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Betsy Denson
Gen Z Can’t Read Cursive and I Think We Can Use It Against Them
Gen Z Can’t Read Cursive and I Think We Can Use It Against Them
Our battle plans will be indecipherable
Betsy Denson
Apr 21
I Am the Intimacy Coordinator on Your Horror Film and I Have Some Questions
I Am the Intimacy Coordinator on Your Horror Film and I Have Some Questions
Not sure we are on the same page here
Betsy Denson
Oct 25, 2023
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, You Don’t Use Your Blinker, But I Won’t Shank You
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, You Don’t Use Your Blinker, But I Won’t Shank You
Be Nice Day and Random Acts of Poetry Day?
Betsy Denson
Oct 4, 2023
It’s Time for Starbucks to Gaslight Me Into Believing It Is Fall
It’s Time for Starbucks to Gaslight Me Into Believing It Is Fall
Pumpkin Spice Latte is back
Betsy Denson
Aug 25, 2023
In This Edition of ‘Texas — Just How Hot Is It?’
In This Edition of ‘Texas — Just How Hot Is It?’
Hot girl summer is off the table
Betsy Denson
Jun 29, 2023
The Asteroid Almost Hit Us and Other Things I Don’t Want To Know
The Asteroid Almost Hit Us and Other Things I Don’t Want To Know
Don’t look up, seriously
Betsy Denson
Apr 3, 2023
My DIY Darkness Retreat — Thanks Aaron Rodgers!
My DIY Darkness Retreat — Thanks Aaron Rodgers!
It’s not just for vampires and NFL quarterbacks
Betsy Denson
Feb 11, 2023
Just Because We’re Miserable Doesn’t Mean the Prairie Voles Have To Be Too
Just Because We’re Miserable Doesn’t Mean the Prairie Voles Have To Be Too
Good luck bonding without your oxytocin, suckers
Betsy Denson
Jan 30, 2023
Gen Z Is Obsessed With the Flip Phone and I’m Here To Help
Gen Z Is Obsessed With the Flip Phone and I’m Here To Help
An oldie doesn’t necessarily mean goodie
Betsy Denson
Jan 20, 2023
Waxahachie Wendy Saw Her Shadow — It’s a Redo of 2022
Waxahachie Wendy Saw Her Shadow — It’s a Redo of 2022
The Baby New Year has spoken
Betsy Denson
Jan 1, 2023
Herman Melville’s Recipe for Whale Ceviche Has Been Found
Herman Melville’s Recipe for Whale Ceviche Has Been Found
For some reason, the whale has to be white
Betsy Denson
Dec 29, 2022
NYC Has a New 170K a Year Job to Kill Rats — And I Think I’ve Got A Shot
NYC Has a New 170K a Year Job to Kill Rats — And I Think I’ve Got A Shot
Did someone say stone-cold assassin?
Betsy Denson
Dec 6, 2022
No, the Cranberry Sauce Does Not Look Like an Actual Red Wave
No, the Cranberry Sauce Does Not Look Like an Actual Red Wave
And other topics to avoid like the plague at Thanksgiving
Betsy Denson
Nov 22, 2022
How Your Vote Could Open Up an Actual Hellscape
How Your Vote Could Open Up an Actual Hellscape
And other things I learned from election ads
Betsy Denson
Nov 7, 2022
Birthing a Book Vs Birthing a Child
Birthing a Book Vs Birthing a Child
The cord has been cut on MuddyUm’s anthology
Betsy Denson
Oct 20, 2022
I Am Quiet Quitting Our Conversation
I Am Quiet Quitting Our Conversation
I’ll bet you one hundy you don’t notice
Betsy Denson
Oct 11, 2022
Play Me All Night Long Lizzo
Play Me All Night Long Lizzo
The crystal flute speaks
Betsy Denson
Oct 3, 2022
Forever 51 Is the Store I Need
Forever 51 Is the Store I Need
Sure, there’s Chico’s but something is still missing
Betsy Denson
Sep 28, 2022
Kim Kardashian Explains Manifest Destiny to Your Kids
Kim Kardashian Explains Manifest Destiny to Your Kids
If you see it, you can be it
Betsy Denson
Sep 15, 2022
Sharks Tune In for Human Week
Sharks Tune In for Human Week
All the scares, all the thrills, all week long
Betsy Denson
Jul 26, 2022
Can We Agree to Get Rid of the Humblebrag?
Can We Agree to Get Rid of the Humblebrag?
Mock Modesty Need Not Apply
Betsy Denson
Jul 19, 2022
No &%$# Said the Little Old Lady Who Lives in The Shoe
No &%$# Said the Little Old Lady Who Lives in The Shoe
The news that having more than two kids is bad for brain health is not news to her
Betsy Denson
May 19, 2022
I’m a New-ish Editor at MuddyUm and I Am SLAYING It
I’m a New-ish Editor at MuddyUm and I Am SLAYING It
That’s an idea we’ve never heard before — says no one ever
Betsy Denson
May 12, 2022
You Shared Your Netflix Password So Emily No Longer Gets to Live In Paris
You Shared Your Netflix Password So Emily No Longer Gets to Live In Paris
And you don’t even want to know what’s coming for Cobra Kai
Betsy Denson
Apr 21, 2022
Rest Easy — Flowers in the Attic Escaped the Library Purge
Rest Easy — Flowers in the Attic Escaped the Library Purge
But we can’t say the same for that necromancer Harry Potter
Betsy Denson
Mar 8, 2022
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