Elena Sheppard

writer. reader. first nonfiction book forthcoming from @stmartinspress. byline hit reel: @voguemagazine @nytimes @guardian 💌 [email protected]

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Thrilled to announce that my first book is on its way! It is about #cuba and family and the myths and histories that make us who we are. I’m beyond excited to work with @sarahgcantin at @StMartinsPress and of course my amazing agent @alexanderjkane 🇨🇺

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Men should be screened for postpartum depression, too - read more from @eleshepp https://t.co/wuUn8IVe9w

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‘Nyad’ tells an incredible story, but for any Cuban American it brings pain - read more here from @eleshepp https://t.co/4L20HdY0Qa

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@CaitlinKellyNYC So real talk: how are we supposed to make money? I’m at a loss

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My newsletter of the week: https://t.co/nAf2WRvtRr

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@kristensonday @yahoonz Thanks for sharing!!

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I wish more people were talking about this...

'Child care cliff' could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire https://t.co/pNZPooQOBu via @yahoonz @eleshepp

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NBCC member @eleshepp wrote about the audiobook version of Jorge Luis Borges’ "Poems of the Night," narrated by Juanita Devis, for @nytimesbooks: https://t.co/Ik0y9PbRVu

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"Dress codes are late to account for these differences of tradition, custom and identity. Generally speaking, they enforce a standard of Whiteness; a conformity that comforts those traditionally in charge," writes @eleshepp. https://t.co/koGSA3XWTq

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Looking for men who became dads after 60 to speak to for a story! DM me if this is you! #olderdad #dadlife #dadafter60 #sourcerequest

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View from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

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It’s #pubday today for #Dulcinea. #historicalfiction

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@cusoaalumni @TheCut Thanks for sharing!

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#SOAWriting alum Elena Sheppard (20' MFA) @eleshepp published a personal essay titled “The Week Before My Sons Were Born, I Lost My Smile” in @TheCut.
Read the full essay: https://t.co/eMPtN0qmo1

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@BwBernstein @TheCut Thank you!

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I wrote about my experience with #bellspalsy for @TheCut

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"I’ve never felt so physically unrecognizable to myself, and in the first months of my sons’ lives, I constantly worried that my emotions were unrecognizable to others." @eleshepp writes https://t.co/pqszhn85lk

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@gilbertjasono this is unhinged

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@erinletson @TheCut Thank you ❤️

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From @eleshepp Bell’s Palsy Paralyzed My Face a Week Before My Sons’ Birth https://t.co/d56QvfeIvU

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Resolution to write more about #Broadway in my newsletter. This week I write about #SweeneyTodd and #TheWanderers https://t.co/O3D7hD2Zev

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Would love for you to subscribe to my Substack. Evergreen tweet. But I’m serious. https://t.co/NwztZn0wly