HeyJaredThe Dump
The space between my synapses firing and my fingers typing, every morning: The Morning Dump. (free to peruse) Then, the culminative power of the dump, curated into a Monthly 'zine: The Monthly Dump. (paid for the pure sphincter relaxation it brings)
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My Last Dump On Substack (opens the original)
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Good Eve, Dumplings,Last Dump on Substack.There’s enough of me out here to say, I asked for what I needed.To trust that what I did was enough.That I’m allowed.That’s all I ever wanted, for all of us.Catch me on socials. Support me here: https://ko-fi.com/melissamcguckinLove you, DumplingsGoodnight.MelSometimes we need to rest, recalibration, and a a shift in focus. lmao to all of you subbed to all my lists. I love you.
The Morning Dump 8.29.26 (opens the original)
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Good morning, Dumplings,I’ve had these recurring themes in my head for a while now. It feels like I am a dryer, increasingly less filled with damp laundry, and instead those dryer balls with spikes, and instead of thrashing around, we’re a steady tumble dry. Fine, some damp laundry. But it’s mostly just like thongs and crop tops at this point, the towel that never dries has been thrown on the line. The sun can do some work, you know?The themes are infinitesimal compared to what they can do. Mean
The Morning Dump 8.28.26 (opens the original)
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In two years, I’ll love this date. Anyway, what an evening!I have 21 notifications I don’t want to check. I had a ball last night. It didn’t go as planned at all. I didn’t end up going live when I meant to, though, what I got up to was highly beneficial (for me, and for anyone wondering how to write website copy).That’s what I used to do.And it’s funny, because going through my old website, being on the other side of the things I was selling, and still wildly inside of the discovery of what’s po
The Morning Dump 8.27.26 (opens the original)
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I slept in and missed compost pickup! NooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOooooooooooo!!!!God DAMN IT! All to helll!!!sighs it’s fine. Next week. Anyway. Morning Dumplings. I hope you fair better on your proposed waste disposal day.I had a series of ridiculous dreams that truly scattered me internally. From my ongoing plumbing/payment stalemate with my landlord to a someone returning to my life and my insides swirling. Luckily, just dreams. Today is Creature Day and I’m very excite
The Morning Dump 8.25.26 (opens the original)
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Hey Dumplings, wut up?My daughter’s hamster Rolly died overnight. Poor little thing. And my daughter is distraught. This was her first pet, an old dwarf hamster. I mean, she got a peaceful last few weeks of her life, and my daughter got a wild ride of pet adoption. It was actually really sweet to see.So, I have a funeral to go to after my lawyer day.It feels fitting.And then it’s a Creature week, after tomorrow.I woke up again with words in my head for various people.I also had a dream that I be
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