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do you like to be read to?

if so, here's an audioessay and a 20% discount to celebrate the braid's second birthday

Nov 25 •

Introducing: 'NO SHAME with Rebecca Woolf' a new podcast ft women who refuse to behave

new episodes every Tuesday! STARTING NOW!

Oct 8 •

2. for one night only, a pair of stoops

this is the second of two essays that are actually one essay about one night that felt like two nights and, I guess, in a way, it sort of was.

Sep 17 •

sex & the single mom is moving... to... here!

after years of writing about sex, relationships and parenting for Romper, they've retired all freelancers. so I'm gonna resuscitate my column here…

Sep 3 •

Aug 3 •

How to Host a 50th Birthday Party for Your Dead Husband with Whom you Have a Complicated Relationship

my relationship with my late husband is always going to be complicated which is why I'll never stop celebrating him and everything else that is also…

Jul 16 •

on celibacy, solo sex and quitting dating because, "why bother."

is dating even worth it? let's discuss.

Jul 8 •

on burning the dinner... again

or how burning the dinner is never about burning the dinner. and also, Run Lola Run.

Jun 13 •

"I am a beautiful thing."

or how I learned to love my forty-something body by posting nudes on the internet

May 7 •

and

from "pick-me" to misandrist to grown-up

or how I learned to make friends with good men in middle-age.

Apr 19 •

when the body says no, how do we respond?

especially when other parts of our body are saying yes

Apr 9 •

Get Free: on Staying, Leaving and What Comes Next

announcing two new virtual writing workshop-communities for women who are considering divorce and recovering their autonomy in the aftermath

Feb 23 •

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