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We personally know incarcerated writers who have not been paid by PEN America, who have had to track down money from PEN, and have been harmed by its poorly-supervised “support” system. Please read this important piece published by Prism : prismreports.org/2024/04/17/pen…

Four writers anonymously log a detailed week of their financial habits. 👀 Keep reading The Middle Class Writer series with Literary Hub. dirt.fyi/article/2024/0…

I spoke to my 23-year-old son last night about the Yarra Valley Grammar 'list' This is how it went. 🧵 It was a bumpy ride, BUT this conversation can and possibly should be uncomfortable. He started off by saying it was just fucking gross and frustrating, but he understood it.

“We see our kids in terms of ourselves, since WE made them, and THEY don’t have Substack.” Janet Manley considers the ethics and complexities of writing about your own children. lithub.com/at-the-coal-se…

For Literary Hub today, in the wake of the historic bid to reschedule cannabis (though I want full legalization!), I wrote about Carl Sagan's famous essay about getting high, which feels relevant again today: lithub.com/can-we-resched… via Literary Hub

I've noticed children being defensively cropped out of writing lately - there is ~risk~ in "sharenting" but also the fact domestic writing is seen as naff. I looked at the contortions around it for Literary Hub 💫 lithub.com/at-the-coal-se…

gotta admit for about three hours today i thought we were just dunking on JD Vance for no reason other than that he sucks

This is shitty news, it was so cool to see what Meaghan O'Connell and Elizabeth Angell did with Romper. I'm so lucky to have gotten to work with dream colleagues Margaret Wheeler Johnson april daniels hussar and many fab writers there taking motherhood off-road. sucks!

Influencers like Dude Dad and Tiny Dad have amassed hundreds of thousands of female followers on TikTok and Instagram, but they still struggle to get men to pay attention and follow them. trib.al/ByoN7Ch

From me: sierraclub.org/sierra/no-comm…

I'm dying bro 😭😭

Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever thenation.com/article/societ… Essential reading from our friends at Empowerment Avenue, who have done more than anyone else to bring prison journalism to a broad public!

My wife is reading the Rachel Cusk book about motherhood and occasionally I’ll catch her putting it down, sighing deeply, and staring off into space. Chat, is this good?

"I will have the liberty to live out my womanly dream of quitting my job, having babies, performing animal husbandry, and stuffing the windows and doors with towels when the topsoil is swept into a storm that blackens out the sun." mcsweeneys.net/articles/final…

“Nightbitch’s art is successful because she creates a world you can believe in from the detritus of childhood; the audience are able to see themselves in it.” Janet Manley examines Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Nightbitch. lithub.com/beyond-postpar…

I want to hear from people whose kids are obsessed with the Titanic (I know it's not just mine) for a story in a national outlet - please share! contact is: [email protected] #journorequest

My twin daughters, Mia and Laila, are in the New York Times! They were interviewed about the Titanic and the Roblox game. nytimes.com/2025/04/05/sty…

If you've ever had a mother's day (or father's day) craft, gift, or card from a kid that you took *personally* (like "so THIS is what they think of me"), I would love to chat for a story: janetamanley @ gmail.com

#journorequest