Not Calling Back
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Not Calling Back is where I, Emma, share my unapologetically honest takes on books, movies, TV shows, and restaurants. When I’m not working at a tile company here in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find me n...
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Welcome to Not Calling Back! Where I share my unapologetic take on books, movies, shows, and restaurants. This space is inspired by the idea of showing life as it really is, at least for me. Read more at notcallingback.com!
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Check out my latest post about one of my new favorite restaurants in Portland - Heavenly Creatures!
"It felt like home—or at least what I imagine my home would feel like if I weren’t afraid of taper candles and could actually keep a plant alive."
#writingcommunity #restaurants #food #lifestyle
"It felt like home—or at least what I imagine my home would feel like if I weren’t afraid of taper candles and could actually keep a plant alive."
#writingcommunity #restaurants #food #lifestyle
HEAVENLY CREATURES - HEAVENLY FOOD
Wine, Bread, and a Parasocial Relationship with Alison Roman
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March 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Check out my latest post about one of my new favorite restaurants in Portland - Heavenly Creatures!
"It felt like home—or at least what I imagine my home would feel like if I weren’t afraid of taper candles and could actually keep a plant alive."
#writingcommunity #restaurants #food #lifestyle
"It felt like home—or at least what I imagine my home would feel like if I weren’t afraid of taper candles and could actually keep a plant alive."
#writingcommunity #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Me every Monday!
"A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, from 2018"
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
"A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, from 2018"
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
March 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Me every Monday!
"A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, from 2018"
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
"A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, from 2018"
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
Check out my new post! BOOKS I’VE PRETENDED TO HAVE READ: Why read the book when I can just watch the movie and stare at Leonardo DiCaprio for two hours?
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
BOOKS I’VE PRETENDED TO HAVE READ
Why read the book when I can just watch the movie and stare at Leonardo DiCaprio for two hours?
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March 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Check out my new post! BOOKS I’VE PRETENDED TO HAVE READ: Why read the book when I can just watch the movie and stare at Leonardo DiCaprio for two hours?
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
February 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Back from the Kitchen and Bath Show and feeling so inspired to create and write. May favorite part this year were the bath tubs - they were STUNNING!
#writingcommunity #designcommunity #interiordesign #lifestyle #travel #kitchen #bathroom
#writingcommunity #designcommunity #interiordesign #lifestyle #travel #kitchen #bathroom
February 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Back from the Kitchen and Bath Show and feeling so inspired to create and write. May favorite part this year were the bath tubs - they were STUNNING!
#writingcommunity #designcommunity #interiordesign #lifestyle #travel #kitchen #bathroom
#writingcommunity #designcommunity #interiordesign #lifestyle #travel #kitchen #bathroom
Check out my new post! Is Rewatching One Tree Hill Giving Me a Quarter Life Crisis? - Note to self: It’s okay if I didn’t start a multi-million-dollar fashion empire at 17, or become a pop star, NBA player, bestselling author, or record label mogul by 21.
#writingcommunity #tvshows #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #tvshows #lifestyle
IS REWATCHING ONE TREE HILL GIVING ME A QUARTER LIFE CRISIS?
Note to self: It’s okay if I didn’t start a multi-million-dollar fashion empire at 17, or become a pop star, NBA player, bestselling author, or record label mogul by 21.
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February 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Check out my new post! Is Rewatching One Tree Hill Giving Me a Quarter Life Crisis? - Note to self: It’s okay if I didn’t start a multi-million-dollar fashion empire at 17, or become a pop star, NBA player, bestselling author, or record label mogul by 21.
#writingcommunity #tvshows #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #tvshows #lifestyle
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February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And just like that... 50 subscribers on Substack! 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone reading and being a part of this space! If you haven't subscribed yet and would like to, just click below!
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle #substack #subscribe
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Obsessing over this New Yorker cartoon!
"A cartoon by David Sipress, made especially for J.Crew."
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
"A cartoon by David Sipress, made especially for J.Crew."
