My Spider Nemesis is a Speedster, and I’m Losing My Mind

Ashlee Cox • October 27, 2025

Okay, Script-Breakers, pull up a seat, because I have to confess the absolute, unhinged chaos that went down in my house this week. 


You might be here for the business deep-dives, but today, you’re getting some unscripted life-or-death drama, because, apparently, my life is now a survival reality show.


The Morning Horror & The Houdini Act


You know how dedicated I am to that ridiculously early country morning walk with my Mom?


 I was literally about to leave my room to go sip my warm lemon water—zen mode engaged—when I absentmindedly looked up.


And that’s when I saw it. 


A spider


Not a cute little guy. 


A big, hairy, arch-nemesis spider just chilling on one of my high ceiling rods.


 My ceiling is mercifully high, which usually means safety, but this time it just meant I can’t reach the enemy.


I paused.


 I sighed. (Why, Universe, why do you ruin my good morning?)


 I turned away, took a deep breath to calm the rising panic (because, again, NOPE), but when I turned back... it was gone.


 Vanished.


 Poof! 


Like I had imagined the whole terrifying thing.


 I scoured the room. 


Nothing.


I went on my walk. 


I came back an hour later.


 Still gone. 


Okay, maybe it heard my rising fear and respectfully decided to relocate. 


Crisis averted! ...Right?



The Evening Insanity & The Bad Choices


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