The Happenstance
Olivia HowellSome of the best things in my life arrived by happenstance—unplanned, unscripted, often disguised as the worst thing that ever happened to me. This is where I write about all of it: starting over, raising two boys, building something from the ground up.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 15 | Founded | 2 months ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Who Told You That You Were Controlling?
There’s something funny that happens when you start writing a lot again.
It’s like the universe starts handing you stories on a silver platter and putting you in exactly the right places at exactly the right times, so that later you can si...
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?
I was three years old when it first dawned on me that someday she was going to die, and there was a good chance I’d still be here.
Without her.
In this world.
Of course, my three-year-old brain didn’t process it exactly that way. But I v...
Let’s take a little field trip through my divorce settlement.
Apparently, working from home means you’re not really working
A quick note: The Happenstance is free, and most of it always will be. This piece is one of the more intimate ones, so it lives behind a $5/month paywall — partly because I’d ra...
What Happens When Divorce Happens to a Girlboss?
In recent years, there have been countless conversations surrounding the death of the girlboss, but there seems to be a missing factor in most of these girlboss chats.
Maybe the girlboss isn’t dead.
Maybe she just got divorced.
My own ma...
My Evil Genius Little Sister
Today is my sister and co-founder’s birthday (so go wish her a Happy Birthday!). When it came to birthday gifts, she asked for something very specific: a piece about her in The Happenstance. I have been working on this for about a month, an...
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CEO and co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry; credited by NY Mag with "destigmatizing divorce." Writer, podcaster, and author of Divorce Happens (Sheldon Press, 2027). Divorce is not a failure. It's a fresh start. Your big sister of divorce.
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