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The Part of Me I Loved to Hate
I'll never be cool Sara
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Juliane Bergmann
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The Everything Bagel of My Life
How to get exactly what you want.
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Juliane Bergmann
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You're In! All the "Not Your Mother's Writing Lab" Info You Need :)
I swear I’m better at giving feedback than flossing…that’s Rob laughing in the background (I edited out my oldest daughter giving me the side eye). It’s…
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Juliane Bergmann
Not Your Mother's Writing Lab
Have you seen those cringy American Idol auditions where a contestant bombs, then tearfully tells Randy and Simon their mom thinks they have incredible…
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Juliane Bergmann
Get In the Car!
I don’t care about cars How much they cost and how fast they drive ButUnmentionables is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support…
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Juliane Bergmann
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March 2024

Forget BFFs, You Need FFs—Funeral Friends
None of us had enough money to bid on “Disco Ball Moon,” a painting we all loved. I’d gone to the art auction with three of my friends, but most of the…
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Juliane Bergmann
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Are you hard to love?
I’m a day late with this newsletter because I had neither the energy nor the inspiration to write. I got some news yesterday that made me anxious and…
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Juliane Bergmann
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The Last One
I heard the key turning in the lock, my Opa coming back into the house he built with his own hands, the one that had been my home for most of my life…
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Juliane Bergmann
Yay but Fuck
“Yay but fuck” is what my friend says about moving into a new house after her divorce. Over dinner in a popular, crowded wine bar, we bend over the…
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Juliane Bergmann
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February 2024

July 2023

What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?
I wished for both on my 41st birthday
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Juliane Bergmann
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