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Bomb City
I’m the person who always thinks, “man, I should subscribe to this one” and then I don’t because I don’t know where my wallet is, and then I forget…
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Lauren Hough
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Get in
What if we’re not afraid enough. What if we’re frozen in panic when we should be running in terror. What if we’re afraid of slipping when we’re already…
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Lauren Hough
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I've got a few left
I want to tell you something about women who swear. I want you to understand that we know it offends you. We know you like us quiet and polite and calm…
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Lauren Hough
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Sinead.
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What to do next.
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We're not supposed to be in the same room
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We need to talk about tinder
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Be nice.
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Poor decisions
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BOOK NEWS
A funny thing that happens when you’re a writer is you find yourself in text and dm threads with other writers, the subject of which is mostly all the…
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Lauren Hough
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A quick note on paid posts
Just a quick note on locked posts: Anytime I lock a post, I hear from people wondering why. And I thought maybe that was obvious and we’d covered it…
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Lauren Hough
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Dolly Parton, Nashville TN
on obsession
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Lauren Hough
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The Cost of Things
If you asked me a week ago or three years ago or ten, how much does it cost to hire movers, I’d have said a thousand probably, five thousand, at least…
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Lauren Hough
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Woody's Got Ghosts
Part of this I posted on threads. So you maybe saw it there. But there’s no reason to be there at all. And I wanted to talk about it more. The rest…
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Lauren Hough
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In which I join a polycule
It’s possible I’m still on mushrooms. I thought they were out of my system, but the screen’s a little squiggly. Now I wonder if my tolerance for…
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Lauren Hough
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Sunscreen in a Volcano
Badreads is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I’ve been wanting to…
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Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.
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