Rachel Kramer Bussel’s Newsletter
Rachel Kramer BusselWriting about motherhood, midlife, writing, culture, belonging and belongings, from freelance writer and edditor of Open Secrets Magazine Rachel Kramer Bussel.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 62 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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How I Got Published in Newsweek
Exciting news: My first essay for Newsweek was just published! And I got an acceptance the same day I submitted it. It was five years in the making, if you consider the inciting incidents happened in January and February of 2021. I toyed wi...
How to Be a Hot Mess Success, or, Why Procrastination Can Be Good for Your Creativity
I’m prepping to head to Baltimore this Thursday-Saturday, May 5-7, for the writing conference AWP in Baltimore. You can find me at Booth 305, where I’ll be selling zines of some of our essays, t-shirts, tote bags, and notebooks, and giving...
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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...
Being Myself for a Living Isn't Always Easy, But It's What's Led to Any Career Success I've Had
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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...
I'm 50!
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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Writer on motherhood, culture, books, personal finance, belonging and belongings. Editor of Open Secrets Magazine and host of podcast Finders and Keepers. https://rachelkramerbussel.com
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