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
February 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Obsessing over this New Yorker cartoon!
"A cartoon by David Sipress, made especially for J.Crew."
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
"A cartoon by David Sipress, made especially for J.Crew."
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
Started playing around with some film and the first rolled turned out pretty great! My partner even snapped a shot of me while I was taking the chair photo!
#writingcommunity #photos #filmphotography #film #filmphotos #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #photos #filmphotography #film #filmphotos #restaurants #food #lifestyle
February 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Started playing around with some film and the first rolled turned out pretty great! My partner even snapped a shot of me while I was taking the chair photo!
#writingcommunity #photos #filmphotography #film #filmphotos #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #photos #filmphotography #film #filmphotos #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Currently day dreaming about the summer sun + produce 💭☀️🍅 and trying to get inspired to write for the week ✍️
#writingcommunity #summer #produce #writing #inspo #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #summer #produce #writing #inspo #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
February 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Currently day dreaming about the summer sun + produce 💭☀️🍅 and trying to get inspired to write for the week ✍️
#writingcommunity #summer #produce #writing #inspo #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #summer #produce #writing #inspo #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Check out my latest post - My 2-Minute Review on Monty’s: The Hits and Misses of Portland's Newest Italian-American Restaurant!
“Let’s be real: if the tiramisu is good, I’ll forgive a lot. And Monty’s was incredible.”
“Let’s be real: if the tiramisu is good, I’ll forgive a lot. And Monty’s was incredible.”
MY 2-MINUTE REVIEW ON MONTY'S
The Hits and Misses of Portland's Newest Italian-American Restaurant
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February 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Check out my latest post - My 2-Minute Review on Monty’s: The Hits and Misses of Portland's Newest Italian-American Restaurant!
“Let’s be real: if the tiramisu is good, I’ll forgive a lot. And Monty’s was incredible.”
“Let’s be real: if the tiramisu is good, I’ll forgive a lot. And Monty’s was incredible.”
Friday Finds: My favorite buys from the week – jarred peaches and coffee beans from Montelupo. I can't wait to try these!! (This is also a little sneak peek of what you'll see in tomorrow's newsletter!)
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Friday Finds: My favorite buys from the week – jarred peaches and coffee beans from Montelupo. I can't wait to try these!! (This is also a little sneak peek of what you'll see in tomorrow's newsletter!)
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
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#writingcommunity #books #movies #lifestyle #10thingsihateaboutyou #love #valentine #happyvalentinesday
#writingcommunity #books #movies #lifestyle #10thingsihateaboutyou #love #valentine #happyvalentinesday
a man and a woman are looking at each other with a quote above them that says but mostly
ALT: a man and a woman are looking at each other with a quote above them that says but mostly
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February 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
February 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"Some parts of me were plastered down on this girl’s forehead, while others stuck straight up, literally defying gravity."
Check out my latest article here: notcallingback.com/post/if-my-bangs-could-talk!
#writingcommunity #hair #therapy #lifestyle
Check out my latest article here: notcallingback.com/post/if-my-bangs-could-talk!
#writingcommunity #hair #therapy #lifestyle
IF MY BANGS COULD TALK
Confessions from My Hair's Therapy Session
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February 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Some parts of me were plastered down on this girl’s forehead, while others stuck straight up, literally defying gravity."
Check out my latest article here: notcallingback.com/post/if-my-bangs-could-talk!
#writingcommunity #hair #therapy #lifestyle
Check out my latest article here: notcallingback.com/post/if-my-bangs-could-talk!
#writingcommunity #hair #therapy #lifestyle
Friday finds - my favorite Pinterest saves from the week!
#writingcommunity #home #food #lifestyle #design
#writingcommunity #home #food #lifestyle #design
February 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Friday finds - my favorite Pinterest saves from the week!
#writingcommunity #home #food #lifestyle #design
#writingcommunity #home #food #lifestyle #design
A rainy (partly snowy) day in Portland means curling up in bed and watching Greta Gerwig’s version of Little Women… at least, that's what I'm daydreaming about doing as I sit here at the office.
