Category: Monthly Wrap-Up

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    Woe, Malice, Frolic, Dread

    October is finally here! Welcome to Spooky Season. It has been a rough year. A rough couple of years? Maybe even a rough decade. Everything feels terrible. The vibes are bad. Rancid, even! We find ourselves once more enfolded in Spooky Season’s velvet embrace, but many of us are so mired in unpleasantness that we… Continue reading

  • September 2025

    Spooky Season is almost here! The weather almost feels like fall, even here in the swamp. Bring on the autumn! I’m ready. Money I bought a lot of stuff in September, though nothing outside my current low-buy rules. I only spent $6.00 on my regular sewing subscription and nothing on clothing. But I bought a… Continue reading

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    My Weird Blue Shirt

    Today, I’m closing out Secondhand September with an essay about one of my own secondhand purchases that examines three different aspects of sustainable fashion through the lens of a single garment. Part One: Impulse Shopping with My Fantasy Self I’ve noticed a pattern over the last few years: I tend to impulse shop during times… Continue reading