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Wow, hey everybody. I’ve been absent this week because I’ve been on vacation. As everybody else, I didn’t expect to end the day finding out Liam Payne had passed away. 
          	
          	As a longtime lover of One Direction and the solo careers of each boy, I can’t help but morn his life. His actions the past few years and especially past few months were not admirable, but at one point in my life, I looked up to Liam with great wonder. I’m sure most of you fall into that same category, and that’s okay. I’m honestly shocked and it’s been difficult to try to piece words together for you all. It’s hard navigating celebrity losses on any extent, but this almost feels as bad as losing a family member. 
          	
          	Watching him down spiral the past few years has been sad, and something I wished could’ve been prevented. Drugs and Alcohol are dangerously addictive, and that wasn’t even the beginning of where his issues started. You always hope and pray that people in his situation get help, but sometimes that just never happens.
          	
          	My heart goes out to Bear, his family, and Kate. These three groups of people loved Liam for who he was, and I cannot imagine what they’re going through right now. Most specifically, my heart goes out to Maya as well. She had been brave enough to speak out, and now with this news, I know people are going to drag her for it. It’s not her fault, and I’m sure she is just as shocked as everybody else. 
          	
          	Let the loss of Liam be a reminder that life is short and fragile. Love the people around you while they’re near. Push people in distress around you to seek help. Be a good person. 
          	
          	I love you all & I assume you know that I’ll be taking a break for a minute to just decompress and balance my emotions. I encourage you to do the same. 
          	
          	E.

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Wow, hey everybody. I’ve been absent this week because I’ve been on vacation. As everybody else, I didn’t expect to end the day finding out Liam Payne had passed away. 
          
          As a longtime lover of One Direction and the solo careers of each boy, I can’t help but morn his life. His actions the past few years and especially past few months were not admirable, but at one point in my life, I looked up to Liam with great wonder. I’m sure most of you fall into that same category, and that’s okay. I’m honestly shocked and it’s been difficult to try to piece words together for you all. It’s hard navigating celebrity losses on any extent, but this almost feels as bad as losing a family member. 
          
          Watching him down spiral the past few years has been sad, and something I wished could’ve been prevented. Drugs and Alcohol are dangerously addictive, and that wasn’t even the beginning of where his issues started. You always hope and pray that people in his situation get help, but sometimes that just never happens.
          
          My heart goes out to Bear, his family, and Kate. These three groups of people loved Liam for who he was, and I cannot imagine what they’re going through right now. Most specifically, my heart goes out to Maya as well. She had been brave enough to speak out, and now with this news, I know people are going to drag her for it. It’s not her fault, and I’m sure she is just as shocked as everybody else. 
          
          Let the loss of Liam be a reminder that life is short and fragile. Love the people around you while they’re near. Push people in distress around you to seek help. Be a good person. 
          
          I love you all & I assume you know that I’ll be taking a break for a minute to just decompress and balance my emotions. I encourage you to do the same. 
          
          E.

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With Hurricane Milton on its way, I’m gonna make this post a thread of resources for the impacted parts of Florida. What Helene didn’t take will most likely be affected by Milton. It’s super sad to see so many people in despair, and I hope I can continue to be a wealth of information to those who want to help, and to those who need the help. There will be no update bookwise for this week and most likely for the remainder of the month, as usual. I hope that somehow Milton weakens significantly and does not devastate to the extent it’s expected to. 
          
          If you are in FL, please get out. If you’re able to, make the drive out. Alert your neighbors. Take your valuables with you. The Weather Channel has provided me with a LOT of what I’ve been telling you all about Helene, so I recommend checking in with them if you haven’t already. They’ve been talking about the storm surges of major parts of Florida. 
          
          As I’ve already said, my only hope is that all of you are safe, I love you all.

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Hey y’all, I posted my last update the day Hurricane Helene made landfall here in the U.S. . While I wasn’t directly affected as horrendously as others were, Hurricane Helene destroyed parts of my home state.  Consciously, I made the ultimate decision to delay posting chapter 11. Helene has left so many people without anything, and knowing that it might be one of you who was directly affected hurts me so bad. 
          
          If you lost ANYTHING from Helene, I am so sorry. There’s no words really to adequately convey how much you guys are in my prayers. The states that were affected (besides Florida) do not have evac plans in place nor hurricane plans. Hurricane Helene really brought forth the unthinkable to the Southeastern United States. 
          
