Rebecca Thomas I write a digest about culture. Curated, illuminating, unvarnished. Each issue explores a single topic in its beauty and complexity. 4867 subscribers 22 issues Subscribe to my list This thingy has to be empti pwieshh
#22 September 19, 2017 Are We Wired For Dissatisfaction? 😤 – A few things stick out in my mind when I think of my Mom. Her excellent taste (she instinctually knew
#21 September 14, 2017 In Defense of Difficult People 🤐 – This essay is going to come across as particularly self-serving. No matter, it's my digest, and as I
#20 September 10, 2017 Cooking, A Lifelong Pleasure 🍳 – The rise of smoothie bowls and avocado toast has me thinking about cooking. I like both of those thin
#19 September 7, 2017 Let's Get Weird 🍄 – I'm not a fan of weirdness for the sake of attention seeking or as an affectation to make a public di
#18 August 31, 2017 Am I Pretty? 🙈 – The other day I found myself asking a man a version of this cringe-worthy question. As soon as the wo
#17 August 28, 2017 Gertrude & Alvin 🌳 – We love “to break across our solitude, and then, if we’re lucky, finally transformed into something f
#16 August 25, 2017 If I Get Sick (again) 🌾 – I'm sorry to say that I have. A routine mammogram found a problematic spot, and the subsequent biopsy
#15 August 20, 2017 Does Dating Work? 🤔 – I hope this doesn't come across as bragging, but I have been on hundreds of dates in the last seven y
#14 August 18, 2017 My Perfect Side Hustle 🕺 – When I was about fourteen my parents sent me to live with a French family in Strasbourg for the summe
#13 August 11, 2017 The Importance of Female Desire 💋 – Last night on my walk I listened with particular interest to an episode of the Heart podcast called "
#12 August 8, 2017 Why Do I Write?! ✒️ My Gif to You 🎁 – Being a writer is one part hermit and two parts beggar (would you please, please read my newest piece
#11 August 5, 2017 J-Ward, A Visual Tour 📸 – I have terrible anxiety. It's an affliction with its own gifts. It allows me to feel deeply. It's an
#10 August 2, 2017 #freethenipple 🌸 – I recently posted a picture of myself on Instagram in one of my favorite dresses. I was looking to sh
#9 July 30, 2017 (S)MOOCH-ES Y'all! 🤣 – Truth: I spent my entire Friday night reading articles about the bonkers interview our new White Hous
#8 July 25, 2017 Confounding Love ❣️ – I think about love a lot. I suspect many of us do. It's the first thing I thought about when I was di
#7 July 18, 2017 To Bail or Not To Bail? 😬 – That is the question in 2017. I love the freedom of not having to get myself together. The prospect o
#6 July 11, 2017 The Golden Age 🌞 – In my twenties and thirties I viewed the prospect of turning forty with dread. Surely, it was the end
#5 July 4, 2017 The Nature of Confidence 💪🏽 – My confidence is something people remark on with regularity. Other than the white hair, it's a bit of
#4 June 27, 2017 I Was Wrong 😔 🤔 – It's such a bummer to find out we were wrong. A shock to the system. How did something that seemed so
#3 June 20, 2017 The Lives of Women 💥 – I'm a woman who likes and feels comfortable around men. It's hard to know if that is part of my genet
#2 June 13, 2017 Small Home 💕 – Recently, I made the mistake of telling my Dad I wanted to build a small home, say 1000-1400 sq. ft.
#1 June 6, 2017 Thoughts On Happiness 🦋 – I've been thinking about happiness lately. Mostly, because I am happy, and it's come as a bit of a su
