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Sarah Steimer

@sjsteimer

Freelance writer, editor. Digital editor for @chicagomag.com All pizza opinions are my own.

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It's not the voice notes, it's you Anecdotes, soliloquies, and the forgotten audience.

Your voice note does not find me well haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/it-s-not-t...

04.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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To pause in the polycrisis Zooming in on your immediate vicinity to recalibrate the nervous system.

In which we do a little attention experiment and coin the phrase β€œtwice-baked irritato” haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/to-pause-i...

28.01.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Too many loose threads Part 1: The ease of shopping flattened the thrill of fashion.

Shopping online stinks because it’s flat champagne, frictionless, and weirdly lonely haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/too-many-l...

20.01.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We yearn for friction Inconvenience is what separates us from the robots.

Everyone wants to fart around more. haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/we-yearn-f...

14.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.

jfc: "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper"

newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...

07.01.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1977 πŸ” 862 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 56

Lots to be sad about but also now this!

07.01.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing in the face of obsolescence To hate is also to be stubborn.

Will not being more online fail me as a writer? Maybe! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/writing-in...

06.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's IN/OUT for 2026 And the origins of this newsletter.

2026 the year I get consistent with posting? Probably not but who knows!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...

30.12.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Empathy can return But we sure have made compassion tricky.

Today's newsletter: If the research does show that empathy can come and go, that means we can bring it back.

16.09.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me? Grow? A funny thing happens on your way to self sufficiency.

And here’s a stellar subscriber appeal from @sjsteimer.bsky.social

haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/me-grow

04.09.2025 14:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Catching up is a drag Call me... maybe?

This was one of my favorites to write... haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/catching-u...

15.07.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keepsakes are clutter But for you they're fine and good!

I don't have the keepsake gene, so I talked to someone who does. Also: Meredith Brooks references!

01.07.2025 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Becoming the person I hate Early birds are just virtue-signaling.

I have begrudgingly become a bit of a morning person, but that doesn't mean I think I'm better than you! (still trash at any hour)

24.06.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's IN/OUT this week I'm on a treadmill to hell.

It's Friday that means it's time to list all the stuff we loved and hated (treadmills) this week! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...

20.06.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please don't make me take it to the streets Hang on I gotta pop into a peaceful demonstration real quick.

This week, I complain about participating in democracy (I am tired!) haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/please-don...

17.06.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never jump into an overcrowded pool Is entrepreneurship a prison? Is there pleasure in joining the ranks??

It's newsletter launch day!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/never-jump...

10.06.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hater's Guide to Living Well Let’s get critical.

Hello to the six people who follow me β€” I'm launching a newsletter!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/subscribe

06.06.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clicked on this so fast. With so much miserable news, I wonder if we're going to see service journalism surge so we can feel some semblance of control.

Also I love Tips About Beans.

20.03.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

!!!

18.03.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago’s 10 Best New Bars, Ranked The latest top spots for a tipple include a standard-setting hotel bar and an all-day coffee-to-cocktails hangout.

It was a blast working on the digital side of this package. It's a great list by @amycavanaugh.bsky.social and @karlklockars.bsky.social (with excellent photos from @jaclynrivas.bsky.social and others). Go get freezer martinis and beers and whiskeys! Whatever!

30.01.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Podcast Revisits Studs Terkel’s <em>Division Street America</em> A team of journalists β€” including Melissa Harris and Mary Schmich β€” follow up with the families of seven Chicagoans from Terkel's 1967 oral history.

This podcast sounds super interesting β€” but should I listen first or wait until I have a chance to read the book... 😬https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/new-podcast-revisits-studs-terkels-division-street-america/

24.01.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0