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Rome When It Rains is out.
23 hrs ago • Avery D. West
Happily Ever After (And Other Recent Inventions)
I'll guess what a good relationship looks like to you. Two people meet, fall in love, move in together. Probably get married. Maybe children. Ninety…
Jun 22 • Avery D. West
Cheating is Bad. Probably.
America is certain. Europe? Well...
Jun 10 • Avery D. West
This Sucks
On making things and the people who just watch.
Jun 1 • Avery D. West

May 2026

Love Ain’t Like the Movies. It’s Better.
Love After 30 — Ep. 5
May 20 • Avery D. West
The Continent That Forgot Its Own Birthday
Two days ago was Europe Day. Probably news to you. Definitely news to most Europeans.
May 11 • Avery D. West

April 2026

Sex, Honestly
Love after 30 — Episode 4
Apr 30 • Avery D. West
Emma Bovary Would Have Had a BookTok Account
Flaubert tried to warn us. We turned his warning into a genre.
Apr 20 • Avery D. West
The Country That Chose People Over Banks
Wild idea, I know.
Apr 10 • Avery D. West

March 2026

No One Is Coming to Save You
Love After 30 — Episode 3
Mar 31 • Avery D. West
Why I Started The Real Thing (Or: My Grievances With the Romance Industry, Presented With Love)
If you’ve ever finished a romance novel and thought "really?" — you’re in the right place.
Mar 27 • Avery D. West
Jane Eyre Is More Romantic than Wuthering Heights.
And I will prove it.
Mar 23 • Avery D. West
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