#writingcommunity #books #movies #film #rainydays #littlewomen #gretagerwig #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #film #rainydays #littlewomen #gretagerwig #lifestyle
February 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A rainy (partly snowy) day in Portland means curling up in bed and watching Greta Gerwig’s version of Little Women… at least, that's what I'm daydreaming about doing as I sit here at the office.
#writingcommunity #books #movies #film #rainydays #littlewomen #gretagerwig #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #film #rainydays #littlewomen #gretagerwig #lifestyle
Read this passage from Nora Ephron's "Heartburn" and can’t stop thinking about it! I’m always aspiring to her level of cleverness and now wonder—do I love cooking because it sparks my creativity or because it’s mindless?
#writingcommunity #books #noraephron #restaurants #food #lifestyle #heartburn
#writingcommunity #books #noraephron #restaurants #food #lifestyle #heartburn
February 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Read this passage from Nora Ephron's "Heartburn" and can’t stop thinking about it! I’m always aspiring to her level of cleverness and now wonder—do I love cooking because it sparks my creativity or because it’s mindless?
#writingcommunity #books #noraephron #restaurants #food #lifestyle #heartburn
#writingcommunity #books #noraephron #restaurants #food #lifestyle #heartburn
This New Yorker cartoon could not be more accurate.
A cartoon by Tom Chitty
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
A cartoon by Tom Chitty
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
February 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This New Yorker cartoon could not be more accurate.
A cartoon by Tom Chitty
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
A cartoon by Tom Chitty
#writingcommunity #cartoons #newyorkercartoons #lifestyle #resolutions
Remedying the Sunday scaries the only way I know how - rewatching One Tree Hill and eating cake 💁♀️
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
a woman wearing a born to love shirt is cutting a pink cake
ALT: a woman wearing a born to love shirt is cutting a pink cake
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February 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Remedying the Sunday scaries the only way I know how - rewatching One Tree Hill and eating cake 💁♀️
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Not Calling Back is now on Substack! Subscribe to stay updated on new posts at substack.com/@notcallingback!
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Not Calling Back | Substack
Not Calling Back is where I, Emma, share my unapologetic takes on books, movies, TV shows, and restaurants. Enjoy a new article each month!
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February 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Not Calling Back is now on Substack! Subscribe to stay updated on new posts at substack.com/@notcallingback!
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
"As someone who currently has a strong aversion to self-help culture, this book could not be further from that type of writing. It was like reading SNL skits about my internal life, where my own spirals turned into a comedy routine."
#writingcommunity #books #lifestyle #monicaheisey #noraephron
#writingcommunity #books #lifestyle #monicaheisey #noraephron
Monica Heisey and Nora Ephron: The Only Writers I'll Hunt Down Out-Of-Print Books For
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better (by Monica Heisey). Same Monica. Same.Picking up I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better was exactly what I needed to start the year. Not only because it’s one of the funniest...
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February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"As someone who currently has a strong aversion to self-help culture, this book could not be further from that type of writing. It was like reading SNL skits about my internal life, where my own spirals turned into a comedy routine."
#writingcommunity #books #lifestyle #monicaheisey #noraephron
#writingcommunity #books #lifestyle #monicaheisey #noraephron
Welcome to Not Calling Back! Where I share my unapologetic take on books, movies, shows, and restaurants. This space is inspired by the idea of showing life as it really is, at least for me. Read more at notcallingback.com!
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
Not Calling Back | Lifestyle Blog
Not Calling Back is where I, Emma, share my unapologetically honest takes on books, movies, TV shows, and restaurants. When I’m not working at a tile company here in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find me n...
notcallingback.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Welcome to Not Calling Back! Where I share my unapologetic take on books, movies, shows, and restaurants. This space is inspired by the idea of showing life as it really is, at least for me. Read more at notcallingback.com!
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle
#writingcommunity #books #movies #tvshows #restaurants #food #lifestyle