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Julie Vick is the author of Babies’ Don’t Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?): The Introvert’s Guide to Surviving Parenthood. Her writing has also appeared in New Yorker Daily Shouts, Parents magazine, and the notes app on her smartphone. She writes a Substack about humor and writing called Humor Me.

  • July 8, 2019
    Twenty-Three Impossible-to-Find Items That Your Camper Must Bring Tomorrow
    by Julie Vick
  • April 16, 2019
    Spring Getaways for the Socially Awkward
    by Julie Vick
  • December 3, 2018
    Before Bingeing on Hallmark Holiday Movies, Please Agree to These Terms
    by Julie Vick
  • September 17, 2018
    William Carlos Williams Poems For Introverts
    by Julie Vick
  • August 9, 2018
    Chopped Narrates Me Cooking a Summer Side Dish
    by Julie Vick
  • January 4, 2018
    Parenting Blizzard Bingo
    by Julie Vick
  • August 29, 2016
    Some Notes for My Child’s College Roommate
    by Julie Vick
  • November 9, 2015
    Screen Time: An FAQ
    by Julie Vick
  • July 14, 2015
    Toddler Discipline Made Easy
    by Julie Vick
  • February 23, 2005
    Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “One Tree Hill” by U2
    by Julie Vick
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