the thought of the thing
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Breathing out of love for respiration.
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Currently hopping between Can Xue and Ben Okri, both stellar.
August 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Currently hopping between Can Xue and Ben Okri, both stellar.
Some highly anticipated library orders of mine came in. I can’t believe Quiet Dawn hasn’t been discussed much online since it just released. Just look at that opening.
July 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some highly anticipated library orders of mine came in. I can’t believe Quiet Dawn hasn’t been discussed much online since it just released. Just look at that opening.
Midnight is Not In Everyone’s Reach and Lili is Crying share a certain fluidity that is helping me work through some polyvocal stuff I’m doing in my own book.
July 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Midnight is Not In Everyone’s Reach and Lili is Crying share a certain fluidity that is helping me work through some polyvocal stuff I’m doing in my own book.
New shelves, new books, new lines (from Herscht 07769) to mull over
December 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
New shelves, new books, new lines (from Herscht 07769) to mull over
My writing nook is coming along nicely 😏
December 2, 2024 at 5:45 PM
My writing nook is coming along nicely 😏
Moving entails boxes of books, empty shelves, and a good long novel to see me through.
November 29, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Moving entails boxes of books, empty shelves, and a good long novel to see me through.
Working on author photos for her upcoming story collection Hagiographies of Lost Dogs.
November 24, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Working on author photos for her upcoming story collection Hagiographies of Lost Dogs.
The White Book // Han Kang // Deborah Smith
November 23, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The White Book // Han Kang // Deborah Smith
On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Translated by Barbara Haveland.
I feel unsafe reading this. 10/10.
I feel unsafe reading this. 10/10.
November 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle. Translated by Barbara Haveland.
I feel unsafe reading this. 10/10.
I feel unsafe reading this. 10/10.
Absolutely engrossed in Oğuz Atay. Had to read this spread several times.
November 19, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Absolutely engrossed in Oğuz Atay. Had to read this spread several times.
Sky for sky
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Sky for sky
Finding solace in the dead-eyed humor of Etheridge Knight’s poetry
November 16, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Finding solace in the dead-eyed humor of Etheridge Knight’s poetry
Beautiful book mail from New Directions 😍
Glad to see Schoolgirl, one of Dazai’s best stories, is included in No One Knows.
Glad to see Schoolgirl, one of Dazai’s best stories, is included in No One Knows.
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Beautiful book mail from New Directions 😍
Glad to see Schoolgirl, one of Dazai’s best stories, is included in No One Knows.
Glad to see Schoolgirl, one of Dazai’s best stories, is included in No One Knows.
I have to stop reading when he gives me this look
November 15, 2024 at 12:11 AM
I have to stop reading when he gives me this look
Hoping to spend much of next year completing and thinking through the work of Mishima, Dazai, & Tsushima. All three share an emotional landscape within me. Currently loving the gentleness in The Sound of Waves.
November 14, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Hoping to spend much of next year completing and thinking through the work of Mishima, Dazai, & Tsushima. All three share an emotional landscape within me. Currently loving the gentleness in The Sound of Waves.
the thought of the thing is thinking in the blue sky
November 14, 2024 at 3:41 AM
the thought of the thing is thinking in the blue sky