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Gathering as Portal?
Where I've been and how this newsletter is shifting
Aug 10
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River Selby (they/them)
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The Terror and Excitement of One's Debut Memoir
Finding a center in our culture of fast commerce and small attention spans
Jul 14
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River Selby (they/them)
26
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Waiting for My Father
Growing up without a father and becoming responsible for myself
Jun 16
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River Selby (they/them)
38
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Pain and Sensation
Living with chronic illness (plus another starred review for my forthcoming book)
Jun 4
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River Selby (they/them)
32
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Wide-Eyed and Unknowing
When We Take the Leap(s)
May 27
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River Selby (they/them)
40
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What I've Learned About Being a Writer
Eleven weeks away from my first book's debut
May 21
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River Selby (they/them)
39
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Fifteen Years Without my Mother
Reflecting on surviving parental suicide and a book that helped me make it through
May 12
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River Selby (they/them)
36
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Who am I and What am I Doing Here?
A Dark Night of the Soul, or Something Like That
Dec 27, 2024
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River Selby (they/them)
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Jo Ann Beard's "The Fourth State of Matter"
THE INTERIOR GAZE: WEEK TWO. Plus: Join us tomorrow for a writing salon and reading discussion!
Oct 20, 2024
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River Selby (they/them)
12
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Narrative Structure and Point of View in Essay Writing
The Interior Gaze: Week Two
Oct 15, 2024
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River Selby (they/them)
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On My Mother’s 64th Birthday Had She Not Died by Suicide
A short reflection on the profundity of a media hiatus and self-forgiveness
Nov 1, 2023
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River Selby (they/them)
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Diagnosis
a new understanding
Jul 9, 2023
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River Selby (they/them)
34
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