I never had children
Originally drafted November 12 and 14, and December 5, 2025. Revised February 26, 2026. This is part three of a three part series about the life choices I...
I’m glad I never changed my name
Originally drafted November 23, 2025. Revised February 13-February 19, 2026. This is part two of a three part series about the life choices I made many years...
I always had my own emergency fund
Originally drafted December 5, 2025, revised on January 15 & February 12, 2026. This is part one of a three part series about the life choices I made many...
What I did well and what I screwed up with my unexpected divorce
Originally drafted February 2 and 5, 2026 A quick note from Eira: Thank you so much for subscribing to A Vast, Unregulated Medium! It means a lot to me to...
Returning to Singlehood
Originally drafted November 5, 2025 and January 29-30, 2026. One of the most poignant and hilarious things I found while going through some of my old papers...
Things I saw the first weekend of being an official divorcee from the window of my apartment during a snowstorm
Originally drafted December 13, 2025. One of my neighbors, who I saw taking pictures earlier when I pulled into the driveway at the beginning of the snow,...
Ships in Harbor
Originally drafted September 15 and 16, 2025. Revised on November 2025-January 2026. When I was apartment hunting earlier this summer, my landlord took me to...
Going backwards and moving forward
Originally drafted September 8, 2025. Revised December 2025-January 2026. For the last eight years I had the luxury of doing laundry whenever I wanted. I...
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A Vast, Unregulated Medium, a new personal newsletter from Eira Tansey, will be debuting during Capricorn Season 2026.