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exactly what it says, i'm pretending i'm girlinsides or catherine shannon in my private google doc, font comic sans, hot pink, size 13. obviously it will never see the light of day, sort of an exhibitionist exercise in self-indulgence, without having to actually, you know, be vulnerable online.
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not only do i have two sizable papers due, but i decided to post on my substack (not so subtle plug for lesbiankeeping)
i've never been a strong writer, but i find that pretending that i like to write leads me to actually liking it
Apr 8, 2024
Then read my inaugural Substack post on emotional exhibitionism, where I wrote about a troubling and very normalized trend I noticed during my bleak year as a TikTok user. 🛌 💌
Apr 19, 2024
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It’s similar to Scrivener (which I LOVE I’m just too cheap to buy a license) but it’s a markdown text editor that’s free and open source. I edit as I go and once I’m reasonably satisfied, i post it on Substack, usually in the middle of the night. I SHOULD give it a final once-over and send it to trusted reviewers in Google Docs before I publish and I’m planning to start doing that; I just get too excited!
I will often go back and read it over after publishing and continue to make little tweaks based on my own observations or feedback from my brilliant friends, like I’ve done with my recent first installment of my serialized autofiction story, Love Roses: The First Hit, which is a contemporary gothic fairytale about Wendy‘s journey through a gritty Neverland with her Lost Boys… I replaced initials with names lol. I promise I won’t do something that big again I guess that’s why people edit 🙈
Dec 23, 2024
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not in a scientific sense. how does time perception change cultures, how do we pass down knowledge via generations, why does making someone wait signal power and why do we get pissed off when someone waits six days to respond to our text messages? eventually i'm going to write a paper on this but way too busy as of right now. highly recommend
Jan 30, 2025
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i get it, sometimes a bitch gotta wallow. but i believe that the music you listen to shapes your outlook. like yeah if all you listen to is midwest emo My Mom Hates Me And I Hate Her Too, sad indie “i miss my ex and he’s the only one that could understand me“ tunes, then maybe you won’t be the most optimistic person alive.
pop some techno, eurodance, or really anything with strong beat and slightly positive lyrics (or no lyrics at all) into your headphones.
Jan 30, 2025
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society places too much pressure on everyone having their own style (but only in approved marketable categories), being hot and funny and interesting all the time. kind of a lot of pressure if you ask me.
be yourself! even if you are lame as hell.
Feb 10, 2025