Aja Frost

1 month ago | platonicloveletter.substack.com | Aja Frost |Aliza Sir

Written by . Editing and graphics by . Last summer, I (Aja) was at dinner with friends when someone who’d just started Invisalign asked: “But what do you do when you want to… you know?” and gestured at her mouth. “Go to the bathroom and take them out,” another friend said without missing a beat. This was the first time someone had mentioned sex in months, maybe longer — and I had lots of follow-up questions. So we were still going down on our partners? How often?

1 month ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Ochuko Akpovbovbo |Pandora Sykes |Aja Frost

Hi friends,This weekend, we had some fun chats on Instagram about God of the Woods, which I inhaled in under 24 hours. I love the feeling of getting lost in a book and have no desire to get lost in the woods (my favorite nature is close to the ocean). I need to dive into Liz Moore’s full back catalog, I’m currently on hold for Long Bright River. Please share here any book recommendations in the comments.

2 months ago | platonicloveletter.substack.com | Aliza Sir |Aja Frost

Interview by . Edited by . I (Aliza) found Mother Untitled, an online community for women downshifting or pausing their careers, at a pivotal moment — when I had just gone back to work after having my son. It was so comforting and refreshing to hear from women talking about the realities of motherhood: both the sublime and the extremely hard. Mother Untitled’s founder, Neha Ruch, lives in Manhattan with her husband, two children, and dog, Coconut.

2 months ago | platonicloveletter.substack.com | Aja Frost |Aliza Sir |Natalie B. Compton

Written by . Edited by . Here’s what I’ve learned about hosting: The best dinner parties aren’t the ones with the perfect menu or gorgeous table setting — they’re the ones where people feel comfortable enough to ask for seconds, open up about their bad day, and linger over the last bite of cake. This realization didn’t come easily. The first time Sam and I (Aja) hosted a dinner in our tiny Cambridge apartment, I had what can only be described as a complete meltdown over our lack of table mats.

2 months ago | platonicloveletter.substack.com | Aliza Sir |Aja Frost

Moving to Boston, even though I had zero friends or family there and had never lived north of North Carolina. Showing up to parties where I hardly knew anyone. Pretending I was the kind of person that regularly showed up to parties where I hardly knew anyone, until I actually became that person. Relying mostly on my bike and public transportation to get around. The city quickly felt navigable (and like “mine.”)Always wearing my bike helmet. Buying myself a bike helmet that felt sort of cool.