Helen Higgins
I write about the erotics of intelligence, the long shadows of lust, modern romance and relationships, and the quiet seductions in literature, longing, and love. This is creative writing, creative nonfiction, and reflective musings.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 175 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Loving them enough doesn’t change them.
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Nobody slams a door.
Nobody leaves in a storm of accusations.
There’s no final argument to point to when people ask what happened.
There’s just the slow accumulation of evidence, from a missed...
Why is it so difficult to clap for other people?
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I’ve often wondered why jealousy is one of the few emotions we’re expected to never admit to. It languishes in the shadows, usually disguised as indifference, criticism, silence or withdrawal, whereas...
The Return of Mystery
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There’s a subtle, almost imperceptible shift happening in the culture, although most people haven’t named it yet. It feels like a change in the air, like the charged metal ions that buzz on the wind befor...
A question of taste: whose does yours belong to?
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Taste is having a moment, in that it’s become strangely (and in a somewhat oxymoronic way) unfashionable. This doesn’t include the flat‑lay minimalism or the dark‑academia cosplay and LARPing that have been...
The Private Self in Public Culture
Author’s note: This essay is about identity. Specifically, it’s what happens to desire when the self becomes something we curate for public consumption rather than inhabit privately. I’m not interested in moralising anyone’s choices or poli...
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