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Hi, everyone! I want to thank the one-and-only Sari Botton for publishing my piece. I've placed a few articles in various places on the web, but this is the first time one of my personal essays has been published, and I'm honored to appear in a magazine with so many excellent writers. BTW I'll be sharing many more essays via my Substack, and right now it's free to sign up: https://aliciadara.substack.com/

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Nov 10, 2022·edited Nov 10, 2022Author

Thanks everyone for your comments, and for reaching out to me via Twitter, Instagram and FB. I'm so glad this piece made such an impact, and I want to let you know that It's just a sampling of my larger memoir project. I'm only sharing it on my Substack, and right now it's free to sign up: https://aliciadara.substack.com/

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“misogyny is a deafening roar that continues to drown out women’s voices in almost every industry.” Ain’t that the sad truth. But a little less with each generation of women.

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I hope you're right, Jodi! Since SCOTUS scorched Roe I've lost some faith in our progress, but I'll rally for the midterms :) BTW I'll be sharing lots more personal essays via my Substack, and it's free to sign up: https://aliciadara.substack.com/

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Oct 24, 2022Liked by Sari Botton

“Grunge may have passed into history, but misogyny is a deafening roar that continues to drown out women’s voices in almost every industry.” Brilliant history, brilliant memoir.

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Thanks, EJ! I so appreciate your kindness. Please feel free to share my essay, it would mean the world to a fledgling writer like me :)

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Oct 28, 2022Liked by Sari Botton, Alicia Dara

I’ll be delighted to share it widely—it’s a marvel. Fierce & affecting. Brava!!

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Thanks so much EJ! I appreciate it :) A brand-new essay is coming tomorrow morning via my own Substack, so hopefully you’ll enjoy that as well.

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That's great to hear! Back then whenever a male musician wanted to play in band I asked them to list their musical influences, and the artists they most admired. My rule was that it had to be 50% female or I wouldn't give them an audition. Most of them didn't make it through, but a few did, and I still play music with some of them today!

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