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Modern Women May Newsletter
Modern Women May Newsletter
How are you all doing out there?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 5
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: May Writing Prompts & Theme
Modern Women: May Writing Prompts & Theme
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 4
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for April
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for April
The pieces that stood out from an incredible month of Modern Women publishing
Brenda Covarrubias
May 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
Sharing the Sparks and Everyday Aha Moments
Sharing the Sparks and Everyday Aha Moments
An Interview with Kasey Sparks
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 4
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
When Love Becomes Your Universe
When Love Becomes Your Universe
Finding Balance in a World That Revolves Around Someone Else
MunibaKasi
May 10
Think You Know What Makes a Perfect Couple? Think Again…
Think You Know What Makes a Perfect Couple? Think Again…
The Psychology of Real Compatibility — It’s Not What You Expect
Shaheen Parween
May 10
The Pages We Have Shared
The Pages We Have Shared
A Farewell Poem
Rebekah B
May 10
If you keep asking a fish to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid
If you keep asking a fish to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid
How introverts and highly sensitive people are forced to adapt in an extravert-driven world
Diana Badoux
May 10
My Fairy Story: How I Reclaimed My Wings Through My Daughter’s Eyes
My Fairy Story: How I Reclaimed My Wings Through My Daughter’s Eyes
A childhood dream, long tucked away, stirred back into my life amidst my daughters’ storm. Its gentle return whispers timeless grace to…
Khaili McMorris
May 10
“This story is for anyone quietly chasing a dream that keeps them awake at night.”
“This story is for anyone quietly chasing a dream that keeps them a...
Built in Silence, Rising in Strength
Sulti ✨💫
May 10
What No One Tells You About South Korea’s Incel Movement
What No One Tells You About South Korea’s Incel Movement
Even pregnant women are being harassed…
LGBTQ+ Pride Stories🏳️🌈
May 10
When the Mean Girl Is Your Boss: The Silent Struggle Too Many Women Face
When the Mean Girl Is Your Boss: The Silent Struggle Too Many Women...
Not every sisterhood lifts. But you can rise anyway.
Margin Notes and Tea Stains
May 10
Why Women Stay Silent About Abuse-And What Finally Makes Them Speak Up
Why Women Stay Silent About Abuse-And What Finally Makes Them Speak Up
Most women hide this pain for years-this truth makes them finally speak without shame.
Sithara Varshini 🌸
May 10
Castle Of Glass: Paradoxical Reflections Of A Therapy-Newbie
Castle Of Glass: Paradoxical Reflections Of A Therapy-Newbie
A candid sharing of what it feels like to start therapy
Hug in a Mug
May 10
Feminism & Travel
Feminism & Travel
Empowering Women Through Solo Adventures
Travel Explore Protect
May 10
The World Our Daughters Will Inherit
The World Our Daughters Will Inherit
Raising a girl in a world that still punishes difference
Dayna A. Ellis
May 10
My Dramatic & Bloody First Period
My Dramatic & Bloody First Period
And why we all should celebrate menarche
Ayne
May 10
Suggest Some Funny Medium Pubs, Please!
Suggest Some Funny Medium Pubs, Please!
I’m trying to find a happy home for my writing
A.J. Cralle (she, her)
May 9
Panama Was So Freaking Cool
Panama Was So Freaking Cool
Not temperature wise
A.J. Cralle (she, her)
May 8
Why Living in England Made Me Question Our Life in America
Why Living in England Made Me Question Our Life in America
What’s behind the ever-”fresh” American groceries?
Anastasia Frugaard
May 8
The Van, the Sunset, and My Own Damn Pretzels
The Van, the Sunset, and My Own Damn Pretzels
a poem
R. M. Ona
May 8
When Like-Hearted Women Gather
When Like-Hearted Women Gather
A bond is created and might need to be rippled
Karen Hoffman
May 8
Children…
Children…
I don’t have any, and I’m not sorry
Retro Rebel
May 8
Malicious Intent: Five Years After My #MeToo Essay
Malicious Intent: Five Years After My #MeToo Essay
Looking back on the Sexual Assault Awareness Month that changed everything — and what it all means today.
Alexandria Roswick
May 8
The Shocking Truth Women Shared with Me in HR — No One Talks About This
The Shocking Truth Women Shared with Me in HR — No One Talks About ...
Unfiltered, raw, and real — the stories HR hears but the world ignores
Shaheen Parween
May 7
Choosing Myself First isn’t Selfish — It’s Sacred
Choosing Myself First isn’t Selfish — It’s Sacred
There’s this quiet guilt that creeps in when you start putting yourself first. Like you’ve broken some kind of invisible rule.
Francesca
May 7
The Trauma of Feeling Like a Kid Again
The Trauma of Feeling Like a Kid Again
Hey God, what’s your plan with this one?
Sydney Allen
May 7
A Cautionary Tale of Family, Sacrifice, and the Cost of Losing Yourself
A Cautionary Tale of Family, Sacrifice, and the Cost of Losing Your...
A True Story About Love, Boundaries, and Regret
B.R. Shenoy
May 7
A girl’s goodbye: Leaving her home in the name of marriage.
A girl’s goodbye: Leaving her home in the name of marriage.
Not a complaint, just a question. Isn’t it time we ask why?
Timeless Queries
May 7
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