Writers, artists, and creatives recommended by Down the Ladder.

P.S. These are just folks I personally recommend - they don't endorse or curate the content here.

elizabeth bruenig - writer

A writer and journalist who focuses on the extremes of the human condition - most recently faith's relationship to politics and the death penalty. I've been following for years and I'm always moved by her work.

lyta gold - writer

Writer and media critic who has an immense talent for cutting through bullshit to find beauty. Famed genre-fiction defender and hater of posers.

cj the x- writer, video essayist

An extremely skilled writer and video essayist who focuses on deep-dives into popular culture. Their article, "What Is To Be Done? A Manifesto To Return to Web 1.5 was extraordinarily influential in my perspective on the modern internet.