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11/10/2024
8 : 24
I've got another secret to tell...
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11/3/2024
8 : 14
Let's all introduce ourselves
I thought it was about time I reintroduced myself and would love you all to do the same. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/27/2024
7 : 34
How disability freed me to live unconventionally (By Lucy Webster)
One of the best things about having a newsletter, especially on Substack, is the community that you can build around your writing. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/20/2024
6 : 34
Forty and single
The Single Supplement is back. It's time to update you all... ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/5/2023
10 : 34
The Unspoken Part of the Dating Discourse (by Aimée Lutkin)
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9/3/2023
9 : 44
Goodbye, Nostalgia Summer (guest piece by Aimée Lutkin)
Hello, Happy Sunday, everyone. It's been a while. I have so missed writing to you and am looking forward to getting back to regular correspondence after completely losing my writing mojo then
7/17/2023
7 : 4
Dear Nicola, I'm about to start living by myself for the first time and I'm really nervous
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6/5/2023
12 : 45
A little note about pausing for a couple of months
Hello all, Just a little note to say I am putting this newsletter on pause for a couple of months. As you may have noticed, I haven't published any newsletters for a while. It is not because I have
4/20/2023
10 : 54
Confronting the absence of romantic love in my life (Mini Q&A with Amy Key)
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4/19/2023
5 : 35
The Dress (guest piece by Amy Key)
Hello all, It's been a while and I can only apologies I haven't managed to get a newsletter out before now. One day I will tell you all what's going on for me at the moment – professionally
3/20/2023
18 : 54
Can we build a bridge between childless women and mothers?
Trigger warning: infertility/fertility/motherhood Two things have stopped me in my tracks this weekend. The first, late on Friday afternoon, was what I was going to focus on for this newsletter but as
3/16/2023
17 : 34
A thread on what the government should do to help single people
Happy Thursday! I have been really inspired by the campaign that Pregnant Then Screwed have run to get the childcare crisis in the UK onto the political agenda. For those in other countries, childcare
2/26/2023
13 : 44
Rediscovering my voice after divorce (By Caro Giles)
Good afternoon and happy Sunday, I'm thrilled I've managed to actually get this out on Sunday. My goal is to get back to Sunday offerings but sometimes life and things out of my control get in
2/14/2023
7 : 14
A thread for Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's everyone (or the V-day equivalent of bah humbug if you hate it). I wanted to experiment with a conversation thread today for u…
2/6/2023
18 : 14
The Single Supplement returns
It's been a while
10/4/2022
10 : 14
I felt invisible as a single woman in London so I moved to a totally new town (by Tola Fisher)
Today is my 38th birthday. That also means that this newsletter is officially three years old. I sent my first newsletter out on my 35th birthday and wrote about being OK with waking up alone (check
9/6/2022
12 : 4
You might be single during this crisis, but you're not alone (By Emily Morris)
Hello all, Long time no see! My spontaneous summer break ended up being a lot longer than intended and I've really missed writing to you. Thanks so much to everyone who has checked in with me and
5/8/2022
21 : 14
The unexpected romance of attending a wedding alone (By Francesca Specter)
Happy Sunday (just about!) Today I have a guest piece for you from Francesca Specter who is the founder of the Alonement platform which I have featured before. This guest piece was first published on
4/24/2022
7 : 4
The joy of making new friends (incl. an extract from Unattached: Essays on Singlehood)
Happy Sunday! Today I'm sharing an extract from my essay in Unattached: Essays on Singlehood, which was published in February. I've been meaning to do this for a few months but I didn't
4/4/2022
6 : 34
'Society won’t agree with me, but I think I have it all': Mollie Quirk on being single her whole life
I have a guest piece for you today! I was going to do a catch up post as I've had quite a few new subscribers since I appeared on BBC Radio 2 but I've had this piece on hold for a couple of