17. I love you, Will

I was so excited when she announced it, it was one of the best nights of my life! This was the peak of her career, the writing was so good, the album was so cohesive, the production was the best. I loved it. The Tour- I don’t even have words. Too Beautiful, too perfect. Then, after all that work, all that effort that she put in, the world decided to try and ruin her career. People were calling her a snake, there was this phone call, all the stupid fucking drama, that she wasn’t even really involved in. People just brought her into it. So, she went into “hiding” and no one heard from her for around a year. Then, she came back; with REPUTATION. If you’re confused, while she was gone, people thought she was struggling, they thought that her career was ruined. But, in this album, she proved that her career was not over and that she is happily in love, and doing so well. I talked about this in the other book, but this was immensely empowering. Then she released Lover, a great album, so fun. It made me so happy and paused my TV addiction. Folklore and Evermore are her best written albums, hands down. Go stream everything, Buy tickets, next Tour she announces. I love you Taylor. You’re my only one.

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Chapter Fourteen: Old Accounts

Old accounts. How do we access them? What are they? Who Made them? All questions, I don’t have the answers to. Examples of old clothing: Figured or embroidered dresses, silks. Flapper dresses, long beads, Bolero jackets, puffed and fluffy sleeves, fedoras, slingbacks, and peep-toe shoes. Straight tweed and wool plaid skirts, reptile handbags and shoes, platform shoes, brooches. Old tools: Stone, tree bark, and other gross shit. But: what about the accounts? We have some photos, but what about those fucking accounts? What were they like? What was the norm? What was the general public aware of?

Let’s do some questions

1. What Do you think things were like in the 16th century?

2. What is something you have, an item or something- that is from a while ago?

3. Do you prefer vintage items and outfits over newer ones?

Share your answers with a friend!

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Chapter Fifteen: Potato Salad

Potato salad. A pleasure, a staple, a beautiful dish. However, it has to be done right. After the Memorial Day BBQ this year, I realized that: not everyone knows how to make a good potato salad. Memorial Day is also very important, it remembers all the men and women who died while serving America’s armed forces. Thank you! Anyways, Memorial Day is Prime Potato Salad Season. Everyone is making it for the BBQ’s and stuff. Not everyone makes it the same and you can get creative with it. There are so many ways to mess it up. Sometimes, the potatoes aren’t boiled enough, tried that Or, the potatoes are boiled too much, tried that too. You have to make sure the potatoes are cooked right, it has to be cold, I don’t like relish in it, some people put tiny pickle, or mustard. It’s okay to do that but some people go overboard. When I go to family reunions at the farm; everybody thinks their potato salad is the best. It just has to be done right. You can’t buy it from the grocery store because they do it wrong too. I got into a fight at a party, because this bitch (sorry for being aggressive) took a water, greasy, gross potato salad from a grocery store. She peeled the lid off, put it on the table and was all “Here’s MY potato salad” I got kicked out. A bite of potato salad is a party in your mouth.

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Chapter Sixteen: Writing

This chapter is about the writing process for my previous book, actually. I wrote “Fake Accounts” throughout several months and years. Some of the material I wrote last year, I also have a lot of “Journal Entries” if you’d call them that, from years back and stuff. I really started to bring it together in January of 2022. I realized I have a lot of material to make a book and I didn’t know how I was going to do it, I didn’t fully understand how to communicate things. I took a few English classes just for some review. I worked on the template, the chapters, the font, the cover, all those little and big things, in that month. I announced it towards the end of February to my friends and family. In April, I kind of put it away, and just relaxed. Then, in May, my goal was to get all the chapters done and submit it to my editor by the 1st of June. The writing process brought back so many memories. I wrote a lot of chapters about my life experiences, as I have in this book as well and it was so fun. I was listening to Taylor Swift the whole time and it was a wonderful, uniting experience. It made me realize just how much I love writing. It has always been my dream to share my opinions, share my experience, and thoughts. I am so grateful for having the opportunity to talk about my life in such a cool format. I absolutely love the “Chapter” format. I loved how easy it was. I mean, days off were not a thing towards the end, and it was a little bit scary, but it was still so fun. I was born to write.

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Chapter Seventeen: I Love You, Will

Will, I love you. You have brought so much light into my life. You have made me dream. You have made me reach. Bigger than I’ve ever dreamed. And further, than I’ve ever reached. I have learned so much, after having met you. Every time I see your face, I feel so much happiness. I feel like a new sky is over the roof. I feel like a new day is born. I feel like I have a fresh start at everything. Your face is so intricate. Your eyes are so wide. When you smile I can see it in them. When you look at me, I think hopeful thoughts about memories and the future. Your hands are so beautiful. Everything about you is so fucking graceful. I love you, Will.

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For Alaina, Bea, Estelle, Rue, Betty, Taylor and Will.

Acknowledgements

My thanks to the editors of this book, the people who inspired it, and all the people who have motivated me to write. HarperCollins Publishers and everyone else who ’ s helped with this book. Thank you!