Dear World: I’d Rather Be a Boob-Tart Than a Bittersweet Tragedy

4/07/2026

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  1. Victoria Klein (VK) says:

    I don’t know exactly what a boob-tart is, but it is my new favorite thing to say 😁

  2. Lee Romano Sequeira, CSMS says:

    There’s nothing wrong a boob-tart who stays true to what they want. Cheers to new beginnings, Ash!

  3. Pasta Garcia says:

    AAAAHH this is exciting 😍 I’ve tagged along every time you moved somewhere new so I’m excited for this. (Online… I’m not under your floorboards I swear πŸ’€)

    Also, boob-tarts – microwavable or nah? I need answers πŸ«ͺ

  4. Allison Evans says:

    Wait, you’re leaving Substack? Need to know more about this new creation.

  5. The Little Book Store says:

    I want to have you come visit my book store (And B&B) when your new book launches so that I can sell the heck out of it, and also feed you some awesome cheeses and wine. Also, so I can put your new book next to The Middle Finger Project and also have signed copies. I’m only about four hours away from Pittsburgh, and so its not that far – and also you can swim in a river.

  6. Tina Storey says:

    Fuck yes to all this. If you have the time, funds and a valid passport, you can take residential courses in DIY, Home Repair, and Building Your Own Home in the west of Ireland at the Common Knowledge centre in Kilfenora.

  7. Elle Wolfe says:

    Did you meet up with the Catskills Crew guy??? I’m still stalking his newsletter!

  8. Zoe Zuniga Creations says:

    Yes! Substack is great but they dont”allow” you to post the same stuff elsewhere really. I like Medium because it is a place to repost with canonical links and still ahve my own site be the frist place I wrote it.

    It’s time to take off on your own again. I don’t use substack a lot becasue all social media is owned by someone else. That is why I have seven websites. I post on social media but I dont give it all up here.

    But if the internet blows up I will just have to take up writing on paper again, sigh. I like the interwebs soooooo much! but without petroleum products to start the solar power how will we run them?

  9. Jenifer Chase says:

    Like everything you write, I love this! So no more Substack…. effective immediately? Very curious and intrigued to see what you are creating next. Keep it coming!

  10. Neva Knott says:

    OK, wait…where do I follow you next? And, FYI, my first ever DIY was a print magazine. In the 90s.

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