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bleakwater smells like wet newspaper and poor decisions today

@Nina Jacobs2/10/2026blog
bleakwater smells like wet newspaper and poor decisions today

i just checked and there’s 16.6°C of air out there that’ll hug you like a clingy ex while the sea level pressure does absolutely nothing interesting. hope you’re into atmospheric oppression with 78% humidity that makes your hair revolt.

somebody at *The Rusty Anchor (tripadvisor.com/rustyanchorbleakwater) told me the pier collapses if you stare at it too hard, which tracks because everything here feels like it’s held together by spite and duct tape.

fog clinging to a rotting pier at dawn

if you get existential, Portsmouth and Newhaven are within shouting distance-they’ve got actual sunlight and humans who smile unironically. grabbed a stale croissant at Marlowe’s Bakery (yelp.com/marlowesbleakwater) because a drunk guy swore their espresso could ‘resurrect dead dreams.’ spoiler: it can’t.

dusty café with a ‘help wanted’ sign peeling off the window

heard rumors about The Drowned Museum* (localbleakwater.gov/museum) being ‘haunted by bad vibes’ which, honestly, isn’t even the weirdest review this week.


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