The Lomez Dox

TFW the only scalp you claim is your own.

In late 2019, shortly after I began writing and tweeting as Peachy Keenan, I was invited to a secret group chat with some smart, interesting people, none of whom I had met in real life. The guy who started the chat was an excellent people curator, and one day he invited a smart, interesting poaster who wrote under the alt “L0m3z.” At the time, I think Lomez had around 3000 followers, which to me, a rookie with like 200 followers, was quite impressive.

In January of 2020, our group chat started to notice that there was a plague on the way, courtesy of what was obviously a lab leak of a bioengineered virus from China. Coincidentally, a few members of the group were planning a visit to L.A., so Mr. Keenan and I invited them to a small gathering at our house so we could all finally meet.

The Evite I chose had the pre-set theme “Raising Awareness,” which seemed hilarious and appropriate. My husband invited Mr. and Mrs. Lomez, since they were within driving distance in California, and they …