Chelsey Drysdale
chelseydrysdale.bsky.social
Chelsey Drysdale
@chelseydrysdale.bsky.social
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Jia Tolentino writes about how Donald Trump and “his lieutenant content-generator Elon Musk” harness the internet to damage our sense of the real.
My Brain Finally Broke
Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.
www.newyorker.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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"I’m the queen of positive rejections. My headstone will read, 'This isn’t quite right for us at this time. Do you have anything else?'" ~ Chelsey Drysdale
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A Graveyard of Pitches
By Chelsey Drysdale In the past, I traditionally would write an essay before trying to publish it, rather than relying on a pitch. One reason was that my writing often morphed into work that didn’t…
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December 13, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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good morning. it's IHTOV time.

today we have an essay by chelsey drysdale on growing up with, growing out of, and coming back to the go-go's ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-g...
The Go-Go Days Are Gone-Gone
When The Go-Go’s first album was released, I spent untold hours listening to it spin, singing along to every lyric from the bubble-gum pink inner sleeve, staring at the back of the speckled cover tran...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I have a new essay in I HAVE THAT ON VINYL out today. Thanks for reading.

The Go-Go Days Are Gone-Gone

ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-g...
The Go-Go Days Are Gone-Gone
When The Go-Go’s first album was released, I spent untold hours listening to it spin, singing along to every lyric from the bubble-gum pink inner sleeve, staring at the back of the speckled cover tran...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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"I trust this guy. He’s not like the others. When the government tracks you, that’s tyranny. When a billionaire does it? That’s innovation."
Don’t Tread on Me—Unless You’re a Billionaire with a Ketamine Addiction, in Which Case I Enthusiastically Support It
Listen, I don’t know how to say this, but I think I’m finally okay with being trodden on. Just a little. Just enough to feel the reassuring weight ...
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wrote about chronic pain, pain reprocessing therapy, and the Curable app for PS (POPSUGAR). Thanks for reading! www.popsugar.com/health/curab...
I Let an App Manage My Chronic Pain For 7 Months Straight
I tested the Curable app for seven months as a means to help manage my chronic pain. Here's what happened.
www.popsugar.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Check out my latest essay, this one about my experiences at a Ketamine clinic. Thank you for reading! #writing #ketamine #essay
February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Do you ever think about specific moments that if you'd made a different decision, everything about your future would have changed? I wrote about one of mine for @buzzfeed.com. Thanks for reading!

www.buzzfeed.com/chelseydrysd...

#essay #writing #buzzfeed #relationships
I Wish I Had Never Lived With My Boyfriend Before Marriage
"If I could rewind the clock, I’d return to that June afternoon to reload the truck and drive toward a different future."
www.buzzfeed.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I recently wrote about pitching stories I haven’t written yet for #brevity. New essays coming from #buzzfeed and #PS, formerly #popsugar, soon!

brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/a...
A Graveyard of Pitches
By Chelsey Drysdale In the past, I traditionally would write an essay before trying to publish it, rather than relying on a pitch. One reason was that my writing often morphed into work that didn’t…
brevity.wordpress.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM