Write It Like It Is
Deborah Sosin, Adam RobertsEveryday observations and existential musings
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You Can Go Home Again...
Where I grew up. June 7, 2026
When I was in Rye, NY, last weekend for an author event at the library, I had time to swing by the old homestead at the top of Hill Street, not at all sure I’d get to take a peek inside.
I’d emailed the curre...
The Onesie in the Closet
This week I’m headed to my hometown, Rye, NY, for an ESCAPE VELOCITY author event, so today I’m posting another previously published essay for your reading pleasure—this one appeared in the JMWW JOURNAL in 2020. As I’ve shared before, “The...
Finishing My Father's Unfinished Crosswords
Illustration by Holly Stapleton, NYT, April 28, 2021
This week and next week, because of my nutso juggling act and upcoming travel to my hometown for an author event, I’m posting previously published essays for your reading pleasure (like...
Where Are the Women on the "Jeopardy!" Board?
It happened again recently. A category about art and artists. And there she was, Georgia O’Keeffe. Is she STILL the only recognizable female artist the show has been able to come up with since 2013? Well, her and Frida Kahlo. Over the past...
Our Bookshelves, Our Selves
Sometimes I wonder what will happen to my books when I have to downsize. I’ve purged titles over the years (textbooks, novels I’ve already read) without regret. But what’s left? And what do they say about me?
In my “Write It Like It Is” f...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Deborah Sosin, writer & therapist, has published in the NY Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Her set of 70 micro-memoirs, 70 words each, “Escape Velocity: How One 70-Year-Old Push-Pulled Her Way Out of Her Too-Much-Not-Enough Family,” released 2/27/26.
Writer, creator. In 2021, I wrote something for my wife, every single day. And now it’s a book. You should get it. \ud83d\ude0a Live shows Fridays @ 12:30pm eastern.
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