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mothers are people, too
and we need to stop acting so surprised when women act like it.
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refuse feedback (when you need to) and it will set you free
in defense of an occasionally closed comment section, paywalling the personal and the difference between resilience and bravery, unlikability and hate.
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when you know better but do it anyway
the only feeling lonelier than being in a room with someone you love and aren't supposed to, are the days spent afterward, knowing how bad you want to…
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refuse feedback (when you need to) and it will set you free
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when you know better but do it anyway
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Coming up for Air
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Two Birthdays, Four Graduations, One Funeral and a Wedding in the Woods.
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a prayer for a little less chaos, maybe
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"and the feet broke free..."
on one-way tickets home and walks through the rain between freeways
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Sext, Lies and Do Not Disturb Mode
when you don't know you're "the other woman" are you?
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to the girl buying a single box of tampons at the drug store. sincerely, the woman in front of you buying milk.
a poem, which I eventually get to
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a prayer for a little less chaos, maybe
A post about the time I got sued when my husband was dying and had to go to trial -- five years later -- the week my son graduated from high school
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In Transition and Through Chaos, We Sing
A love letter to Miceli's Hollywood, the cacophony of life and my son who leaves for college tomorrow. (there's such a lot of world to see.)
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what it means to survive, a guest post by Amanda Montei
"you could've died," my mother said and I wasn't sure if she meant from the drinking or from the men
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Season's Greetings from my Covid Lair
After 3.5 years, Corona finally got me, that saucy little minx
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the braid
the braid
a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.
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