the work & the wanting
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ON: the performance of curation and the quiet erosion of the interior life
The claim that we are “losing our attention spans” circulates now with the weary authority of a cliche. It is offered at dinner tables with the same resigned cadence: of course we can’t focus anymore, of course our minds have been fractured...
ON: the resurgence of sex writing in modern romance and examining the intent of media
The resurgence of explicit sex in modern literature, specifically romance, has reignited a familiar debate, but one that often collapses under imprecise language, and any attempt to name distinctions is treated as criticism. Terms like smut...
MARGARET CARRION, COME BACK TO ME. COME BACK TO ME, MY LOVE.
Time: 11:38 a.m.
Date: November 18
“Come on,” Margaret teased, nudging his foot beneath the worn table. “Tell me what’s rattling around in that overcomplicated brain of yours.”
Arthur hesitated, fingers grazing the edge of his ring. The...
ON: the seduction of "tortured artists" and what we sacrifice to be taken seriously
“I wanted to be a ballerina.” “A ballerina?” “Yes. They retire young, ballerinas.”
And yet.
There is a quote by Pablo Neruda: “If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life.”
For a long time, I believed an a...
ON: the violence of desire and what it means to want everything.
Journal entry 102: The gap between what we currently know and what we want to know is one of the most powerful drivers of human behavior. How unfortunate that I am a masochist and wholly incapable of tolerating my own wanting.
Desire is t...
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