How about some good news for a change? Yeah, we're launching a newsletter for that

Sometimes it's tough to see the headlines for the day — war, inflation, political fighting. How about a break?

The Tennessean has created a subscribers-only newsletter for that: the Good News with Brad Schmitt.

We want this to be the place to come feel a lift in your day, a feel-good break from life’s challenges — or from the heavier stories in your social media or news feeds.

I’m — you guessed it — Brad Schmitt, a Tennessean storytelling columnist. I write stories about the Nashville area’s heroes, about how everyday folks walk through tough times with hope and love.

I have a big place in my heart for such stories because I have my own story. I’m a recovering addict with 12 years clean and a survivor of childhood trauma.

I’m looking forward to telling you about the petite kindergarten teacher who tackled an intruder at her school. About Nashville’s nicest city bus driver. About all sorts of special people doing amazing things in our community.

And I want to hear YOUR amazing stories, about your incredible neighbors, teachers, preachers, about what YOU have heard that inspired you or made you smile.

Please find me at brad@tennessean.com, on Twitter @bradschmitt or on Facebook. Let me know what you’d like to see in this newsletter. And let your friends and relatives know about it! We all could use some good news.

You can sign up here.

If you're not a subscriber, please consider becoming one because I can't do my work without you. I’d love you to encourage your friends to subscribe, too.

Let’s be in touch!

Reach Brad Schmitt at brad@tennessean.com or 615-259-8384 or on Twitter @bradschmitt.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessean launching feel-good newsletter