The Landline
Ashley SimpoThe Landline is a digital publication celebrating storytelling, community, and Black voices. Through essays and experiments, we explore belonging—to ourselves, our families, and the world—centering connection and authenticity.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 68 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Cheating is Sexual Assault
Last week, when it felt like everyone was talking about the Meg Thee Stallion x Klay Thompson cheating scandal, I was reminded of what betrayal feels like in the body.
It feels like a gut punch followed by the air being sucked out of your...
Brandy Was Groomed and So Was I
I’m annoyed.
Why? Because the word “grooming” wasn’t a word when I was 16.
When I was 16, there was just hearsay, assumptions, and reading between the lines. R. Kelly was lurking in the background of Aaliyah’s Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Num...
If You Can Make it Here.
This summer will mark 10 years since I moved to Brooklyn as a single mom.
I’ve survived what I once thought was impossible for a full decade, and I’m sitting with the weight of that.
Mostly, I’m grateful that I’ve been able to remain in...
The Revolution Will Be Tender
Hey beloveds,
This isn’t our usual send.
This is a front porch moment. A “pull up a chair, let’s get real” kind of moment.
April took us out.
Tiff was so stressed she got physically sick.
Ashley (hi, it’s me) was so stressed my perio...
Jealousy, Rebranded
In a recent heart-to-heart about feelings we didn’t quite know what to do with, we found ourselves creeping around a familiar but uncomfortable one: jealousy—envy’s louder, messier twin. As we unraveled where that feeling was really coming...
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