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Maria Newsom

Houseplants

Jun 25

Houseplants

Jun 25

Don’t Sacrifice Your Queen

Don’t sacrifice your queen.

May 5, 2023

Don’t Sacrifice Your Queen

May 5, 2023

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The Shadow

What I’m Doing Instead of Writing

Part I

Oct 28, 2022

What I’m Doing Instead of Writing

Oct 28, 2022

Tree Request

Hey there high stepper! Yes you, morning commuter with a train to catch. Pause a moment won’t you? The dirt beneath your feet wants a few…

Apr 29, 2022

Tree Request

Apr 29, 2022

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An Injustice!

When Mom Went to Get Artichokes

(But Got Arrested Instead)

Feb 19, 2021

When Mom Went to Get Artichokes

Feb 19, 2021

Published in
The Haven

You Name Him, You Claim Him: Any Man Can Be Yours!

Hey there long-suffering single sister, this tip is for you! And you can thank me with a picture from your scaled-down second wedding on a…

Dec 3, 2020

You Name Him, You Claim Him: Any Man Can Be Yours!

Dec 3, 2020

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Beautiful Hangover

What An Unsent Postcard Taught Me About Addiction

A timely message from my much younger, unsober self.

Sep 13, 2020

What An Unsent Postcard Taught Me About Addiction

Sep 13, 2020

This Very Good Time

“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”

Jun 11, 2020

This Very Good Time

Jun 11, 2020

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The Haven

How to Win the Battle of Words with Your Teen

Tired of playing cook, maid and laundress to your teenager and getting nothing in return? Feel like you’re sharing space with a…

Jun 1, 2020

How to Win the Battle of Words with Your Teen

Jun 1, 2020

No Pink Roses

Two springtimes ago we were all together, celebrating both matriarchs over wiener schnitzel and soft pretzels at Workstatt in Brooklyn, on…

Apr 9, 2020

No Pink Roses

Apr 9, 2020

Maria Newsom

Maria Newsom

Amicably-divorced mom to 2 adolescent males & a lizard. My writing & loosely-measured recipes live at marianewsom.com — sign up there for my newsletter. she/her

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