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On going AWOL

And the perils and pitfalls of trying to find a new place to call home...

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Lucy Pearson
Mar 17, 2026
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There’s a meme that’s been doing the rounds on Substack for quite a while now. It’s a photo of Sarah Jessica Parker in her Carrie Bradshaw heyday, grimacing at her laptop, accompanied by a caption that says something along the lines of: me anguishing over missing a Substack post when absolutely none of my readers will notice.

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