Archive - Maureen’s Substack

April 2025

Kill Your Darlings

And Other Advice to Take With a Grain of Salt

Apr 24 •

Maureen Morrissey

Food, Glorious Food

If you’re fortunate like we are, food is one of life’s greatest pleasures.

Apr 17 •

Maureen Morrissey

“Adversity Doesn’t Build Character, It Reveals It”

-James Lane Allen

Apr 15 •

Maureen Morrissey

Make New Friends, But Keep the Old

One is Silver and the Other Gold

Apr 11 •

Maureen Morrissey

Sledgehammer and the Family Tree

Did you know I have cousins in England?

Apr 4 •

Maureen Morrissey

March 2025

Don't F*ck With Hunter Girls

At least not with the girls who went to Hunter College High School when it was located at 466 Lexington Ave in midtown Manhattan.

Mar 27 •

Maureen Morrissey

I Identify as an Idealistic Realist Extrovert with Introvert Leanings

If that sounds like a bunch of extreme contradictions, please give me a chance to explain.

Mar 12

February 2025

The Grand Experiment That is the Human Race

Tuck your emotions into a pocket.

Feb 26 •

Maureen Morrissey

Paying Homage to Restaurants

And to One Very Special Place in Particular

Feb 2 •

Maureen Morrissey

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