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Indie Sleaze Reprisal
A quick note from Hailo: I met two of the Hot Literati ‘24 writers at a show my mate put on for the debut of their EP. I was a little...
Bella Ve
Feb 11, 2024




HOT LITERATI RULES (2024)
Find reading material anywhere (little books, little magazines, plaques, etc) - You'll be with the words (but not always with the...
hailo
Jan 22, 2024


I <3 my computer, I don't want (it) to die
Do you think your computer is afraid to die?
hailo
Nov 8, 2023


You shouldn't necessarily be Afraid of Dying
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday. I sat at my desk thinking about the first time I missed my mother’s birthday. I was fourteen. I was...
hailo
Aug 3, 2023


I am afraid to (I will not??) get married and 1 more confession
I am afraid that my outsides don’t match who I am inside. And I am deeply afraid of marriage, I think. Which doesn’t really make sense...
hailo
Jul 26, 2023


Why you should Never Fake an Orgasm & should Always let your BF Cry
It hurts me to even says the word “sex.” I flinch. I remember being forced to say it a lot when I was fangirling over this Princeton...
hailo
Jul 18, 2023


How to Live a Real Life
There’s this study that’s cited in a ton of places — two of which I can remember are the Psychology of your 20s podcast and then Jean...
hailo
Jun 22, 2023


HOT LITERATI RULES
2023 Edition Book on you at all times — Club, restaurant, etc. Put it in the purse. Hold it in your hand. Book placement — When someone...
hailo
Jun 19, 2023


A little Chocolate before the Big Sleep
There’s a part in The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man where the protagonist looks in the mirror. Right after he had the opportunity...
hailo
Jun 12, 2023


I went to Church because I am Homesick
I am taking communion for the first time in a while. I walk up to the priest, in his robe, in the chantry. I am handed the wafer. He...
hailo
Jun 6, 2023


Rules for Hoyden Girl Summer
If they say “you’re out of my league,” “I’m so lucky,” or some other iteration of disbelief, then run! run! run! Remember that you are...
hailo
Apr 20, 2023
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