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Andrea Askowitz

Andrea Askowitz

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Jun 9, 2023

Talking to My Friends on the Phone Led to My Calling-Writing and Teaching

By Andrea Askowitz

Talking to My Friends on the Phone Led to My Calling-Writing and Teaching

Andrea Askowitz

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Feb 23, 2023

How to Stop Feeling Anxious When Telling a Deeply Personal Story: You Can’t

After I didn’t die from stage fright, I learned an important lesson about what connects people. It’s exactly that stage fright.

How to Stop Feeling Anxious When Telling a Deeply Personal Story: You Can’t

Andrea Askowitz

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Feb 11, 2023

Stop Telling Me I Look Great Because I Haven’t Aged.

I Look Great Because I’ve Aged: My Take on Madonna’s Face

Two white women. One in red coat with frizzy hair. The other in black sweater.

Andrea Askowitz

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Sep 7, 2022

The pictures we post of our teens don’t always tell the whole story — Motherwell

Teenagers are suffering a mental health crisis. This is a true account of one teen’s experience and a mother’s steadfast clinging to hope.

The pictures we post of our teens don’t always tell the whole story — Motherwell

Andrea Askowitz

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Jul 19, 2022

When You Were Once Extraordinary, What Happens When You’re Just Ordinary — NextTribe

Twice a week, I play in an advanced-level clinic at Neighborhood Tennis in Coral Gables. Recently, I partnered with a guy who didn’t seem…

When You Were Once Extraordinary, What Happens When You’re Just Ordinary — NextTribe

Andrea Askowitz

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Jun 24, 2022

Men Should Fear the Fall of Roe as Much as Women — NBC NEWS

Men Should Fear the Fall of Roe as Much as Women — NBC NEWS

Andrea Askowitz

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Apr 12, 2022

If You Give a Mom a Bowl of Oatmeal: An All-Too-True Parody — NextTribe

We all know the children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” Here, Andrea Askowitz recasts a harried woman as the lead.

If You Give a Mom a Bowl of Oatmeal: An All-Too-True Parody — NextTribe

Andrea Askowitz

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Dec 24, 2021

If I’m Not the Runner I Was, Who Am I?

I’ve been a runner my whole life. Now, I can’t even wave without pulling a muscle.

If I’m Not the Runner I Was, Who Am I?

Andrea Askowitz

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Aug 2, 2021

Writing Class Ruined Me for Social Reentry

Yes, the pandemic and lack of social practice ruined me for polite conversation, but mostly, I blame writing class.

Writing Class Ruined Me for Social Reentry

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Jun 18, 2021

I Offer You Love, Light, and Blatherskite During this Trying Time

Thank you for joining me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Clubhouse, Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube…

I Offer You Love, Light, and Blatherskite During this Trying Time

Andrea Askowitz

Andrea Askowitz

Books: My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy and Badass. Essays: NYT, Salon, The Rumpus, HuffPost. Podcast: Writing Class Radio. www.writingclassradio.com

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