Michelle Sydney Levy

Book editor, writer, and workshop leader hiding out upstate New York. Essays in @DiscoverMag @thisisinsider, @hippocampusmag, @humansandnature, and more

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@TheRyanFeldman Jeremy taught me how to shoot pool, and we were in a pool league as teammates. But also we grew up together. What you describe is a repeat of billiards! He was and always will be FOREVER YOUNG. Thank you for sharing this facet of Jeremy.

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@MSFT365Status It’s August 11 and MS365 will not verify my account! I can’t use Word. It’s debilitating my business. I have paid, payment methods are up-to-date, and MacOS is current. HELP!!!!

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@NYTimesPR @Charlie_Stadt @IsraelMFA @nytimes B.S.

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@HustleBitch_ Gross 😤

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@VigilantFox @MidwesternDoc Latching after birth also helps the uterus heal

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@elonmusk The theorizer hasn’t mastered grammar yet

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@remarkablepaper I should’ve asked for one for my 50th birthday. My desire for one is strong - and my budget inadequate. I’m a solo mother of two… and an editor, to boot. Not a lucrative job, but it’s my passion. What can I say? I’ll keep pining.

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

Don’t rely on a @SuniceSports jacket to keep you warm ‘n’ dry. Unless you like a zipper that unzips from the bottom while you’re on the slopes! ⛷️🥶👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@stephpitera How about from urban metropolis to upstate NY Catskills? #CountryLiving Solo mom of two abandoned high-rise apartment for chalet in the forest to escape pandemic hysteria

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@AMAZlNGNATURE It’s a car wash

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@atensnut Never smoke cigarettes

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How to Read Plato https://t.co/GmrEYfYats

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@Wix raising prices AGAIN?? I’m migrating away. 😩

[Eric Koester @erickoester]

When you put people together in a community that supports each other as editors, 70% of those people will be able to go on and finish a publishable book within seven months. It's crazy to think about the power of community in helping us do that, which is important there.

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@Instacart failed miserably. We returned from 3 weeks away seeing my father to his funeral and sitting shiva, when I tried Instacart. Ordered at 11:21am. Received groceries at 10:20pm. Ruined my family’s night. They wouldn’t refund the $17.62 service fee nor $1.99 delivery charge

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@naomirwolf The Prop 65 warning doesn’t faze you? Thanks for commenting.

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@TL_Coughlin From the perspective of a development editor with two decades in the trenches supporting authors, I can tell you that it’s the writers who show extraordinary diligence who break through and get traditionally published.

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Must warn my network not to buy from @SuniceSports because they wouldn’t stand behind the quality of the zipper on my ski shell. That’s the kind of thing athletes need to be able to rely on. Let my disappointment serve to save you from cold & damp.

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@Miss_Snuffy My daughter asked me for $10 to shop at her school’s holiday boutique. I asked what the students who had no money would do. She answered, “math class.” I gave her $10 to donate and told her to stay in math class. The socioeconomic differences were emphasized.

[Michelle Sydney Levy @editorlevy]

@Miss_Snuffy When there was an active shooter drill, my daughter’s third grade teacher couldn’t hear if the announcement said “Lock Down” or “Lock Out.” There was a closet they’d all crowd into. Not all the students could fit in the closet. Those left out were terrified.