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Bad News Boyfriend

Nightmares, exiles, addicts, and old friends.

Oct 9

March 2022

My craft book, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative, will be published tomorrow. It feels surreal and sort of frivolous in the context of…

Mar 14, 2022

January 2022

The Horse is Me

Yesterday, I felt a twitch in my leg, and the rest of the afternoon was a wash. Let me rewind a little bit. Last year at exactly this time, I was…

Jan 18, 2022

May 2021

Really feel something

Hi there, It’s dreary in Iowa City today, but we were desperate for some rain, and I’m glad we got it. Spring here is glorious, and summer even more…

May 4, 2021

March 2021

Hi Friends, My book launches tomorrow. I feel…okay? One effect of the past year and its onslaught of tragedy is that it puts experiences like publishing…

Mar 29, 2021

Dogs in Doorways

Yesterday afternoon, I got on the phone with a friend and we both stepped away from our computers and went for a walk in our respective…

Mar 12, 2021

December 2020

Hi, it's been a while, & Girlhood

Hello friends! I’ve resumed my practice of sending the rare newsletter, now on a new platform. This email is going to be full of updates and book news…

Dec 21, 2020

November 2020

News & Musings.

Welcome to Third Thoughts, a very occasional newsletter by me, Melissa Febos. I'm the bestselling author of Whip Smart, Abandon Me, Girlhood, Body Work…

Nov 14, 2020

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