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Modern Women June Newsletter
Modern Women June Newsletter
How are you all doing out there?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 12
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
How to write for Modern Women
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 19, 2024
Modern Women: June Writing Prompts & Theme
Modern Women: June Writing Prompts & Theme
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 5
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for May
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for May
The pieces that stood out from an incredible month of Modern Women publishing
Brenda Covarrubias
Jun 1
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
All the help you’ll need in one place
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 7, 2024
Women In The Spotlight
Bringing the Metaphysical to the Page and Using Writing to Change Readers Lives
Bringing the Metaphysical to the Page and Using Writing to Change Readers Lives
An Interview With Kim Petersen
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jun 2
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The most insightful interviews from our most boosted women writers
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 12
Latest Stories
Who Are You Without Gender?
Who Are You Without Gender?
Let’s Finally Talk About It. How science, philosophy, and nature challenge the binary view of male and female.
Silent Scars🌻
Jun 21
She Stopped Wearing Shorts. I Thought I Knew Why.
She Stopped Wearing Shorts. I Thought I Knew Why.
I live across from her. What I saw wasn’t loud, but it changed the way I think about silence.
Emmybels
Jun 21
Making heads or tails of Injection Options for Shoulder Pain and Osteoarthritis: Cortisone…
Making heads or tails of Injection Options for Shoulder Pain and Os...
My experience with OA shoulder
DH
Jun 21
No Shame, Just Orgasms: My Afternoon of Intentional Pleasure
No Shame, Just Orgasms: My Afternoon of Intentional Pleasure
The Dogs were gone, my partner was out, and I was all alone in the best way.
Violet SK
Jun 21
Hey Honey, I'm Cleaning the House Again!
Hey Honey, I'm Cleaning the House Again!
A mini-series on third-trimester experiences
Tanya
Jun 21
Three Lessons I’ve Learned in 36 Years of Marriage
Three Lessons I’ve Learned in 36 Years of Marriage
And what I’ve learned about myself in the process
Christine Denker
Jun 21
The Lyon Summer Update
The Lyon Summer Update
People, Places, and Things (finding Josh’s great-great-grandparents)
J & J (Jessica & Joshua J. Lyon, QMHP, ACNP)
Jun 21
Saudi Arabia is Imprisoning Women for Disobedience Rehabilitation Despite Its Vision 30 Claims
Saudi Arabia is Imprisoning Women for Disobedience Rehabilitation D...
How long does it take for laws to integrate society and become reality?
Anne Spollen
Jun 20
Patriarchy’s Greatest Lie
Patriarchy’s Greatest Lie
The patriarchy wasn’t built to hurt women.
E. M. Lahti
Jun 19
Love & The Biological Clock
Love & The Biological Clock
The realities of finding love and the biological clock that ticks louder as the year passes by
Winifred Cyril
Jun 19
Are You Doing A Thankless Job ?
Are You Doing A Thankless Job ?
Working in the Kitchen
Sonia
Jun 19
Still, I Stayed
Still, I Stayed
— What 26 Years of Marriage Taught Me About Love
Luna Tsumika
Jun 18
How minimalism fixed my marital relationship
How minimalism fixed my marital relationship
(Less possession, less stress)
Saikatabassum
Jun 18
Dear Romantic Girl: Your Softness Is Not a Liability
Dear Romantic Girl: Your Softness Is Not a Liability
The world told you to toughen up. But what if your open heart is your greatest strength?
ᴍᴇʀ ♡
Jun 18
Before My Period, Hungry. During, Still Hungry. After? Guess What.
Before My Period, Hungry. During, Still Hungry. After? Guess What.
My honest reflection on the endless cycle of craving, comfort, and emotional hunger.
𝒞𝒶𝓇𝓂𝑒𝓃
Jun 18
Becoming the Woman I Needed When I Was Younger
Becoming the Woman I Needed When I Was Younger
A quiet little shift slides into place
Tovia Sammy
Jun 18
Hey Honey, Can You Pass the Dates?
Hey Honey, Can You Pass the Dates?
A mini-series on third-trimester experiences: Part 3
Tanya
Jun 18
Why Oktoberfest Construction Starts in June (Yes, Really)
Why Oktoberfest Construction Starts in June (Yes, Really)
Because building a beer-fuelled pop-up city for 6 million people takes time
Georgia
Jun 18
Bittersweet Love, Here’s Mine
Bittersweet Love, Here’s Mine
Not every love is soft. Some are sharp, stubborn, and unforgettable.
TwinQuills
Jun 18
Life’s Wild Ride: You Never Know What’s Next
Life’s Wild Ride: You Never Know What’s Next
Seriously, try making plans. Life just laughs and throws a glitter bomb.
Ayyagari Rashmi
Jun 18
My Husband Stockpiles the Stuff — But I am Pregnant… with Diabetes
My Husband Stockpiles the Stuff — But I am Pregnant… with Diabetes
Finding balance when one of you is eating with rules, and the other… isn’t
Julija - HIgedi CEO & founder
Jun 17
The Day We Took Off the Bra — And Everything Else That Didn’t Fit Us Anymore
The Day We Took Off the Bra — And Everything Else That Didn’t Fit U...
Choosing comfort in a world that demands performance
Comet N.
Jun 17
Facing The Fear of Cancer Screening Tests
Facing The Fear of Cancer Screening Tests
The Yearly Pink Envelope I Didn’t Want to Open
Helen Nomura
Jun 17
I Do…. And Then What?
I Do…. And Then What?
I Do to What I Am Doing…
Ayyagari Rashmi
Jun 17
They Say “Not All Men” Until These 4 Things Happen to Them
They Say “Not All Men” Until These 4 Things Happen to Them
I need answers
𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑰 ✨✨
Jun 17
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