Abby Alten Schwartz

Rankin and Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Stephen King’s Carrie? 1. Your magical powers can light up a room. 2. Everyone laughs at you and calls you names. 3. A red biological emission is the source of deep shame...

"Your parents have puritanical hangups about your body and insist that you cover the shameful parts."

Hello!

Congratulations! That’s really cool!

Thanks for sharing this. Powerful writing.

Submitted two pitches to an editor I met with last week, turned in a first draft for a writing assignment from a corporate client, and feeling utter contentment with this writing life I chose. How's your day going?

Speak Calmly and Carry a Big Ladder: On Writing My Way Forward By Abby Alten Schwartz When my daughter was 10, it occurred to me that she’d never been to Disney World, and if I wanted her to experience it while she was still young enough to find the kingdom ma…

I 💙 this essay in Brevity Blog by @abbys480.bsky.social about #writing #pitching #mothering and using the ladder of what is hard to #write higher. #WritingCommunity
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Thank you Cassie!

Proud to share my latest for @dintywmoore.bsky.social

Happy anniversary! And awesome video!

Nice! And so fitting for the format.

He adorably complains it’s a boring operation, my cyst will likely grow back, but says he’ll still do it if I want (I want).—"McDreamy" by @abbys480.bsky.social in case you missed it

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/mcdreamy

Thanks Susanna!

You’re the best, Phil!

The hand surgeon, unexpectedly hot, reminds me of Nate from Six Feet Under, which I’ve been bingeing for weeks. —"McDreamy" by @abbys480.bsky.social

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Lots of great advice here. As a freelancer for more than 24 years I can attest these tips work.

They are indeed hobbling social security. The wait in the phone queue today was 120 minutes.

Great piece! Now I want saucy shrimp n a baguette.

Fabulous cover!

Good luck!

This is How They Ban Birth Control 2.27.25

This is How They Ban Birth Control

"One of the reasons some people don’t believe that Republicans are banning birth control is that they’re imagining some sweeping bill that says contraception is now illegal. But that’s not how it works."

The best news today is that NYT is finally letting us pick the tile pattern in Games

Em dashes rule—they are the cool alternative to the overly stuffy semicolon

Return Flight: Former Princeton punter fulfills promise to lost teammate - ESPN Video Ryan Quigley returns to the Crescent City to fulfill a promise to his best friend and former Princeton football teammate, Tiger Bech, who was killed on New Year's Day in New Orleans.

Another reason to love the Eagles. My family has known Ryan since he was a boy and we're so grateful he is alive and saddened by his tremendous loss. Go Birds! 🦅

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Senator Hughes, Senate Democrats Announce Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act in Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA − January 28, 2025 − Senator Vincent Hughes was joined by Democratic colleagues from the Senate and House to announce four bills that would protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from at...

Grateful to my state legislators for this announcement of new laws to safeguard the protections of the ACA. Please share.

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This is the level of content I can stomach right now. More good boys making friends.

It’s wooder ice

Here I am!

Hi, Lex! Fellow Philadelphian. I’m a healthcare writer and freelance journalist (range of topics). Good to meet you.

Kaye, my heart goes out to you and your family. I’m glad you were able to get away safely. Molly is definitely with you. Stay safe and please keep us posted when you can. Ignore that horrible comment. So many people care and are heartsick over the devastation. 💔