[Stories] The best of 2025, so far.

Published: Fri, 04/11/25

Updated: Sat, 04/12/25

Hello, friends!

In this newsletter, I share writing tips plus inspiring true stories.

Today, here's a round-up of the best stories of 2025, so far.

These are the stories that you loved most—the ones that generated the most emails ("Thank you, I needed to hear this today!") from readers like you.

Story Round-Up

Should or want?

A story about doing what you want rather than what you should—and the miracles that happen next.

This, or something better.

A painful breakup and lessons learned.

And.

A story about the power of one little word: "and."

Loss or gain?

Setback? Or opportunity? It all depends on how you respond to the change.

Pineapples.

A story about asking for help instead of trying to do everything alone. (And also, how I met my husband.)

The letter.

While this story is technically from 2024, not 2025, it's one of my favorites (and yours, too) and something nudged me to share it with you again.

I hope these stories brighten your inbox and bring a glimmer of hope and encouragement into your day.

Thank you for reading, for writing back to introduce yourself and say "hello," for doing good work in our world, and simply for being you.

xo.

-Alex

PS. I'm loving this playlist: Soft and Slow. This one is so good, too.

PPS. Nora is officially two years old! I can't believe that my little baby technically isn't a "baby" anymore. She is currently obsessed with the song "Wheels On the Bus" and wants to hear it 1,465,031 times a day. Beep beep beeeeep!

PPPS. If you want to laugh your head off and forget all of your troubles for approximately 60 minutes, do yourself a favor and listen to Normal Gossip. This episode is one of my favorites. Brilliant storytelling. Hysterically funny. I wait with bated breath for each new episode to drop!

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