Taylor Hathorn
@taymckay.bsky.social
Writer. Assistant Registrar. Occasional English professor. United Methodist. MC & LSU alumna. Insufferable fan of the city of Jackson & college sports.
My latest short story, “Mai-Tais and Manhattans,” is out today in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social. You can read it here:
www.thesunlightpress.com/2025/04/08/m...
www.thesunlightpress.com/2025/04/08/m...
Mai-Tais and Manhattans - The Sunlight Press
Becky, the only divorce lawyer for two counties, judges them silently over her Manhattan when they ask for something sweeter.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My latest short story, “Mai-Tais and Manhattans,” is out today in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social. You can read it here:
www.thesunlightpress.com/2025/04/08/m...
www.thesunlightpress.com/2025/04/08/m...
I would like to thank the soundtracks from Lincoln and Romeo & Juliet for getting me through schedule-making season
March 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I would like to thank the soundtracks from Lincoln and Romeo & Juliet for getting me through schedule-making season
Skincare routine this morning:
1) Thayer’s toner
2) La Roche Posay sunscreen + moisturizer combo
3) Last year’s burned palm branches
#AshWednesday
1) Thayer’s toner
2) La Roche Posay sunscreen + moisturizer combo
3) Last year’s burned palm branches
#AshWednesday
March 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Skincare routine this morning:
1) Thayer’s toner
2) La Roche Posay sunscreen + moisturizer combo
3) Last year’s burned palm branches
#AshWednesday
1) Thayer’s toner
2) La Roche Posay sunscreen + moisturizer combo
3) Last year’s burned palm branches
#AshWednesday
Just texted my 83 year old grandfather to check on him because he has watched Lester Holt every night for years 😂
February 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Just texted my 83 year old grandfather to check on him because he has watched Lester Holt every night for years 😂
I’m getting my hair done for a wedding and this lady is straightening my hair with a roll brush and a blow dryer and now I’m sad thinking about Kamala Harris
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I’m getting my hair done for a wedding and this lady is straightening my hair with a roll brush and a blow dryer and now I’m sad thinking about Kamala Harris
It’s fine, I needed a little cry this morning.
Taylor is so fantastic. And I’ve never worked with anyone with a better work ethic and attitude or who has been more organized. Maybe equally (we have really focused and kind team members), but never better.
Also, Waynesboro is now well-repped at @mississippifreepress.org!
Also, Waynesboro is now well-repped at @mississippifreepress.org!
OPINION: " Nate Schumann and I had been lab partners in high school, and he waited about three minutes after I moved back before asking me if I’d be interested in writing some columns," Hathorn writes.
February 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s fine, I needed a little cry this morning.
You know what, this is going on the grocery list for next week.
I ate a box of Annie's mac and cheese with cut up Nathan's hot dogs like a third grader. 10/10
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
You know what, this is going on the grocery list for next week.
Reposted by Taylor Hathorn
Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
February 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
Used this article tonight in my Comp II class to talk them through objectivity in source material. 🫶🏻
Mississippi no longer leads the nation in childhood vaccines, falling to third place after a judge ordered the state to allow religious exemptions.
Mississippi No Longer Leads Nation in Childhood Vaccines
Mississippi no longer leads the nation in childhood vaccines, falling to third place after a judge ordered the state to allow religious exemptions.
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Used this article tonight in my Comp II class to talk them through objectivity in source material. 🫶🏻
“But before we can make our country live up to those ideals, we must first pause the star-spangled poetic waxing long enough to admit that it currently does not.” 🔥
After evading any punishment for his crimes, Donald Trump will once again assume the awesome powers of the president.
One of the awesome powers presidents have, at least in the United States, is that they are above the law and cannot even be prosecuted while in office.
My latest editor's note:
One of the awesome powers presidents have, at least in the United States, is that they are above the law and cannot even be prosecuted while in office.
My latest editor's note:
Editor’s Note | In America, Some Were Always Above the Law
We must acknowledge that some people have always been above the law in the United States, News Editor Ashton Pittman writes.
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January 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“But before we can make our country live up to those ideals, we must first pause the star-spangled poetic waxing long enough to admit that it currently does not.” 🔥
I forgot the Mississippi legislature was back in session until I came to my favorite neighborhood restaurant and was suddenly reminded
January 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I forgot the Mississippi legislature was back in session until I came to my favorite neighborhood restaurant and was suddenly reminded
December 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
For any of you who might be interested, my New Year’s resolution as a writer is to start a newsletter and actually, idk, let people read what I write. Here’s the link to subscribe if you’re so inclined: taymckay.substack.com/subscribe
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December 18, 2024 at 2:11 AM
For any of you who might be interested, my New Year’s resolution as a writer is to start a newsletter and actually, idk, let people read what I write. Here’s the link to subscribe if you’re so inclined: taymckay.substack.com/subscribe
Deirdre, quietly last night during the “Dancing Through Life” number of Wicked: So, Shiz is Metairie and the Emerald City is New Orleans. Got it.
December 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Deirdre, quietly last night during the “Dancing Through Life” number of Wicked: So, Shiz is Metairie and the Emerald City is New Orleans. Got it.
The amount of people who are mad about SMU and Clemson going to the playoffs over an Alabama that lost to *checks notes* unranked Vandy and Oklahoma… please be so serious.
December 9, 2024 at 2:48 AM
The amount of people who are mad about SMU and Clemson going to the playoffs over an Alabama that lost to *checks notes* unranked Vandy and Oklahoma… please be so serious.
People who complain that Jackson isn’t walkable really haven’t been with me and my bestie on a girls night out
December 7, 2024 at 3:18 AM
People who complain that Jackson isn’t walkable really haven’t been with me and my bestie on a girls night out
Mississippians will believe anything that comes to their house on a mailer and says something about one candidate being more religious than the other, despite the fact that one of them has never sat on a bench…
State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens.
State Sen. Jenifer Branning Wins Mississippi Supreme Court Seat
Republican State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating moderate Justice Jim Kitchens.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Mississippians will believe anything that comes to their house on a mailer and says something about one candidate being more religious than the other, despite the fact that one of them has never sat on a bench…
My students do an “anything but an essay” assignment for their final project for my class, because of ✨ multimodal learning & transferability of skills ✨ but also because I love to grade things like TikToks, scrapbooks, and podcasts.
December 6, 2024 at 9:53 PM
My students do an “anything but an essay” assignment for their final project for my class, because of ✨ multimodal learning & transferability of skills ✨ but also because I love to grade things like TikToks, scrapbooks, and podcasts.
I’m going to slowly start trying to make the swing over here. So, hi! I’m Taylor. My old therapist told me once that I was her funniest and her most self-aware client, so this is the best endorsement I can give to persuade you to follow me.
December 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I’m going to slowly start trying to make the swing over here. So, hi! I’m Taylor. My old therapist told me once that I was her funniest and her most self-aware client, so this is the best endorsement I can give to persuade you to follow me.