blithe spirit
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she/her; not your lawyer, not your romance novel heroine
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The dead, blind wall butts all inquiring heads at last.
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The dead, blind wall butts all inquiring heads at last.
sweater’s lot debut!
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
sweater’s lot debut!
the best tribute I can give to Redford is about his most romantic movie open.substack.com/pub/restorat...
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
the best tribute I can give to Redford is about his most romantic movie open.substack.com/pub/restorat...
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Two days until Eagles kickoff; go to the nearest WaWa and stick your hand directly into the cash register, whatever’s in there is yours.
September 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Two days until Eagles kickoff; go to the nearest WaWa and stick your hand directly into the cash register, whatever’s in there is yours.
summer starts when I watch Jaws and ends when I read The Summer Book in one sitting open.substack.com/pub/restorat...
non-romance, romance, #21: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
a sheath of memories and security
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September 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
summer starts when I watch Jaws and ends when I read The Summer Book in one sitting open.substack.com/pub/restorat...
after six months of living in my apartment, I figured out which outlet connects to the light switch in my room.
August 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
after six months of living in my apartment, I figured out which outlet connects to the light switch in my room.
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Tom Severin! He sucks, we love him. In this week's episode, Beth and Emma try to figure out just how Lisa Kleypas pulls off making us love a book with a landlord hero. The answer involves extended set-pieces, deft pacing and a third act kidnapping, all Kleypas hallmarks.
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tom Severin! He sucks, we love him. In this week's episode, Beth and Emma try to figure out just how Lisa Kleypas pulls off making us love a book with a landlord hero. The answer involves extended set-pieces, deft pacing and a third act kidnapping, all Kleypas hallmarks.
I went to my grad school orientation tonight and when prompted to share our names and "something about ourselves," I was the only person to say literally anything. 14/15 people passed!
August 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I went to my grad school orientation tonight and when prompted to share our names and "something about ourselves," I was the only person to say literally anything. 14/15 people passed!
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I recall all the circumstances
August 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I recall all the circumstances
I continue push the bounds of what can be framed as a romance
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one chat and he said ciao
emma goes sports mode
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August 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I continue push the bounds of what can be framed as a romance
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I miss you guys. I'm working on a sweater because the Eagles were up 40-6 at the end of the third quarter in the Super Bowl.
August 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I miss you guys. I'm working on a sweater because the Eagles were up 40-6 at the end of the third quarter in the Super Bowl.
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Also the fact that Cherelle Parker is not out front and center doing everything in her power to protest the SEPTA cuts basically invalidates the entire point of having a mayor. I understand the direct impact she can have is limited but she should still be incessantly denouncing it.
August 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Also the fact that Cherelle Parker is not out front and center doing everything in her power to protest the SEPTA cuts basically invalidates the entire point of having a mayor. I understand the direct impact she can have is limited but she should still be incessantly denouncing it.
Journal editor following up on at 8am for something they asked for at 4:30pm is turning me into my worst self!
June 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Journal editor following up on at 8am for something they asked for at 4:30pm is turning me into my worst self!
I understand frustration with the implementation, but Georgia made everyone get RealID starting in 2012 and the state is almost 100% compliant by now.
May 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I understand frustration with the implementation, but Georgia made everyone get RealID starting in 2012 and the state is almost 100% compliant by now.
Don Quixote is a romance is one way and becoming obsessed with Don Quixote is a romance in another. And beating your head against wall because you can't process foreign vowel sounds in also a romance.
non-romance, romance, #17: "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" by Jorge Luis Borges
an impossible undertaking
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April 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Don Quixote is a romance is one way and becoming obsessed with Don Quixote is a romance in another. And beating your head against wall because you can't process foreign vowel sounds in also a romance.
Liverpool won the league btw
April 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Liverpool won the league btw
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THE PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA RISE UP IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
well now he's fucking done it. Prepare to eat shit and live, Bobby www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...
These Philly snack favorites could be at risk thanks to RFK Jr.’s goal of banning synthetic food dyes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to phase out eight synthetic food dyes . Some beloved Philadelphia and regional snacks use the dyes in their formulas.
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April 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
THE PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA RISE UP IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
this month’s non-romance, romance by the way
since I am childless, the main way I know I am turning into my mom is how often I explain the plot of Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote to people.
April 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this month’s non-romance, romance by the way
how long do I have to live in Philly before I stop thinking “a friend. an ally against the scourge of the Atlanta Braves.” every time I see someone in a Phillies hat.
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
how long do I have to live in Philly before I stop thinking “a friend. an ally against the scourge of the Atlanta Braves.” every time I see someone in a Phillies hat.
since I am childless, the main way I know I am turning into my mom is how often I explain the plot of Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote to people.
April 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
since I am childless, the main way I know I am turning into my mom is how often I explain the plot of Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote to people.
this is his new spot. mostly.
April 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
this is his new spot. mostly.
I don’t know if the second half of Cleopatra is good but it is better than the first half!
April 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I don’t know if the second half of Cleopatra is good but it is better than the first half!
Max Kepler is not that hot and I feel crazy for the reaction he has gotten.
April 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Max Kepler is not that hot and I feel crazy for the reaction he has gotten.
I'm updating this from an old project and it is taking forever because for each part I end up reading a bunch of new to me Victorian novels. but the next part is about Patricia Gaffney and Lisa Kleypas and maybe a new to me Laura Kinsale.
I am still writing about the theory that marital rape exemptions are the reason that bodice rippers were popular in the 1970s (I think this relies on a deep misunderstanding of how rape was talked about pre-1972 and how the law works).
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the origins of harm
part III: The Flame and the Flower
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April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm updating this from an old project and it is taking forever because for each part I end up reading a bunch of new to me Victorian novels. but the next part is about Patricia Gaffney and Lisa Kleypas and maybe a new to me Laura Kinsale.
I am still writing about the theory that marital rape exemptions are the reason that bodice rippers were popular in the 1970s (I think this relies on a deep misunderstanding of how rape was talked about pre-1972 and how the law works).
restorativeromance.substack.com/p/the-origin...
restorativeromance.substack.com/p/the-origin...
the origins of harm
part III: The Flame and the Flower
restorativeromance.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I am still writing about the theory that marital rape exemptions are the reason that bodice rippers were popular in the 1970s (I think this relies on a deep misunderstanding of how rape was talked about pre-1972 and how the law works).
restorativeromance.substack.com/p/the-origin...
restorativeromance.substack.com/p/the-origin...