Archive - Adventures In "Journalism" by Sari Botton

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On the difficulty of achieving work/life balance, especially when your work involves writing about your life and helping others do the same.

Mar 21

Fortunately for me, imperfection is having a moment. (Typos likely ahead.)

Mar 12

February 2023

On mixed results from self-appointed gurus.

Feb 27

Between my ears.

Feb 23

One was a failure by all commercial measures, but a lot of fun. The other (also fun!) is a (relative) success I've milked the shit out of. Dare I milk…

Feb 9

January 2023

On finding validation in Annie Ernaux's "Simple Passion" and her winning the Nobel Prize in literature.

Jan 17

December 2022

Time to heed my own advice.

Dec 29, 2022

It was so mentally rejuvenating, I'm going to take myself on many more of them.

Dec 4, 2022

November 2022

A lousy one, too.

Nov 1, 2022

October 2022

What I owe to a question posed by author—and now MacArthur Genius Grant recipient—Kiese Laymon. Plus: Some spots left in my Catapult anthology workshop…

Oct 13, 2022

As discussed last night with Amy Rigby in Catskill. Plus: a virtual event I'm doing tonight with Megan Stielstra.

Oct 6, 2022

September 2022

The power of ticking off tasks as you complete them, and doing "the next right thing." Plus, some Bay Area and LA events I have coming up...

Sep 17, 2022

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