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Thom Bettridge's avatar

Is substack a nature preserve for hot girls who write occasionally?

Ella Emhoff's avatar

We MUST

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

ITS FOR THE GOOD OF ALL

Jojo Schön's avatar

will print this for my 2026 vision board.

Celine Nguyen's avatar

okay this is SO true: “The hot girl who writes occasionally is the backbone of the internet!”

also loved the shoutout to my queen Sei Shōnagon…the og Gossip Girl of the Heian court…

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

One of the best books ever

The World Bent Backwards's avatar

Journaling at the speed dating event instead of making eye contact

sheila berger's avatar

Apple galettes……

sheila berger's avatar

I miss you! And love you and your writing!

Shy Bairns Get Nowt's avatar

Quote of 2026 - long may we continue

Lena Dunham's avatar

A perfect entry about entries - love reading you

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

That means the WORLD to me!!!

Ashley J.'s avatar

This may not count as hot tip, but it is maybe a scoop. They pay people to go to speed dating in NYC. Happy to divulge more on how/why I know.

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

Oooh email me at nicolaia.rips@i-d.co that’s a great tip

Ashley J.'s avatar

Just sent something your way!

Mandy Dilasi's avatar

“That’s what I love about the substacks and diaries I read, that I get to witness a moment of becoming.” Girl, same 💕

Maria Rodriguez's avatar

I love all of this!!!! Stealing these party hacks

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

Bathtub wine cooler!!

Nimrod Kamer's avatar

Chris Black’s hanover-usa dot com web address is too US centric

Nicolaia Rips's avatar

Everybody should go out more and later

Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

Reading Anaïs Nin’s diaries as a teenager changed my life. I just wrote a note about Eve Babitz in the Paris Review today. Theee BACKBONE!!!! 🎯

ray's avatar

they’re mad because they could never be us 🙂‍↕️ we are simply too cool

Christina Jasmine's avatar

"The hot girl who writes occasionally is the backbone of the internet!"

EXACTLY!! 🗣