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This is a newsletter about queer subtext, vintage TV, feelings, and feminism—with a heavy dose of Tyne Daly reverence and shirt-button analysis. I recap episodes, write essays, make lists nobody asked for, and occasionally post fanfiction because I can’t help myself. If you love complicated women and dramatic shoulder pads, this is your home now.

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This is a fan-run blog with no affiliation to CBS, Paramount, or the creators of Cagney & Lacey. Images and references fall under fair use for the purpose of commentary and critique. All original writing is © me, under an alias, because I am not giving my real name to the internet in 2026. Be cool.