The Ranch

The following is an excerpt from The Return by Rachel Harrison , out on March 24, 2020 and available now for pre-order . In this sinister story, a group of three friends Elsie, Molly, and Mae book a weekend stay at a remote inn for a very special occasion: The fourth member of their girl gang, Julie, has finally returned after a mysterious two-year disappearance. But when Julie arrives, it's immediately obviously to Elsie that something is... off. For one thing, she has no memory of what happened to her. Plus, she looks different... and she smells. As the weekend progresses, it becomes more and more obvious that the Julie who returned isn't the Julie who left. But who or what is she? "Im getting nervous Julie isnt here yet," Mae says, tapping a superbly manicured nail on her bottom lip. "I hope shes all right." "Youre only worried because of what happened. This is Julie. Julie is always late. Its not unusual, Maebs," I say, taking off her hat a...

So you've crafted a meticulous masterpiece of a text. Maybe you even had one of your friends proofread it for content and proper emoji usage. It's all ready to go: Your love confession, your invite to a party Saturday night, your simple response to the most benign message ever. But you can't hit send. You're not alone in your texting anxiety , and science says there are perfectly brain chemistry-related reasons you're procrastinating with that text. "A few things come to mind when I think about unread texts or emails: fear of rejection, abandonment, and judgement," psychotherapist Lillyana Morales tells Bustle. "Humans are naturally social animals, but when anxiety creeps in and pushes a person into fight or flight mode then suddenly something as simple as a text message can be considered a threat." And because you want to avoid a perceived threat, you often want to avoid your unread messages, Diana Anzaldua , LMSW, tells Bustle. "This a...

Spoilers ahead for How To Get Away With Murder Season 6. Time is winding down on the final season of How To Get Away With Murder, and one thing is for sure one of the core cast members will meet his or her maker before Season 6 ends. It could be Bonnie. It could be Fran. Or Gabriel could die on How To Get Away With Murder. Honestly, the more that the Keating 4 find out about Gabriel and his past, the more it seems likely he wont survive the rest of the season. Gabriel came into HTGAWM under suspicious circumstances, given that hes Sam Keatings son with Vivian, Sams ex-wife. Vivian is now in town, watching the Keating 4, talking to Annalise, and also probably informing on everyone to the FBI she has drug charges that the FBI is squashing in exchange, it seems, for her testimony. According to the flash-forwards at the end of every episode so far, viewers know that the dead person in question is the FBI informant. Fans also know that just because Annalises funeral was shown at th...

Grey's Anatomy writers love a plot twist, and this season a major one came for one of the show's most beloved characters. Miranda Bailey is pregnant , which means she's now pregnancy buddies with Amelia, who also decided to have a child this season. For Miranda, the news was a much bigger surprise, given that just an episode before, she learned she was pre-menopausal. Turns out, as she told Ben in the Oct. 24 episode, both things can be true. While another Greys baby is welcome, whats even more welcome is how Ben, Mirandas husband, took the news of their impending arrival. Ben and Miranda didnt really talk about having children together, considering that Miranda already has her son, Tucker, and Ben is a doting stepfather. But Bens overjoyed reaction shows that this is the right thing for them. This is a new chapter for the pair, but in this joy, they cant lose sight of their marriage and the anxiety that almost ended it. Theres no doubt that Miranda is a world-class ...

The cold weather can cause havoc with our bodies in more ways than one. I tend to get really dry skin on my hands and legs. And another thing I (and many others) suffer with more in the winter is dry, chapped lips. While there are plenty of lip balms out there you can try, sometimes things get desperate and you have to get a little home remedy going. For these times, I have found the best at-home remedies for dry lips , most of which include ingredients you will have lying around the kitchen. Cold winds have a majorly drying effect on our skin and lips, so are usually to blame for chapped lips. However, there are other reasons you may be suffering with dry lips , most likely of which is dehydration. Drinking water is inherently crucial to keeping our bodies balanced, and if we don't get enough, our bodies both inside and out can feel the effects. Dry lips and mouth are often the most noticeable areas that are affected by dehydration. It is important to note however that if you c...

The most wonderful time of the year? The time of year with more social events you're obliged to attend as opposed to actually wanting to more like. And one of the biggest and most dread-filled soirees of the festive season is, of course, the work Christmas do. Yes, there will probably be male colleagues with their ties tied around their heads and you'll inevitably be sat beside someone you've never uttered more than three words to. But don't worry guys, I've got some tried and tested conversation starters to avoid awkward silences at your office Christmas party. As a profoundly awkward and generally disinterested person who doesn't much like crowds, noise, or doing things I don't want to do: learning to get by in (and even enjoy) social events has become a bit of a necessity. One that, dare I say, I have down to a fine art. But the work Xmas do is one of the trickiest of them all. How do you find something in common with Susan from accounts ? What the h...

Spoilers ahead for Nancy Drew Season 1, Episode 4. Hello friends. We need to talk about something. There are actual, real ghosts on Nancy Drew , and we cannot ignore their presence any longer. Prior to the Oct. 30 episode, fans had witnessed Nancy and some other Horseshoe Bay residents seeing glimpses of a Dead Lucy ghost, but Wednesday's episode tripled down on the ghostly behavior. It's surprising for longtime Nancy Drew fans, if only because in the books, anything remotely supernatural was eventually explained by something based in, you know, science. But these are legit ghosts with a mission, it seems. The many supernatural appearances didn't just happen because the episode aired right before Halloween either as having multiple ghosts was always this show's intention. Digital Spy reported that executive producers Melinda Hsu Taylor and Noga Landau said, "In our world, we'll have ghosts and each of them we encounter along the way is something that is...