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(any) is a chronic novelist with a penchant for watching paint dry. Having been raised on the internet, they have an attraction to exploring mundane questions, self-documenting trivialities, and making sense of the world and its many cultures. Cheshir often writes to express their thoughts through layers of storytelling, which culminate into worlds far more expressive than their words alone. Join them at Cheshir’s World.Sue-Jan Noreiga (she/they) is a neurodivergent Business Strategist and Notion Magician helping neurodivergent entrepreneurs embrace their unique brains to create business systems that finally work with them - minus the tech-bro bs. When she’s not coaching or building Notion workspaces, she’s embroidering and watching medical dramas and true crime like an old lady.
(she/her) writes, speaks, and teaches about the healing potential of mindful creative self-expression. For twenty years she was an east coast editor but returned to Southern California in 2011 for spa days (aka life-saving blood cancer treatments) at City of Hope. Yes, there’s a memoir. When not supporting contributors to Inlandia Institute’s journal as managing editor, Erin shares musings about how to embrace rejection at 100 Rejections Club. Her personal Substack will include living with disabilities, coparenting when the shared reality Venn diagram is a sliver, discovering the ace community, and more. Erin loves her child unconditionally and forever humbly serves Rexi the cat queen. (whatever pronouns) started writing stories before learning how to write. They believe stories - the stories we tell, the stories we’re told, secret stories and legends shared by the fire - they shape our world, our communities and ourselves. Stories are what makes us human. Nos (for short) drinks mate, brews beer, talks too much and tells stories like it’s going out of style, using any form that strikes their fancy: essays, poetry, books, websites, photography, blogs, journals, commonplace notebooks. These days they also write Joy Every Week - weekly quests to find joy in everyday things, because joy is not only possible, but necessary. (they/them) is a social justice activist and on-again off-again wannabe writer. They are multiply disabled, neuroqueer (autistic, agender, queer), doing their best to stay engaged with the world. Their writing at a Shark’s Garden focuses predominantly on anti-ableism, especially in the Mad and neurodivergent arena. They are thrilled to contribute to the success of SmallStack because the best organizing happens at the grass-roots level where inclusive community can grow, and what’s more grass-roots than SmallStack? is a creative writer who daylights as a marketing consultant. She has had many jobs and identities over the years — awkward middle schooler, pretentious theater geek, aspiring academic, ethically conflicted marketing professional, and other stuff along the way. First and foremost, however, she considers herself a writer. She has loved creative writing since age eight, yet spent much of her adult life writing only for her job or not at all. She started Creative Letters to help her get back in touch with the joy of creating for its own sake. She also publishes Easeful Marketing, a marketing Substack for people who hate marketing. has been a wordsmith since the second grade. He comes from a long line of storytellers and embellishers. He didn’t set out to be a transgender activist, but creating space for trans and queer folks to find our community has brought him a special kind of transjoy he wouldn’t give up for anything. Robin’s writing connects the human aspects of parenting, growing food in his backyard, traveling, and navigating his gender transition in midlife. He’s kind of a mess, but it’s all a good laugh to be had with friends.
