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UNPOPULAR OPINION: Never Utter These Three Phrases To A Single Woman Over 40

When someone tells you to “step outside your comfort zone because you never know” in your 40's, you simply never speak to them again. PLUS: Stealthing…

Jul 10

IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Mom's A Narcissist With Borderline Personality Disorder Who's Also Anorexia-Adjacent. You?

PLUS: Free Shirts! Free signed issues of SASSY! Update on your great new job! A celebrity! And more!

Jul 3

UNPOPULAR OPINION: I Was Born On The 4th Of July And I Hate Fireworks*

*Especially this year when every explosion's a reminder of America's broken promises. PLUS, ON AN UPBEAT NOTE: Final TWO DAYS to get a free Sassy shirt…

Jul 4

Skip EBay Prices And Get A Free Sassy Issue From Me (Signed If You Want)

FREE SASSYS! FREE CLOTHES! FREE SASSY CLOTHES! ARE YOU HYPERVENTILATING LIKE I AM OVER THIS?

Jun 28 • Jane Pratt

Writing/Editing Job Update!!

Plus what else is happening or not for you this month. And a Sassy faker.

Jun 11

Jane's Phone

Feb 11 • Jane Pratt

It's My Best Friend's Birthday

Let's all wish him the happiest 66th year!

Jan 5 • Jane Pratt

Letter From The Editor Who Hates My Work Currently

Here is the highly anticipated, highly annoying, unsolicited AJPT critique I received from another editor the other day. Now help me with a comeback!

Sep 24, 2025 • Jane Pratt

How's That Book Club Reading Coming Along, Huh?

Your Non-Exclusive Invitation From Jane Is Here! Plus a Morrissey Update

Sep 20, 2025 • Jane Pratt

Editing Christina Kelly

And a bonus picture of a star from her latest AJPT story....

Sep 15, 2025 • Jane Pratt

Recent posts

UNPOPULAR OPINION: The World Cup Is Sad

The 2018 World Cup made dealing with my mother’s passing tolerable. This one’s pathetic and tainted by political shit. I can’t help but compare and…

Jun 18

Mom Helped Me Get Through A Loss From Heroin - By Confessing She Secretly Used It Too

PLUS: This oddly juxtaposed Free Merchandise Alert!

Jun 6

I Got The World's Dumbest Tramp Stamp (At 50)! Look And See If You Can Possibly Disagree

PLUS: Jane's giving away heaps of amazing new clothes! Get ready to grab your favorite items!

May 31

Unpopular Opinion: Losing My Business Was Like Losing A Family Member

A study compared brain scans of entrepreneurs who’d lost a business to those of parents who’d lost a child. They found the same kind of footprint in…

May 25

The Autistic Astrologer Predicts Your Future Like Nobody Else

ALSO: Jane is hiring a writer and editor soon, so apply now if you're interested!

May 18

Unpopular Opinion: Girls' Trips Suck

PLUS: Jane wants to hire you, please! All the details below.

May 13

The latest from

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Ben Pratt

Hi! I'm Jane's Brother And I'm Here To Help: Quick Tricks To Get Your Fan, Mower, Squeaky Doors Working Smoothly Again Now That Winter Is…

Esther Haynes

Jane and I Worked With a Sex Criminal Who Terrorized 2 of Our Colleagues in the Creepiest Ways

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Skip EBay Prices And Get A Free Sassy Issue From Me (Signed If You Want)

FREE SASSYS! FREE CLOTHES! FREE SASSY CLOTHES! ARE YOU HYPERVENTILATING LIKE I AM OVER THIS?

Jun 28 • Jane Pratt

UNPOPULAR OPINION: The World Cup Is Sad

The 2018 World Cup made dealing with my mother’s passing tolerable. This one’s pathetic and tainted by political shit. I can’t help but compare and…

Jun 18

It Happened To Us: We Worked With Tyra On America's Next Top Model

Yep. Eric was a judge sitting right next to the Original Smizer and I was the Editor in charge of the ANTM grand prize. PLUS on top of all that: FREE…

Apr 21 • Jane Pratt

Pick Your Favorite Controversial Books Now - And Win Prizes!

To join (and get free food, parties with famous people and the cathartic joy of telling everyone your damning opinions) all you have to do is vote…

Mar 19 • Jane Pratt

IHTM

IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Mom's A Narcissist With Borderline Personality Disorder Who's Also Anorexia-Adjacent. You?

