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Writer Showcase: Beccy Sharley's Best Work
A new interview series, volume one.
Jun 10
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Amy Colleen
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Book Review: Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner
A two-and-a-half-star review.
Jun 3
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Amy Colleen
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May 2025
What to Write in a Thank-You Note (Other Than "Thank You," Of Course)
Some helpful hints for the worst chore-- I mean, privilege-- in the world.
May 30
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Amy Colleen
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What to Write in a Thank-You Note (Other Than "Thank You," Of Course)
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First Quarter--No, Trimester--of 2025
A recap of what I read and wrote in January, February, March, and April.
May 27
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Amy Colleen
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April 2025
What does "aging gracefully" even mean?
turning thirty, thinking about beauty culture, and wrestling with the morality of it all
Apr 29
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Amy Colleen
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Easter Monday
an experiment in free verse
Apr 21
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Amy Colleen
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Easter Monday
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Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?
On internet debates, "toxic" positivity, and the joy of reading a picture book
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March 2025
So You're In a Reading Slump
Does the childhood magic of reading feel out of reach right now for you, too? Here are seven books that might help.
Mar 29
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Amy Colleen
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So You're In a Reading Slump
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If You Give a Toddler a Book About a Cookie
You already know he's going to want 400 unrelated things to go with it.
Mar 23
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Amy Colleen
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An Update For Paid Subscribers
A bit of personal stuff, far too many exclamation points, and some cold hard numbers, because aren't we all a little curious?
Mar 10
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Amy Colleen
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An Update For Paid Subscribers
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Here's What You're Getting Into If You Subscribe to My Substack
The "start here" post. (Welcome!)
Mar 10
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Amy Colleen
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Please Don't Believe What I Said Because I Said So
On fake news and trustworthy sources, and why they aren't mutually exclusive.
Mar 1
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Amy Colleen
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