This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by the things that make me feel best in my life. “Present day me: This sounds really wonderful and I’m still proud of myself for creating this life I wanted.” Join Bittersweet Paradox: The Writing Club at www.patreon.com/posts/07-jan...

The Bittersweet Paradox project has a new sister project where Andrea teams up with Jessica (from Capitalism for Good Ep 24) to learn how to open her own purpose-driven refill store! Find, follow, & listen to Capitalism for Green on your favorite podcast app podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by my love of snow. “I love when it first snows. The world looks bright, even when it’s cloudy.“ Join the Writing Club here: patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by running. That’s right: running. “It’s been empowering and reassuring to realize that the actual moment or feeling is fleeting, especially compared to how much I was...” Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

The Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club is your low-stakes dose of journaling and writing prompts meant to get your thinker thinking again. Join here: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by when one of my best friends helped me move halfway across the country. “Present day me: Everything about these memories makes me smile and I’m forever grateful for Emily for agreeing to do...“ Join here: www.patreon.com/posts/18-jun...

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by my dad teaching me to drive a stick shift for the very first time. “The first is him teaching me to tie my shoes in the small apartment in Blue Springs. The second is...” Join the Writing Club here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

In the spirit of using Capitalism for Good (get it??), 50% of all November Capitalism for Good Patreon membership dollars will be split between donations to Feeding America & a charity of choice of those in the Patreon community: Patreon.com/CapitalismforGood Together we can build better community!

We're doing this will all projects in the Capitalism for Good universe including Capitalism for Good & Patreon.com/capitalismforgreen

In the spirit of using Capitalism for Good (a nod to our parent project @capitalismforgood.bsky.social) 50% of all November Bittersweet Paradox Patreon membership dollars will be split between donations to Feeding America & a charity of choice of those in the Patreon: patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by taking back the word “fine.” “For now, I feel all of the things I described above and am happy and grateful to feel them in the present moment (or as close to the present...” Join the Writing Club: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Everyone knows you can save money on books by checking them out at the library instead of buying them. But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?

This week’s Writing Club entry & prompt is brought to you by extended quality time spent with my parents as an adult. “Present day me: I used to love reading when I was younger, but was out of the habit of it before this time. I’m happy... Join the Writing Club: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

This week’s Writing Club prompt is brought to you by fighting embarrassment, failures, and fears with logic. Present day me: “I’m avoiding the question…” haha that’s exactly what I’m good at. I’m proud of myself for finally getting to address the... Join here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

This week’s Writing Club prompt is brought to you by a writing workshop hosted by one of my favorite authors. Your turn (but only if you feel like it): Make a list of what you did today. Does that list look like you’re living more in fear or in curiosity? Join here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

This week's #WritingClub prompt is brought to you by our favorite things. Because it can't all be gripes and low moments vented in crinkly journal pages. Your turn (but only if you feel like it): What's your favorite thing from last week? Join the Writing Club at Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

This week’s Writing Club prompt is brought to you by the phrase “tomorrow will be better.” Your turn (but only if you feel like it): What’s been getting under your skin lately? And what do you try to do to get past those things?  Join the Writing Club here: www.patreon.com/posts/28-jan...

Breaking News! (Well, at least “news” in the loosest sense of how the word is used in headlines these days…) Writing Club 50% off Sale Alert! Join here: www.patreon.com/posts/133992...

This week’s Writing Club prompt is brought to you by a real unwanted visit from the norovirus bringing an unhealthy dose of “everything sucks” and “I just want to sleep for days until this is all over.” And the way it goes, you’ll wake up feeling… Join here: www.patreon.com/posts/133992...

I’m proudly the type of person that will write something on a to-do list just to feel the satisfaction of crossing it off. I’m also the kind of person that will journal the about the boring things that I’ve done so I can look back to see those small accomplishments. www.patreon.com/collection/1...

This week's Writing Club entry & prompt starts as an attempt to get over some regular, run of the mill, lack of inspiration with a side of writers block. My go-to remedy is to list what I ate last (or what I'm currently eating) and lo & behold that morphs into more. www.patreon.com/posts/08-jan...

Today’s #WritingClub entry & prompt starts with a throwback to my 35th birthday and the existential musing that only a milestone birthday can fuel. It’s a bittersweet paradox of a celebration mixed with a full-life reflection of what came before. Join the club here: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Does anyone else sometimes just make lists in their #journal when it feels too overwhelming to focus on anything else? ...Just me? This week's #JournalClub entry is brought you by a day when I was determined to pull myself out of a rut and get things moving. #journalsky #writersky #writingclub

This week's #WritingClub prompt is brought to you by a big lesson learned way back when I was a freshman in high school that I still think about today. What lesson did you learn the hard way back when you were young? #journalsky #writersky #journalclub Join here: www.patreon.com/posts/02-jul...

Do you ever have those days where every. single. little. thing. just gets under your skin in the most obnoxious way? This week’s #writingclub is brought to you by one of those days and is here to get it all down and get it all out so we can all get on over it. www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Sometimes you need to let yourself get distracted to see something else going on… Join the #writingclub on #patreon (there’s a link in the bio) to see the full entry + writing prompt & get your thinker thinking with the rest of the Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club crew. #journalclub #journalsky

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This week's Writing Club entry is brought to you by a much needed road trip to visit childhood friends now spread across the country looking for a little help from the universe. Join the Bittersweet Paradox #WritingClub here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP... #JournalClub #WriteSky #JournalSky

I just realized that I’ve officially hit my 2025 reading goal. Please excuse the humblebrag here. I’m just really happy to be back in my reading era. Anyone want to share their progress so far? #booksky

The Bittersweet Paradox Podcast is live! We've got a couple deeply personal stories about both the light & dark occurring simultaneously, just waiting to be shared. Follow on your preferred podcast platform so you can be surprised when we show up with a new episode. patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

There’s a new Writing Club entry and prompt that dropped today. Yes, this is a real journal entry of mine. Yes, this is a real opinion of mine. Yes, it’s cringy to share. Isn’t that the whole point though? Join the Writing Club on #Patreon if you want to read the full entry + prompt.

The Bittersweet Paradox project has 2 components: The Writing Club is a safe space where we can consider our own frustrations, anger, criticisms, & sadness while also acknowledging that they’re not the full picture. The Podcast is the stories and the lessons learned of those that choose to share.

Shout out to the Maher sisters for having an intelligent & thoughtful discussion around the impact of AI on brain health (just like keeping your body healthy), reading, & writing, especially encouraging supporting human authors. *not an ad, just a recommendation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

I wasn't joking about using my own actual journal entries for the basis of the Writing Club. Today's entry is from 2022. It's short. Not meant to take up too much of your time. And the writing prompt that follows is a nudge to simply reflect. #writersky #writesky www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

"I volunteer as tribute" OK folks, I've had this idea for...well ok I don't know how long because time doesn't make any sense to me these days (is that age? Or brain health? Hypochondria?), but I've been thinking about it for a long time.... #writersky #writesky patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

The Writing Club is now open! #writersky #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #skywriting patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Attention #BookSky: Looking for a heartfelt and thoughtful #WritingClub? We got you. Check out Bittersweet Paradox's Writing Club today. www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Bittersweet Paradox (the #podcast version) is liiiiiiive podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

We're live, folks! www.patreon.com/posts/preque...

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Bittersweet Paradox just launched a Writing Club! Our head thinker is going first to share her journal entries. The dark, the light, the existential, the embarrassing, the whole spectrum. Each weekly post ends with a short prompt to get your thinker thinking. patreon.com/BittersweetParadox