Loved this essay and want to know about how it came to life? Or how Elizabeth Laura Nelson came to write a viral Modern Love essay? I'll be chatting with her this afternoon at 1 p.m. ET about all of that and more! Find us on the Substack app. xx

Pub day always feels like a national holiday to me, the day when all the hours and hours (and hours) of work that went into something goes out into the world. Love this one by Seth Lorinczi, hope you do too.

Same.

Last day of owning a computer. Once I sell it, I won’t have any internet-connected devices, just a flip phone. I’ll use the library to check email and transcribe my writing. Wish me luck. Or join me.

I’ve tried posting this twice with different text, so now I’m trying again without mentioning what day it is to see if it’ll work

WANTED Issue 0 - Reckoning - whatiwanted dot org Berry, Brodak, Donato, Elsby, Falk, Kilpatrick, Lawton, North, Nulick, Sanders

JOB ALERT: We're on the hunt for a lively writer with top-notch journalism skills and newsletter experience to helm our flagship newsletter, The 10-Point. Work closely with The Wall Street Journal's EIC Emma Tucker. A great opportunity for the right person! wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/ne… #journalismjobs

I'm basically always just waiting for any new info from Heavyweight. Some fun stuff in here.

I think I say the same thing every time I work on a story, but it's hard to explain how much time and thought and detail goes into a feature story. Which makes it feel all the more special when it finally pubs. You'll go through all the feels reading this one, it's a real star.

Become a writer! It’s like having homework every night for the rest of your life

we are accepting submissions until july 1 on the theme of DREAMS!

A Texas woman was just released from jail after five months - for a miscarriage. While she was jailed, the county turned her fetal remains over to a crisis pregnancy center - which then named the fetus and gave it a public funeral. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

"The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." ~ Maya Angelou

Sold on this headline! I want this, too…

I was laid off from my role as researcher at Business Insider this week. I am deeply grateful to learn from my colleagues and mentors on the investigations team over the past 3 years. I’m at [email protected] for fact checking and research inquiries - let’s connect!

Poverty is a policy choice. New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

i actually don't fucking care if immigrants are "hard working" or not. i care that they're people

Friendly reminder! ✨ Submissions will close on June 30th! They will reopen in August! We are working hard to get back to as many submitters as we can before we take our annual summer break!

Heard the sad news about Brian today and thought about all the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Rest in peace dear Brian.

A forthcoming issue of WANTED (whatiwanted dot org) will open for submissions exclusively to authors seeking their first publication. If that's you, please check out the site and get ready to send me something insane sometime in July. No limits, modest honorarium - tysm