Alexandra Allen's Substack

The End of Small Town Exile

Rewatching Gilmore Girls 20 years later has me thinking about how the internet has changed the small town vs.

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August 2025

Live Deliberately

On finding yourself in the space between plans and possibility

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July 2025

Hogwarts & Hierarchy

When Harry Potter Met the Royal Family (On My Bookshelf)

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December 2024

Season's Greetings✨🎄❄️

An update on my two-month writing hiatus. Plus my holiday staples steeped in wellbeing.

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October 2024

From Wardrobe to Workload: Creating Harmony by Decluttering

My 3-year anniversary edition. Plus an important update.

Oct 10, 2024 • 

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Create a Writing Ritual You Love. Achieve What Feels Insanely Out of Reach.

Lessons from a whopping 150 weeks of publishing.

Oct 2, 2024 • 

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September 2024

How to Stay Creatively Fresh

Six tips from the Canadian broadcaster who went from obscurity to the Oscars after she started writing a newsletter to two friends.

Sep 24, 2024 • 

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A Clock Shaped Like Texas

A portal to a pre-parental time

Sep 17, 2024 • 

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Don’t Defer Happiness to a Future State You May Never Achieve

On the power of changing “one day” to “Day one”

Sep 11, 2024 • 

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The Significance of September in Making Dreams Come True

Why September trumps January for going after what you want

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August 2024

Four Life Hacks From The Ultimate Online Community

Write of Passage is ending. But its life-changing magic lives on.

Aug 28, 2024 • 

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Homes & Hunts

On the value of exploring the world as a young adult

Aug 22, 2024

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