How To Function by Jilly Hendrix

Chapter 12: Holding My Life Up With Socks

double texting, mortality and the strange feeling that I might be alive

Feb 12 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 11: I’m not asking for much. Just a stable brain, some literary luck, and maybe a husband.

golden halloumi kadayif, the background noise of being alive, and letting myself be seen

Feb 6 • Jilly Hendrix

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January 2026

Chapter 10: Becoming The Person Who Can Hold The Person I want to Be

learning how to sustain a life, bathroom makeouts and decision-making

Jan 28 • Jilly Hendrix

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December 2025

75 Pieces That Survived My Personality and Might Intrigue Yours

The How To Function Gift Guide is here <3

Dec 9, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 9: I Got in a Fight with ChatGPT

Fantasy, Digisexuals and the price of not being present

Dec 4, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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November 2025

Chapter 8: Loving Men Who Don’t Love You Back

AI animal videos, Le Apartment 4F, and the curse of wanting men who don’t want you back

Nov 13, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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October 2025

Chapter 7: How to Let Go When You’re Addicted to Control

Lei Wine Bar, controlling the outcome, and monotony

Oct 29, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 6: The Lore of The Broken Mirror

desire, broken mirrors and wanting something again

Oct 22, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 5: Not Having Sex

The art of waiting, sound baths, projections and getting to know yourself

Oct 15, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 4: I’d Like to Be the Cherry Lane Theatre

Madonna, losing my keys, filler and what Cherry Lane taught me about mistakes

Oct 8, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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Chapter 3: Acceptance Smells Like Almond Flour

Every week I write about what’s happening in my life: love, work, identity, as I figure out how to be a real person, not just someone chasing the…

Oct 1, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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September 2025

Chapter 2: Can a Tiger Rug (or Big Boobs) Save Me?

The answer is no.

Sep 23, 2025 • Jilly Hendrix

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