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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: July Writing Prompts & Theme
Modern Women: July Writing Prompts & Theme
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jul 2
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for June
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for June
The pieces that stood out from an incredible month of Modern Women publishing
Brenda Covarrubias
Jun 30
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
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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
Is This My Body, or Is It the Internet’s?
Is This My Body, or Is It the Internet’s?
The quiet and daring act of reclaiming my reflection
Esther Uwanah Edet
Jul 16
Love Till the Last Breath
Love Till the Last Breath
What is love — really? It’s not sparks or promises. It’s the daily work no one sees.
Sulti ✨💫
Jul 16
Manchild and Dinner Bills: The Dating Epidemic We Need to Talk About
Manchild and Dinner Bills: The Dating Epidemic We Need to Talk About
He Wanted the Date, But Not the Dinner Tab
Laura Tavarez
Jul 16
Why Are Feminists So Afraid of Losing the Gender Binary?
Why Are Feminists So Afraid of Losing the Gender Binary?
It’s time to recognize this false division as the propaganda it is
Y.L. Wolfe
Jul 14
Some Pictures Are Painful To Look At
Some Pictures Are Painful To Look At
They Bring Up Painful Memories
Heidy De La Cruz
Jul 14
Women, don’t get together with a bandaid ripper
Women, don’t get together with a bandaid ripper
On the fragile beauty of healing and the quiet danger of choosing love too soon.
Comet N.
Jul 14
When Luxury Feels Too Young
When Luxury Feels Too Young
Why I still buy, but quietly question the youth obsession in high fashion campaigns.
Margin Notes and Tea Stains
Jul 14
A 21st Century Man
A 21st Century Man
Born in the 19th century
Bitter Human
Jul 14
The Invisible Load: Why Women Are Exhausted and How to Reclaim Our Energy
The Invisible Load: Why Women Are Exhausted and How to Reclaim Our ...
A candid look at the mental and emotional labor women carry daily, and practical strategies to lighten the burden
Write By Mehak
Jul 14
Closer To Fine: The Indigo Girls Read My Mind
Closer To Fine: The Indigo Girls Read My Mind
And Barbie sent it through my daughter
Becca ∞
Jul 14
The Persistent Question: Why Am I Here?
The Persistent Question: Why Am I Here?
A Journey Through Vulnerability, Resilience, and the Undeniable Force of Self.
Ayyagari Rashmi
Jul 14
The Skinny Race
The Skinny Race
A story of a fat girl size S
Alice
Jul 14
Why Did You Give Birth to Me, Mom?
Why Did You Give Birth to Me, Mom?
Spilling the tea on why Gen Z is ghosting parenthood. Hint: it involves our own parents, generational trauma, and some very bad math.
Kicauanuri
Jul 14
The Small Acts That Saved Me From Becoming Someone I’m Not
The Small Acts That Saved Me From Becoming Someone I’m Not
On motherhood, modern womanhood, and the invisible labor of staying true to yourself
Ume Zainab
Jul 14
Connecting With My Inner Child
Connecting With My Inner Child
What happened to the girl I used to be?
Amber Hope
Jul 14
Between the lines of his heart
Between the lines of his heart
Books, Brains, and the Modern Man — A woman’s POV
AllWomenUnite
Jul 13
Silent Quitting by Women Is Dangerous
Silent Quitting by Women Is Dangerous
How You Lost Her Without Noticing
kengkay
Jul 12
As a Straight Woman: Why I Ogle Other Women with My Husband
As a Straight Woman: Why I Ogle Other Women with My Husband
It’s something I can’t help
Viv Leigh
Jul 12
Confessions of a Pathological People-Pleaser.
Confessions of a Pathological People-Pleaser.
A raw look at the anxiety of needing to be liked, the pain of being used, and the messy, beautiful journey toward self-acceptance.
Kicauanuri
Jul 12
Mitigating Disappointment From Men is Also Women’s Labor
Mitigating Disappointment From Men is Also Women’s Labor
My mother bought me an engagement ring
Sangeeta Kalsi
Jul 12
Black Women, The Biggest Threat To Your Life Is Black Men.
Black Women, The Biggest Threat To Your Life Is Black Men.
How long are you going to stay in denial?
Real Life Topics Revealed
Jul 11
A 5-year-olds tragic 9–1–1
A 5-year-olds tragic 9–1–1
The Stories I Hold
Stefanie K
Jul 9
Being the ‘Good Girl’ Almost Destroyed Me
Being the ‘Good Girl’ Almost Destroyed Me
I gave, I obeyed, I pleased, and I lost myself along the way.
Hirakishwar
Jul 9
At the Altar of His Name
At the Altar of His Name
A poem by Praise Dominic
Praise dominic
Jul 9
The Secret Lives of Dutiful Daughters
The Secret Lives of Dutiful Daughters
She was always the good one — until she quietly rewrote the rules.
Ume Zainab
Jul 9
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