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Confessions & Coffee | A Biweekly Newsletter about Books, Writing, and the Art of Paying Attention

Grab a coffee and join me! Let's start by getting to know each other...

Feb 27, 2024 • Alice Kuipers

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A Little Life List: When Mean Girl is on Your Shoulder

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A coffee break in your wild, wonderful life

Recent posts

A Winter Reading Practice + Writing Invitation

Halfway through our seasonal reading practice: three thoughtful books, reflections on magical realism, and a free live writing event invite.

Feb 15 • Alice Kuipers

Why a Creative Space Matters: Rearranging My Office to Write

A personal reflection on rearranging an office, Virginia Woolf, creative space, and why having a room of one’s own still matters for writers. creating…

Jan 30 • Alice Kuipers

Objects That Help Me Think | Writing, Attention, and the Work Before Words

How do objects help us think when language hasn’t arrived yet?

Jan 16 • Alice Kuipers

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The Life-Changing Book Club: A Seasonal Reading Practice

Introducing a slower way of reading: a memoir, a mystery, and a mixed-bag book chosen each season to live with over time.

Jan 2 • Alice Kuipers

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Six Life-Changing Books We Read Together This Year (+ Books for 2026)

In 2025, we've read some brilliant books together, and I've got a few more for you, too!

Dec 21, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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Your Year in Review

Watch now | Reflection in the quiet hours—please join me x

Dec 5, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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Life Changing Book Club

A Winter Reading Practice + Writing Invitation

Halfway through our seasonal reading practice: three thoughtful books, reflections on magical realism, and a free live writing event invite.

Feb 15 • Alice Kuipers

0:34

The Life-Changing Book Club: A Seasonal Reading Practice

Introducing a slower way of reading: a memoir, a mystery, and a mixed-bag book chosen each season to live with over time.

Jan 2 • Alice Kuipers

2:59

Six Life-Changing Books We Read Together This Year (+ Books for 2026)

In 2025, we've read some brilliant books together, and I've got a few more for you, too!

Dec 21, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

A Phone Call, a Terrible Accident, and a New Life Changing Book: The Life Impossible

A shocking phone call from the UK, a sleepless night in a skyscraper, and the book that might help me make sense of life, death, and everything in…

Nov 7, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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When the Ultrasound Tech Asked If I Was a Writer…

When the ultrasound technician asked if I was “the writer,” it made me reflect on creativity, edits, ghostwriting, and the joy that roots all my work…

Oct 31, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

Between Seasons and Stories

Reading The Snow Child as the seasons shift: your invitation to read with me

Oct 10, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

Confessions & Coffee

Confessions & Coffee

Take a coffee break in your wild, wonderful life with bestselling author Alice Kuipers.

Desk Trimmings

Why a Creative Space Matters: Rearranging My Office to Write

A personal reflection on rearranging an office, Virginia Woolf, creative space, and why having a room of one’s own still matters for writers. creating…

Jan 30 • Alice Kuipers

Objects That Help Me Think | Writing, Attention, and the Work Before Words

How do objects help us think when language hasn’t arrived yet?

Jan 16 • Alice Kuipers

Your Year in Review

Watch now | Reflection in the quiet hours—please join me x

Dec 5, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

0:53

What’s Pulling Your Attention?

On Generosity, Creativity, and the Writing Life

Nov 21, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

1:13

When the Ultrasound Tech Asked If I Was a Writer…

When the ultrasound technician asked if I was “the writer,” it made me reflect on creativity, edits, ghostwriting, and the joy that roots all my work…

Oct 31, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

2:17

Little Life Lists

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What’s the Story You Tell About Home?

A rainy challenge. A city seen anew. A reflection on the stories we tell about home. What’s yours?

Oct 3, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

How To Build Your Summer Reading List

Turn your teetering #TBR pile into a pleasure

Jun 27, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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A Little Life List: Want To Go on Retreat? BUT YOU CAN'T?

When ALL the beautiful retreat offerings are NOT possible here are some small steps you can take.

Jun 20, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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Waiting In The Wings: Catching Ideas as They Fly By

And concrete tips once you have an idea so you know what to do with it.

May 23, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

A Little Life (Un)List: For an End and a Beginning

Grab a coffee and join me at the edges. xoxo

Jan 3, 2025 • Alice Kuipers

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