Sleepy Hollow, inK.

Gross National How semi-socialism can make you happy

Oh this won't be controversial at all: paying more taxes actually make people happy.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/semi-socia...

#mamdani #democraticsocialism #socialdemocracy #happiness #grossnationalhappiness

Gold Medal Girls And the International Pageant of Pulchritude

Alysa Liu's incredible triumph throws a refreshing life preserver to those of us drowning in the Epstein files.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/good-medal...

#goldmedal #olympics #alysaliu #epsteinfiles #patriarchy

Usch! Vikings are not for the faint of stomach

I'm on a Nordic bender lately, writing a series of posts inspired by my recent travels to Iceland, Denmark, Sweden. While ironically the weather we left behind here was more frightful, they do win in the gross Viking food department.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/usch

#Þorrablót #vikings

Nordic Buns A happy slappy history

Who knew a pastry could be so weird. Happy Bun Day from Denmark and Iceland.

open.substack.com/pub/sleepyho... #fastelavn #bolludagur #creampuff #pastry #holiday

Greetings from Iceland, home of the Penis Museum!

open.substack.com/pub/sleepyho... #travel #iceland @phallology #museum #phallologicalmuseum #phallologicalmuseumoficeland

Chasing Windmills They might be literary giants

First, the Obamas are the epitomy of grace and second, windmills rock. This week's post is on one of the many beautiful things that drive Trump nuts.
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/windmills

#greenenergy #windpower #sustainability #ecoanxiety #resist #windbag

Puberty in Hiding When normal things happen under extraordinary circumstances

Did you hear about the young girl in hiding in Minneapolis who got her first period? And doesn't this sound familiar?

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/puberty-in...

#minneapolis #resist #holocaust #annefrank

Some salty comic relief for your interminable January - sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/first-plac...

#shortfilm #film #shorts #movie #clip #earth #meaningoflife #epic

In/scrutable Are lighter eyes easier to read or too much to bear?

Since eyes come in pairs, so do my night and day posts on pupils and irises from last week to this.

Murder to overwhelm, here you go.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/inscrutable

#eyecolor #vision #pupillometry #science #psychology

Black Eyes May mean one thing: run

What does it mean when your murderer's eyes "go black"--scientifically speaking.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/black-eyes

#murder #truecrime

Some local (and generalized) ideas to commit to getting off(line) more in 2026.
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/getting-off

#cybersickness #offline #newyear #2026

Love it, I got the same one for my daughter and I thought it would take her some days but she was done relatively quickly. It's such a treasure!

AI Drain And the Incels

AI's role in helping us create a culture of Incels?

And yes, that might actually be the goal. So much to unpack here.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/ai-drain

#AI #chatgpt #techbros #capitalism #cybersickness #incel

Undercover And still sleeping alone

Reporters going undercover to meet MAGA men for research and conservatives cosplaying as moderates just to get a date at all..

Navigating this political nightmare swipe by swipe - if you dare

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/undercover

#dating #nevertrump #resist #romance

Pause Notes from the Black Out

I'm not nostalgic for much in the past, but I do cherish those rare moments (real or crafted) when it all just Stops.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/stop

#massblackout #blackout #boycottbillionaires #fucktrump #catlady #cats

Bully Pulpit And the mighty meek

It's hard to believe I have to say this, but it's a good idea (and biblical even) to stand up to bullies.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/bully-pulpit

This week's post spurred by our Bully in Chief but inspired by the amazing teens of Stranger Things.

#Bully #resist #StrangerThings

Wishbone If you break it, it's yours

Happy Thanksgiving! Make a wish! (with or without the bone part)

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/wishbone

#thanksgiving #wishbone #wishes #poultry #turkey #folkart #art #history #victorian #grateful

Let's do this. Support local or not at all
The movement: www.themassblackout.com
My Substack about it:
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/your-holid...

#stopshopping #massblackout #blackout #buylocal #buynothing #shoplocal #blackfriday #cybermonday

Stop paying billionaires.

Do you speak billionaire? Neither do I!

But I think the trick to them hearing us is not to try...

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/your-holid...

#boycott #blackout #stopshopping #resist

Murderabilia Blood money

Holiday shopping? What's your take on murder merch?

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/murderabilia

#murderabilia #bloodmoney #unraveled #serialkillers #truecrime #LISK #gacy #manson #dahmer #idahofour

Nope A very positive expression

When a loud resounding NO starts feeling very hopeful.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/nope

#nope #resist #indivisible #nokings #massblackout #vote #march #bluewave

Howl A lunatic compendium

In anticipation of the upcoming Beaver Moon, I find the women in the werewolf mythologies.

Shout out to the Lunatics!

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/howl

#radicalleftlunatic #lunatic #fullmoon #halloween #werewolf #werewomen #beavermoon #lunar

Tarry Linger here with me

A sweet romantic post! From me? And around Halloween? It must be the hormones.
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/tarry

#tarrytown #sleepyhollow #history #washingtonirving #halloween #showandtell #stories #legendofsleepyhollow

Playing Dead "The back door of the world"

Today I write about animals (and human animals) playing dead in the face of threat, while so many of us activate to do something entirely different and take to the streets. #nokings #resist #Indivisible

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/playing-dead

Brains! Part 2 How would you like that sliced?

Let's tour some of the world's preserved post-mortem brains, because...intelligence matters.

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/brains-par...

#brains #einstein #aaronhernandez #yale #cornell #postmortem #collections #cte

When it feels like the end times, cower in your corner and cry, or... come together and share the weird stories and little trinkets that bring us joy.

bit.ly/sleepyhollow... COMING SOON to the Hollow!

#sleepyhollow #storytelling #event #datenight #westchester #hudsonvalley #halloween #showandtell

Brains! Going Presi-mental in a two part series

Ok, I aim to delight and disgust so hopefully this delivers. Also my attempt to mindmap Trump's head. Good luck with that! Bon Voyage!

sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/brains

#neuroscience #brains #mindmap #mole #mental #nokings

Fear of Fear Trigger alert!

What are you afraid of? It's scary how once you start making that list, it's hard to stop.
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/fear-of-fear
#phobia #trypophobia #agoraphobia #americanhorrorstory #cult #fear #afraid #death

Horsemanning And other nouns that become verbs

What we need now is more comedy, a Halloween season edition.
sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/horsemanning

#colbert #kimmel #cancelculture #comedy #horsemanning #halloween #sleepyhollow #headlesshorseman #headless

Dept of War Fight for the right for peaceful protest

Do you have any fight left in you? Time to take to the streets. sleepyhollowink.substack.com/p/dept-of-war

#resist @indivisible.org