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Category: Fiction

The Maple Moon Newsletter

Are you interested in garish opinions? Do you like to read about Literature? Are you interested in the history of … More

Newsletter, Substack, writer

Slack-Jawed

CW: Suicide When you try, they immortalise the experience in a highly realistic painting. I saw a poster for the … More

art, Fiction, Frida Kahlo, haibun, mental illness, Poetry

Emphysema Gone Wild

Under the quiet cloak of dawn, the local drunk steps on a soapbox at the park. He gathers every waif … More

Fiction, flash fiction

The Maple Moon: My Food Writing Substack

Anyone who knows me knows I love food. It’s an inside joke between us all. I primarily write Poetry and … More

Food Writer, Food writing, Literary Food, Recipes, writing

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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

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 … More

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. … More

Cadenza, Fiction, Poetic Fiction, 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 … More

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

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