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Follow along for some unhinged ranting about writing, life-ing, and things that I am reading or hyper focusing on at the moment. Could be a book series or Orcas, your guess is as good as mine.

  • Brains a Crackin’

    Brains a Crackin’

    It’s hot out today. My toddler is naked and filling his watermelon shaped pool with ice cold hose water. I love him. I love the way his dirty blonde hair curls around his hat and the way he walks with purpose when he is going for the “aqua” (water in Italian). I love how he…

  • You’re Gonna Be Great!E4-5: Sustaining Recovery & Relapse Prevention With Matt Wright

    You’re Gonna Be Great!E4-5: Sustaining Recovery & Relapse Prevention With Matt Wright

    Hey everyone! This week we’re back with another episode of You’re Gonna Be Great! My mini-podcast series for the COVID-19 era. My goal was 6-7 episodes and I’m almost there. On one hand, I’m sad to see it coming to an end, but on the other hand, I’m really proud of myself for doing something…

  • Random Acts of Kindness: How to Support Artists, Small Biz, and Healthcare Workers During Social-Distancing

    Random Acts of Kindness: How to Support Artists, Small Biz, and Healthcare Workers During Social-Distancing

    It’s a shitshow out there but I am so Goddamn inspired by all of the random acts of kindness and positivity in the world right now. What better way to cope with such a fucking insane moment in time than to OD on and distribute well-wishes and love? My friend Ivetta is sewing masks to…

  • Captain’s Log: Social Distancing Day Who The Fuck Cares Anymore?

    Captain’s Log: Social Distancing Day Who The Fuck Cares Anymore?

    We’ve been self-isolating for nearly four weeks. Four weeks without seeing friends or family, without going to a restaurant to sit and stare at other patrons, four weeks without gathering on a front porch with our neighbors to have a glass of wine and catch up on life. It’s been really hard. Partly because it…

  • Coping With Coronavirus: Your Relationship In Quarantine

    Coping With Coronavirus: Your Relationship In Quarantine

    Hello all! I hope you’re hanging in there and being safe, unlike my parents who refuse to follow any of the goddamn guidelines and are GIVING ME ANXIETY. Just kidding, but not really. It’s been a tough week and I’ve been experiencing a lot of emotions. A lot of big feelings. I cried during an…

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I’m m.e.evans

M.E. Evans is a journalist and the author of the bestselling feminist memoir, Naked In Italy. She is known for her stinging prose and dark humor. When she’s not holed up and writing you can find her talking about books on her podcast You’re Gonna Be Great! (YGBG!) or writing about books for the bookish lifestyle newsletter, The Main Character Society.

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