Rachel Stolzman Gullo
She/her. Human. Novelist, government employee in harm reduction. Here to read your writing, for the community, to share encouragement and practice creative resistance together.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 11, 2026
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I Was a Book Club Guest Author (opens the original)
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Last spring, for my son’s high school fundraiser auction, I donated an author visit for a book club and three copies of my most recent novel, Confuse the Wind. I was thrilled to discover that two people were bidding for it unknowingly who were in the same book club. A week ago, I attended this book club of eight of the most thoughtful readers I think I’ve met ever. My friend Rachael P. was one of the members and it turns out she has a savvy obsession with school auctions. She told me she follows
9/11, 25 Years Ago (opens the original)
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Letting the Horse Decide (opens the original)
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I don’t go around saying this in any horse circles, among other riders, but I’ll tell you right now a secret I’m not proud of. Sometimes I just let the horse decide what it wants to do. I’m not talking about stealing a mouthful of grass while we’re riding. I actually don’t allow that lazy insubordination. But sometimes, when a horse I’m riding decides it’s time to set off at a gallop, I’m like, Yeah, great idea, let’s go! Same with slowing a bouncy annoying trot to a walk. Sure, you have an opin
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