Writing Our Lives
Vanessa MártirMy work is grounded in 1980s Bushwick, Brooklyn, a neglected Black and Brown neighborhood that I left when I was 13. I return to my home hood in my stories to make visible the invisible, & chronicle my life in the tradition of Esmeralda Santiago.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 74 | Subscribers | Read | writingourlives.substack.com |
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Writing for the Seasons: the Winter Solstice
Known as the shortest day of the year, astronomically the Winter Solstice also marks the beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights.
Announcing the next One Day, Online Writing the Mother Wound Intensive on October 25th, 2025
When: September 25th, 2025, 12-3:30pm ET
Writing for the Seasons: the Fall Equinox
There’s so much darkness in the world, I find myself having to put extra effort into taking care of myself and staying present. As always, I find answers and solace in community, storytelling and nature.
Today I've been a mom for 21 years
I still remember the day I took that pregnancy test on January 1st, 2004. I hopped on a bus across the Bronx to my then best friend’s apartment, because I didn’t want to take the test alone. (And I didn’t want to take it with the father for...
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