Be Less Careful
Nancy Reddy, Kaitlyn Teer, Gemma Hartley, Emily Rapp Blackunpacking the bad ideas that steal our joy // creative work & midlife reinvention
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 341 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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obsessed with making space for writing in a busy life & helping you do that, too. newest \ud83d\udcda: THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH, St. Martin's 2025. essays in Slate, Romper & other places. author of Pocket Universe & The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood.
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Speaker, writing coach, and author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
Writer, professor, editor, book wizard, tiny business owner. I write sad books but I’m really funny. @circeconsulting @craftschool www.craft-school.net
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