# HYPER/FIXATED Welcome to HYPER/FIXATED: a home for the stories and ideas that just won’t leave you alone. Page: Feed: --- ## [My dental hygienist wants to know when I'm having kids \[repost\]](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/having-kids-trans-partner) _2026-08-06 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ On the strange societal pressure of motherhood that comes with marrying a trans man ## [the long-distance daughter blues](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/the-long-distance-daughter-blues) _2026-06-10 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ a decade away from home, a surprise birthday, and the ache of nostalgia. ## [it's summertime and the livin is NOT easy!](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/summer-break) _2026-06-05 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ in other words: I'm taking a summer break (and maybe you should, too) ## [Messy sapphics, music, and making THE MAIDENHEADS | An interview with author Benny B. Peterson](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/messy-sapphics-music-and-making-the) _2026-05-19 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Benny's debut is a chaotic, music-drenched love story that I'll be \[over\] thinking about for a while. ## [begging AI to stop making playlists, and while we're at it f\*ck sam levinson](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/begging-ai-to-stop-making-playlists) _2026-05-15 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ All that and more of my current hyperfixations in May's MONTHLY/FIX ## [👻 DEEPLY/INVESTED: Ariane is Haunted.](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/deeply-invested-ghost-stories) _2026-05-07 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Ariane Elizabeth Scholl on her hyperfixation with ghost stories ## [The 1,000 Rejections Challenge: April Report](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/1000-rejections-challenge-april) _2026-05-01 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ How to celebrate a hard-earned 'yes' in a year of 'no' ## [A week in my life at a writing residency in the North Carolina mountains](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/wildacres-residency) _2026-04-20 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Dispatches from the Wildacres Writing Residency ## [👀 this newsletter just got a huge glow-up](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/welcome-to-hyper-fixated) _2026-04-14 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Welcome to HYPER/FIXATED. ## [The anatomy of a soft rebrand: How to spring-clean your life](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/soft-rebrand-spring-clean-your-life) _2026-04-10 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ 👀 PLUS a sneak peek at how (and why) Throughlines is getting a rebrand ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8jgCcB60sIFC) _2026-04-10 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The 1,000 Rejections Challenge: March Report](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/the-1000-rejections-challenge-march) _2026-04-01 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ A dream workshop waitlist, delusional hope, and community rejection wins ## [is the 'certainty crusade' quietly ruining your life?](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/certainty-crusade) _2026-03-13 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ the answer is probably yes. so let's fix it! ## [The Road to 1,000 Rejections: February Report](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/1000-rejections-challenge-february) _2026-03-04 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ A cold-DM success, a brutal rejection, and community wins from all of you ## [six months shy of 30, I’ve been thinking a lot about death.](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/six-months-shy-of-30-ive-been-thinking) _2026-02-27 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ is this normal??? ## [How to interview for fiction: advice from a journalist-turned-novelist](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/how-to-interview-for-fiction-advice) _2026-02-05 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ A practical interviewing guide for writing fiction beyond your lived experience ## [The Road to 1,000 Rejections: January Report](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/1000-rejections-challenge-january) _2026-01-30 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Tips, tricks, and results from month one of the 1,000 Rejections Challenge ## [We need to talk about Minneapolis.](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-minneapolis) _2026-01-22 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Resources to support Minnesotans + an ode to my home ## [Why (and how) I'm trying to get 1,000 rejections in 2026](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/1000-rejections-challenge) _2026-01-12 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ Let the 1,000 Rejections Challenge commence! ## [on jealousy: a reading list](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/on-jealousy-a-reading-list) _2026-01-09 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ a continuing education on our least-favorite emotion ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uyzWS4FwaPP4) _2026-01-09 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [in defense of jealousy](https://byashleyhackett.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-jealousy) _2026-01-07 · Ashley is HYPER/FIXATED_ jealous bitches, unite!