Close Friends
Sophie McHughTwo-time Wikipedia vandal Sophie McHugh writes about gossip, the internet, and most of all herself.
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Faces -- 2/1/2026
UF pharmacy check-out woman
not to be confused with the pharmacist. Her compact, pretty face sits comfortably atop a substantial double-chin. Long and slack, the chin obscures any neck from view, though one can safely assume it to b...
Too Much Partying???
(Time stamps are not to be trusted. I wrote this over the summer and autumn is nigh so it’s time to release it. Sometimes you just gotta let go. )
TW: glamourizing a good time
via @technomemes666
Six years back, Wisconsin.
I’m a hot you...
New Emoji Review
Last week my phone shut down and I pretended to be surprised for attention. Reason being, I was out to dinner with my friends Maggie and August and of course L. August is an anti-tech activist and I took pleasure in rolling my eyes, gesturi...
OH, BROTHER: advice for siblings
Last week, I put out the call for family-related queries. I’ve been going through it with my family, so I was excited to process my own shit through y’all’s.
And ONCE AGAIN, you impressed me with your maturity, wit, and big hearts. Thank y...
My First Memory
There is a moment I return to again and again.
There is a moment I return to again and again. When asked of my earliest memories, a few come to mind. But all feel hazy, made dreamlike not through distance but because they carry the distinc...
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