Desire Lines
Adriana PalancaA notebook about writing, the creative life and learning patience.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 71 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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On curiosity, boundaries and rage
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I approach peri/menopause symptoms the same way I do everything else in life—with curiosity.
Waking up at 4.30AM. Wow, I’m angry. What gentle thing can I do right now to feel better? Reading? Crossword? Mmm, I can’t get back to s...
A return to yearning
Like many of you, I look for the sparkle of hope, however tiny, in the every day.
Last week, I found it in an unlikely place—Mon robot, mon amour, a French-language podcast produced by LaPresse, about people who have relationships with AI....
Faith and patience
I’ve been doing some of my best plot conception and drafting work while walking to my workouts in the morning. At 7AM, my senses are still soft from sleep, no interactions have come to disturb my peace, and since doubt notoriously likes to...
You didn't just get the idea
In the limbo that defined December 2025, an idea for a new novel emerged. The opening scene presented itself with startling clarity, and even the first line tumbled out of my brain, fully formed.
But this was no inspiration out of the blue...
The big word for 2026
In the original draft of this Substack article, the opening just wasn’t working. I tried to fix it, but I kept hitting a wall, so I sent it to my friend Bradley for feedback.
He came back almost immediately, “Make it more personal”.
My gi...
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