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'I'm a Miserable Fuck-up!'

You're not lazy. You're on strike.

Heather Havrilesky
Jun 29, 2026
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Finish What I Started (1927), Yves Tanguy

Dear Polly,

I am spiraling about my failure to return an expensive dress on time. I am the maid of honor at my sister’s wedding, and my sister has generously offered to pay for my bridesmaid dress because I’m in grad school getting an MFA in fiction and therefore have no money. When the dress arrived, I avoided tr…

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