The Parking Lot Is Not Your Personal Storage Unit
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS PUBLIC NUISANCES PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 005 | STATUS: ON NOTICE An ongoing examination of abandoned furniture, unauthorized parking lot storage, and the mysterious belief that shared asphalt comes with unlimited complimentary warehouse space. 01. The Disturbance It begins on an otherwise ordinary Monday...
Why You Can’t Let Go
One of the most frustrating parts of healing is knowing someone isn’t right for you while still feeling unable to let them go. Your mind understands the relationship wasn’t healthy. You remember the disappointment, the inconsistency, the broken promises, and the countless nights you questioned your worth. Yet your heart keeps...
He Wants a Traditional Wife but Can’t Pay for Dinner
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA LOVE, LIES & RED FLAGS LETTER NO. 013 | LOVE IS COMPLICATED He wants home-cooked meals, a spotless house, and a woman who embraces traditional marriage. She wants a partner who understands that tradition comes with responsibilities, not just privileges. Unfortunately, his expectations and...
You Already Saw the Red Flag
The first red flag is rarely the one that breaks your heart. More often, it’s the one you explain away. It’s the uncomfortable feeling you dismiss because you don’t want to seem judgmental. It’s the inconsistency you convince yourself is just a bad week. It’s the comment that doesn’t sit right, the...
Case #004: The Curious Case of the Perpetually Late Friend
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS THE CASE FILES CASE NO. 004 | STATUS: CLOSED An ongoing investigation into suspicious arrival estimates, missing accountability, and the unexplained disappearance of punctuality. 01. The Incident Report The reservation is at seven. You confirmed the plans on Monday, sent a reminder on Thursday, and...
Healthy Love Might Feel Unfamiliar
One of the most surprising parts of healing is realizing that healthy love doesn’t always feel the way you expected it to. In fact, if you’ve spent years surrounded by inconsistency, emotional highs and lows, or relationships that kept you guessing, healthy love might actually feel… strange. It might even feel boring at...
The Hardest Goodbye Was Necessary
Some goodbyes are easy. They come after betrayal, obvious disrespect, or moments where the decision feels painfully clear. But the hardest goodbyes are different. They happen when love still exists, when memories still make you smile, and when part of you still wishes things could have been different. Those are the endings that stay with...
I Pretended to Be Someone Else Online and Got Caught
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA CHAOS, CHOICES & CONSEQUENCES LETTER NO. 012 | THE FAKE PROFILE FALLOUT What started as a harmless-looking experiment with a fake social media profile turned into months of friendships, flirtation, and an entire imaginary life. Now someone has discovered the truth, the people she...
Respect First
Love gets most of the attention, but respect is what determines whether a relationship can actually survive. It’s easy to fall for someone’s charm, chemistry, or the way they make you feel in the beginning. Those things create excitement, but they aren’t what carry two people through disappointment, conflict, or...
Not Every Thought Needs a Podcast
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 004 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of microphone ownership, aggressively confident opinions, and the increasingly popular belief that every conversation deserves an audience, a sponsorship deal, and its own introductory theme music. 01....
