Welcome to The Bitter Lemon!
I’m Holly, and this is my small corner of the internet. I started The Bitter Lemon in 2010, and it has grown and changed right along with me as I’ve navigated life, work, and my career as a writer.
I recently moved to Buffalo, New York, and am exploring the city one restaurant, bookstore, trivia night, and random adventure at a time. I love to read and listen to live music (not simultaneously), and I spend a lot of time with my rescue kitty, Blanche Devereaux, too.
Here, you’ll find a little bit of everything I’m interested in:
- The Blog — my home for life, goals, travel, books, pop culture, product reviews, and whatever else I can’t stop thinking about.
- My Books — I’ve published a few books and am always working on another one.
- The Shop — printable checklists, bucket lists, reading challenges, cocktail lists, and other fun digital downloads from my Etsy shop.
- Last Call — my Substack, where I write about the things that keep me up at night, from work and writing to pop culture, nostalgia, and life in general. There are free posts and paid essays.
- My Newsletter — a free email every Friday with new posts, things I’m loving, and other fun stuff from The Bitter Lemon.
- My Work — I’m a writer and editor available for freelance projects, brand partnerships, content creation, and more.
I hope you’ll stick around.
Whether you’ve been reading since 2010 or you just stumbled across The Bitter Lemon today, thank you for being here and for reading my words.
Sincerely,
Holly A. Phillips
P.S. The Bitter Lemon contains affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of my links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting the blog!
I loved reading through this and I think it will make for a great book.
Oh, this looks like a great book! As a fellow writer, I wish you all the best of luck finding your market and a good agent to help push your work!
Every day this month I have made it my goal to discover a new blog/blogger friend. Today I searched “dating” as I am thinking about maybe trying it again (though minimal effort will be put into the search! 🙂 ) and I found you. I like your writing style and I am excited to read more! This looks like great material for a book and your style will be perfect for it! So excited to read more!
Aww, wow, thank you so much! I hope you continue to come back and enjoy what I’ve got…Lord knows I have plenty of material to share. -H
Great blog and how exciting that you’re putting out books. Congratulations!
Thank you! …and thanks for stopping by!
You”re welcome!