Essay:
"Maybe I'd hiked long enough to actually hike out my anxiety. Maybe the trees dwarfed my self-importance."
#PersonalEssay #SequoiaNationalPark #ActuallyAutistic
"Maybe I'd hiked long enough to actually hike out my anxiety. Maybe the trees dwarfed my self-importance."
#PersonalEssay #SequoiaNationalPark #ActuallyAutistic
#037 Seventeen Miles Among the Giants
Starting in my mid-30s, I went through a decade where I could suddenly become too sick to follow through on anything. For the first couple of years, every single plan I made fell through.
What I didn...
amyyuki.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Essay:
"Maybe I'd hiked long enough to actually hike out my anxiety. Maybe the trees dwarfed my self-importance."
#PersonalEssay #SequoiaNationalPark #ActuallyAutistic
"Maybe I'd hiked long enough to actually hike out my anxiety. Maybe the trees dwarfed my self-importance."
#PersonalEssay #SequoiaNationalPark #ActuallyAutistic
Turns out my love language has a name: intimacy through insult, Jersey style. 🥧
If I'm being very polite and diplomatic with you, we're probably not there yet. If I'm telling you exactly what I think, congratulations. You're in.
New letter posted. Link in comments.
#personalessay #lifecoach
If I'm being very polite and diplomatic with you, we're probably not there yet. If I'm telling you exactly what I think, congratulations. You're in.
New letter posted. Link in comments.
#personalessay #lifecoach
September 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Turns out my love language has a name: intimacy through insult, Jersey style. 🥧
If I'm being very polite and diplomatic with you, we're probably not there yet. If I'm telling you exactly what I think, congratulations. You're in.
New letter posted. Link in comments.
#personalessay #lifecoach
If I'm being very polite and diplomatic with you, we're probably not there yet. If I'm telling you exactly what I think, congratulations. You're in.
New letter posted. Link in comments.
#personalessay #lifecoach
I disappeared for a little while. There’s a reason, and it involves college, work, a cleaning schedule that survived approximately 60 minutes, and one word I apparently decided to use instead of profanity.
#PersonalEssay #CollegeLife #WritingLife #LifeUpdate #AdultStudent
#PersonalEssay #CollegeLife #WritingLife #LifeUpdate #AdultStudent
I Have Not Died, I Have Just Been Doing Things
A personal update about returning to college, working full-time, caring for the people I love, and trying to find enough hours in the day to write. Also featuring one mildly haunted college essay and a wig metaphor that has gotten completely out of hand.
nathaliefrias.net
September 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I disappeared for a little while. There’s a reason, and it involves college, work, a cleaning schedule that survived approximately 60 minutes, and one word I apparently decided to use instead of profanity.
#PersonalEssay #CollegeLife #WritingLife #LifeUpdate #AdultStudent
#PersonalEssay #CollegeLife #WritingLife #LifeUpdate #AdultStudent
simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com/p/goodbye-ob... #michaelianblack #obscure #personalessay In which I say goodbye to a gem of a podcast, "Obscure"
Goodbye, “Obscure”
an ode to Michael Ian Black’s podcast
simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com
September 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com/p/goodbye-ob... #michaelianblack #obscure #personalessay In which I say goodbye to a gem of a podcast, "Obscure"
A post about the cold math of karma, the wreck in the rearview, and the relic sitting in the passenger seat that changed everything. (Spoiler: It involves Cobra Kai grit.) Read the latest: rebuildingrob.com/2026/09/25/k...
#PersonalEssay #Resilience #TheOldMan
#PersonalEssay #Resilience #TheOldMan
Karma is a statistic
What happens when an abstract philosophical debate about karma collides with real life? A reflection on a near-fatal car accident, looking back at the wreckage, finding an unexpected piece of the p…
rebuildingrob.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A post about the cold math of karma, the wreck in the rearview, and the relic sitting in the passenger seat that changed everything. (Spoiler: It involves Cobra Kai grit.) Read the latest: rebuildingrob.com/2026/09/25/k...
#PersonalEssay #Resilience #TheOldMan
#PersonalEssay #Resilience #TheOldMan
We need to talk about private adoption.
Check out the full article in the comments.
#SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism #MutualAid #AdopteeVoices #Memoir #MemoirWriting #CreativeNonfiction #PersonalEssay #LifeStories #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting #Drafting
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#SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism #MutualAid #AdopteeVoices #Memoir #MemoirWriting #CreativeNonfiction #PersonalEssay #LifeStories #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting #Drafting
September 25, 2026 at 1:40 AM
We need to talk about private adoption.
Check out the full article in the comments.
#SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism #MutualAid #AdopteeVoices #Memoir #MemoirWriting #CreativeNonfiction #PersonalEssay #LifeStories #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting #Drafting
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#SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism #MutualAid #AdopteeVoices #Memoir #MemoirWriting #CreativeNonfiction #PersonalEssay #LifeStories #WritingCommunity #IAmWriting #Drafting
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Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity
Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity
I Opened the Door and Regretted It — A Writing Challenge
Knock, Knock — Who’s There? Your Past. Remember Me?
medium.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity
Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity
A Letter To My Older Self
from Me, at 53
simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I used to think community was something that just happened.
Maybe that was the point.
Kids outside. Adults in driveways. Someone always around. No plan required. Just Tuesday.
#ThirdPlaces #personalessay #CommunityMatters #wanttomeetforcoffee #yogaiseverywhere
Maybe that was the point.
Kids outside. Adults in driveways. Someone always around. No plan required. Just Tuesday.
#ThirdPlaces #personalessay #CommunityMatters #wanttomeetforcoffee #yogaiseverywhere
September 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I used to think community was something that just happened.
Maybe that was the point.
Kids outside. Adults in driveways. Someone always around. No plan required. Just Tuesday.
#ThirdPlaces #personalessay #CommunityMatters #wanttomeetforcoffee #yogaiseverywhere
Maybe that was the point.
Kids outside. Adults in driveways. Someone always around. No plan required. Just Tuesday.
#ThirdPlaces #personalessay #CommunityMatters #wanttomeetforcoffee #yogaiseverywhere
My most recent #personalessay book essay was published this morning at Books Are Our Superpower. #doglovers It involves Albert Payson Terhune who was a big name in dog stories 100 years ago. baos.pub/im-probably-...
I’m Probably Not as Classy as This Dog
Albert Payson Terhune and his collie stories
baos.pub
September 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
My most recent #personalessay book essay was published this morning at Books Are Our Superpower. #doglovers It involves Albert Payson Terhune who was a big name in dog stories 100 years ago. baos.pub/im-probably-...
I’m Going to Art Therapy
even though I cannot draw
simplethoughtsbyjennifer.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Memoir feels big? Start with the personal essay. Join a Personal Essay Studio Session and build the skills to write, publish, and grow into book-length work.
#MemoirWriting #PersonalEssay
#MemoirWriting #PersonalEssay
September 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Memoir feels big? Start with the personal essay. Join a Personal Essay Studio Session and build the skills to write, publish, and grow into book-length work.
#MemoirWriting #PersonalEssay
#MemoirWriting #PersonalEssay
My latest contribution ⬇️
#Healthcare #Accountability #SystemsThinking #Essays #PersonalEssay #MedicalError #HealthcareReform #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #EstablishmentAlignment #EpistemicArrogance #Credentialism #RubberStampCulture
antiscripthead.substack.com/p/the-presum...
#Healthcare #Accountability #SystemsThinking #Essays #PersonalEssay #MedicalError #HealthcareReform #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #EstablishmentAlignment #EpistemicArrogance #Credentialism #RubberStampCulture
antiscripthead.substack.com/p/the-presum...
The Presumption of Competence
How an unverified retail error snowballed into clinical reality—and why healthcare quality fails without accountability.
antiscripthead.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Lessons From a 39-Year-Old Girl Living with Muscular Dystrophy. If you want the full essay, click on the link in the comments below! #disability #musculardystrophy #personalessay #chronicillness,
September 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Lessons From a 39-Year-Old Girl Living with Muscular Dystrophy. If you want the full essay, click on the link in the comments below! #disability #musculardystrophy #personalessay #chronicillness,
New episode of Between Pages and Screens is up. I talk about NIPSCO, Birthday Reflections, and books. If you want to take a listen, click on the links in the comments below! #podcast #BetweenPagesAndScreens #booksky #personalessay #disability #chronicillness #birthdays
September 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
New episode of Between Pages and Screens is up. I talk about NIPSCO, Birthday Reflections, and books. If you want to take a listen, click on the links in the comments below! #podcast #BetweenPagesAndScreens #booksky #personalessay #disability #chronicillness #birthdays
When I heard Trevor Noah describe liming, I understood immediately why certain evenings have stayed with me for years while others left no particular trace. On liming, love languages, and collaging evenings — and the friends who already know how to do it.
