The Weird Girl Edit

Weekly lit, media, and pop culture musings to unleash your inner weird girl. Plus, progress updates as I write my debut spooky novel. Note: You don’t have to be a girl to subscribe, but you do have to be weird! <3

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Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

The OG Vampire Story, Alone Time, and Rewatching Psycho

The vampire story that started it all and rewatching Psycho for the first time in 8 years. And why lately... I just want to be left alone.

Maya Rector

Apr 1, 2026

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London Angels, Literary Soulmates, and Playful Pirates

Ready to get old timey and gay today?

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Mar 25, 2026

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Water Witches, Writing Updates, and a Visit From the Muse

Do you believe in magic?

Maya Rector

Mar 18, 2026

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12 min read

A Modern Gothic Novel, New Queer Horror Releases, and Iconic Women Writers

If you're seeing this, you're meant to read this newsletter today...

Maya Rector

Mar 11, 2026

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A Guessing Game, a Sneak Peek, and What It Means To Be Weird

Dropping hints about new projects and pondering what it actually means to be weird.

Maya Rector

Mar 4, 2026

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Bookfluencers, the Sagging Middle, and Flopping

Ready to get petty and existential?

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Feb 25, 2026

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Bloody Books, Creepy Coincidences, and the Urge To Give Up

Do you believe in coincidences? I've had some freaky stuff happen as I work on my spooky novel...

Maya Rector

Feb 18, 2026

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Writer's Block, a Lynchian Diner, and Reaching Flow State via Heated Rivalry

Getting real about my writing process, visiting David Lynch's favorite diner, and finding inspiration in Heated Rivalry.

Maya Rector

Feb 11, 2026

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A Weird Girl Book Haul, Lessons in Critical Thinking, and Bad Bunny

Recent book pickups, important research, and getting vulnerable about Bad Bunny's halftime show.

Maya Rector

Feb 4, 2026

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The Perfect Birth Chart, My First 10k Words, and Nuclear Fallout

Chaotic astrology gays, writing the first 10k words of my novel, and my thoughts on the Fallout season 2 finale.

Maya Rector

Jan 28, 2026

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Dangerous Deer, Writing a Novel in 90 Days, and Magazine Recs

A deer that doesn't seem to go away, novel updates, and magazines I think you should know about.

Maya Rector

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

Questioning Everything, Blue Velvet, and Reading as Resistance

Is questioning society central to the horror genre? Plus, David Lynch's film Blue Velvet and how reading can help save us all.

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Jan 14, 2026

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Campy Pulp, a Challenge for You, and Reflections on Horror

Today we discuss a campy sapphic novel, a challenge made for you, and what horror means to us all.

Maya Rector