Estranged
Maggie Frank-Hsu, Karen J. RennerEssays, interviews, news, and reviews all about parent, child, and sibling estrangement with a focus on understanding, not blame.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 66 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Our Dog Died in November
PRE-S (h/t to my friend Justine for this ingenious term): I want to give you a little PREview/context for the illustrated essay below.
I have been wanting to incorporate drawings and collage into my writing for years. Last year I met Kelc...
Heritage
Hello! It’s Maggie. I host the Estranged newsletter on Substack. Today’s post is a personal essay from writer and academic Karen Renner. Enjoy!
My father and I haven’t been face-to-face in almost twenty years. My father lives in Ger...
'A Silent Treatment'
Hello! I just finished A Silent Treatment by Jeannie Vanasco, (my first book of 2026!) and I want to tell you about it.
Released last summer, the books explores Vanasco’s relationship with her mother, through the lens of her mother’s using...
Dumb, Bad Estrangement Takes I hope will die in 2026
All I know about Krampus, I learned from pop culture. Most recently: the 2024 movie Red One, which I have a kitschy soft spot for, not least because it features a made-up tradition called Krampusschlap.
I guess I just really like watc...
Game for games
I’ve written before1 about being labeled the Smart One, which, in my family meant I could not also be the Athletic One.
But now I’m a grown-up and I find myself in a family of athletes: my husband and my children all love to play sports ba...
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Writer based in San Diego. Author of "Estranged" on Substack and "A Drop in the Dry Season," a poetry chapbook.
Professor at Northern Arizona University, aspiring speculative fiction author, aspiring narrative nonfiction author, generally aspiring.
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