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Dear World: The Kind of Hell You Choose Will Always Determine the Kind of Freedom You Have
Also Known As: "Portrait of a Very Cold Adult"
Feb 10
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: I Moved to the Country for "The Simple Life." It's Cost Me More Than Traveling the World Ever Did.
A former digital nomad discovers the unexpected math—and hidden costs—of staying put
Feb 1
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Dear World: Rural America Isn’t as “Peaceful” as You Think
On the quiet cost of being seen
Jan 25
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: You’ve Never Had Hummus?
How food taught me class, belonging, and the rules no one says out loud
Jan 20
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: My 92-Year-Old Neighbor Died
What do you do with your time when you only have 1 tsp. of energy per day to give???
Dec 9, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: If You Need a Ballsy Brand Name, I Have Some Ballsy Advice
Because "unseasoned linguine energy" isn't selling *anything*
Dec 2, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: You Were Born to Be a Lightning Rod
A love letter to the people who cannot stop reinventing themselves
Nov 17, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: Rural America Isn’t as “Peaceful” as You Think
On the quiet cost of being seen
Jan 25
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
28
21
5
Dear World: You’ve Never Had Hummus?
How food taught me class, belonging, and the rules no one says out loud
Jan 20
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
37
28
4
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Dear World: The Kind of Hell You Choose Will Always Determine the Kind of Freedom You Have
Also Known As: "Portrait of a Very Cold Adult"
Feb 10
•
Trailer Park Girl Eats World
26
34
3
Dear World: I Moved to the Country for "The Simple Life." It's Cost Me More Than Traveling the World Ever Did.
A former digital nomad discovers the unexpected math—and hidden costs—of staying put
Feb 1
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
30
27
8
Dear World: Rural America Isn’t as “Peaceful” as You Think
On the quiet cost of being seen
Jan 25
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
28
21
5
Dear World: My 92-Year-Old Neighbor Died
What do you do with your time when you only have 1 tsp. of energy per day to give???
Dec 9, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: I Paid $46,887 in Interest in Just Two Years. (Here's What They Don't Tell You About Mortgages.)
Thinking about buying a house? Burn this to your eyelids.
Oct 27, 2025
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Dear World: Being an Adult is Largely a Very Long Game of Trying to Not Get F*cked Over
See also: doors are expensive! So is being a giant p---y.
Oct 21, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: Sometimes "Making It" Can Feel Dirty
The unexpected side effects of learn how to make your own money
Oct 17, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: I’m Not Answering My Phone
Call it boundaries. Call it wellness. Just don’t call me.
Oct 13, 2025
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Dear World: I Have Been Baptized in Glitter and Bacon Grease
A lesson in owning your vibe—taught by a woman in sequins at 9am.
Oct 12, 2025
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Dear World: I Think I Gaslit Myself Into Productivity
And honestly? It worked.
Oct 9, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: Are You High? (And Other Things I've Been Wondering About Life)
Also, is being 40 supposed to be this expensive?!?!?!?
Oct 8, 2025
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Dear World: This Paint Color Looks Like Dehydrated Dog Puke
These 4 rules will save you from looking like you just came from the year 2000 (put the lava lamp down, Jessica)
Sep 23, 2025
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TRAILER PARK GIRL EATS WORLD
Spunky essays about food, home, class, culture, and the awkward art of belonging. With author Ash Ambirge.
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Dear World: If You Need a Ballsy Brand Name, I Have Some Ballsy Advice
Because "unseasoned linguine energy" isn't selling *anything*
Dec 2, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
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Dear World: You Were Born to Be a Lightning Rod
A love letter to the people who cannot stop reinventing themselves
Nov 17, 2025
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Trailer Park Girl Eats World
32
15
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Dear World: Why Does Everything Have to Be "Worth It?"
Withdraw me from Performing Competence 301
Nov 3, 2025
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Dear World: If You're Thinking About Giving it All Up to Do Something Different, *This is for You*
What would you choose if "applause" were no longer a priority?
Oct 19, 2025
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Dear World: The Internet Has Chlamydia Again
What happens when everyone sleeps with the same "how-to" writing strategy
Oct 15, 2025
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Dear World: Nobody Has Time to Do Laundry When You're Busy Making Yourself Come...Alive
That last word there is important
Oct 6, 2025
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Dear World: You Should Be Rich as Hell
How to write so well online, people beg to pay you like you invented joy.
Oct 5, 2025
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Dear World: I’m Starting a Wallpaper Company. No, I Haven’t Lost My Mind.
Inside the rise, fall, and very weird comeback of wallpaper in America.
Sep 17, 2025
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