Personal Statements
Irena Smith"And that's what made me who I am today" is the worst kind of cliché and also what I write about. The "that" includes Soviet immigrant parents, TV, books, marriage, motherhood, and free-floating nostalgia. Striving to be low-key cool, with mixed results.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishes | Weekly | Issues | 69 |
| Subscribers | Read | irenasmith.substack.com |
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Small Talk During Big Catastrophes
I just started an email to someone with the words “I hope you are well” and promptly deleted them because I didn’t want to become that meme. You know the one. I think it started going around in winter of 2020—remember 2020?—and I have to sa...
Repetition with variations
I tell the same stories over and over because every time I do, I refine my material. I tell the same stories because I enjoy reliving whatever experience I’m describing. I tell the same stories because I know from past experience what’s lik...
Gimme Shelter
or at least let me look at historically significant houses
Hello, My Name Is...
the problem with nomenclature and a cry for help
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High school underachiever, logophile, (former) Stanford admissions officer, (former) college counselor, writer. Author of The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays (a memoir).
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