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A cover reveal and reintroduction of my first book!
Mar 19, 2024
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Reading Room
A look at my library. Twenty years in NYC. Notes on February, books, and home.
Feb 28
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Creative Hours
An ode to the times of day that leave us creatively happy, nourished, and slow.
Jul 24
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Slow Goings: Bookstore Edition
Trips down memory lane and literary city guides worth bookmarking.
Apr 25
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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LIGHT-YEAR
Notes on anxiety, time, and light
Jan 17, 2024
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Slow Notes 06
November 2025 in review—and a few recommendations and prompts for you.
Nov 28
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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For the Ages
Notes on gratitude—and a gift guide inspired by time
Nov 21
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Jamie Lenore McKillop
Discover life chapters and slow stories from the founder of Lazy Jamie.
Nov 14
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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jamie from lazy jamie
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Slow Notes 05
October 2025 in review—and a few recommendations and prompts for you.
Oct 31
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Amy Lin
Discover life chapters and slow stories from the author of HERE AFTER.
Oct 24
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Amy Lin
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Slow Notes 04
August and September 2025 in review—and a few recommendations and prompts for you.
Sep 30
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Tori Simokov
Discover life chapters and slow stories from the creator of Window Seat.
Sep 24
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Tori Simokov
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A Year of SLOWING
A quick note—and some of my favorite pages, places, and moments.
Sep 17
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Rose Anderson
Discover life chapters and slow stories from the creator of The Rose Period.
Aug 21
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Rose Florence
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The Rose Period
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Winter Walks
Jan 8
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Outlook
Jun 14, 2024
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Fall Forward
Nov 5, 2024
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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Small Strokes of Luck
Aug 2, 2024
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Slow Notes 01
May 30
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Rachel Schwartzmann
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