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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    you reap what you sow, difficult family dynamics (opens the original)

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    Where I’m from, an age old southernism said by the old folks time and time again was “you reap what you sow.”It’s brilliant in its simplicity, as most southern sayings are, bridging the natural law of things with human reality, two things that sometimes we wish weren’t as interconnected as they are.In a nutshell, it means that you will receive back what you put out into the world.musings + more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and sup

  2. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    what would dolly do? a tribute (opens the original)

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    I know I am not alone in being deep in their feels this week as we mourn the true cultural icon who is Dolly Parton. It hit me in the chest so fully, the news, felt like a crack right through my ribs. I found out in a group chat with one of my closest fellow Southerner friends, and we immediately were in shocked mourning of the prolific Dolly Parton.musings + more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

  3. Issue · Aug 11, 2026

    don’t shoot the messenger. but you will anyway. (opens the original)

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    Don’t shoot the messenger. But you will anyway. They always do.I’ve thought before that I feel very much like Cassandra at times. The Greek priestess (cursed by Apollo for not accepting his romantic advances no less!!) who would see and utter true prophecies, but never be believed. musings + more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="subscription-widge

  4. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    tarot talk: the empress (opens the original)

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    the empress: the fully embodied feminine in all her glory<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="988" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F_RY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-po

  5. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    tending to the mind that wants to make things better (opens the original)

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    Everything feels worse.I know it, you know it, we talk about it endlessly. Enshittification has become the new buzzword (thank you, Cory Doctorow for coining such a perfect phrase.) Simple tasks that used to take 5 minutes now take 25 minutes due to the endless loop of passwords, two-factor authorizations, confirmations and more.But now it really is encompassing everything, beyond just that of the online subscriptions and platforms. Now it feels like it’s everywhere.<div class="subscription-widg

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