H.G. Watson
@hgwatsonwrites.bsky.social
Writer. Sometimes teacher, sometimes audience development. Writing a book about the teen mags of the 1990s and 2000s. 👩💻💖
Teen Vogue is often duly credited for its excellent political content. But they didn't pioneer it. Teen mags were always covering issues relevant to adolescents, and breaking barriers — featuring LGTBQ teens with little fanfare, or doing real reporting. (All from Teen People circa 1999 or so)
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Teen Vogue is often duly credited for its excellent political content. But they didn't pioneer it. Teen mags were always covering issues relevant to adolescents, and breaking barriers — featuring LGTBQ teens with little fanfare, or doing real reporting. (All from Teen People circa 1999 or so)
How many times must I sit through a Jays away game where the home team is having Bark in the Park?
Why do Atkins and Shapiro HATE Toronto dogs?
Look who they are preventing from enjoying hot dogs!!!
Why do Atkins and Shapiro HATE Toronto dogs?
Look who they are preventing from enjoying hot dogs!!!
August 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
How many times must I sit through a Jays away game where the home team is having Bark in the Park?
Why do Atkins and Shapiro HATE Toronto dogs?
Look who they are preventing from enjoying hot dogs!!!
Why do Atkins and Shapiro HATE Toronto dogs?
Look who they are preventing from enjoying hot dogs!!!
Here’s why I’ve been pretty quiet on here the last two years. (Submitted 🥰)
May 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here’s why I’ve been pretty quiet on here the last two years. (Submitted 🥰)
NB: knowing I missed the golden age of magazine journalism because I just flipped through a 2004 edition of Teen People that was OVER 200 PAGES LONG
May 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
NB: knowing I missed the golden age of magazine journalism because I just flipped through a 2004 edition of Teen People that was OVER 200 PAGES LONG
I’ve been in New York for the last week reading ALL THE TEEN MAGS for the book. Home soon, and will need to wrangle all this somehow. (Doing a better job chronicling all this on my insta — @hgwatsonwrites too)
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I’ve been in New York for the last week reading ALL THE TEEN MAGS for the book. Home soon, and will need to wrangle all this somehow. (Doing a better job chronicling all this on my insta — @hgwatsonwrites too)
Started a new project with @dreabells.bsky.social today. Learning a lot about shipwrecks and underwater photos.
More TK 🙊
More TK 🙊
May 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Started a new project with @dreabells.bsky.social today. Learning a lot about shipwrecks and underwater photos.
More TK 🙊
More TK 🙊
Inside of my brain now that I can watch sports without seeing political ads
April 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Inside of my brain now that I can watch sports without seeing political ads
Need Carney to up the weirdness factor to compete with these two though. Where’s the alt zodiacmemes account he runs?
April 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Need Carney to up the weirdness factor to compete with these two though. Where’s the alt zodiacmemes account he runs?
Don’t worry everyone, I bought books!
April 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Don’t worry everyone, I bought books!
March 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Very normal news day 🫠
March 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Very normal news day 🫠
I’m literally shaking buy him brown contacts plz
February 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I’m literally shaking buy him brown contacts plz
“Taylor, my mighty heart is breaking.”
February 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“Taylor, my mighty heart is breaking.”
Is there still time to convince the Blue Jays to do Bark in the Park in 2025? This girl would like to try a ballpark hot dog
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Is there still time to convince the Blue Jays to do Bark in the Park in 2025? This girl would like to try a ballpark hot dog
I will take any good news today!!!
January 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I will take any good news today!!!
To get to and from the Air Canada gates at Boston’s Logan airport, you have to go down this hall of Boston Sports Excellence AND the Bruins mascot is about to maul you. Absolutely A+ troll.
January 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
To get to and from the Air Canada gates at Boston’s Logan airport, you have to go down this hall of Boston Sports Excellence AND the Bruins mascot is about to maul you. Absolutely A+ troll.
Boston’s T giving me old TTC streetcar nostalgia
January 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Boston’s T giving me old TTC streetcar nostalgia
The Athletic Canada is unionizing
January 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Athletic Canada is unionizing
Got something like the 20th decline on a short story I’ve been submitting for almost two years
November 28, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Got something like the 20th decline on a short story I’ve been submitting for almost two years
Cinematic parallels
November 27, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Cinematic parallels
I have to say, I was not expecting Taylor to bring the pyro (and it got WARM with the dome closed)
November 15, 2024 at 5:16 AM
I have to say, I was not expecting Taylor to bring the pyro (and it got WARM with the dome closed)
Love living in beautiful New York
November 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Love living in beautiful New York