and kind, pro-feminist sensibility. I help people in all seasons of their lives. Let's meet and see if we are a fit.

Starting May 18 I'll be offering mental health counseling via telehealth to residents of New York State through my graduate-school practicum and internship at the Feeling Good Institute. Under supervision from Dr. Taylor Chesney, PsyD, I'll use the TEAM-CBT model of therapy—an evidence-based approach that is warm, data-driven, and effective in less time—to treat depression, anxiety, and more. For more information: anne@anneford.com

I'm still a couples therapist, but my wild side project this summer is Grown-Up Swimming! It'll be a handful of fun, outdoor, low-stakes swim meets for grown-ups with cookouts afterwards! I wanted someone else to start a Chicagoland league so I could join as a participant, but alas. No one else stepped up so I'm making it happen!

I'm an anti-diet, weight-inclusive personal stylist and I write the newsletter unflattering about unlearning stupid patriarchal fashion rules. I aim to help readers dress like their own version of themselves, not society's or their mom's. I'm also writing a book on the same topics, so subscribe to stay updated on that!

Witches to hire (career and coaching)

I co-run Thrive Strategy LAB (https://www.thrivestrategylab.com/), where we help small business owners figure out their numbers — pricing, cash flow, and why things feel tighter than they should. Think of us like the love child of a CFO and COO with a dose of witchy to keep all real. If your business technically “works” but also makes you vaguely stressed all the time, I can help. hello@thrivestrategylab.com

I'm a leadership and career coach who specializes in transitions. Some examples of things I work with witches on: making a career change (self-initiated or otherwise), renegotiating professional identity during periods of personal upheaval, and generally figuring out what's next. I'll comp your first session (just mention Evil Witches when you book with this link).

Witches who make things you can buy

Kristen Cox is a graphic designer in Somerville, MA. She works on professional projects here, laughs at her own jokes with tons of products she's made here and, if you happen to be in the Boston area, stop by Somerville Open Studios destination #56 May 2-3.

Witches building community

Do you have vivid memories of where you grew up? Wish you could go back — or to never go back? I'm Betsy, and I'm fascinated by childhood homes and how they shape us into adulthood. (I'm writing a book about mine, a dilapidated Victorian mansion.) I'm always looking for people to interview for my Substack's "Where I Grew Up" series. Past features include radical Modernist homes, an apartment in communist-era Bulgaria, and a Florida motel. Send me a note through the contact form on my website if you'd like to participate.

I wrote an essay for Fuller (a newsroom focused on women and gender-diverse people) about time poverty in motherhood, and how it's a structural policy (not an individual) problem. The good news is there are lots of really cool initiatives and approaches aimed at building collective structures of care – if that feeling of "there's just not enough time" resonates with you, you can read the essay here.

On Sunday, May 10th and/or Sunday June 21st, please join death doula Erica Reid Gerdes (she/her) and birth/death doula Jourdan Sales (they/them) for a Share and Support zoom call for folks who have lost their mothers/ mother figures/ fathers/ father figures or have complicated relationships with them (whatever that means for you). The calls will be held at 11:00am Pacific/ 2pm Eastern and will last an hour and half. We will hold space for your grief, anger, fears, frustrations, and everything else that is present. The call will be confidential and not recorded or shared. All are welcome. Erica and Jourdan are NEDA proficient death doulas, trained through the Going With Grace End of Life Training Program. To register, please email ericareid@gmail.com with the subject "Motherless Day" or "Fatherless Day." A zoom link will be provided closer to the event. Registration is required.

Looking to read a book this summer? Or even just finish a paragraph before extracting a popsicle from someone's hair? Then the Messy Summer Reading Club is for you. There are no book lists, trackers, goals, or assigned reading. Just weekly short posts right in your inbox about the reading-related conundrums we often find ourselves in as parents who read (or aspire to read). To sign up you can subscribe to A Wonderful Mess, a newsletter about navigating parenthood with humor, compassion, and common sense while also trying to read a good book (or two), written by Kathryn Barbash, PsyD, a writer, reader, psychologist, and mom of four.

Witches who help writers

I offer editing and translation services, mainly academic, but not exclusively. I do everything from proofreading to developmental work and translate from Romance languages into English. More info on my website. I'd love to work with some witches!

Professional writer and librarian offering essay edits, query letter and manuscript consultations, agent list compilation and feedback, comp title consultations, and college essay tutoring. My bona fides: essays have appeared in the NYT, WaPo, and LitHub, my work is represented by a literary agent, and I have taught college essay writing classes at independent schools and libraries. Email me (Erinn Salge at ebsalge@gmail.com) for rates (competitive, sliding, etc.) and let's chat about your work!

Writers! I am a writer, too, and I teach workshops that help your work be more productive, more enjoyable, and more creative. Next up is Scrivener for Creative Writers on 5/3. I also run a class called From Research to Draft on processing, organizing, and writing from research. Read some testimonials & get more info at jaimegreen.net/classes and register with code WITCHES for a 20% discount. Also if you like space, sci-fi, or aliens, here's my nonfiction book!

Do you have a creative project you can't stop thinking about but somehow never start? I'm a creative project coach, and in one free hour together I can usually figure out exactly what's in the way and make a plan to get you moving. If you want to keep working together after that, all the better! Schedule a free hour at www.evangelinegarreau.com or email hi@evangelinegarreau.com. Also: if you run or know a writer/artist retreat that might want an onsite project coach, I am very interested in that conversation.

Artists! Writers! Evil Witches! Homework Club is monthly workshops with strategies to prioritize your own creative practice. Full of Witches, led by author (Make Your Art No Matter What) Beth Pickens. During our monthly hour-long workshops, you are only an artist. Free month code: Witches

Witches here to help/entertain your kids

For music lovers with kids: I'm the Punk Scientist, the audio witch offering relief from mind-numbing kid music. As a British-American mother, music curator, and podcast producer (Louis Vuitton, Nike, Fred again.., SZA), I conjure all-ages playlists for fellow witches who'd rather gargle glass than hear that Pokémon theme one. more. time. This isn't kid music. It's pirate radio for parents raging against the kid music machine - aka the survival soundtrack for a modern, magical, messy life with kids. My free zine delivers playlists and science-backed audio spells to make life with tiny chaos agents less evil. Subscribe at thepunkscientist for songs, stories and science that might just change your life, or at least breakfast. Your kids will never thank you, but your soul and sanity will.

Want to raise a reader? Can we read? is your weekly guide to children's books that supports and inspires you to create a culture of reading in your home. Let me save you time, energy, and guesswork in finding excellent books so you have more bandwidth for what really matters: reading together.

My kiddo and I have started a multi-generational book podcast: Hey, Have You Read This Yet? We introduce books to each other - when I host we read a book I read when I was a kid, and when they host we read a newer book they like reading.

Witches who write things

I write the newsletter Be Less Careful, about making space for creative practice in a busy life. My good creatures interview series features artists and writers talking about the intersection of caregiving and creative work, and I'm also working on a new series, Chrysalis, about women making big changes in midlife; our first feature was L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a writer who also founded the gorgeous Chicago-area bookstore Zora's Place.

I am dabbling in starting my own newsletter. It's called Beans & Books (self explanatory content). It is very much a work in progress/learning experience for me atm.

Happy on Purpose is a bestselling newsletter about happiness, habits, and how to thrive in midlife—whenever you define it! Over 14,000 readers subscribe for practical, joyful (and gentle!) ideas for making the most of everyday life. No politics. No scary headlines. Join readers like Laura M., who says, "I am grateful for your newsletter. It truly reminds me to stop and breathe and embrace the feeling of joy and happiness amidst the chaotic times we are living in." Sign up here!

I am a clinical psychologist based in Philadelphia, specializing in couples therapy and the emotional lives we build with one another. On my Substack, Orgasms & Obligations, I write about how we love, want, and deal with each other through intimate reflections, small but revealing moments from the therapy room, and the ongoing lessons I am learning alongside my clients and my own family. My work sits at the intersection of attachment, desire, conflict, and repair, exploring what pulls us together, what pushes us apart, and what it takes to stay in connection when things get hard.

