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It’s Always Something
Reaching a goal is hard enough, but deciding it's enough is even harder.
Pop Culture
I saw the interview, immediately cringed, and knew exactly what was coming next.
Reader Questions
You asked. I answered. Welcome to Ask Heather. At what point do you stop giving someone grace and just admit they’re not a great person? – T.A. Hoo, boy, the stories I could tell about that one. For me, it’s when the pattern of bad behavior has been
Life
A year ago, I hit publish for the first time. I haven’t stopped since.
There's a big difference between getting older and getting old.
I lied to myself for years. It’s how I survived—but also how I almost stayed stuck.
People like to say movies are an escape. A lot of times they are, but just as often, they're something else entirely.
I finally tried something I’d never done before. It worked.
Finding truth in fiction, because who needs therapy when you have fandoms?
A group of chefs who built real careers -but never lost touch.
For a month that ends early, February covered a lot of ground. Royal headlines, cultural goodbyes, Olympic debates, AI-stuffed Super Bowl ads, and a Disney cruise I'll never go on.
The algorithm giveth, and the algorithm taketh away.
What two halftime shows revealed.
Too much skin, not enough Skynyrd.
This was a bad week. This is what it sounded like.
I don't sleep well. There are several stories why.
Two movies, one question: what do you do when both options suck?
The day never really changes, but you do.
This was harder to write than I expected.
It’s not that kind of ho phase. But it is that kind of month.
There's a big difference between getting older and getting old.