Archive - Blue Mala by Lisa Jakub

The Love Letter Listen now (10 min) | Hi Friends, I’m bringing you a little something different today: my words in audio form. I recorded a new mini-episode of my…

Apr 3, 2020

Why do we do this to each other?

Jan 24, 2020

Hi Friends, Over the years, I’ve been asked to attend various “cons.” I didn’t even really know what a con was, other than something that sounded super…

Jan 28

scary phone calls and gender roles

Jan 17, 2020

Hi Friends, I wanted you to know first. Blue Mala is live!! I am so thrilled about this new venture — it’s an online community offering resources and…

Sep 18, 2021

Hi Friends, 90s con was, in a word: rad. There were unexpected friendships with Will Friedle, Scott Wolf, Christy Carlson Romano, and Darius McCrary …

Mar 18

Hi Friends, I wondered if I could write this week’s newsletter without mentioning The Tweet. Could I write about my planned topic (ghosts) and just…

May 7, 2021

Hi Friends, I never know how to approach this newsletter when there has been a tragedy. (Which means I often don’t know how to approach this…

May 27

Hi Friends, *Trigger warning: suicide. Scroll down to the line brake if you prefer to skip the heavy stuff and go right to the part about dinosaurs and…

Jul 23, 2021

“Hello. I am totally clueless and I need some help.” It was actually quite a relief to just say it. I completely surrendered to my cluelessness. I…

Apr 1

On dragons, musical theatre, and rogue emails

Apr 15

Plus, a list of everywhere you can come hang out with me this spring

Mar 4

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