The Uncomfortable Observer

A weekly dispatch for the curious, the restless and the slightly unsettled. Literary but grounded. Personal but universal. Not a newsletter about what to do — a newsletter about what is there to be seen.

By Alexandra Quadros

· Launched 3 months ago

Women Who Run With Fools

We saw the red flags. We called them romance.

May 21•Alexandra Quadros

The Women Who Stopped Waiting

There is more than one way to be devastating.

Apr 23•Alexandra Quadros

Mind The Gap

Stop. Look down. Traverse.

Jun 18•Alexandra Quadros

The World, Solo

Going alone. Coming back different.

Jun 11•Alexandra Quadros

Dear Pioneers, help me decide:

Should the Audio Dispatch differ from the one available to free subscribers?

Jun 8•Alexandra Quadros

My Dear Psychiatrist

The brain is the CEO of everything. We treat it last.

Jun 4•Alexandra Quadros

I Can Help. Asking Is Another Story.

On the particular shame of needing something for yourself.

May 28•Alexandra Quadros