the vibes are off, but is it august's fault?

Between Covid, climate change and anti-vaxxers, late summer 2021 just ain’t hitting right.

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I’ve never had strong feelings about the month of August.

Sure, as a pale goth whose favorite activities are exclusively indoors, I do tend to prefer the cooler fall mont…