#wanttomeetforcoffee #personalessay
#wanttomeetforcoffee #personalessay
September 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
When I heard Trevor Noah describe liming, I understood immediately why certain evenings have stayed with me for years while others left no particular trace. On liming, love languages, and collaging evenings — and the friends who already know how to do it.
#wanttomeetforcoffee #personalessay
#wanttomeetforcoffee #personalessay
Dear 15-year-old me,
You're smart.
You're also wrong about quite a lot.
I've written a letter. About mistakes, stubbornness, asking for help, getting older and discovering that life doesn't follow the plan.
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/a...
#PersonalEssay #LifeLessons
You're smart.
You're also wrong about quite a lot.
I've written a letter. About mistakes, stubbornness, asking for help, getting older and discovering that life doesn't follow the plan.
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/a...
#PersonalEssay #LifeLessons
A Letter to 15-Year-Old Me
A letter to the 15-year-old version of me, from someone who still doesn’t have life figured out. A few things I wish I’d known about getting things wrong, asking for help, trusting peop…
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Dear 15-year-old me,
You're smart.
You're also wrong about quite a lot.
I've written a letter. About mistakes, stubbornness, asking for help, getting older and discovering that life doesn't follow the plan.
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/a...
#PersonalEssay #LifeLessons
You're smart.
You're also wrong about quite a lot.
I've written a letter. About mistakes, stubbornness, asking for help, getting older and discovering that life doesn't follow the plan.
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/a...
#PersonalEssay #LifeLessons
Read it now > vocal.media/writers/imag...
#Deconstruction #PersonalEssay #Existentialism #IndieAuthor #AusWriter #WriterCommunity #Philosophical #FaithTransition #Modernity #CulturalCritique #LossOfFaith #ReflectiveEssay #WritingCommunity #Storytelling
#Deconstruction #PersonalEssay #Existentialism #IndieAuthor #AusWriter #WriterCommunity #Philosophical #FaithTransition #Modernity #CulturalCritique #LossOfFaith #ReflectiveEssay #WritingCommunity #Storytelling
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Beyond The Veil
vocal.media
September 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Twenty-five years ago, we were in the middle of a generation coming of age and witnessing 9/11. My #personalessay “Birth of Cool” captures how a generation of young people watched #9/11 and learned how to keep their cool.
hungermtn.org/birth-of-coo...
#September11 #memoir #millennials #BirthofCool
hungermtn.org/birth-of-coo...
#September11 #memoir #millennials #BirthofCool
September 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Twenty-five years ago, we were in the middle of a generation coming of age and witnessing 9/11. My #personalessay “Birth of Cool” captures how a generation of young people watched #9/11 and learned how to keep their cool.
hungermtn.org/birth-of-coo...
#September11 #memoir #millennials #BirthofCool
hungermtn.org/birth-of-coo...
#September11 #memoir #millennials #BirthofCool
What if an empty day isn’t a problem that needs solving?
I spent six quiet weeks doing almost nothing, and somewhere along the way, I stopped feeling the need to turn nothing into something.
#Motherhood #IntrovertLife #SlowLiving #PersonalEssay
introvertinabaya.substack.com/p/i-was-perf...
I spent six quiet weeks doing almost nothing, and somewhere along the way, I stopped feeling the need to turn nothing into something.
#Motherhood #IntrovertLife #SlowLiving #PersonalEssay
introvertinabaya.substack.com/p/i-was-perf...
I Was Perfectly Happy Doing Absolutely Nothing
What six quiet weeks taught me about the way I organise my life
introvertinabaya.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
What if an empty day isn’t a problem that needs solving?
I spent six quiet weeks doing almost nothing, and somewhere along the way, I stopped feeling the need to turn nothing into something.
#Motherhood #IntrovertLife #SlowLiving #PersonalEssay
introvertinabaya.substack.com/p/i-was-perf...
I spent six quiet weeks doing almost nothing, and somewhere along the way, I stopped feeling the need to turn nothing into something.
#Motherhood #IntrovertLife #SlowLiving #PersonalEssay
introvertinabaya.substack.com/p/i-was-perf...