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Be Careful With That
On family law, male power, and learning the rules too late
Jan 16
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#2: The Monthly Return (Jan, 2026)
Inherited wealth (in all its forms), love and creative discipline.
Jan 7
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The Return’s greatest (and worst) work.
Viral notes, hopeful ambitions, runts & ribbon winners and the view into 2026.
Dec 30, 2025
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Who Mothers the Mother?
On matrescence, first birthdays, and the women who keep you afloat
Dec 24, 2025
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After Bondi: public grief and the performance of care
Let's be better?
Dec 17, 2025
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On being the other woman
Mar 28, 2024
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Why trying feels so embarrassing when you’re over 30
Nov 18, 2024
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How birth can feel a little like death
Jan 15, 2025
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The uncomfortable truth of contentment
Dec 9, 2024
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#1: The Monthly Return (Dec, 2025)
Polyamory, more on the the sexual revolution, a David Sedaris podcast binge and MORE!
Dec 9, 2025
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Do you *really* know your worst traits?
Self-knowledge, Carl Jung and how to be a better friend.
Dec 2, 2025
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Bonnie Blue and the “spoils” of the Sexual Revolution
Are boys just as damaged by the free market for sex as girls? Is there such a thing as too much freedom? Are we sluts?
Nov 25, 2025
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The Return makes a comeback
A commitment from me to you, to keep returning...
Nov 24, 2025
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We need more platonic love stories
On friendship (the greatest love of all)
Nov 18, 2025
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The Marriage Trap
On Emma Watson, petal rings and new rites of passage
Oct 20, 2025
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What We Get Wrong About “The Other Woman” – A Conversation with Dr. Holly Symons
Bringing the ghost out of the shadows
Oct 18, 2025
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What we can learn from Elizabeth Gilbert's crazy-ass memoir
Self-responsibility as the ultimate form of healing
Oct 6, 2025
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A little something extra.
for the word nerds
Oct 1, 2025
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