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Navel Gazing: a Newsletter and Community
And a place for nonfiction and creativity outside of the algorithm
Sep 12
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HOTSHOT Book Cover Reveal!
My book is coming out in August 2025!!!! It has a cover!
Nov 18
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Love in the Face of Hatred
On the sea change and moving backwards in time
Nov 12
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Ketamine Dreams: How the Hero's Journey Can Hinder Recovery
Jan 19
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Substack is Social Media Now, I Guess
Nov 25, 2023
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Capitalism Creates Hungry Ghosts
Jul 21
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A Permanent Goodbye to Social Media
Oct 23, 2023
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The Infinite Well of Capitalistic Wanting and the False Promise of Manifestation
Oct 13
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Hello, My Name Is River
Feb 10
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Nov 5
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Hunger Trigger
Why I'm taking a medication designed for weight loss, and the reasons that conversations surrounding Ozempic and GLP-1 medications must shift.
Oct 23
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Jo Ann Beard's "The Fourth State of Matter" // PLUS 20% Off All Memberships!
THE INTERIOR GAZE: WEEK TWO. Plus: Join us tomorrow for a writing salon and reading discussion!
Oct 20
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Narrative Structure and Point of View in Essay Writing
The Interior Gaze: Week Two
Oct 15
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The Infinite Well of Capitalistic Wanting and the False Promise of Manifestation
Trauma responses and Embracing Stability
Oct 13
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Discussing Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son"
THE INTERIOR GAZE: WEEK ONE
Oct 12
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THE INTERIOR GAZE: Day One
Welcome to The Interior Gaze: Calibrating the Narrative Voice in Nonfiction
Oct 8
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The Interior Gaze Starts Tomorrow!
Join us for six weeks and reading and discussing essays
Oct 7
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The Perpetual Relevance of Sontag's "In Plato's Cave"
Applying her theories to the social media landscape.
Oct 5
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