Isabella Rosario

6 days ago | lyz.substack.com | Isabella Rosario

I’ve been a mother for just over 14 years now. And I’ve been a writer for even longer than that. As a mother and a writer, I have been conscripted, willingly or otherwise, into having takes on Mother’s Day for over a decade now. And you know what? I simply don’t want to do it this year. If you’d like to read about Mother’s Day today, here are some links to a couple of my past articles and one by .

2 weeks ago | lyz.substack.com | Isabella Rosario

While on vacation, I deleted Instagram, TikTok, Gmail, BlueSky, and the Substack app off my phone. I don’t use Facebook anymore. I left the NYT app on because I was determined not to lose my Wordle streak, and I was honest with myself: I knew I’d want to scroll headlines even while on my break. And I’d want to be aware of any serious breaking news. What surprised me was how easy it was not to know. Real quick, while I have you here, before the paywall. I don’t paywall much in this newsletter.

Feb 6, 2025 | isabellarosario.substack.com | Isabella Rosario

*** This post’s long, so if you’re reading it via email, it may be clipped. To read the full essay online, click here. ***note: the following text discusses sexual assault Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter. That strange set of words has rolled around in my brain ever since I heard Christine Blasey Ford say them at Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the fall of 2018.

Dec 4, 2024 | isabellarosario.substack.com | Isabella Rosario

My favorite part about Christmas has always been waiting for it. Once December hits, my little corner of the world is enveloped in a warm glow, with strings of twinkly yellow lights hung from rooftop gutters and wrapped around trees. People start their fireplaces, or play YouTube videos of other people’s fireplaces on their televisions. I know this because no one hangs curtains anymore, and I’m not above peering into strangers’ uncovered windows.

Jun 16, 2024 | isabellarosario.substack.com | Emma Specter |Ashley Reese |Isabella Rosario

As I was reflecting on what to write about today, I realized my brain the past week has been fully occupied by Charli XCX’s new album, brat. I’ve either been listening to brat, or thinking about how to have my best Big Brat Summer, or reading about how other women see themselves in this hyperpop ode to modern womanhood.