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writing comp author’s note because why not <3

whenever I listen to the folklore album by taylor swift, there’s always one track in particular that stands out to me: the last great amercian dynasty. this song tells the story of a woman named rebekah and all of the trouble she caused with her husband in a rhode island home they called holiday house. the concept was so original, the story so compelling, that i’ve wanted to write a story about it since the moment I heard the first verse. but once I began to research the song’s origins, I discovered the truth: the song was real, all of it. (except the lyric “she stole his dog and dyed it key-like green”, it was actually a cat.) holiday house was a place owned by the late rebekah harkness and purchased in 2013 by none other than taylor alison swift. i was amazed, and my half-formed story took on a whole different concept. I dove into the life of rebekah hale harkness, and i decided to use my research in a piece that wove together the original song and the real-life story of taylor’s muse. and so, i present to you, my own last great american dynasty.

also, thanks to poppy and snowy for critiquing! you guys are the best <3