Writer, ATXhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kffwfxi4gg2rIn this week's Cruel Compendium: The writer's holiday survival guide, abandoning email, the No Gift guide, how war sells serum to women, the importance of the personal essay, and much more. ✨ https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-6430 Nov 2023 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kffwfxi4gg2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3keqa7f6bkl2qI wrote about the advice my mom gave me seven years ago that changed my life, and continues to help me navigate hard times: https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/my-moms-best-advice21 Nov 2023 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3keqa7f6bkl2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3ke5pwyleb22aToday’s newsletter is all links in solidarity with Palestine. 🍉 https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-6314 Nov 2023 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke5pwyleb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kdafpo3w4h2nI have $7300 in unpaid invoices floating around somewhere in the stratosphere right now 💸02 Nov 2023 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdafpo3w4h2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kd2ipufup32pIn today's spooky Cruel Compendium you can see my friend's homemade ancient alien 👽 https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-6231 Oct 2023 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd2ipufup32phttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kcy634yigt2rI'm writing a story about the new rules of the group chat. What are some of yours?30 Oct 2023 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcy634yigt2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kclp6wqddd2uI wrote about learning to accept lost possibilities and leaning in to aging out at 35. "The future was one giant choose-your-own-adventure book. Flash forward, and many of those pages have been flipped. The chapters that could have been are forever closed to me now." https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/35-the-age-of-nostalgia25 Oct 2023 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kclp6wqddd2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kc72ahowr72qMy newest for Cosmopolitan: 10 women share the hyper-specific moment they knew their relationships were over. Thanks to everyone who shared their stories with me! https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a45575696/how-to-know-when-a-relationship-is-over/20 Oct 2023 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc72ahowr72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kbqanffbpy2uI 🧡 my Texas library14 Oct 2023 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbqanffbpy2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kbkxvfp7ru2iI completed No-Spend September! Here's a breakdown of how I spent $1,328 less than in August, by the numbers: https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/no-spend-september-recap-by-the-numbers12 Oct 2023 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbkxvfp7ru2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kawoln7vq424In this week's Cruel Compendium, discover: 🍁 Turkeys that love jazz 🍁 Why "girls" rule the internet 🍁 The rise of yearnposting 🍁 Super-woo ways to protect your energy 🍁 An important convo about the "Goopification" of self-care 🍁 Astronomy photography award winners 🍁 How to make a dopamine menu https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-6004 Oct 2023 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kawoln7vq424https://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kafdiayw2h2bI wrote about the illusion of corporate job security, and the long, winding journey (from a decade in media to getting laid off to freelancing full-time) of unlearning the worldview of my immigrant father that work=safety. https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/the-illusion-of-job-security27 Sep 2023 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kafdiayw2h2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3kadf5g6csp2yIs Welcome to Plathville about vampires or not26 Sep 2023 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kadf5g6csp2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7w3k6bs6l2rMe when I'm talking to anyone 32 and under21 Sep 2023 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7w3k6bs6l2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7u6uwpshd26Babe come quick they’re blasting old Rooney at the gym20 Sep 2023 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7u6uwpshd26https://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7r4pb3jl52hSome of what I’m reading and clicking on from today’s newsletter: 🍁Journal prompts to mark the Fall Equinox 🍁Why slut is a state of mind 🍁Anne Helen Petersen on “That Guy” 🍁The spooky sounds of space 🍁A useful “thing to say to piss off men” https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-5919 Sep 2023 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7r4pb3jl52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7r4pb3jl52hSome of what I’m reading and clicking on from today’s newsletter: 🍁Journal prompts to mark the Fall Equinox 🍁Why slut is a state of mind 🍁Anne Helen Petersen on “That Guy” 🍁The spooky sounds of space 🍁A useful “thing to say to piss off men” https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/cruel-compendium-5919 Sep 2023 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7r4pb3jl52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7oqwhuw3m27Monday18 Sep 2023 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7oqwhuw3m27https://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k7jzu2xeqg2sSitting in my car for ten minutes building my strength before I walk into the function16 Sep 2023 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7jzu2xeqg2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k77ocu4oh522In my mind, it's already fall. It's time for a September reset! In today's newsletter, I share the four things I'm focusing on to recenter for this season of rest: https://cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com/p/september-reset How are you resetting for autumn?12 Sep 2023 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k77ocu4oh522https://bsky.app/profile/jilliana.bsky.social/post/3k752n6xw7o2wFor a Cosmo story, I'm looking for your true stories about the small moment you knew your relationship was over. Fill out this short survey and share yours! Answers from women, femmes, and nonbinary folks are all welcome. And please RT and share! https://forms.gle/LvpQpaNvEtAgxSvg811 Sep 2023 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:t7gl4euac7ndmkodu7htpzve/app.bsky.feed.post/3k752n6xw7o2w