HeyJaredSaved By The Spell
ADHD, perimenopause, midlife, and the slow unravelling of every social norm I thought I believed in. Written over many cups of coffee by the same author who penned Thread Traveller. Ps. There's lots of fucking swearing.
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I Went to Hear Emily St. John Mandel and Kept Fucking Hearing Myself (opens the original)
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You've found Saved by the Spell — a newsletter by Annabel Youens about ADHD brains, midlife plot twists, writing books, and saying "fuck it" to the way we're told to do things. If someone forwarded this to you, they probably like you.Dear nerds,Emily St. John Mandel was on stage in Victoria, kicking off the Victoria Festival of Authors, talking about her new novel Exit Party.She’s very smart, obviously. And really funny. Like how she found a screenwriting job in LA for health insurance. Our
I Was Fucking Sure Ronald Was Dead (opens the original)
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You've found Saved by the Spell — a newsletter by Annabel Youens about ADHD brains, midlife plot twists, writing books, and saying "fuck it" to the way we're told to do things. If someone forwarded this to you, they probably like you.Dear nerds,I’m chest-deep in the Pacific, three bays over from where I normally swim, getting in a quick dip before a networking meetup. (Top tip: if you have to go to a networking event, get in the water first. You will arrive looking very casual sea-swim-hair-vibe
I Got One Fucking Pledge and I'm Declaring Victory (opens the original)
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You've found Saved by the Spell — a newsletter by Annabel Youens about ADHD brains, midlife plot twists, writing books, and saying "fuck it" to the way we're told to do things. If someone forwarded this to you, they probably like you.Dear nerds,I was going to unveil the witchy envelope I’ve been working on as a paid subscriber gift.Instead I went and picked a fuck ton of blackberries.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wcFF!,f_auto,q_auto:go
Zero Fucking Pledges and Jim is Sleeping on The Phone Bank (opens the original)
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You've found Saved by the Spell — a newsletter by Annabel Youens about ADHD brains, midlife plot twists, writing books, and saying "fuck it" to the way we're told to do things. If someone forwarded this to you, they probably like you.Dear nerds,In my head the fantasy went like this:I opened the dashboard on Saturday morning and I’d blown past the six subscriber target. The numbers climbed while I slept. <
This Is a Fucking Pledge Drive and I Have No Tote Bags (opens the original)
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You've found Saved by the Spell — a newsletter by Annabel Youens about ADHD brains, midlife plot twists, writing books, and saying "fuck it" to the way we're told to do things. If someone forwarded this to you, they probably like you.Dear nerds,We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming.For one week I’m running a pledge drive for Saved By The Spell. A proper one. The kind where a grey haired man in a wooly jumper sits in front of a phone bank nobody is ringing.<
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