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On Losing Hope and Those Who Lack Empathy

Ever since I can remember, I have had grand plans. I come from an ambitious family, so rising the ladder…

depression, essay, Hopeless, thoughts, writer, writing community

Books I’ve Enjoyed Recently in Photos

The Lover by Marguerite Duras — I’ve said it once, and I will say it again. The French know how…

books, Favourite Books, French Literature, literature, Lolita, Russian Literature

On The Vanities of Competitive Reading

January 2022 — Ah, yes, I will take on this personal experiment. I, Courtenay, will record the books I read…

books, Booktube, Competitive Reading, journal, literature, thoughts

Holographic Principle at the UFO Club

Ashen needles and torn posters gluethemselves to the floor of UFO Club No standing building to speak of,but the particles…

Holographic Principle, Poetry, poetrycommunity, science fiction, Science Fiction Poetry, writing community

The Failed Devil’s Dinner Party: Vol.1 — On The Misplacement of Joy

Author’s Note: A few months ago, I painstakingly put together a little chapbook of essays for a very specific project…

essay, Failure, personal essay

Dolores’ Cadenza

Author’s Note: I have been through quite a lot recently, and I am finding it hard to cope with everything.…

Cadenza, Fiction, Poetic Fiction, writing community

Frogs

Them with smoke rings in hair.Them with longing for despair.Them with no due care.Them a little beyond repair.Them with no…

Critical Poetry, Literary Criticism, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

Dead October

I knew a man called October, his chest displayed in verdigris. 

One Sentence Poem, poet, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

Artists and Symposiums

I have always experienced ageism. I pride myself on my intelligence and knowledge of different subjects, which has been acquired…

Arts, depression, essay, Failure, Industry, poet, Time, writer, Youth

Remembering Sunday

This is the story that saw me interviewed on a BBC Radio Station! I have started writing a play that…

diary entry, Epistolary, Fiction, flash fiction, Radio, short story

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