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Weekend Reads
Six recent essays by midlife women on Substack
Jul 4 • 
Jessica Smock
24
11
Odd Jobs: A Writing Prompt
A guest writing prompt from Jena Schwartz
May 7 • 
Jessica Smock
9
7
Neurodivergence and Writing
A Q&A with writer and writing coach Dr. Bailey Lang
Apr 24 • 
Jessica Smock
19
6
Write for the Next Generation
Join a workshop with Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD, on Thursday
Apr 1 • 
Steph Sprenger
 and 
Jessica Smock
14
5
Writing Through Loss and Grief
A guest post by Anne Pinkerton
Mar 12 • 
Anne Pinkerton
 and 
Jessica Smock
13
7
Why We Need to Write Together, Right Now.
What I learned from a month-long writing intensive with midlife women.
Feb 27 • 
Steph Sprenger
22
9
10 Books By Midlife Women To Understand This Moment
And tell us what you are reading
Feb 18 • 
Jessica Smock
37
10
Words Are the Weapons of Autocracy
On the flu, fever dreams, and freedom
Feb 12 • 
Jessica Smock
32
13
A Bishop, A Rioter, And An Invitation
Storytelling and hope when our world is broken
Jan 23 • 
Jessica Smock
64
26
Favorite Books of 2024: A Year of Discontented Reading
Tell us your favorites of the year and learn about our Project Incubator
Dec 30, 2024 • 
Jessica Smock
33
22
Today in Lake
A guest essay by Deborah Siegel-Acevedo about the morning after
Nov 11, 2024 • 
Deborah Siegel-Acevedo
 and 
Deborah Siegel-Acevedo
30
4
I Lied To My Daughter
Thoughts on the morning after
Nov 6, 2024 • 
Jessica Smock
118
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