When Writing About Trauma Is, Weirdly, Liberating

Why revisiting childhood memories with my older self in the room changes the way the story feels

Mar 6 • Amy Paturel

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February 2026

Writing, Craft Books And Soulfulness

Why the best writing comes from the inside out

Feb 5 • Amy Paturel

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December 2025

Inconceivable and Immortal

What Rob Reiner, Nora Ephron, and a hospital nurse taught me about the stories that stick

Dec 26, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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November 2025

Playing with Point of View

How Shifting POV Can Unlock Your Most Terrifying Stories

Nov 20, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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October 2025

Writing Into What's Scary

How writing into fear can transform pain into purpose

Oct 15, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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August 2025

The Truth About Lies

When two essays cancel each other out—and neither is wrong

Aug 26, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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July 2025

Your Wound is Not the Story

It's the beginning of your becoming. Here’s how to write it with meaning, not just memory.

Jul 16, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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June 2025

How to Embrace the Full Catastrophe

On writing about grief, breaking the rules, and how to find belonging through words on a page

Jun 24, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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May 2025

Everything is Copy

How a Pair of Underpants (and Nora Ephron) Reminded Me Why Details Matter

May 6, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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March 2025

How to Bring the Dead to Life on the Page

Why the best writing is often an exercise in magical thinking

Mar 25, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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February 2025

A Tiny Love Story Three-Peat

Write Short, Love Big

Feb 25, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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January 2025

Why Write?

How writing not only gives meaning to your memories but also helps you hold onto them.

Jan 20, 2025 • Amy Paturel

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