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Hot Mess Express: Day 1 of Getting My Life Together (Again)
aka… documenting my weight loss journey with brutal honesty, ADHD chaos, and zero shame I’ve seen an insane amount of GLP-1 shot hate lately, and honestly? It’s exhausting. Everyone screaming about “discipline” as if all bodies, brains, incomes, traumas, and life situations are created equal. Spoiler: they’re not. And I’ll be real — I’ve gone…
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Fear and Dreams: Why I’m Choosing to Step Out Anyway
I want things out of life. I want to work in publishing. I want to be involved in all the bookish things I’ve dreamed about for years. But, honestly? I’m scared. My family always taught me to work hard, never borrow money, be a good person — and, quite frankly, don’t follow your dreams. Dreams…
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💀 Unfollow Me, He Follows Me — Kathryn Caraway’s Real-Life Terror and Fictional Revenge
First comes the true story. Then comes her fictional revenge. 📘 Unfollow Me: A Terrifying True Story of a Sadistic Stalker By Kathryn Caraway Genre: True Crime Memoir #1 Amazon New Release! “Think it couldn’t happen to you? Think again. Read. This. Book.” — John DeDakis, Award-winning novelist, writing coach, and former editor on CNN’s The…
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🖤 When Self-Care Looks Like Crying in a Parking Lot and Then Reading Smut
You know what they don’t tell you about healing? Sometimes it’s ugly. Sometimes it’s not bubble baths and journaling under a weighted blanket with soft lo-fi in the background. Sometimes it’s sitting in your car in the Walmart parking lot with tears running down your face, mascara halfway to your chin, contemplating ghosting your entire…
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The Book That Taught Me to Speak Up
When I was in middle school, I read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson—and it changed me forever. This book is not just a story; it’s a lifeline. It taught me the importance of finding my voice, of speaking up, of standing my ground even when it feels impossible. Today, I walked into Barnes & Noble…
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How to Survive the Imposter Syndrome Monster (Without Losing Your Mind)
Let me introduce you to a truly terrifying villain — one that sneaks up on you when you’re just trying to chase your dreams, apply for that new job, or hit “publish” on your latest blog post. Meet: The Imposter Syndrome Monster. This sneaky beast lurks in the shadows of your brain, whispering things like:“Who…
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🖤 Why I Gravitate Toward Dark Romance and Horror Fiction
People always ask me the same thing when they find out how much I read:“Why that kind of stuff? Why not something lighter?” As if books filled with blood, trauma, obsessive love, deranged killers, haunted houses, and morally gray men aren’t just as valid as a sunny romcom about a cinnamon roll barista falling in…
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ARC Review: What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller — rage, reversals, and the risk of tipping the scales
I’ll be honest, I struggled a little with this one. Not because Tricia can’t write (her books always grab my attention), but because of the sheer amount of rage packed into this story. This world is steeped in hate and feminine fury, which at times felt heavy, but also…real. If women were ever forced back…
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