The Family Jules

The End of this Season

I am coming out of my second covid Christmas in a row to say the time has come to wind down the newsletter.

Dec 28, 2022 • 

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Big City Myths

I came up on my one-year anniversary in Brooklyn and couldn’t see a path to a life in New York where I didn’t go a little further into debt each month.

Dec 1, 2022 • 

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November 2022

The Influencer to Author Pipeline

When I was in high school, I told my mom I wanted to major in English in college and become a writer, and she said, “My friend Susan’s daughter Bethany…

Nov 13, 2022 • 

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Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced

My first job in New York was at a casual-upscale, Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn called Oxalis.

Nov 3, 2022 • 

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October 2022

A New Season

I am delighted to be writing to you all today.

Oct 30, 2022 • 

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August 2022

We Work it Out in Community

I spent the last two weeks road-tripping around Morocco: 6 cities in 14 days with over 40 hours of driving.

Aug 7, 2022 • 

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July 2022

To love without losing ourselves

Earlier this week, I watched a gorgeous new movie called Petite Maman. It’s about an 8-year-old named Nelly who accompanies her parents to her mother’s…

Jul 15, 2022 • 

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Let's Refuse to Look Away

I’ve worked at a queer-leaning bar called Branded Saloon ever since the weather warmed up here in Brooklyn.

Jul 7, 2022 • 

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June 2022

My First Dry Pride

Up until a few years ago, the main messages I heard about alcohol were pretty black-and-white: either it’s a source of comfort and joy, or you’re a part…

Jun 29, 2022 • 

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April 2022

Our Work Continues, Wherever We Are

It has been too long and I’ve missed y’all.

Apr 7, 2022 • 

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January 2022

Notes on Inherent Dignity from the Service Industry

The last restaurant I worked at was a new oyster bar run by the group that owned several of Chicago’s most popular establishments. There’s a special…

Jan 10, 2022 • 

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December 2021

In Praise of Kindness

“I don’t want to raise good kids,” I remember the pastor saying. “I want to raise WARRIORS for Christ.” The pastor was in the middle of a rant about how…

Dec 21, 2021 • 

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