Wajiha
@wajiha.bsky.social
I read. But I’d like to read more than I manage to.
Sometimes I write too.
Sometimes I write too.
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why aren't the robots doing mundane tasks for us? why are they writing and drawing? they want to be me so bad...
December 3, 2024 at 4:40 PM
why aren't the robots doing mundane tasks for us? why are they writing and drawing? they want to be me so bad...
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kantha is a south asian technique for recycling scrap fabric. it was originally used at a time when fabric was very precious. the technique involves attaching layers of scrap material using a running stitch (pics 1, 2 and 3). it's similar to japanese boro (pic 4).
December 3, 2024 at 1:55 AM
kantha is a south asian technique for recycling scrap fabric. it was originally used at a time when fabric was very precious. the technique involves attaching layers of scrap material using a running stitch (pics 1, 2 and 3). it's similar to japanese boro (pic 4).
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Under Siege
Here on the slopes of hills.
Facing the dusk
And the canon of time
Close to the garden of broken shadows
We do what prisoners do.
And what the jobless do:
We cultivate hope.
—Mahmoud Darwish
#Bookbirds
Here on the slopes of hills.
Facing the dusk
And the canon of time
Close to the garden of broken shadows
We do what prisoners do.
And what the jobless do:
We cultivate hope.
—Mahmoud Darwish
#Bookbirds
October 17, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Under Siege
Here on the slopes of hills.
Facing the dusk
And the canon of time
Close to the garden of broken shadows
We do what prisoners do.
And what the jobless do:
We cultivate hope.
—Mahmoud Darwish
#Bookbirds
Here on the slopes of hills.
Facing the dusk
And the canon of time
Close to the garden of broken shadows
We do what prisoners do.
And what the jobless do:
We cultivate hope.
—Mahmoud Darwish
#Bookbirds
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Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald
November 26, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald
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I feel like the absolutely absence of posts about holding space for defying gravity on this site is mind blowing and unacceptable
November 23, 2024 at 3:38 AM
I feel like the absolutely absence of posts about holding space for defying gravity on this site is mind blowing and unacceptable
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We’ve done it! First starter pack: Books Podcasts. We’ve added some of our favourites, but who have we missed?
go.bsky.app/61TpUxy
go.bsky.app/61TpUxy
November 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM
We’ve done it! First starter pack: Books Podcasts. We’ve added some of our favourites, but who have we missed?
go.bsky.app/61TpUxy
go.bsky.app/61TpUxy
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New on the blog today, I've written about ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend.
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
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Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
Ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend
November seems to be a very popular time for themed cultural events, ranging from German Lit Month (which focus on books originally written in the German language) and #Noirvember (a tradition of w…
jacquiwine.wordpress.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:16 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend.
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
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“It’s not like cat books are huge in Japan. It’s not as big a thing as is being made out in the UK.”
Japanese fiction is booming here. But is a golden age turning into a glut? I spoke to readers, translators, editors and agents about why it's so popular, and how Murata is the new Murakami:
Japanese fiction is booming here. But is a golden age turning into a glut? I spoke to readers, translators, editors and agents about why it's so popular, and how Murata is the new Murakami:
Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming
From tales of alienation to comforting novels set in bookshops, Japanese authors have written nearly half of this year’s bestselling translated novels in the UK. What’s their secret?
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:40 AM
“It’s not like cat books are huge in Japan. It’s not as big a thing as is being made out in the UK.”
Japanese fiction is booming here. But is a golden age turning into a glut? I spoke to readers, translators, editors and agents about why it's so popular, and how Murata is the new Murakami:
Japanese fiction is booming here. But is a golden age turning into a glut? I spoke to readers, translators, editors and agents about why it's so popular, and how Murata is the new Murakami:
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Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
November 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
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You collapse in the street and as you come round, the first thing you see is a circle of grinning Louis Wain cats looking down at you and chanting this. #folkhorror
April 3, 2024 at 7:29 AM
You collapse in the street and as you come round, the first thing you see is a circle of grinning Louis Wain cats looking down at you and chanting this. #folkhorror
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thinking about this W.S. Merwin poem (“Rain Light”)
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
thinking about this W.S. Merwin poem (“Rain Light”)
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Started a starter pack!
November 16, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Started a starter pack!
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November 19, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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Would read a novel about a writer who gets included in a Starter Pack with a load of other writers he considers inferior.
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Would read a novel about a writer who gets included in a Starter Pack with a load of other writers he considers inferior.
Got back on excel for a bit and yes the old timer is still superior no matter what anyone says
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Got back on excel for a bit and yes the old timer is still superior no matter what anyone says
Same ♾️
This coming year I plan to finally resume posting the books I read *fingers crossed*
November 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Same ♾️
This coming year I plan to finally resume posting the books I read *fingers crossed*
December 29, 2023 at 4:41 PM
This coming year I plan to finally resume posting the books I read *fingers crossed*
Excited to see the thriving literary community here. Thanks to the efforts of people like @paperpills10.bsky.social 🩶
September 21, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Excited to see the thriving literary community here. Thanks to the efforts of people like @paperpills10.bsky.social 🩶
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More visual art on the Ramblings today as I feature some books exploring fictional literary houses - great fun! 😄 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/a...
A booklover’s treat – some literary houses!
As I mentioned in my post about John Piper, I spent a lovely rainy Sunday in August browsing some large, mainly visual, books. There were the two John Pipers, but I also enjoyed exploring a pair of in...
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September 20, 2023 at 6:28 AM
More visual art on the Ramblings today as I feature some books exploring fictional literary houses - great fun! 😄 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/a...
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Reintroduction: we are Sídhe Press, a small poetry press based in Berlin. Our EIC is Annick Yerem. We have 4 books out and there is a launch online tomorrow at 6 pm BST for our latest anthology, Glisk&Glimmer. Do join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/7110993763... #Poetry #Community #Light #GliskAndGlimmer
Glisk and Glimmer- Launch
This is the launch of Sídhe Press´ second anthology, Glisk and Glimmer- Poems About Light.
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September 20, 2023 at 5:43 AM
Reintroduction: we are Sídhe Press, a small poetry press based in Berlin. Our EIC is Annick Yerem. We have 4 books out and there is a launch online tomorrow at 6 pm BST for our latest anthology, Glisk&Glimmer. Do join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/7110993763... #Poetry #Community #Light #GliskAndGlimmer
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"Twitter users arriving at Bluesky", Théodore Géricault, 1819
September 20, 2023 at 10:10 AM
"Twitter users arriving at Bluesky", Théodore Géricault, 1819
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Ernaux’s works aren’t coy or glancing; they’ve been sharpened to a point. Though she seems like a writer of details, each book is a vital mission, carried out with thrusting force. “No lyrical reminiscences, no triumphant displays of irony”
- Tobi Haslett
- Tobi Haslett
All the Images Will Disappear, by Tobi Haslett
On Annie Ernaux’s spectacular impersonality
harpers.org
September 19, 2023 at 3:05 AM
Ernaux’s works aren’t coy or glancing; they’ve been sharpened to a point. Though she seems like a writer of details, each book is a vital mission, carried out with thrusting force. “No lyrical reminiscences, no triumphant displays of irony”
- Tobi Haslett
- Tobi Haslett
Book club read for September. Man, it’s huge
September 19, 2023 at 4:07 AM
Book club read for September. Man, it’s huge