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Heather Havrilesky
Advice from Heather Havrilesky, author of Ask Polly, formerly of New York Magazine
Created 16 Feb 2020
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'My Crush Doesn't Love Me!'02 May 2022 • 71 21Horse’s Skull on Blue (1930) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, Well I made the classic lesbian mistake of confessing my feelings for a close personal friend and she does not feel the same way. It’s a ta...
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'I Don't Know How To Set Boundaries!'25 Apr 2022 • 37 9Pond in the Woods (1922) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, I’m writing to you because I genuinely don’t know how to set boundaries, assert my needs, show (very real and deep) gratitude, and communicate ...
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‘I Made Something Great. What If No One Likes It?’21 Apr 2022 • 35 3No. 22 - Special (1916-17) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, Longtime reader, all-time screenshotter, and first time asker - I have a question about something that is about to happen to me. I have a lar...
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‘I Can’t Do This!’18 Apr 2022 • 53 28Taos Mountain, New Mexico (1930) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, From the outside, everyone thinks I have it all — the single professional woman making it all on her own. But I am the saddest I have e...
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'I Have No Ambition Whatsoever'14 Apr 2022 • 112 44Red Hill Form - Badlands, New Mexico (1934) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, How do I accept mediocrity? Not in the world (ha! That is a question no philosopher can answer), but in myself? I suppose th...
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‘I’m Creatively Blocked!’11 Apr 2022 • 59 8Desert Abstraction (Bear Lake) (1931) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, The fact that the only way I was able to write something today was when I saw your tweet “Looking for Ask Polly letters about feel...
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'Time Moves Too Quickly!'06 Apr 2022 • 101 14From the Faraway, Nearby (1937) by Georgia O’Keeffe Today I tried to write something great and I failed. I tried reading old columns for inspiration, but when I came across on this letter about the pr...
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'No One Gives Me Credit!'04 Apr 2022 • 66 12East River From the 30th Story of the Shelton Hotel (1928) by Georgia O’Keeffe Dear Polly, I’m a long-time reader, first-time writer and your column has pushed me to pursue all my creative endeavors d...
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'I'm Turning 30 And Anxiety Is Ruining Me!'28 Mar 2022 • 41 8A Street (1926) by Georgia O’Keeffe This letter, which originally ran in The Awl on February 5, 2014, underscores the futility of trying to scold yourself into becoming a different person. The letter ...
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Should You Talk Less Shit?24 Mar 2022 • 26 12City Night (1926) by Georgia O’Keeffe I used to have a lot of imagined enemies. When I was disappointed or angry or ashamed, it felt natural to look around for someone to blame. That’s what happens wh...
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