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6 days ago | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Carmen Radley |Holly Huitt
Hi there!Thank you for joining us at today’s Hatch. You can find everything you need below, including today’s reading and prompts, links to playlists and coffee shop sounds, and, of course, a link that will take you directly to the Isolation Journals chat. As always, we love to hear from you, so if you wrote something you want to share, please do so in the chat or in the comments section below.
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1 month ago | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Carmen Radley
Hey y’all!It’s Carmen here—and welcome to the Hatch! Below you’ll find everything you need for today’s gathering, from the reading to the chat to some prompts to options for sonic accompaniment.
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Carmen Radley
It’s Carmen here. We’re gathering at the Hatch today for dose of inspiration and connection. Below you’ll find our readings and prompts, along the link to the chat and some sonic accompaniment.
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Mar 15, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Suleika Jaouad |Carmen Radley
Hi friend,It’s almost time for our next meeting of the Hatch! We’re gathering tomorrow—that’s Sunday, March 16, from 1-2pm ET. will be hosting this time, sharing a powerful letter and some letter-poems and reflecting on how epistles can turn isolation into creative solitude and connection—even if we never send them.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Carmen Radley
Martin Johnson Heade, Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds (1871)Hey y’all!It’s Carmen here. Welcome to the Hatch! Below, you’ll find everything you need for this special hour—our reading, a few prompts, some sonic accompaniment, and a link to the Chat, where you can connect with other Hatchlings and share your writing with us all. Much love,Carmen
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Suleika Jaouad
Hi friend,Last fall I went to Skidmore College to give the keynote for their incoming class, and it was a homecoming in so many ways. My dad was a professor at Skidmore, and I went to preschool there. Starting when I was barely a teen, I attended a music camp on Skidmore’s campus (where I met my husband Jon) and took dance classes too, and later some college classes.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Suleika Jaouad
Hi friend,It’s Day Seven—the final day of our New Year’s Journaling Challenge, where we’ve been celebrating and cultivating the magic around us, the magic within us, and the magic we have yet to uncover. Today you’ll hear from Carmen Radley, reflecting on how our words can conjure new worlds.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Suleika Jaouad
Hi friend,I recently had a long phone call with a friend—a nourishing, grounding conversation in which she told me about her New Year’s Day ritual. Each January 1, she wakes up and goes into nature—depending on where she is, maybe it’s a city park, maybe it’s an old-growth forest—and she makes note of the first wild animal she comes across. She does a little research about that animal, its habits and distinctive characteristics, and it becomes her guide for the year.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Holly Huitt
Hi friend,We’re back with with Day Four of our New Year’s Journaling Challenge. Today Holly Huitt will be sharing how a favorite story opened a magical portal into memory and imagination. Sending love,SuleikaP.S. If you’re just joining us and want to start at the beginning, you can find all previous prompts here. Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
theisolationjournals.substack.com | Suleika Jaouad
Hi friend,We’re back with with Day Three of our New Year’s Journaling Challenge. Today you’ll hear from my dear friend Carmen Radley, reflecting on hope as a creative force. Sending love,SuleikaP.S. If you’re just joining us and want to start at the beginning, you can find all previous prompts here. Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.