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Frank Olito
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For @businessinsider.com I'm looking for essays from parents of student athletes.

Do you regret spending time/money on your kids' sports? Did they go pro, and was it worth it? Did they make it to D1? Did they get injured? Pros/cons?

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April 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Looking for first-person essays from people who landed jobs thanks to their parents. Did you use your parent's connections? Did they apply to jobs for you? Are you embarrassed or have no shame? Stories from the parent's perspective are also welcomed.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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For @businessinsider.com: I'm looking for recent college grads (within the past five-ish years) who graduated with no job to write first-person essays. How did you feel? What were you worried about? What did you do? Who did you turn to?

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March 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I'm looking for first-person essays about the intersection between retail and relationships/parenting. What stores do you love? What is your family's grocery list like at Trader Joe's/Costco? Why do you love Target, Amazon, Kohls?

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I quit buying from Amazon 4 years ago. I get better deals on products elsewhere but still have to use their services.
By stopping her purchases from Amazon in 2020, the author could limit impulse buying. But sometimes, you're buying from Amazon without knowing it.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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For @businessinsider.com: I'm looking for #IvyLeague students and alum to write first-person essays about their experiences. Do you regret going Ivy? Dropped out? Loved it? Has it set you up for success? What's been misunderstood about IL?

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February 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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After the success of the story below, I'm looking for more first-person essays about RTO. How has returning to the office affected your family life? Has it affected your parenting? Love working in the office? Hate it?

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I work from home while my husband goes into the office. It's caused a lot of unexpected issues in our relationship.
When my husband gets home from work, I want to discuss my day and connect. He just wants to be left alone and work out, which leads to fights.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Many thanks to @frankolito.bsky.social for his help with this piece!

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When my son went to college, I obsessively followed him on a tracking app. It gave me more anxiety than peace of mind.
I lost sleep, pulling an all-nighter so that I could track my son's movements on Life 360. When he asked me to stop, I finally felt less anxious.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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For my first Bluesky post, a pitch call-out: After the success of a #CyberTruck essay, I'm looking for more #tesla Cybertruck owners to write first-person essays. Do you love it? Do you want to sell it? Do you struggle with the attention? Pitch me! Email in bio.
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I drive a Cybertruck, and I'm sick of people flipping me off. I wish they understood how helpful this car is for me.
I drive long distances for my job, so my self-driving Cybertruck helps reduce my exhaustion. But angry people project their hatred of Elon Musk on me.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM