HeyJaredDana DuBois | I Write Out Loud
Memoir and cultural essays about love, politics, parenting, and midlife selfhood. New and old work gathered into one living practice of writing out loud — using art and storytelling to reclaim power in chaotic times.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Sunday Salon: The Essay That Nearly Destroyed Me (opens the original)
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First, read the essay:Then listen as I discuss how it nearly destroyed me…Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning in.Special thanks to my Founding Members—Laura Funk, Julie Roginsky, <a href="https://open.substack.com/users
I Accidentally Published My Love Life to My Ex (opens the original)
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Hello, I Have a Mammo Update (opens the original)
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I don’t want it to be as stressful as it is—but my annual mammogram day is always a tense one. I wrote all about it in my (unintentionally viral) story, Hello, I Have Amazing Boobs. (The original viral version is on Medium.)I’m so grateful to everyone who tuned in today to hear the follow-up!Thank you , , , <span class="mention-
Sunday Salon: I'm Baaaaaack (opens the original)
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I’m back—from taking my daughter to college, and from my one-week hiatus. I missed you all and it was great to catch-upA special welcome to subscribers who joined during their free month trial to I Write Out Loud. It was so lovely to see your names pop-in and enjoy your contribution to the conversation.Today we dug in deep on a concept I’m exploring in… Read more
Nightswimming… 🎶 (opens the original)
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“Nightswimming, remembering that nightSeptember’s coming soonI’m pining for the moonAnd what if there were twoSide by side in orbitAround the fairest sun?That bright, tight forever drumCould not describe nightswimmingYou, I thought I knew youYou, I cannot judgeYou, I thought you knew meThis one laughing quietly underneath my breathNightswimming”Thank you , , , , , and ma
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