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The Cicada Cycle
How the parts of our lives that we don't see shape the things that we do see.
Oct 14, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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Why am I writing a book?
Ego, jealousy and unmet needs.
Dec 1, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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My Polish family warned me: Things can always get worse.
I used to roll my eyes at slavic pessimism. Now, I see it as preparation for an authoritarian America.
Nov 4, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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My Baba Jaga
Humming, hugging trees and saying goodbye to my Grandmother.
Sep 30, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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Letters to the Patriarchy
My first attempts to communicate with "The Man"
Sep 9, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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The Final Boss of Patriarchy
Is the most obvious and the most impossible to confront.
Aug 20, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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A feminist, her inner child and her Polish father walk into a bar.
The punchline is a mess, and it’s the meat of what I’m exploring in my new Substack.
Aug 27, 2025
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Patricia Maciesz
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The Patriarchy Polka
Feminism meets Polish-American reckoning.
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