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Society (Abstract Art)

Society (2022)

Abstract Art, Art Museum, Artist, digital art, Modern Art

Blue Moons Over Soho

London is a city I never knew. I had fantastical notions of what it was like, but I wouldn’t find … More

autofiction, CNF, London, writing community

Books I Read in January

Book v. Cigarettes – George Orwell Cultish – Amanda Montell Bright Lights, Big City – Jay McInerney No. 91/92: notes … More

Book of the month, book recommendations, bookworm, Reader, reading list

Memoir: Tales From the Classroom

It all began with my glasses and the two front teeth that jutted out of my mouth. These other tiny … More

essay, Life Writing, Memoir, personal essay, Poetry, writing community

Diary Entry/17.01.22

Every few months, I wonder if I’m a blowfish whose bursts of inflation go unnoticed by the other fish, but … More

depression, diary entry, Greatness, Imposter Syndrome, insecurity, mental health, writing community

The Cutting Room Floor

It is almost 6 pm, and I am listening to Jay McInerney’s ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ on audiobook. The evenings … More

essay, informative essay, Literary Criticism, literature, Op Ed, Opinion Piece

Hemingway’s Paris: An Entity of Its Own

Hemingway’s ‘A Moveable Feast’ is a novel that was published posthumously. The book was born from a journal found in … More

book review, Commentary, Ernest Hemingway, essay, F Scott Fitzgerald, paris

Discussion of the Day: The Mother’s Paradox

For most of us, the idea that the sole purpose of women was to have children has long since died. … More

anti natalism, essay, paradox, philosophy, writing community

Why I Don’t Rate Books

I am just going to come out and say it. I don’t like, nor do I, rating books. Now, people … More

Book Rating, Book Reviews, essay, Goodreads Culture, Rating Books

New Year’s Absolutions

Happy New Year is what we say to each other, and I am guilty of that. The reality is that … More

confession, death, depression, diary, grief, honesty, loss, new year, sadness

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