Natalie LydickAmateur PalmistryMy college boyfriend told me that I had old hands. He was a coder with delicate fingers and very few palm lines. In comparison, my hands…Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 2023
Natalie LydickEvery Book I Read in 2022 Reviewed in One SentenceI read 34 books this year, which pales in comparison to the 43 I read in 2021. I switched jobs this year, from clerical work at an…Jan 16, 2023Jan 16, 2023
Natalie LydickI am woman hear me roar (but not too loud because I don’t have it in me)My anger, Quiet, hot, and embarassed, Never seething, Always afraid.Feb 21, 20221Feb 21, 20221
Natalie LydickWritten on a Particularly Existential and Chilly November Morning Which Cut Through My Clothes and…What of the cold? Well, what of it?Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Natalie LydickCorporate BlackoutI’ve been meaning to upload this little piece of blackout poetry for the last week. At my firm, we just had a major deadline pass that…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021
Natalie LydickWhy is Cancel Culture So Confusing?Certainly I’m not the only who’s grown beyond tired of hearing the magical and devastating word that is “cancelled.” This word has…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Natalie LydickThe Gothic Nature of SpongeBob SquarepantsI‘ve come to feel that the cartoon that left the deepest impression on my generation was SpongeBob Squarepants. Throwing a SpongeBob…Sep 19, 20211Sep 19, 20211
Natalie LydickLoving Bad Writing in Phantom of the ParadiseI almost wrote this piece as a book review, before ultimately deciding that that would be a traffic accident and not worth reading. If you…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021
Natalie LydickEvery Book I Read in 2021 Reviewed in One SentenceI’ve been racking my brain for a productive way to convey the highs and lows of the reading experiences I’ve had so far this year. It was…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Natalie LydickFatphobes Shut Up: Skinny Shaming is about Fatphobia too.I have been skinny my whole life. This is neither a point of pride nor a gripe — merely a fact. I wanted to make this as little about me…Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