PLUS: Free Shirts! Free signed issues of SASSY! Update on your great new job! A celebrity! And more!

Jul 3

Mom Helped Me Get Through A Loss From Heroin - By Confessing She Secretly Used It Too

PLUS: This oddly juxtaposed Free Merchandise Alert!

Jun 6

I Got The World's Dumbest Tramp Stamp (At 50)! Look And See If You Can Possibly Disagree

PLUS: Jane's giving away heaps of amazing new clothes! Get ready to grab your favorite items!

May 31

It Happened To Me: Peddling Smut Was The Best Job I Ever Had

PLUS! Jane wants to hire you as a writer/editor. Apply here! No experience or degrees needed (but if you have a degree I can make you and your parents…

May 5

Personal Shit

Making Bad Choices With Rain Phoenix: A Reader's Self Esteem Is Tanked By Sudden Radio Silence From A Good Friend

PLUS: Let Rain solve your issues - whether you think they're too hyper-specific, petty, silly, heavy, dark or trivial. I'll start off here with my…

Mar 10

I Defended My Criminal Best Friend To A Judge - And I Regret It

My closest friend and drinking buddy caused a tragic drunk-driving crash. She wanted me to help her get leniency. Well, what would you do?

Feb 9

I Based My Entire Self-Worth On How Fuckable Men Thought I Was

So I opened my marriage and what happened next sure surprised me.

Feb 7

Make An Adult Wish: My Lifelong Dream To Cook The Fuuuudge Out Of Julia Child's Kitchen Came True! Now Let Me Fulfill Yours

PLUS: A "health product" warning Jane wishes she had known.

Jan 27

Looks

Making All My Clothes (And Shoes!) Changed My Life. Here's How You Can Do It Too

SPECIAL FREE-TO-ALL FEATURE so take advantage of this generosity and then pass it around! Give it for Valentine's and pretend you paid a lot for it if…

Feb 11

Rate Beauty Editor Candidate #3 As She Tests Weird Tooth-Whitening Tricks — So That You Never Have To Put Yourself Through The Horrid Ones

Behold Beauty Editor Contestant #3, who has never written professionally before yet tries 6 interesting tooth-whitening methods. You can reward her pain…

Jan 12

Product-Free Trick To Look Your Best Ever In 5 Minutes! Beauty Editor Candidate #2 Tries It For You

Plus: Your biggest deal ever on subscriptions runs through January 8!

Jan 5

I'm A First-Time Beauty Editor and Here Is My Butt

Tell me what you think of this Debut Entry in our AJPT New Beauty Editor Sweepstakes!!! Featuring some tips that work (and some that don't) for a…

Dec 17, 2025

Mysticism

Writing/Editing Job Update!!

Plus what else is happening or not for you this month. And a Sassy faker.

Jun 11

The Autistic Astrologer Predicts Your Future Like Nobody Else

ALSO: Jane is hiring a writer and editor soon, so apply now if you're interested!

May 18

Your Horoscope and Personal Astrological Coaching Are FREE This Month!

Because you're going to need it, says the Autistic Astrologer. ALSO: New merch giveaway!! Claim yours!

Apr 4

Your Best Sex Date Is Coming Right Up! Don't Miss It!

The Autistic Astrologer gives you all the important March predictions

Mar 2

Oh, Politics

It Happened To Me: My Addiction Lured Me Into Inadvertently Supporting MAGA - And Then I Couldn't Get Myself Out

My sick secret was not only my exercise addiction. It was how that sucked me in to support the GOP - financially and otherwise - and then not be able to…

Mar 23

My Chicago Story

Watching the federal government terrorize my hometown is as infuriating as it is heartbreaking. So I wanted to shed a little light on what it's really…

Oct 20, 2025 • Charlie Connell

It Happened To Me: I Announced I Was On My Period To My State's Right-Wing Health Director When I Saw Him At A Diner

How to terrify and mortify an Anti-Choice Bureaucrat: A guide!

Sep 4, 2025

Unpopular Opinion: "I Love The American Flag, But I've Never Been So Inspired To Burn One"

On this patriotic holiday weekend, let's talk about flag burning. And whatever you're ranting about now, and whether you are sick of the word…

Aug 30, 2025

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