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Emma Pattee

Emma Pattee

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Jan 21, 2022

Reader responses to the Climate Shadow

A couple of months ago, I published an article on the “Climate Shadow”, a coin I had termed to describe the full impact of an individual’s…

Reader responses to the Climate Shadow

Emma Pattee

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Nov 4, 2021

It’s hard to write about the future — but that can’t stop us

In 2014, Ursula Le Guin gave a speech at the National Book Awards:

It’s hard to write about the future — but that can’t stop us

Emma Pattee

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Jun 15, 2021

How I wrote a novel draft during maternity leave

Before having my son, I agonized over how much writing I could expect to get done during his first couple years of life. After years of…

How I wrote a novel draft during maternity leave

Emma Pattee

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Apr 14, 2021

Gob, and the secret genius of the foolish artist

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Gob, and the secret genius of the foolish artist

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Elemental

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Emma Pattee

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Apr 5, 2021

Anxiety Is in Your Body, Not Your Mind

Why you might want to stop talking about your anxiety and try this instead

Photo of a woman putting her hand to her collarbone

Emma Pattee

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Mar 28, 2021

This is such a profound statement. Love this piece!

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Forge

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Emma Pattee

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Nov 27, 2020

How to Reboot Your Relationship in 90 Minutes

Pandemic relationship repair you can tackle tonight

How to Reboot Your Relationship in 90 Minutes

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Forge

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Emma Pattee

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Nov 5, 2019

Gossip Is Good

Wait until Alice hears this

Gossip Is Good

Emma Pattee

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Oct 13, 2016

Are you the worst?

For two years, every Monday night, I’ve been taking this Bootcamp class. The instructor, we’ll call him Rambo, is like a greek god crossed…

Are you the worst?

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The Billfold

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Emma Pattee

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Apr 13, 2016

The Time I Spent a $7,000 Tax Refund in One Night

When I was much younger (and much stupider), I dated a guy who was twenty years older than me.

The Time I Spent a $7,000 Tax Refund in One Night

Emma Pattee

Emma Pattee

Writer from Portland, Ore. Words in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Cut, Glamour, Marie Claire, Elle, and others. emmapattee.com

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