How I Became Obsessed with Amelia Earhart
By Angie Fryer This is the first of a four-part series about Amelia Earhart. Click through to read part two, three, and four. The first time I heard about Amelia Earhart was in the fourth grade. I’d been on a rampage reading every biography of a famous woman I could find in the library. Amelia […]
Mutton Chops and Handlebar Moustaches
In the bustling cobblestone heart of Spinsters Row stands a little boutique with gilded signage reading Tuck and Bow Emporium. Inside, amid shelves of monogrammed cravats and artisanal marrow bones, work two very particular pups—Tuck, a dignified schnauzer mix with remarkable eyebrows, and Bow, a platinum dandelion of a dog with gently flaring sideburns. But […]
It’s Getting Hot in Here: On Beating the Heat
On Spinsters Row, many of us are a bit precious when it comes to heat intolerance, so thank heavens we don’t actually live in the Victorian Era. We would never be able to cope with all those heavy layers and corsets without central AC and a cold pitcher of margaritas in the fridge. And heat […]
Meet Your Spinster Archetype
In a world that often defines women by their relationships to others, the figure of the spinster stands apart — self-defined, self-possessed, and richly complex. Far from a relic of the past, today’s spinster embodies a spectrum of identities that defy easy categorization. But to celebrate this enduring and evolving spirit, we decided anyway to […]
Calling All Spinsters…
Turn the corner, winding down a smoky alley lit with flickering gas lamps, follow the sound of brazen laughter and heeled boots against cobblestone… and here you’ll find yourself. Where you’ve always belonged. Welcome to Spinsters Row, a place for the rest of us. Before it was a derogatory term for the unmarriagable, unwanted woman […]
Floral Arrangements for the Worst People You Know
It’s time to revive the lost art of flower language. These days, everyone wants you to “be direct” and “communicate like an adult,” but can healthy dialogue compete with the aesthetic charms of a bouquet hiding secret messages in its blooms? We think not. We’re not wasting our time with a saccharine arrangement of red […]