THE ONE SMALL THING NEWSLETTER
Have you heard of The Parlay Effect?
After founding Parlay House, Anne Devereux-Mills began to notice something remarkable happening. When one woman offered a small act of kindness, empathy, generosity, or encouragement, the woman who received it often passed it forward to someone else who then did the same. These simple moments created powerful chains of connection.
That ripple is what Anne calls The Parlay Effect, and The One Small Thing Newsletter is our way of continuing it. Each month, you’ll get a thoughtful boost, directly from Anne, designed to spark inspiration, connection, and of course…your own small cascade.
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DO YOU SPEAK FISH?
Nov 2022 Me: 60-Year-old Woman. Lover of human connection, fashion designer, pilates aficionado, TV Bake-Off viewer, and advocate for all things feminist. Him: 20-Something Man. Lover of…
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WHO DO YOU BOO?
Oct 2022 Halloween haunting season is swiftly approaching, and it’s giving me pause. But not because I’m afraid of ghosts. While October 31 has historically been a…
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IN THE HOT SEAT
Sept 2022 My husband and I went to dinner at Ci Siamo in NYC the other night. It’s one of our favorite places. The reservation was at…
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DON’T DITCH ME
Aug 2022 I woke up this morning in a ditch. Not an actual ditch, thank goodness. My life isn’t Peaky Blinders. But I was in an emotional…
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WILL THIS BE THE MOMENT?
July 2022 As I write this month’s missive, our family beach vacation in Greece is coming to an end. We’ve traveled here every year, adding new family…
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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
June 2022 Who lives next door? When I was about seven years old and learning to ride my “big girl bike,” I forgot how to use the…
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WHAT’S YOUR MAGNUM OPUS?
May 2022 When I was 17 years old, a senior at Lakeside High School in Seattle, I took a philosophy course taught by an epic professor, Jim…
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WHAT GIVES?
April 2022 Let me set the scene Two middle-aged people are set up on a blind date. She’s a busy advertising executive and he’s a businessman in…
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HAVE SPRING IN YOUR STEP?
March 2022 I think of myself as being born in the spring, because I remember birthdays in Seattle when the crocuses pushed themselves out of the earth,…
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