HeyJaredGood Thing Going
A considered collection of book recommendations, along with behind-the-scenes glimpses, favorite links, important Etsy discoveries and whispered dreams from Lena Dunham and the Good Thing Going team—published with intention rather than routine.
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No Stains No Gain (opens the original)
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Hello Swooties (that means sweetie/cutie, a word that flew out of my mouth unbidden this morning and stuck…)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="648" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPqQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep
Let’s Get Weird… with Emma Grede (opens the original)
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Hello Lil’ Weirdos,First things first, thank you for the moving and loving wishes for our little family of three. It means the absolute world to at least two of us (one is pretty milkcentric.) I love this community, and I am excited to fold some mother weirdness into the newsletter when applicable.The fun thing about interviewing people is the chance to ask the kinds of questions that may not pop up in casual cocktail party conversation. I wanted this to be a place where I could go right to the
Lena’s Special Bits (opens the original)
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Hello September Sweeties,How are you? Managing to successfully avoid any discussion of seasonal autumn flavors?August is over. That’s not something I’ve mourned in a long time. Not since the days when back-to-school guaranteed I’d be face to face (or more like face to back of glossy brunette head) with a posse of classic ‘90s popular girls in my middle school’s morning Quaker meeting.But I loved the summer.For many reasons, some big, some small. They collided to allow a slowing of sorts, and- in
Let’s Get Weird… (opens the original)
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I’ve always hated the term “girl crush.” What, it’s like the lady’s version of “no homo”? Why am I having to prove my interest and fascination is appropriately non-gay? That digression aside, if I had a girl crush (or a talent crush, or a friend crush) it would certainly be on .The first time I saw her- almost 15 years ago!- she was looking ultra eternal it-girl across a party. Her hair was short and bleached blonde and her outfit was mod but not in an ironic way and for a second I thought “it’s
the next generation of great women authors is here!!! (opens the original)
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Hey friends,This Substack is a celebration of many things- vintage accessories, great (and tawdry) books, animals with people names, the pleasures of a messy corner swabbed in color- but mostly, it’s about self-expression, and the joy that writing- about pretty much anything- brings.Which is why I am so honored to partner with an organization I’ve worked with for over a decade, Girls Write Now</spa
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