Magic, Mess, and Meaning
Harper RossReal life is messy. Stories are magic. Let’s find the meaning in both. Subscribe for behind-the-scenes magic, bookish joy, and unexpected truth.
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The Ring That Became a Sconce
I’ve been quiet here for about a month. Honestly, I don’t have a great excuse. Work got busy, life got busy, and every time I sat down to write something for you, I just kind of stared at the screen, closed the laptop, and went and did some...
You Found The Bottle
Happy St. Patty’s Day from Connecticut. I’m not out celebrating, sadly. No, I’m sitting here with Mo, who is staring at me.
Mo’s primary hobby is staring, particularly when I’m at my desk working. My husband left for the city hours ago and...
Magic In The Middle Of Things
It’s here: that moment many of us middle-aged women confront without enough warning. The kids are nearly grown or out of the house. You’ve spent twenty-some years oriented around their needs, schedules, and crises. You expect a chance to fi...
5 Things I’ve Learned From Pretending It’s Still the 80s
Have you felt your stress levels ratcheting up throughout this past decade? For me, the culprits include escalating political divides, AI concerns, and the loss of privacy due to social media. I want to talk about that last one, because I b...
This Wasn’t Supposed to Be About Me
I didn’t set out to write something autobiographical, and yet, in some ways, The Unwritten Rules of Magic is just that. Whether it’s Emerson’s wrongheaded ideas about control, her complicated relationship with her father, or even her impost...
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Harper Ross writes magical realism with heart, humor, and a hint of chaos. Her debut novel lands Jan 2026. Tea drinker, dog walker, kitchen dancer. Join the magic—subscribe and stay awhile.
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