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What It Used to Eat Like

“I felt like someone watching a lit cherry bomb get thrown down a toilet.”

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Julieanne Smolinski
Apr 19, 2025
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Below, we have an essay from … Julieanne Smolinski, aka Boobs Radley, my patient wife, who bore witness to some of my most vile eating habits during our initial courtship, a time during which I was at somewhat of a nadir in my substance abuse. Here is her report from the frontlines.

Originally published June 14, 2022.

by Julieanne Smolinski

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