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My gosh…we passed 2,000 subscribers overnight. Either you’re all extremely loyal, or you’ve fully lost it. Either way—I’m honored.

Thank you for showing up. Thank you for following me here. Thank you for reminding The Woman that a formerly stray cancer-killing machine with strong opinions and questionable table manners still has pull.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get spiffed up for my checkup with Dr. Kenny—the only human I willingly allow to poke, prod, and praise me.

I’ll report back later…

sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.

Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.

Not dying.

Just logging off.

Getting a job no one cares about.

Growing tomatoes.

Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.

Not as a failure.

But as a kind of freedom.

If you want to be a strong writer, read and support strong writing! Like Momma said, “You are what you eat.”

every time I open Substack i feel like I’m a part of dead poets society

We live in a time that people are more inclined to obey an unlawful executive order than they are to follow a court order 🤦🏾‍♀️.

Dictators are created due to cruelty, cowardice, & compliance! IF THEIR ASSES will ignore the Supreme Court, we can definitely IGNORE HIM!

Check out my new post!

AMAZING! A 90 year old Holocaust survivor confronted Trump's ICE director.

What a legend.

We were meant to create not to consume. That's why we are sad when we do nothing.

a reminder, especially for us substack writers

Pro tip: To grow your audience base, don’t just promote broadly on other social channels. Hone in on your target audience and post in the groups and forums where they gather for information and discussion. Targeted promotion will grow you following much more effectively than global promotion.

Came home from the 27 mile bike ride this afternoon and the 18 year old son single-handedly put in the window air conditioner.

I swear, in his lifetime, ithis s the first time he has shown any initiative and follow through, to do anything that resembles any type of manual labor without being pleaded, prodded or pushed by either me or my wife.

It’s amazing what getting used to creature comforts will do to a person.

i think the hardest part about healing is realizing there’s no finish line. no big dramatic moment where everything feels suddenly better. it’s slower than that. it’s quieter. it’s choosing not to text them back. it’s making your bed on a heavy day. it’s being kind to yourself when your mind is cruel. healing is a thousand tiny victories no one else sees.