
Writing about motherhood, midlife, writing, culture, belonging and belongings, from freelance writer and edditor of Open Secrets Magazine Rachel Kramer Bussel.
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First, my final essay of 2025 is titled “I Am My Kid’s Mom And I Like When You Call Me That” and you can read it at .
It’s a response to a viral Thread I read about a mom resenting being called “Mom,” wit...
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The other night I took a call on speaker phone with someone I’m consulting with to help expand . I was on my plush green living room couch and my boyfriend, Drew, was in the kitchen baking cookies.
After I go...
Still amazed that this former Sassy subscriber got to interview the one and only Jane Pratt at the May 2025 personal storytelling summit Open Secrets Live I organized, and also mortified that she’s a night owl and I asked her to be there fi...
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Congratulations—your personal essay was just published! What can you to do promote your writing to get it seen by as...
Seeing my name in print never gets old
I have a lot of links to share so I’m just going to dive right in. If this gets cut off in email, click through to read it all.
I wrote an essay about leaving my paid writing jobs to be a full-time m...
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Writer on motherhood, culture, books, personal finance, belonging and belongings. Editor of Open Secrets Magazine. https://rachelkramerbussel.com
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