My dental hygienist wants to know when I'm having kids [repost]
On the strange societal pressure of motherhood that comes with marrying a trans man
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the long-distance daughter blues
a decade away from home, a surprise birthday, and the ache of nostalgia.
it's summertime and the livin is NOT easy!
in other words: I'm taking a summer break (and maybe you should, too)
Messy sapphics, music, and making THE MAIDENHEADS | An interview with author Benny B. Peterson
Benny's debut is a chaotic, music-drenched love story that I'll be [over] thinking about for a while.
begging AI to stop making playlists, and while we're at it f*ck sam levinson
All that and more of my current hyperfixations in May's MONTHLY/FIX
👻 DEEPLY/INVESTED: Ariane is Haunted.
Ariane Elizabeth Scholl on her hyperfixation with ghost stories
The 1,000 Rejections Challenge: April Report
How to celebrate a hard-earned 'yes' in a year of 'no'
A week in my life at a writing residency in the North Carolina mountains
Dispatches from the Wildacres Writing Residency
👀 this newsletter just got a huge glow-up
Welcome to HYPER/FIXATED.
The anatomy of a soft rebrand: How to spring-clean your life
👀 PLUS a sneak peek at how (and why) Throughlines is getting a rebrand
The 1,000 Rejections Challenge: March Report
A dream workshop waitlist, delusional hope, and community rejection wins
is the 'certainty crusade' quietly ruining your life?
the answer is probably yes. so let's fix it!
The Road to 1,000 Rejections: February Report
A cold-DM success, a brutal rejection, and community wins from all of you
six months shy of 30, I’ve been thinking a lot about death.
is this normal???
How to interview for fiction: advice from a journalist-turned-novelist
A practical interviewing guide for writing fiction beyond your lived experience
The Road to 1,000 Rejections: January Report
Tips, tricks, and results from month one of the 1,000 Rejections Challenge
We need to talk about Minneapolis.
Resources to support Minnesotans + an ode to my home
Why (and how) I'm trying to get 1,000 rejections in 2026
Let the 1,000 Rejections Challenge commence!
on jealousy: a reading list
a continuing education on our least-favorite emotion
in defense of jealousy
jealous bitches, unite!