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This week’s newsletter took a deep dive into Ross Gay’s conversational writing style and his short essay “Tomato on Board.” Mindahoney.substack.com 🍅

Procrastination is a Myth The truth behind what we choose to do with our time

I wrote a lil about procrastination in this week’s newsletter. Like is it even real or just something we use to bully ourselves??? open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

Free Workshops + the last week of "The Artist's Way" You don't gotta miss me in December

Did “The Artist’s Way” in 4 weeks instead of 22 and it was still A LOT! Looking forward to do some free workshops this December starting next week.
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4-Week Guide to "The Artist's Way": Week 3 Connection! Strength! Compassion!

One week left of our 4 week sprint through “The Artist’s Way.” This go round, Julia went hard on some parties I wasn’t certain deserved it — academics, perfectionists — and got at how our fear flings out excuses for why we can’t be the creative we want to be. open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

Are You Feeling More Creative Yet? Week 2: Integrity, Possibility & Abundance

How’s that creative recovery going? Here’s the week 2 drop of the sped up guide to “The Artist’s Way.” open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

It’s so nice when people appreciate what you do 😭 Read the first installment of the guide on my Substack and the next one drops Wednesday — open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

The 4-Week Guide to "The Artist's Way" Let's get this wrapped up by Thanksgiving!

Most people don’t finish “The Artist’s Way” because 12 weeks is a lot! So let’s speed it up! Starting next week, I’m dropping my 4-week guide to “The Artist’s Way.” Finally finish it faster, with friends 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Get all the details here — open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

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Thoughts Liberated from My Notes App Zine Machine *art by real humans

✨Zine artist reveal!✨ Minda Honey is the author of The Heartbreak Years. She writes a newsletter about being mid(life) on Substack. Follow her at @mindahoney.bsky.social and don’t miss her zine, “Thoughts Liberated from My Notes* App,” in the Summer ‘25 Edit, dropping this week!

The return of skinny supremacy has me thinking a lot about the summer after high school I spent as a weight loss counselor. Obvs allll the warnings for diet culture, eating disorders and fatphobia — because how else do you describe a workplace that weighed you twice a week? Mindahoney.substack.com.

The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue - Nieman Storyboard ‘The goal of art is to seek out something pure and true and to convey it.’ The author of ‘In Open Contempt’ on making sense of history and his own story.

New Craft of Memoir at @niemanstoryboard.org: @mindahoney.bsky.social in conversation with Irvin Weathersby Jr. about truth-telling in a travelogue.

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#longreads #booksky #writing #storytelling

The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue - Nieman Storyboard ‘The goal of art is to seek out something pure and true and to convey it.’ The author of ‘In Open Contempt’ on making sense of history and his own story.

"That's what the book’s about in general. How can I situate myself within these current moments but also within the timeline of history?" Irvin Weathersby Jr., in conversation with @mindahoney.bsky.social

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#booksky #writing #memoir

Different ways of seeking truth - Nieman Storyboard Nadia Reiman on the process behind "This American Life," and Irvin Weathersby Jr.'s deeply personal approach to confronting history.

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @nadiareiman.bsky.social on reporting for @thisamericanlife.org, @mindahoney.bsky.social in conversation with Irvin Weathersby Jr., plus @leahsottile.bsky.social, @hoinski.bsky.social, and more...

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I think at this point, nearly three decades in, that we’ve established that the mission is entirely possible.

The Error of My of Anatomy IUDon't: IUD insertions now featuring pain management!

In honor of the news that the medical field will be finally recognizing it hurts when jam things into and snip of pieces of our cervixes — an IUD tale 🩸 open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

The Plantation In Your Town: How We Handle The Vestiges Of Our Past I wasn’t happy when an ad for the “Soul Cleanse Yoga Festival” popped up in my Facebook feed and I saw several of my friends...

Seems a like a good time to re-share this piece from 2018 that I wrote after discovering there would be a “soul cleanse” yoga festival at a local plantation — www.leoweekly.com/news/the-pla...

Beige tote bag with black and red lettering that says “Open Secrets Magazine.”

Cover of Kari Ferrell’s memoir “You’ll Never Believe Me, featuring a drawing of a woman with short black hair and pink sunglasses, doing a “quiet” motion with her finger in front of her mouth; cover of Minda Honey’s “The Heartbreak Years” featuring yellow and white text, with blue, pink and green background.

My mind was happily blown by the amazing panels of writers + editors at #OpenSecretsLive. I wanted to buy EVERYONE’S book - I got Minda Honey’s “The Heartbreak Years” + Kari Ferrell’s “You’ll Never Believe Me” 🤩 Rachel Kramer Bussel created a lovely, impactful event! @opensecretsmag.bsky.social

Hope you love the book!!

Men think we care about money and women are worried about their lives. Just a little screed about the dudes who interrupt my peace

It’s spring, so the sidewalk pests are out! Here’s a little drag for the men who disrupt my peace and the alarming belief that women should tolerate a man’s disrespect if he makes enough money.

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Minda Gets a Mammogram Lefty gave 'em the run around

The same day I dropped a newsletter about my first mammogram (and subsequent follow up for what were ultimately, thankfully benign issues) I got hit with the $1,000 bill. Yay, America!! open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

Open Secrets Live closing keynote conversation with Minda Honey and Deesha Philyaw on relinquishing your secret desires to the page

Our Open Secrets Live May 3 closing conversation will be between @mindahoney.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social on Relinquishing Your Secret Desires to the Page. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/open-secre... @amazonpublishing.bsky.social @wvupress.bsky.social

Minda Honey's lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice - Nieman Storyboard The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story.

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org — great advice from @mindahoney.bsky.social for journalists experimenting with memoir. Plus links from @clairewillett.bsky.social, @mallarytenore.bsky.social, @propublica.org and @joepompeo.bsky.social.

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Minda Honey's lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice - Nieman Storyboard The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story.

"To be shameless is to reject the standards set for you by others and live by your own measure."

— @mindahoney.bsky.social

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#booksky

Minda Honey's lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice - Nieman Storyboard The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story.

"Revise where you're hiding." @mindahoney.bsky.social's advice for journalists experimenting with memoir.

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#longreads #booksky

baby’s first #awp reading: you KNOW it’s at a tattoo shop, with some of my all-time favorite CNF baddies, and will involve death + sex + being put in my place in the funniest way possible. 💘 @natalielima09.bsky.social @mindahoney.bsky.social @lillydancyger.bsky.social @otroedgargomez.bsky.social

If you've read Alligator Tears, I spoke to icon and legend @mindahoney.bsky.social about the turtle passage in the Pulse essay for Harvard's @niemanstoryboard.org. Check it out if you wanna read about what went into writing that one low-key bittersweet scene from the book 🐊🥲🐢

Is this how beauty queens feel when they get crowned for the first time? 🥲 Thank you for the warmed welcome, Mark and for letting me nerd out on craft ❤️‍🔥

BIG NEWS! THE BIGGEST!! And you know that convo between me and Deesha is gonna be JUICCCCY 🍑

All the Men are Peter Pan, All the Women Wendy On leaving Neverland

Wrote about Irvin Weathersby’s new book, “In Open Contempt,” becoming an art lover and the Peter Pan tale (or should I say Wendy’s story?) open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...

I Want to Be Where the People [Aren't] (Sorry, Ariel!)

The ways we do or don’t change with age are endlessly interesting to me — sorry party promoters 😬 open.substack.com/pub/mindahon...