Ingrid Fernandez Writes...

The Chain: Week One

Lindsay Johnstone and Ingrid Fernandez

Jan 18, 2026

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New here? Hi! Welcome to week one of four on this run of our experiment in flash memoir co-creation, The Chain. This week’s prompt piece, written by Ingrid Fernandez in a 40-minute sprint back in week six of our summer run, is free for all subscribers to read. Upgrade to paid if you want access to our writers’ own responses, posted to the comments after our …

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A guest post by

Ingrid Fernandez

I'm a mid-life woman writing about grief, joy, mothering, expat life and the messy middle years. I’m giving myself permission to write, and exploring what it means to claim that permission alongside other mid-lifers.