The Ampersand by Karla Marie Sweet

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Monday Musings: Substack Has Problems
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Monday Musings: Why Defining Blackness For Everybody is Good For Nobody
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Monday Musings: Handle with Care
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Remarkable Reads: Issue 1
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Monday Musings: The Dead Dads Club
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Rare Company: Episode 1 - Jamal Robinson
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Sunday Best: 8 Hero Ingredients & the Items I Rarely Leave Home Without
It’s been weeks since my last Substack post – the longest stretch of silence since I started writing here over a year ago.
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Monday Musings: Pride Special
Considering My Crushes & How You Can Support a Very Important Cause
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Cultural Exchange: Who Wants to Live Forever Anyway?
On Hanna Thomas Uose's Debut Novel, The Ballad of Phil & Phyllis & THAT White Lotus Monologue
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Writers Workshop: A Creative Prompt for Every Day of May
31 Invitations for Making & Dreaming
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Monday Musings: Why the UK Supreme Court Gender Ruling is Bad News for Everyone
& Why We Should All Fight Back
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Remarkable Reads: Issue 1
With Stanley Fritz, Rachel Leeke & Rebecca Hooper
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Monday Musings: A Letter to My 6-year Old Self
& 3 Things I Hope to Pass Onto My Own Kids
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Writers Workshop: How to Build a World
Time, Place & 3 Creative Prompts
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Monday Musings

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Monday Musings: Pride Special
Considering My Crushes & How You Can Support a Very Important Cause
 • 
Karla Marie Sweet
Monday Musings: Why the UK Supreme Court Gender Ruling is Bad News for Everyone
& Why We Should All Fight Back
 • 
Karla Marie Sweet
Monday Musings: A Letter to My 6-year Old Self
& 3 Things I Hope to Pass Onto My Own Kids
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Karla Marie Sweet
6
Monday Musings: Substack Has Problems
& Here's How I Think We Can Navigate Them
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Karla Marie Sweet
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Monday Musings: How I Tackled My Addiction to Achievement
& Why I Feel It's My Greatest Accomplishment Yet
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Karla Marie Sweet
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Monday Musings: Why I'm Standing in Solidarity with My Māori Cousins
& Why You Should Too
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Karla Marie Sweet
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Monday Musings: When the Hurricane Hits
Storm Damage & What Anxiety Becomes
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Karla Marie Sweet
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Monday Musings: Why Defining Blackness For Everybody is Good For Nobody
& Other Stories of Othering
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Karla Marie Sweet
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