Personal Statements
Irena SmithEssays about people, places, things, and petty grievances.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 116 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 21 days ago |
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Mothers and others
This week, in honor of Mother’s Day, I have a story about mothers, children, and generosity. And a really, really good book.
The really good book is ’s Mothers and Other Fictional Characters—a memoir in essays that pulled me in from the mo...
Birth is messy
This is a picture of a birthday cake and not of a placenta because I am a person who occasionally exhibits good judgment and this is one such time. You’re welcome. Photo by Laura Rivera on Unsplash
Three years and two days ago, my first me...
Dress for the job you want
Remember Emma Pillsbury from Glee? The high school guidance counselor with bush baby eyes and a heart of gold and those adorable vintage cardigans? I used to dress like her, back when I worked at the Stanford Admissions Office: pencil skirt...
A superfluity of Substacks
I know you’re all busy people, with jobs and children and partners and dentist appointments to think about, but how often do you stop to consider terms of venery?
That’s right, not as often as you should. I know this because when I asked...
Chaos Book Club is officially in session!
Jump in any time!
What is Chaos Book Club, you ask? It’s a conversation space for paid subscribers—kind of like a group chat or live hangout. I will be posting periodically (today’s question is about a popular book you disliked; mine was F...
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Essayist, college admissions veteran, devotee of breathless run-ons and parenthetical asides.
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