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HEDONIST’S DINNER
Read more: HEDONIST’S DINNERwe all gather around the table wearing masks of decadencethat cannot hide our dilated pupils, black holes hollowthere’s trying to be good and there’s trying to win the favourof an indifferent god (which is another word for cruel) what is salvation and what is the fastest way to get there, we crycan you not hear…
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Remains (a poem)
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July (a poem)
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Bloodletting (a poem)
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I should have burned the good candles
Read more: I should have burned the good candlesA few days ago I saw a tweet that said: ‘The best New Year’s resolution I ever made was to start devouring all my nicest things, and save no small pleasure for an unspecified future. Now I burn the good candles, wear the expensive perfume at home, scribble imperfectly in pretty notebooks. You can’t pin…
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Digital wisdom: 6 online articles I absolutely loved
Read more: Digital wisdom: 6 online articles I absolutely lovedThe internet is a big, big place, and it’s easy to get lost in the wilderness of spam, clickbait, trash and memes. But every now and then, you run into something really good. Something that makes you think for days, something that inspires you, something that makes you gasp in surprised recognition. I love those…
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I need to stop watching the clock
Read more: I need to stop watching the clockMy mind has been so loud lately, impatience seeping from every thought. Impatience for what, I don’t know. For something new, for the leaves to turn brown, for writing inspiration, for my hair to grow out, for life. Time seems to be moving so fast I forget I exist right now, too. This summer taught…
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Review: a surprising Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
Read more: Review: a surprising Elena Knows by Claudia PiñeiroEven though I went into Elena Knows without any expectations, Claudia Piñeiro still somehow ended up not being what I expected. Where you might expect a simple murder mystery, this story eventually crawls itself a way into your heart to tug at the strings there. Elena Knows Elena’s daughter died of alleged suicide three months…
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Hell is where the sun is (an ode to summertime sadness)
Read more: Hell is where the sun is (an ode to summertime sadness)I’m ready for summer to be over. I’m tired of the sun rubbing me raw, skin and soul and everything in between. All is laid bare in this glaring light and I hate being forced to honesty. Summer will make you feel guilty for hiding away until you drag your sadness out of the shadows…
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Review: Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord
Read more: Review: Notes on Heartbreak by Annie LordIn Notes on Heartbreak, Annie Lord nails down the heartbreak experience like no other and I think this is an extremely comforting read for people going through it. Notes on Heartbreak Unfortunately I have to report that I am going through a bad case of heartbreak myself. As a result, I’m gathering all the reads…
