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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
Borrowed Moments of Knowing
Borrowed Moments of Knowing
a poem of a bond that doesn’t need permission or proof
R. M. Ona
May 13
10 Incredible Women History Forgot
10 Incredible Women History Forgot
Unsung Trailblazers Who Changed the World, One Breakthrough at a Time
Travel Explore Protect
May 13
Girl, Get Yourself the Flowers — and Here’s Why
Girl, Get Yourself the Flowers — and Here’s Why
Because waiting for someone else to celebrate you is a waste of perfect petals.
Twenties Unfiltered
May 13
Joy Under Wraps: The Art of Self-Preservation
Joy Under Wraps: The Art of Self-Preservation
A examination of why women who choose non-traditional lifestyles are often quiet about their joy and accomplishments.
Halcyon spirit writes here
May 13
Only Women Bleed and Here Lies Our Strength.
Only Women Bleed and Here Lies Our Strength.
Blood is life and we contain the power of gladiators
Grace Delphia
May 13
How Painting Brought Me Back to Life During My Career Break
How Painting Brought Me Back to Life During My Career Break
They say if you want to find yourself, go back to your childhood. I did and it saved me.
Ashika R
May 13
The Many Faces of Motherhood
The Many Faces of Motherhood
Honoring Elder Daughters, Pet Moms, and Every Woman Who Loves Unconditionally
MunibaKasi
May 13
You Don’t Need Permission to Show Up for Your Child — Even at Work
You Don’t Need Permission to Show Up for Your Child — Even at Work
You don’t need to ask permission to love deeply. And leaders? You don’t need to fear compassion.
Margin Notes and Tea Stains
May 13
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day
I will share some of my story this Mother’s Day so that people can understand what my journey has been like.
Asma Waleed
May 12
Top 7 Women-Led Travel Destinations
Top 7 Women-Led Travel Destinations
Empowered Journeys
Travel Explore Protect
May 12
A Tribute to All WOMEN Across the Globe
A Tribute to All WOMEN Across the Globe
In honour of women whose perseverance still persists despite the challenges
Beatrix Felix 🌻
May 12
Beyond Trauma Dumping
Beyond Trauma Dumping
The Healing Power of Sharing Our Stories
Pratibha Singh
May 12
How Financial Dependency Traps Women in Marriage
How Financial Dependency Traps Women in Marriage
How important is being a financially independent mother?
Winifred Cyril
May 12
The Risk of Being Loved by a Writer
The Risk of Being Loved by a Writer
When our truth is tangled with yours, storytelling becomes both a bridge and a boundary
Deanna Bugalski 💋
May 12
What My Grey Hair Taught Me to Embrace
What My Grey Hair Taught Me to Embrace
Aging isn’t a flaw, it’s a mirror, a teacher, and a quiet act of rebellion.
atinder kaur
May 12
Walking the Line Between Vulnerability and Oversharing
Walking the Line Between Vulnerability and Oversharing
We overshare when we write to unburden ourselves instead of writing to be read
Beth Z.
May 12
Maybe We’re Supposed to Speak More Than We Do
Maybe We’re Supposed to Speak More Than We Do
The other day, I came across a fact that genuinely surprised me as a woman.
HustlerHub Stories with Reeba
May 12
In Another Life
In Another Life
On New York City & other unlived lives.
Tanya Grover
May 12
In Their Shoes: Rethinking How We Speak About Our Kids
In Their Shoes: Rethinking How We Speak About Our Kids
Practicing compassion and privacy in parenting is more important than you might have thought
Eleanor Writer
May 12
Being a 43-Year-Old First-Time Mom Changed My Career Plan
Being a 43-Year-Old First-Time Mom Changed My Career Plan
And gave me corporate superpowers I didn’t expect
Glenda Roberts
May 11
Why Didn’t You Adopt a White Kid?
Why Didn’t You Adopt a White Kid?
The greatest love of all
A.J. Cralle (she, her)
May 11
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
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