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05
Jun
may 2025, i am not a mom

may 2025, i am not a mom

I hate to think of hurting anyone's feelings, the people who struggle with infertility, who want nothing more than to parent, or more specifically, to be a mom.
12 min read
25
May
IUD

you paid for this: menstrual cramps and the ibuprofen police

I asked for ibuprofen at the gynecologist the other day, and the medical assistant paused and then told me she'd either be back with some or the doc herself would give me some.
6 min read
06
May
an ice cream sundae with flowers

april 2025, jojo's season

jess tholmer's april 2025 reads!
7 min read
01
Apr
broken headlight and hood on a subaru forester

March 2025, spring break and flying logs

Spring has sprung, and here's what Jess Tholmer read in March.
7 min read
21
Mar
you paid for this: celebrities and their podcasts

you paid for this: celebrities and their podcasts

I'd feel wholly disheartened embarking on that journey now because who would listen to me over Meghan Markle or like, idk fucking Michelle Obama?
6 min read
04
Mar
February 2025, look, whatever

February 2025, look, whatever

Headline inspired by nightmare retail customers via Lyndsey Frank, specifically my friend Nina's character. @lyndseyisfrank retail employees need
6 min read
27
Feb
Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) in his first scene on Gilmore girls

you paid for this: luke is an...okay boyfriend

Sorry to the people who don't like my Gilmore girls posts, but the people who do outweigh y&
5 min read
22
Feb
Image of a black ghost with text that reads, "I have news. I have broken up with Substack."

News, everybody!

I'm on ghost now. This is a post to both announce that I've made the shift
2 min read
02
Feb
January 2025, reading to cope

January 2025, reading to cope

a round two of a president trump, terrible news, tragedy everywhere, and a dry month
7 min read
30
Jan
you paid for this: dry january, or do I drink too much?

you paid for this: dry january, or do I drink too much?

an exploration into the fad and my dad
9 min read