Essays | Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith | Substack

Essays

Reported pieces on how we navigate diet culture and fatphobia, especially in terms of our parenting, health and fashion.

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Some thoughts on the value of words and building community. And announcing the Burnt Toast Book Club!

Virginia Sole-Smith

Jun 7, 2022

At the very least, let’s stop pretending that this kind of coverage is Serious Journalism.

Virginia Sole-Smith

Mar 7

A Very Special Corinne Takeover Edition

Feb 21

We control what we can control, except we can't control shit.

Virginia Sole-Smith

Feb 7

Diving deeper into new American Academy of Pediatric guidelines on treating ob*sity.

Virginia Sole-Smith

Jan 31

What I brought to Thailand, plus thoughts on travel with kids

Virginia Sole-Smith

Jan 17

A big thank you, and a look at how the toast gets burnt.

Virginia Sole-Smith

Dec 20, 2022

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