          If you were not affected and want to help out, there are countless fundraisers going on right now. If you are able to, donate. The Red Cross is a reputable source to donate to and I think they have a fundraiser linked in their Instagram bio right now. I’ve also noticed that Walmart is offering donation options to the Red Cross at checkout. If you are close enough to donate physical items, hygiene items are in high demand, as well as food and water, obviously. If neither option works for you, just keep the Southeast in your minds and hearts. It’s gonna take years to repair the amount of damage, and a lifetime of grief to work through . 
          
          In the coming days, I’ll try to put links to resources and fundraisers on my twitter (1_800_HS) as I see them on my feed. As well as any missing posters I see. 
          
          If you’ve read up to here, chapter 11 is out for you now. You don’t have to read it now, it’ll still be here whenever you get back. I love you all so incredibly much. See you soon.
          
          E.

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One of the main interstate connections that connects NC to TN is looking to be repaired in September of 2025. This alone causes MAJOR disruptions in people’s daily lives, and is one of the many ways Helene will be leaving a MASSIVE impact on the people of the Southeast.
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I’ve got a few links for you tonight. 
            
            The first one is one to a donation site. If I’m not mistaken, there’s several linked under this one: 
            
            https://www.instagram.com/linkshim/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charitynavigator.org%2Fdiscover-charities%2Fwhere-to-give%2Fhurricane-helene-2024%2F%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaxF0twB5CiyO9SKGQvJxhtzTWXeKezmqqZth_8_4mXDaDJbE0nWihswl0_aem_FiQAAhcj0pIREcShn0uIGA%2523charity_list&e=AT0oGHU91Llujcc3E7MAeXx3BSaivNVLzzr1jXKrpHiRA7DTB4XHidjeuS1p3gB14lsbYmUlU3sGeBoQ9-2KXjubUrcZNFD2mPPSs4q87vvshzQ5jF4WO8PD78sNPg
            
            The second one is a Google Sheet for missing people due to Helene. If you know of anyone missing, here is where you can check the status’: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pp41yMpPeMvZShN11xXAZdB3-6wu_cZyAB-QxgUoeEw/htmlview?
            
            If you know someone personally or know of someone who has a loved one missing, they can submit their information to be put in the sheet here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLVNr8A6ZnkoFQMA5_0PWymWpMRGQaL5Kjp2ApFPqehF7A8w/viewform?
            
            Those last two were more area specific, but I figured they were still helpful. These wont post to X at all, so share them wherever you can!
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If you’re looking donate locally, here are some ideas of things that are needed:
            
            -Sports Drinks (Gatorade, Powerade, etc)
            -Hydration Packs (powder) ie: Liquid IV
            -Baby Wipes
            -Diapers (children’s and adults sizes)
            - Baby Formula
            -Bug spray (aerosol)
            -sunscreen
            -plastic utensils (forks, spoons, knives, etc) 
            -manual can openers (lots of canned food is expected to be donated, they’ll need these to open) 
            -Trash bags (preferably 13 gal or construction grade) 
            -Non-perishable foods (like canned food, peanut butter, anything shelf stable, bread is also appreciated)
            -Cleaning supplies 
            -Plastic sheeting, tarps (can be found at any hardware store or even dollar stores)
            - Toothbrushes (think about little kiddos too)
            -Toothpaste (again, think about the littles too)
            -Toiletries/Sanitation (anything that you’d take to a hotel, or like the things in a hotel bathroom)
            - Pet Food (Dogs & Cats)
            -Hand Sanitizer 
            -Pads, Tampons, etc
            -Work Gloves (think construction)
            -Packs of Socks
            - WATER
            
            I stole this list from a group of people who are collecting these things to take to NC. There are WAY more things that I’m sure are needed. Check social media and news outlets for more lists if you’re looking to help out.
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WHAT IN THE WORLD! 
          
          well, heyyyyy. sorry i disappeared again. we have officially reached 400 reads on star studded, and it is almost the end of september, so I figured I’d stay true to my promise and give y’all a chapter before the month is up. 
          
          been super busy as per usual, i went to a concert earlier this month and it was truly magical. My first pit experience! stay tuned tomorrow for your next update!

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HEY! IF YOU HAVENT  READ THE DOUBLE UPDATE FOR STAR STUDDED DONT READ FURTHER!
          
          okay now that it’s been a couple days, i want to talk about how much I loved writing from Harry’s perspective specifically for the second part. Sometimes I find it hard to write from different perspectives but that was so fun and easy! I think I wrote both of those chapters in March, and I wish I could write that easy every single update! Coachella took me maybe 2 days to work on as a whole and I’m proudest of those chapters for now. Thank you for sticking along! I hope to post another update by the end of the month, but im shooting more for September! I love you all!