Sensitive perspective from a hot destination: "The tourists belong as much as I do. Why is it so hard to admit that? Why is there such a mass irritation toward people who just want to visit a particular street? ...They are exactly like us." -Mari Andrew mariandrew.bulletin.com/living-in-a-to…

.Mari Andrew, a bestselling author, artist, and speaker, brings her “joyfully philosophical illustrations and essays that meander between deep and light, bitter and sweet,” to Substack. mariandrew.substack.com

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A personal pizza may seem sad, but it doesn't have to be. Mari Andrew on the joys of solitude food. on.theatln.tc/mwCbYqT

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Lovely little read :) . A personal pizza may seem sad, but it doesn't have to be. Mari Andrew on the joys of solitude food. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

I love Solitude Food! “You see, Sad Food is not the same as Solitude Food. Solitude Food celebrates the luxury of being intentionally alone.” What You Learn From Eating Alone Mari Andrew / The Atlantic buff.ly/3AImo9m

I relate to Mari more than I relate to any other writer ♥️ “Living alone in New York provides a nonstop emotional dance between the splendor of solitude and the affliction of loneliness” Such a beautiful, personal read by Mari Andrew theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Perhaps ‘burnout’ didn’t fit quite right because I didn’t feel extinguished. The pathetic little pilot light of hope stayed on, and I suppose I tended it well enough that it ignited the burner yet again. mariandrew.substack.com/p/the-sacred-p…

“Just me, melted cheese, and the Thanksgiving episode of ‘Gilmore Girls.’ That’s divine solitude.” Mari Andrew writes about the hidden joy of eating alone and how to finally get comfortable doing it. (via The Atlantic in News+) apple.news/AikJ-dpgNQ7-dE…

A gift guide for your ears, your local caterpillars, greeters, and your journal: mariandrew.substack.com/p/blue-notes-2…

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I love Mari Andrew's post this week about community, especially this point about therapy and healing. Couldn't have said it better myself 👏🏼

Spare a thought... Merry Christmas time ♥️ *2023 ... Original art by Mari Andrew #merrychristmas #spareathought

My annual list of Failures of the Year! mariandrew.substack.com/p/my-year-in-f…

On New Year notebooks and (finally!?) contentment with what I have: mariandrew.substack.com/p/my-2023-theme

Come see me and Tim in DC!!

My thoughts on "making" "friends" mariandrew.substack.com/p/how-do-i-mak…

For those who would like to overhaul the 5 Stages of Grief with me: mariandrew.substack.com/p/the-sounds-o…

In 2019 I was so determined to Do A Grief that I wrote the stages on my mirror near my bed and checked in with them daily to see how I was feeling and if I had made progress toward Acceptance. It's not just a misconception; for some of us it's science-based self harm.