Tired of media that treats you like you peaked in 2005? PROVOKEDmagazine is the digital magazine and newsletter for women who are midlife, still dangerous, and done being invisible. Sharp cultural criticism, personal essays that leave a mark, convos on money, sex, wellness, caregiving, and the politics of being erased by a media world that forgot we exist. Not a single article about aging gracefully. Subscribe, join our community, jump into our messy comments. Or hit me up to write—we publish emerging writers—if you've got a personal essay with teeth and a story only you can tell, we want to hear from you. Find us at PROVOKEDmagazine.com.

Leave it to Leonor is a nearly ten-year old weekly newsletter - every Thursday, you'll receive a curated newsletter of things to read, shows to watch, music and podcasts to listen to, places to go and other recommendations along with an essay on all sorts of topics.

Witches who published books you can hold in your hands

Killers of Roe chronicles Amy Littlefield's journey into the unexplored corners of the most successful social movement of our time. As in every good murder mystery, the killers turn out to be the people you least suspect. Plot twists lurk around every corner as Littlefield meets believers, opportunists, and complicated heroes. Along the way, she encounters surprising characters who shed light on how we got to this moment. Throughout the book, Littlefield draws upon women's stories and her own experience as a mother to reveal the life-and-death stakes of America's abortion wars. [I — Claire— have an extra copy of this book. First person to claim it in the comments gets its!]

My fifth novel, Salt Sisters, will be published by Lake Union on July 14. Set against the stunning backdrop of Cape Cod, the novel follows two sisters who reunite and confront their painful past in a powerful story about family expectations and life's unforeseen turns. It's an exploration of sisterhood and motherhood, and the courage it takes to face the past, forgive, and finally let go.

My new book Quickening: The Art of Being a Creative Mother has been called "The Artist's Way for mothers," which I love! You can order a copy here. (It makes a great Mother's Day Gift, but you can also just go ahead and buy yourself a copy too.) I also interview creative moms and host Play Dates with guest artists on my Substack, Nebula Notebook. It's a warm community of creative mothers who believe it's possible to make space for creativity even when life is bananas.

Stay For A Spell is a cozy fantasy about a princess who'd really rather be reading (wouldn't we all). When she's accidentally cursed to be stuck inside a rundown bookstore until she unlocks her heart's desire, she couldn't be less unhappy. But while she settles into her new life, her frantic parents start sending princes her way, hoping that at least one will deliver the kiss to break the curse. Also, there's a sexy pirate. Stay For A Spell is exactly the book I've always wanted to read: a fairytale for grownups, perfect for anyone who loves books, a bit of banter, and a happy ending.

I'm shilling: Baby books with gorgeous illustrations and stories that are really poems from Shakespeare—one from The Tempest, one from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Great as a new-baby gift but REALLY great for someone with a 6–18-month-old who demands the same book ten times a day. They're on Amazon (Tempest and, MND) but if you buy them direct it's $19 for two, we cut out Jeff Bezos and you get free shipping.

Witches to watch/listen to

I've started making online mixtapes for people who want to stay connected to their humanity in the midst of all this chaos. For me, listening to music is one of the most accessible ways to drop into my feelings and resist the urge to numb out. The mixes range in style from kitchen dance party to simmering rage to a quiet invitation to soften into whatever needs to be felt. If music is medicine for you as well, come listen along with me here.

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End credits

Thanks for reading Evil Witches, for people who happen to be mothers. This issue is for everybody! Please add your thing in the comments and feel free to forward to anyone interested in supporting the kind of women who believe this kind of stuff. I am working on a piece right now plumbing the issue of "Do my kids eat an absurd amount of candy" vs. "Was I just raised in a diet household?" (I think both, but more to come.)

You can also find me talking here on this podcast: If you're a paid reader and want access to the subscriber only audio stuff let me know.