Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.
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Are You Feeling Flat and Numb?
Squirrel Plate (2025) by Heather Havrilesky
I’ve been making pottery for three years now. Sometime during the second year, I realized that my clay was never completely centered. This won’t surprise anyone who’s taught me anything —...
‘This Break-Up Left Me With So Many Regrets!’
Don’t hide from your own future inside someone else’s crisis.
The Sun In Its Jewel Case (1937), Yves Tanguy
“Should I Dump This Guy?”
The Lovers (1929), Yves Tanguy
Dear Polly,
Should I dump this guy I’ve been dating for three months?
I just turned 30 a few months ago. Transparently, my twenties kind of sucked. I was in a career path I didn’t like. I was living...
Ask Polly Book Club: “Banal Nightmare”
Sleeping (1971), John Wesley
Trauma is a shapeshifter. It plays tricks on our minds, our emotions, our memories. It reformulates our conceptions of ourselves, reshapes reality, distorts our perceptions, unsettles our assumptions....
‘I’m Not Feeling Excited About The Rest of My Life!’
Many Have Lived (1939), Yves Tanguy
Dear Polly
I’m almost 30 and wow I am not feeling excited about the rest of my life. I know I don’t want children, I don’t desire a romantic relationship or partner and I’m not a particularly dri...
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