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The Art of Being Completely Alone
Plus, another workshop this fall!
Aug 1
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Emily J. Smith
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July 2025
Things I Learned From Publishing My Novel
Five thoughts, five months out.
Jul 18
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Emily J. Smith
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Is technology making dating worse or showing us who we are?
Men have long prioritized ease over connection, it's finally catching up to us.
Jul 9
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Emily J. Smith
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June 2025
Dating women for the first time at 35
The terrors of pursuing intimacy over performance, and how we turn life into fiction.
Jun 27
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Emily J. Smith
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Is Substack the New Twitter?
Writers have found community again; let's hope Substack doesn’t mess it up.
Jun 23
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Emily J. Smith
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Unmarried Women Can Blow Up Their Lives Too
Why progress for women so often looks like regression.
Jun 13
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Emily J. Smith
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May 2025
A Gorgeous, Ugly Day In Bed
Fighting the shame of holing up on a beautiful day.
May 30
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Emily J. Smith
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When Did TV Stop Worrying About Money?
The curious disappearance of middle-class plots.
May 23
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Emily J. Smith
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Is Having a Child Worth It?
This is the question we should be asking. And right now, it's not—for me, and maybe for you.
May 9
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Emily J. Smith
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April 2025
The Sunk Cost Fallacy of Your Career
Plus a special announcement!
Apr 25
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Emily J. Smith
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What you write vs. what people read
Writing a feminist novel about internalized misogyny, the fierce urge to be understood, and the liberating realization that you probably never will be.
Apr 18
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Emily J. Smith
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Chelsea and Rick From White Lotus Are Not Aspirational
The emotionally unavailable man—a tale as old as time.
Apr 9
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Emily J. Smith
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