Archive - Second Rodeo

Bring back vices

Against optimization (Or: the religion-to-hustle-culture pipeline)

Jul 6 •

Lane Scott Jones

May 2025

How 'Dying for Sex' helped me deconstruct purity culture

The opposite of purity culture isn't sex. It's sovereignty.

May 27 •

Lane Scott Jones

April 2025

I muted you on Instagram. Did it make me a better friend?

On my year of longform, watching vs. witnessing, and becoming what we behold.

Apr 15 •

Lane Scott Jones

February 2025

Yes, I’m flirting with you.

On hand-written notes, the seduction of certainty, and finding pleasure in discomfort

Feb 17 •

Lane Scott Jones

December 2024

After living in 50+ places over the past two years, I ended up back in the South.

On desire paths, the Scottish highlands and Appalachian mountains, and what "the real South" means to me

Dec 18, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

November 2024

The secret society of childfree women

"Am I going to get in trouble for saying this?"

Nov 3, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

October 2024

Alphabetical (travel) diaries

digitized my journals, alphabetized each sentence, and now I'm sharing them online for some reason!

Oct 1, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

August 2024

I time tracked my life for a month

On facing my mortality in 15-minute increments

Aug 29, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

Throw yourself a party!

On celebrating non-traditional life milestones, my one-year sobriety birthday party, and what I want more of in 2024

Aug 4, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

July 2024

Life without a trellis

On dismantling old beliefs, The Other Significant Others, and imagining the world as it could be

Jul 7, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

June 2024

Did I accidentally join a cult?

belonging = friendship + community

Jun 13, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

May 2024

Yes is a pleasant country

On my spring of sí, the Sisyphus of salsa dancing, and a beginner's mindset

May 12, 2024 •

Lane Scott Jones

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