Ask Molly

Ask Molly

For years, Molly has found herself overshadowed by her twin sister Polly, who is known for her upbeat and positive advice. This constant comparison has left Molly feeling irritable and overly proud. To make matters more complicated, both sisters write under the same pen name, "Heather Havrilesky." We agree, it does have a somewhat artificial ring to it.

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  • 1 week ago | askmolly.substack.com | Heather Havrilesky

    The Swing (1767), Jean-Honoré FragonardWe didn’t welcome the wisdom of our ancestors. We were too busy optimizing our communication styles. We didn’t listen to the spirits in the trees. We were too busy firming up our boundaries, saying no to everything we didn’t want until we didn’t know what we wanted anymore.

  • 4 weeks ago | askmolly.substack.com | Heather Havrilesky

    It’s been a disappointing morning, frankly. The Kosmos-482, a failed soviet-era space craft from 1972 that’s been orbiting the earth for fifty three years, disappeared from radar somewhere over Germany and no one is even sure where it landed. What good is living in a dystopian surveillance…

  • 1 month ago | askmolly.substack.com | Heather Havrilesky

    I told you to sit still, to stand still, to turn in a circle, to stay quiet, to flatter me, to show me your complementary colors, to offer me complimentary gifts, to compliment and complete me. I told you to inspire me, to move me, to overwhelm me, to erode my confidence, to destroy me. Did you obey?

  • 1 month ago | askmolly.substack.com | Heather Havrilesky

    Maybe She’s Born with It (2022), Flora YukhnovichThe robots will flatter us to death. Of course, everything else in our high capitalist lives does this already: We’re coaxed into believing that we deserve luxury, travel, eternal youth, easy solutions, compact footprints, gorgeous sight lines, breathable fabrics, soothing sounds, invigorating smells, and …

  • 1 month ago | askmolly.substack.com | Heather Havrilesky

    Thicker than Peanut Butter (2020), Flora YukhnovichThis is a conversation I had with ChatGPT a few days ago. (No, I didn’t write the responses.) The back and forth here is very long but I’m including all of it because this moment reminds me of January 2020: Something is speeding towards us and we can’t quite make out its shape yet. We’re all straining to see it more clearly while also watching each other grapple with what it might be and what might happen next.