“I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul-de-sacs of shadow.…
Junkyards of the Mind
Author’s Note: Ask any writer and they will show you the scrap heap residing in their notebooks and USB sticks: the…
Kafka’s Bug
In just a four days, I will be turning twenty-seven years old. For most people, this will make me sound…
The Philistine at Downing
To Rishi Sunak Garish ghouls in their wooden cabinet send our coins to burn to a cinder. Woken by the…
Migration as a Bloodletting
Author’s Note: Happy Gemini season! I will be turning twenty-seven on the 28th of May. This makes me a Gemini…
Drowning in Narcissus’ Pond
A✨narcissist✨will create a revolving door of praise around themselves. They will ensure that nobody believes your side of the story.…
Slouching Towards Black-Winged Dreams
Having always been married to the mystical, documenting my dreams is like breathing: it comes naturally. If you trawled through…
The Many Figs of the Hot Lit Girl Trend
Author’s Note: This was published on my Substack back in October, but the “hot lit girl” debate has arisen once…
Diary: April ’24
“Now the babies are crying, I must take them out to tea.” —The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume II “April…
Hanahaki
“Hanahaki disease (花吐き病 (Japanese); 하나하키병 (Korean); 花吐病 (Chinese)) is a fictional disease where the victim of unrequited or one-sided love…