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The Art of Losing
and the value of recovering!
Jul 7 • michelle ray
Surviving the Ick on Substack
The difference between witnessing and performing
Jul 1 • michelle ray and Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind
54:51

June 2026

Fart Noises: Lessons from COVID Education
From Two Teachers
Published on Hawtorn V. Rabot • Jun 28
What you Inherit
Two poems connected by escape and grounding; letting go and clinging
Published on by michelle ray • Jun 23
A Version of Myself I'd Forgotten
How I went back to an old journal and found the scene my memoir was missing
Jun 19 • michelle ray
Bashing through boundaries
Younger me bowled over boundaries, even knowing a reckoning was coming. Now I wonder how boundaries both protect and limit us?
Jun 12 • michelle ray
The Chapter That Took the Most Tries
How revision taught me what I couldn't learn from craft books
Jun 7 • michelle ray
First Test Passed
A life update and a barely passed test.
Jun 2 • michelle ray

May 2026

the story space
A recording from michelle ray's live video
May 30 • michelle ray and Chris B. Writes
47:56
Live with michelle ray
A recording from michelle ray's live video
May 29 • michelle ray and Scott Perry
22:57
Story Brunch, mimosas optional
A big week, a new gathering, and a story I want from you
May 26 • michelle ray
The Story Space with michelle ray
On Finding Your Voice, One Syllable at a Time
May 19 • michelle ray and Lupita Eyde-Tucker
1:14:00
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