Ali's Newsletter

Welcome to my blog! Here, I'll discuss my writing projects, life updates, and thoughts as a 20 year old woman who's trying to get her creativity back.

By Ali Ducrow

What I've Been Working on Lately

Projects I'm Soon to Abandon + Adventures I May Never Go On

By Ali Ducrow, Jun 2

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Mediocrity Used to Be My Biggest Fear

In my 16 to 20-year-old head, I believed that anything short of greatness equated to failure.

By Ali Ducrow, Jan 29

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Why I Deleted Instagram

Anti-brainrot + digital freedom

By Ali Ducrow, Dec 6, 2025

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Do I Regret Becoming an English Major?

I've changed my major at least five times now, and occasionally, I think of changing it again.

By Ali Ducrow, Apr 4, 2025

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I Will Leave You Voicemails

Mom visited you the most during the four weeks you were in the hospital.

By Ali Ducrow, Apr 11, 2025

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Messy First Drafts (+ A Writing Excerpt From Project ADFBS)

I conceptualized the mess of Project ADFBS on March 29th, 2024, only to scrap it two months into writing.

By Ali Ducrow, Dec 15, 2024

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Issue 1 // May 2024

Welcome to the first issue of Ali's official newsletter! Find me on Instagram at @penned.by.ali to learn more!

By Ali Ducrow, May 14, 2024

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Coming Soon

This is Ali's newsletter.

By Ali Ducrow, May 8, 2024