Elizabeth Austin
@writingelizabeth.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 solo mom. writing in Narratively, Harper's Bazaar, McSweeney's, The Sun, Jenny, etc.
📍Philly & Maine 🖤
Go Gold in September🎗️
Go Birds!
📍Philly & Maine 🖤
Go Gold in September🎗️
Go Birds!
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I Was the World’s Worst Cancer Mom
The cancer ward (and my Insta feed) were filled with picture-perfect moms moving heaven and earth for their sick kids. Meanwhile, I spiraled into heavy drinking, depression and self-destruction.
www.narratively.com
Carolyn’s years in cancer treatment were harrowing. I am still reckoning with how we managed COVID, cancer, and being a single parent household in a country with desperately insufficient social supports.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
Some levity for your Wednesday over on @mcsweeneys.net based on actual events!
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An Open Letter to the Old Man Who Bartered with My Cancer-Patient Daughter at the Community Yard Sale Fundraiser
Dear Old Man Who Bartered with My Cancer-Patient Daughter at the Community Yard Sale Fundraiser,
Thank you for attending the Alex’s Lemonade Stand ...
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February 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Some levity for your Wednesday over on @mcsweeneys.net based on actual events!
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
Carolyn’s years in cancer treatment were harrowing. I am still reckoning with how we managed COVID, cancer, and being a single parent household in a country with desperately insufficient social supports.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
I Was the World’s Worst Cancer Mom
The cancer ward (and my Insta feed) were filled with picture-perfect moms moving heaven and earth for their sick kids. Meanwhile, I spiraled into heavy drinking, depression and self-destruction.
www.narratively.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Carolyn’s years in cancer treatment were harrowing. I am still reckoning with how we managed COVID, cancer, and being a single parent household in a country with desperately insufficient social supports.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
I’m grateful to Narratively for giving this a home. I believe ours is a story worth telling.
Reposted by Elizabeth Austin
In research for my book I read hundreds and hundreds of stories by and about people affected by cancer. This one's rare, and real. www.narratively.com/p/i-was-the-...? by Elizabeth Austin @writingelizabeth.bsky.social
I Was the World’s Worst Cancer Mom
The cancer ward (and my Insta feed) were filled with picture-perfect moms moving heaven and earth for their sick kids. Meanwhile, I spiraled into heavy drinking, depression and self-destruction.
www.narratively.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In research for my book I read hundreds and hundreds of stories by and about people affected by cancer. This one's rare, and real. www.narratively.com/p/i-was-the-...? by Elizabeth Austin @writingelizabeth.bsky.social
“Real freedom, for families like mine, means knowing that our healthcare choices are grounded in rigor and reason, not fear and conspiracy.”
I’d give a whole lot to never have cause to write this piece, but I’m grateful to @msmagazine.com for giving it a place and amplifying this conversation.
I’d give a whole lot to never have cause to write this piece, but I’m grateful to @msmagazine.com for giving it a place and amplifying this conversation.
The Cost of Distrust: How RFK Jr.’s Leadership Threatens Families Like Mine - Ms. Magazine
The consequences of anti-vaccine rhetoric are often felt not by those trying to make a political statement, but the most vulnerable among our communities. RFK Jr.'s elevation from the fringe to the pi...
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February 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Real freedom, for families like mine, means knowing that our healthcare choices are grounded in rigor and reason, not fear and conspiracy.”
I’d give a whole lot to never have cause to write this piece, but I’m grateful to @msmagazine.com for giving it a place and amplifying this conversation.
I’d give a whole lot to never have cause to write this piece, but I’m grateful to @msmagazine.com for giving it a place and amplifying this conversation.
Reposted by Elizabeth Austin
"In the early days of my writing career, sending a draft to an editor felt like unzipping my chest and offering up my insides to someone holding a pen instead of a scalpel." ~ Elizabeth Austin brevity.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/t...
The Gift of a Good Editor
By Elizabeth Austin In the early days of my writing career, sending a draft to an editor felt like unzipping my chest and offering up my insides to someone holding a pen instead of a scalpel. I’d h…
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November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
"In the early days of my writing career, sending a draft to an editor felt like unzipping my chest and offering up my insides to someone holding a pen instead of a scalpel." ~ Elizabeth Austin brevity.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/t...
This is Numa, she’s perfect 🖤
November 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
This is Numa, she’s perfect 🖤