Hi, I’m Hannah.
About This Substack
The iconic (?) Eudora Welty [whose work I have never read so honestly she might be trash but that’s not what The New Yorker said] once said: “I read simply voraciously, and can drum up an opinion afterwards.” You and me both, Eudora.
I started this Substack because I wanted a place to share my current events deep dives and pop culture obsessions in a different format than just a tweet or an insta story. It’s an exercise to keep me writing—and to share my latest obsessions, shocking discoveries, and/or hot takes with you, dear reader.
I fully expect my readers to be my mom, my sister, and my group chat, but I will be so excited to hear from everyone else! You MUST weigh in — I want YOUR thoughts on MY thoughts!
I’ll share each week what I’m reading, watching, or listening to, with recommendations for what I loved and hated. Like I said, I want to hear YOUR thoughts and opinions, too, so drop a comment on any posts that strike your fancy.
About ME
As many of you know, in 2021 I left my very beloved job leading volunteer programs at The Bowery Mission — to be a writer! In my early career before New York City, I worked in magazine publishing, and I was ready to tap back into my creative self.
Now I’m a freelance writer — aka, I write words for money. It’s not glamorous but I do know a lot about pool filters, Chicago startups, hair products, and 10 Things Vitamin C Can Do For You. I spend my spare [unpaid] time writing about why BTS should matter to everyone and wondering about Mindy Kaling’s baby daddy. At dinner parties, I pretend I exclusively watch prestige TV on HBO, but I really binged all of Selling Sunset in one weekend. I get embarrassingly excited about personality types and I buy books from bookshop.org and forget to read them. One time Alexis Madrigal emailed me. [Nerd alert!]
Someday I would like to get paid to write about pop culture, entertainment, and current events. Practice makes perfect!
So, welcome!
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