Ellen Brickley
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Ellen Brickley
@ellenbrickley.bsky.social
Writer, reader, Dubliner, historian. Strong opinions about chai lattes. Grateful recipient of 2x Agility Awards + 2x Bursary Awards from the Arts Council. Essays, YA and history.

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I am bad at pantry suppers but freezer suppers save my butt on a weekly basis!
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am also fine with this!

Want some magpies? 😁
February 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It does actually! Someone does a murder and is underpaid for it and that's how the deception unravels - because of one piece of silver... 🙂
February 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thanks for the recs - I wonder if free newsletters would release me from the guilt! :)
February 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
a designated coffee-break type time or as they arrive? Do you subscribe to many of them?

It may be that I just don't vibe with them but subscribing to newsletters made me feel guilty, both for not giving enough attention to content I paid for, and for not interacting.

Any thoughts welcome!
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
a personal friend, I perceive them as digital clutter or another obligation and archive them and then never read them. I'm loath to subscribe because I won't get the value from them.

Is anyone subscribing to multiple substacks and actually reading and enjoying? How does it look? Do you read them at
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM