(Like every other writer) I started a Newsletter! About navigating versions of non-traditional adulthood...paths that don't always feel good exactly (often far from it), but true and honest—of our own making. Here's the first post, pls share with friends!
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“I’m the eldest boy!”
“You’re not.”
Lol, this ending is so perfectly childish.
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Everyone’s talking about Succession and I get it, but that Lightning Crashes scene at the end of this weeks Yellowjackets was one of the most intense TV watching experiences of my life.
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I FOUND AN AGENT! After entering the literary world knowing pretty much nothing and many cold queries and novel revisions, I am SO EXCITED to be working with Aurora Fernandez at 📚❤️
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This is a little late but only bc it was VERY hard to capture how much I love and appreciate and how extraordinarily happy I am that MOMFLUENCED is finally out in the world! ❤️
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Happy Pub Day !!! MOMFLUENCED is in the world and ANYONE—mom or not—w a penchant for obsession, parasocial relationships, and charming, witty commentary w true heart must get it! The path from idea to bookshelves is SO HARD and I'm SO proud and happy for you!!!❤️
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A must read and one of my absolute favorite chapters of 's forthcoming book, MOMFLUENCED (out Tuesday!!), which is saying a LOT because there is so very much to love.
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In which I reflect on turning 41 and honor the indie rock ballads of my thirties, among other things.
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This show continues to be brilliant on a million levels but one small thing that still endears is the way in which every person refers to three very grown adults as “the kids.”
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Latest newsletter is with my good friend, Zee Clarke, who also went through a major career transition and just released her first (amazing) book, Black People Breathe. We discuss tech bros, burnout, and stepping away from it all, among other things!
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Absolutely love and agree w this take. I also felt pressure to use SVB when trying to raise VC money but had no idea why other than to appear “cool” and “in-the-know.” It’s bizarre how an industry lauded for “innovation” is so spectacularly single-minded! The examples are endless
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To be clear, I don’t *just* blame the feckless VCs who told their portfolio companies to pull their deposits en masse, but since they’re completely unapologetic about it, here’s my latest: nytimes.com/2023/03/16/opi
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I’m glad Jamie finally has an Oscar but Stephanie should have won that category. Also Ke Huy Quan ( Data from Goonies, my fav character ever) forever and ever.
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New newsletter post about how we motivate to move (or don't) when we're tired of setting rules for ourselves
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My latest newsletter on the creative friendships I could not write / live without, the terror (and rewards) of writing workshops, and why meant so much to me.
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So sad to hear this! The first writing class I ever took was with years ago, intro'ing me to a community of writers that was literally life-changing, and published some of my favorite essays with their amazing editors. Will be missed!
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My latest newsletter in which, as the kids say (or do they even say this anymore?), I'm back on my bullshit... exploring the trade-offs of whether or not to try having children and why—even, and especially, at 40—I can't stop thinking about the question. open.substack.com/pub/emjsmith/p
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My latest newsletter! About the fine line between productive and destructive tendencies, and slowly getting back to myself after the chaos of 2020.
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Julia Garner is the last season (and also all seasons) of Ozark was truly outstanding.
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"It allowed me, very simply, to grasp the concept of want, which, of course, changed the lens with which I viewed my life."
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(Like every other writer) I started a Newsletter! About navigating versions of non-traditional adulthood...paths that don't always feel good exactly (often far from it), but true and honest—of our own making. Here's the first post, pls share with friends! emjsmith.substack.com/p/the-messy-ma
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How did I not realize I got a positive Kirkus review?? Apparently my short story was published in an anthology! "...some brilliant, haunting stories—a minithriller about a smart-home assistant with a mind of its own ("Warning Signs" by Emily J. Smith)"
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There is a certain type of person who will not believe anyone's lived experience until he, himself, has that exact lived experience, and Musk is the epitome of that type of person.
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SO PROUD of you !!! And not surprised at all, so glad your insane talent is getting recognized. The Saab (RIP) and I could not be happier for you!! CANNOT WAIT FOR THESE BOOKS ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏
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I've been called up to the big leagues 
Ecstatic to announce that my debut novel WELCOME HOME, CAROLINE KLINE will be published by @putnambooks in 2024!Show this thread
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This is the only thing I published in 2022, but I'm proud of it! About adjusting to a relationship after spending most of my adult life single. (Wish they'd kept the original title, Stuck In A Single Identity, tho)
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Writing a novel you actually like is so hard, but if you try hard enough, you can do it. Writing a novel you actually like and that "the industry" thinks will sell feels utterly impossible.
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The fact that tweets are going to be 4000 words and bookforum is gone
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at least 80% of the time i flush out an essay idea, i have to admit to myself... that's not a hook, that's just depression.
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As someone who was single and childless for most of her 40s and early 50s, and then had the luck (yes, it's mostly luck) to meet a new life partner, I can relate to a lot of this article. #matrimania #singlism #childless
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I wrote about the strange feeling of being in a relationship after being (more or less) single for most of my adult life, and grappling with my alliance to that single identity. Thanks for the amazing editing @tajjaisen @CatapultStory! catapult.co/stories/emily-
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One of the best pieces of writing I've read. Such brilliance and beauty, RIP.
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“I feel like an interloper in partnership, a spy joining a club I don’t belong to.” Lovely piece about a very particular rite of passage.
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I wrote about the strange feeling of being in a relationship after being (more or less) single for most of my adult life, and grappling with my alliance to that single identity. Thanks for the amazing editing @tajjaisen @CatapultStory! catapult.co/stories/emily-
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Love and deeply resonate with this essay from in : "What's happening now is a restlessness, a searching, a wholesale reexamination of the role that work should play in a woman’s life and identity."
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Today's curated list is Dystopian Short Fiction published on the Web - This list is by no means comprehensive, more stories to be added - The order has no meaning - Links are below #dystopianfiction
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"Our world has a dearth of stories portraying single women satisfied on their own." on the independence of being single and the inherent compromise of partnering up: catapult.co/stories/emily- via
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i'm irrationally obsessed with making my paragraphs square, and it's wild how nearly every paragraph can be cut if you try hard enough and it's usually better bc of it.
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I've been so touched by the reactions to this essay. There are so many women—no matter their relationship status—who deeply identify with being on their own.
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"Entering a partnership at forty feels a bit like leaving New York City, which I have not done, but would be lying if I said I didn’t consider." @emjsmith on the independence of being single and the inherent compromise of partnering up: bit.ly/3DSAZPR
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Has anyone written about how the latest (final) season of Killing Eve could be perceived as an allegory for generational feminism?
If not, brb...
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Loved 's beautiful essay on struggling and eventually reveling in her singleness and the importance of living one's life honestly, regardless of one's relationship status.
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"Our world has a dearth of stories portraying single women satisfied on their own." on the independence of being single and the inherent compromise of partnering up: catapult.co/stories/emily- via #single #relationships
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ICYMI I wrote about being in a relationship after being single for most of my adult life—the freedom that is lost, social conveniences that are gained, and grappling with my alliance to that single identity.
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