Archive - Debra’s Newsletter

From whoo to phew.

Jul 22 •

The Ties That Save Us.

I hate my suitcase. It’s big and ugly and weighs five pounds empty. But we’re leaving tonight, for a Portugal trip that will take us from Lisbon to the…

Jul 8 •

May 2024

Dear Man On Third Avenue

May 9 •

April 2024

Hanging around my neck

I started this essay in October. I’ve put it down and picked it up more times than a glass of champagne at a never-ending baby shower. I keep fiddling…

Apr 22 •

Black fishnets, OJ and me

Offices didn’t have live TV in those days. I worked at an advertising agency called Waring & LaRosa and we’d all been watching the OJ trial like a…

Apr 17 •

As in "Solar Eclipse FOMO" and SOOOOOO much FOMO!!!

Apr 8 •

March 2024

Mar 19 •

It's not just discarded clothing; it's discarded self-esteem.

Mar 4 •

February 2024

This one's for F.

Feb 4 •

January 2024

Aritzia, Inga and me.

The jumpsuit I didn't jump on.

Jan 3 •

December 2023

My dirty little unfashionable secret.

Dec 13, 2023 •

The Best Chanuka Tweets Ever Written By Anyone.

Dec 8, 2023 •

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