abby m.

Life is Expensive and We Have No Other Choice But to Live It I took a week off from writing (or two, or three?!) because I came back from San Jose fulfilled, but also feeling like I had nothing to say.

and after bad bunny’s halftime i do believe life is even more worth living open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

ten things to bring with you on a trip This is Ghost Abby from January’s past.

just a little something while i’m away ✈️ brb with more pics soon! open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

Frankenstein: Monsters and Man's Ego A belated brain dump

the cages of our own making…….i’m still here and loving it (frankenstein stan 4 lyfe) open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

Sex and the City's Best Looks: Season 1 They just don't make shows like this anymore.

oh look, another mid-20 something starting to watch sex and the city (it’s me and i’m proud of it) open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

it’s kind of hilarious seeing football teams fire coaches after the regular season ends. basically, you did not do your job this year so goodbye!

on resilient hope and a new year 2026 musings

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25 by 25 – Lessons Learned It’s my birthday.

birthdays are good times to cry, laugh, or reflect, or all things at once. i’ve learned a lot in these 25 years of life and have shared just some of my takeaways in my newest substack post: open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

i finished katabasis tonight and hot take i would not be alice’s friend but i still get you girl, woman to woman

at work today i was asked whether i would read war and peace or anna karenina in one sitting and i was like MAN — i chose the latter

THE GIRLS TRIP IS HAPPENING!!!

the bears are first in the nfc north?! pinch me i’m dreaming

nearly 25 and starting to have knee problems… it only goes up from here 🤑

i finally watched del toro’s frankenstein last night and i was awake by candlelight at 3 am contemplating how delightfully haunted its left me… i’m halfway through shelley’s novel, so after finishing, i will write about my thoughts on substack about both pieces. just brilliant

got phantom tix in chicago to watch the show with my mom for my birthday 🤩 i live

graduated from notebook budgeting to google sheet budgeting. i feel so grown up (i’m in my mid-20s)

i take it back; my arms hurt like hell but at least i’m still a diva

getting six vaccine shots at once and feeling like a god

this weekend’s pumpkins

finished shield of sparrows and all i have to say is hey! what the F!!!

i don’t care if people say it’s not that deep for an issue that, truly, is not that deep. but if it IS and people brush it off as not, that’s what grinds my gears, because IT IS THAT DEEP but you’re just not ready for that conversation babes 🩷

this weekend was (not) a movie
(i decided i don’t give a sh*t about internet discourse anymore)
(at least not enough to focus on it for longer than a day)

Goodbye, Summer (Or maybe not, because it's October 3rd and it's still 80 degrees out) I’m writing this egregiously overdue blog because, in typical Abby fashion, I tend to procrastinate on things that have no deadli...

okay it’s october 3rd… and i’m just publishing a summer recap now… what about it? you know where my substack is 🤓 open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

Materialists and the Broke Man Agenda Or, A Discussion on Modern Love and Relationships. Materialists is the quintessential millennial romcom, setting its heroine Lucy up for a choice between love and money.

honestly, i didn’t mind the film. but i have some qualms about it. i’ve sat on this piece for too long so i finally just published it. #materialists open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

portillos chopped salad is unmatched. seriously one of the best salads on the market

monday slump is hitting so hard i can’t even get thru my timesheet

on nostalgia or, the unparalleled experience of fall semester and college life. The end of summer draws near. Fall is imminent in the winds. School grounds are lively again. College ball is back in swing, and fres...

i know, i’m writing a lot. and i’m feeling nostalgic lately! read my new substack article on the merits of nostalgia and moving forward: open.substack.com/pub/andthesa...

i have half a brain cell today. pushing thru

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You: First Listen Yearning, First Love, and Devastating Heartbreak. Ethel Cain’s sophomore record is the tender follow up to the titular character’s story in Preacher’s Daughter (2022).

💡 new substack post 💡

willoughby tucker has affected me deeply, so i just had to write about it. read the full album review on my substack now 🖤

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The Superhero Summer Blockbuster and why we are so back. Thunderbolts*. Superman. The Fantastic Four. Off the cuff, this is my tier ranking for all the superhero movies that came out this summer.

⚠️ ALERT! I HAVE A SUBSTACK!!! ⚠️

hey yall i just posted my first substack on the 🔥fire🔥 superhero movie lineup we’ve had this summer. check out the link below!! also pls consider subscribing for free to keep up with my shenanigans 🤭 link is you know where!

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*screaming intensifies*