Given all that MAGA has done to dismantle feminist gains, can a conservative call herself a feminist? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
Can a conservative be a feminist?
And what would it mean if she is?
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Suki Wessling
@babblery.substack.com
Writer, The Babblery producer, teacher. https://linktr.ee/sukiwessling
NEW on Substack: The fight about an AI detector. What's the point of an AI detector for writers? Don't we already know what we did? Some thoughts about why we use AI or don't, and why readers should care. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
The quick brown fox that shat all over Substack
Do you care if AI wrote this?
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Author/artist Enid Baxter Ryce has gone through a personal and professional metamorphosis. It has led her to a new perspective on her work. babblery.com/2026/07/a-sp... @ksqdfm.bsky.social
NOW STREAMING: Mini-episode featuring Enid reading ancient spells and talking about the power of incantations. babblery.com/2026/07/mini... @enid.ryce
Minibabble: Enid Ryce Casts Spells -
Enid Baxter Ryce has just published a book that explores spells and incantations across time and cultures. In this short version of the full episode, Enid reads and explains some of her favorite spell...
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NEW on Substack: There is a magic I believe in, but it’s the one we create. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
Enid Baxter Ryce on the meaning of spells. Check out the full episode: babblery.com/2026/07/a-sp...
Enid Baxter Ryce on being diagnosed with autism as an adult. Listen to the full episode: babblery.com/2026/07/a-sp...
NEW on the Babblery: A Spell to Keep Us Human with author and artist Enid Baxter Ryce babblery.com/2026/07/a-sp... Enid Baxter Ryce is an artist who is a writer, she’s a professor who tells her students to put the computers away, she’s a mom who asks her kids to go dig a hole. Listen in!
I don't usually cross-post between my two Substacks, but I think this situation stands for many ways in which modern Americans are losing our joy and humanity in service to something we call “safety.” open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
When teacher training becomes aversion therapy
When do we cross the line from "safe" to miserable?
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Prof. Suki@profsuki.bsky.social · 2w agoNothing good comes from taking the joy and humanity out of education. open.substack.com/pub/kidslear...
Even in my hippie-culture community, beauty pressures on women have intensified. How can women support each other’s personal choices while also recognizing how beauty standards are hurting us? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
50 years after second wave feminism, why are women still divided on beauty?
Modern women haven't come far when it comes to enforcing beauty standards on each other
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I’m sharing a few of the recipes from my new book—free on Substack! Check them out!* open.substack.com/pub/babblery... *No table is complete without a side dish of irony.
NEW on Substack: Going inside the manosphere made me want to cry, when what they really needed was some laughter. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
Come ROMP with me! The first session of my FREE Summer Writing Romp was so excellent... and there are THREE MORE. I'm having so much fun getting to know new students this summer. All registered Athena's students are welcome to attend. Easy self-enroll! athenasacademy.com/courses/summ...
Do you prefer to listen and read in the same app? The Babblery Radio Show & Podcast is now integrated into Substack! Listen AND read: babblery.substack.com/s/podcast
Enough complaining: The world of apps and devices has given us so much! babblery.substack.com/p/digital-hy...
Digital Hygiene in the Age of Data: Digital joy!
Enough complaining, let's marvel at what humanity has built
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Kids’ bodies need to take chances and find their limits—their brains need that, too! open.substack.com/pub/kidslear... Check out Summer Writing Romp—starting July 8! athenasacademy.com/courses/summ...
NEW in Digital Hygiene: How does counting 3 - 2 - 1 give you peace of mind? Lift your mental load with backup. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
Do you talk about abortion? As a feminist, I read about it and discuss the politics of it. But I realized that Merle Hoffman is right: we need to really talk about it as a part of women’s real lives. babblery.substack.com/p/trusting-t...
NOW streaming: Merle Hoffman on abortion: "This is the most powerful decision a woman can make." babblery.com/2026/06/livi... @ksqdfm.bsky.social
NEW on my Digital Hygiene series: Does the daily cascade of email stress you out? There are things you can do to organize your email and calm your inbox. babblery.substack.com/p/digital-hy...
Women's healthcare pioneer Merle Hoffman on being a difficult woman. Catch the full episode here: babblery.com/2026/06/livi...
STREAMING NOW on The Babblery: Women's healthcare pioneer Merle Hoffman listens to her inner voice. babblery.com/2026/06/livi... @ksqdfm.bsky.social
NEW on the Babblery: babblery.com/2026/06/livi... Merle Hoffman opened one of America's first legal abortion clinics in 1971—and she's been fighting for our rights ever since. Listen in as Merle Hoffman shares how she finds joy and purpose in the struggle.
FREE Drop-in Writing with Prof. Suki this July! Is your teen (or advanced tween) itching to join others in some spontaneous creativity? Writing Romp will encourage them to explore and expand their writing horizons. And it's FREE! Check it out: athenasacademy.com/courses/summ...
On the day I wrote about recognizing spam email, I got this very legit-looking invitation to share a doc. How did I know it was spam? No note from the sender! I emailed them and they said their account had been hacked. Read more tips here: babblery.substack.com/p/digital-hy...
Don't freak out! That's my number one piece of advice when dealing with tech security issues. Read more here: babblery.substack.com/p/digital-hy...
Digital Hygiene in the Age of Data: Digital safety & privacy
A series to help you lift your digital load
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How do you continue to love and fight for your country when you are the bad guys? babblery.substack.com/p/we-are-the...
We are the tempest-tost now
On losing the American story we told ourselves
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Is changing a habit of mind easier than divorce? Nope, but sometimes we gotta do it. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...
My busy brain was the dude on the couch
On nurturing, habits of mind, and why biology is not an excuse
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