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For Whom Do We Beautify Ourselves?
My existential crisis with nail polish
Feb 17
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The Beauty of Despair
The thing we reach for when grief overwhelms
Jan 27
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My Favorite Reads of 2025
A year of relationships, rejection, and re-enchantment
Dec 30, 2025
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This Season’s Shadow Side
On scheduling, boundary setting, and leaning into darkness
Dec 8, 2025
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Devon Fredericksen
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How I Shapeshifted to Fit Inside a Man’s World
When being a chameleon woman becomes a disappearing act
Nov 18, 2025
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Devon Fredericksen
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Over the Tuscan Hill
Why I refuse to age gracefully
Oct 28, 2025
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The Pleasure of Collective Outrage
What the indignity of long lines can teach us about subverting the system
Oct 13, 2025
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Devon Fredericksen
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Book Giveaway and One-Year Roundup
Sex, politics, and beauty: the year’s most popular themes
Oct 1, 2025
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Devon Fredericksen
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How I Motivate Myself to Write
The best tool I’ve found for getting words on the page
Sep 9, 2025
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The Best Rom-Coms I’ve Seen in Recent Years
A snob’s selection
Aug 19, 2025
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The Relationship Between Scarcity and Reward
What living on a remote island reminded me about pleasure-seeking
Aug 5, 2025
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Are You More of a Friend or a Therapist?
The thrill of being known
Apr 8, 2025
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A newsletter that explores pleasure in its various forms. “Bitten Fruit” is a play on forbidden fruit. This is an invitation to eat the apple—and to feel full.
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