Seltzer Rocks

3 weeks ago | sarahllevy.substack.com | Sarah Levy

In January, our city burned. An evacuation warning was issued in our neighborhood, the invisible parameter ending a few blocks north of our home. Adam packed — our marriage license, my grandparents’ photo albums — while I bathed Leo in the next room. The Palisades and Eaton fires had decimated nearby communities one day earlier, and destruction seemed both entirely possible and unimaginable. I looked around our house, wondering if this new blaze — the Sunset Fire — would engulf it, too.

Dec 12, 2024 | sarahllevy.substack.com | Sarah Levy

When I first got sober, I heard people in recovery meetings describe the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve as the Bermuda Triangle. The real Bermuda Triangle is a region in the North Atlantic Ocean where ships, planes, and people have mysteriously disappeared. In sobriety, the Bermuda Triangle is a slew of holiday parties and family dinners with copious amounts of wine and eggnog and endless opportunities to drink and disappear from recovery rooms.

Oct 30, 2024 | sarahllevy.substack.com | Sarah Levy

The first thing that surprises me is the bleeding. The doctor tells me it's normal which is why it strikes me as strange that no one warned me. There was talk of pads and ice packs, but as I lie in my hospital bed in the hours after giving birth, I wonder why no one spelled it out: You are going to deliver a baby, and then also the placenta, which will …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to SELTZER ROCKS to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Sep 10, 2024 | sarahllevy.substack.com | Sarah Levy

Hi! This time of year always feels supercharged to me. Fall is right around the corner (don’t mind the 101 degree heat wave in LA, nothing to see here) and everyone is buzzing with new energy. My whole life, September has always felt special — like “my” month — and not just because of my birthday (even though it is on the 12th, if anyone wants to mark their calendar!). SELTZER ROCKS is a reader-supported publication.

Aug 23, 2024 | sarahllevy.substack.com | Sarah Levy |Caroline Chambers

Hi! The end of August is here which means it’s been one year since I was eight months pregnant at the Eras Tour and timed my pee breaks around the set list beforehand. Here are some other things I’ve been thinking about this month!Grown up chocolate milk. I have been waking up starving recently, but usually jump into getting Leo changed/dressed/fed before I sit down and have a proper breakfast myself.