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Writer & editor; co-creator of the Spread newsletter (women overthinking women, weekly)

Charlottesville, VA
Joined March 2009
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In this, the year of Julia Fox, Top Gun, “responsible ejaculation”, shrooming mamas, and Ginni Thomas, the Spread (ie: me and @iamyourbaker) humbly submits our picks for the best “women’s media” reads and writers of 2022 thespread.media/p/the-envelo…
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Just a perfect synthesis of ignorance of the human body, people's actual lives, and instrumentalization of women as baby and feeding machines whether or not they want to or can.
I have sympathy for parents who are unable to obtain baby formula due to the evil and incompetence of politicians. I would also say that hopefully this is a wakeup call to become more self-sufficient—God literally designed mothers to feed their babies.
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Rachel Baker retweeted
This is true—I also remember someone saying that average freelance rates haven’t changed much since Jo March from Little Women won $100 for her short story contest in 1868. BLEAK!!!
Candace Bushnell spilling some deeply depressing tea today
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An embarrassment of riches in the Spread this week! Highlights include heroes @lisaxmiller @laurenzcollins @JenSeniorNY and old/new favorites @katiejmbaker @AllisonPDavis @g_bluestone Plus: A love letter to InStyle & @laurabrown99 cc: @maggiebullock thespread.media/p/enter-the-…
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I just went to schedule the Spread for tomorrow and I accidentally hit "publish"!!??!?! After losing my mind for a few minutes, I've decided to channel my "excitement" into this tweet!!!!!! thespread.media/p/january-is…
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I accidentally started WWIII in daycare Slack. AMA.
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It's Spread Day! This week, @iamyourbaker and I are loving EmRata v. Barber by @MollyYoung and @Carina_Chocano. "Cancer celebs" by @CaitlinPacific. @tressiemcphd on Sinema's shoulders. And the @alexis_ok profile of @nhannahjones. Dig in... thespread.media/p/tall-girl-…
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In this week’s Spread, the category is...bodies! @Mollyyoung and @judithnewman and @Carina_Chocano on EmRata’s rebrand; @tressie on Sinema’s shoulders; plus my own exasperated take on Spencer’s leading bod. thespread.media/p/tall-girl-…
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Also! Super-smart stuff from @mattiekahn, @AnnaHolmes, @rebexxxxa, @cbattan, @courtneytenz, @CaitlinPacific, and more...
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And here’s the part where I "admit" that I watched Spencer alone in a huge theater at 2pm, with my laptop completely ablaze and connected to Wifi. Living in a small town with a great movie theater: Recommend!
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