Falling forward--my new writing gig!

[Sarah Seltzer]

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Hi!

This is my first email as Flavorwire's Editor-at-Large (which basically means I'm a generalist/politics/culture staff writer). 

--> Since I'm back to publishing pieces daily, I will no longer be sending all my bylines via this newsletter, and I'm soon going to slow down with sharing on Facebook, too. But if you're interested in seeing what I write on the regular, you can follow my Tumblr (RSS here) or my secret, byline-only Twitter feed.

You can even subscribe to my tumblr via email--that means you'll get an email every 1-3 days. This is not for the faint of heart or the heavy of inbox. https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=SarahMarian

Also, of course Follow Flavorwire on Twitter and Facebook or sign up for our newsletter:  http://link.flavorpill.com/join/flavorwire-signup. Otherwise, do nothing. I'll just keep sending a selection of my fave pieces seasonally via this very newsletter! And now for the writing.

🍂 Short fiction:

A cool literary magazine published one of my short stories, "Mitzvah Day" as a podcast with accompanying original music. It involves online stalking, a nursing home, crossword puzzles and of course, death. It is a short story, after all.

http://www.theflexiblepersona.com/ 

🍂 An advice column:

I showed up as a guest advice-giver at the Forward's Seesaw column, talking about dealing with anti-choice in-laws.

Flavorwire writing:

🍂 Jane Austen/literary parody:

‘Death Comes to Pemberley’ Premiere Recap

Why We Can’t Stop Reading — and Writing — Jane Austen Sequels

Ernest Hemingway Rewrites ‘Esquire’s’ Profile of Penelope Cruz, Sexiest Woman Alive The profile as written was problematic, so Papa did a rewrite.

Dating Advice From Classic Non-Jane Austen Literature Match the love-life wisdom with the book. 

🍂 Feminism:

What BinderCon Means for Women, Power, and Media — From Jill Abramson’s Divisive Keynote to the Push for Diversity  A wrap-up of a semi-controversial conference.

Yes, Those Pictures of Renée Zellweger Are Disturbing. But Why?

Portland’s First Homegrown “Men’s Rights Activist” Targets Female-Centric Comedy Fest I caught up with a bizarre trolling story in the Northwest.

‘Obvious Child’ for the Web: New Online Course Combats “Abortion Stigma”

🍂 Random cultural criticism:

Dystopia Is Here: ‘Citizenfour’s’ Revealing Portrait of Edward Snowden

Why Protesters Are Heckling an Opera About Terrorism — And Why They’re Wrong

BONUS: Random nature pictures from the Seltzer homestead in Ghent, NY.

Thanks for reading! Next installment will likely be in early 2015.