Treating myself to a cup of Greek yoghurt, blueberries and redcurrants while reading White Nights by Fëdor Dostoevskij.
from the introduction to emily wilsons translation of the iliad
18.04.25
Daily carries.
Need to keep reminding myself of the importance of ritual in my life. When I forget it, when I forget myself, I find myself feeling so adrift. Like I’ve lost something. Ritual grounds me in a way few things do. Writing as a ritual. Fragrance as a ritual. Water breaks as a ritual. Lip balm because I perpetually forget that last one.
🎶 Present Tense - Radiohead
April 20th, 1935 Virginia Woolf, “A Writer’s Diary” (1918 - 1941)
Demonology
A Question of Free Will: Inside the Final Days of Katherine Mansfield
The Humiliating Act of Falling In Love
How to read a painting
When Horror Is the Truth-teller
Love Is Like Cocaine
Lizzie Siddal: The life of a Pre-Raphaelite supermodel
Joan Didion Against a Performative Life
Women drawing nudes: a history of forbidden bodies
How midlife became a crisis
and more to come!
[7/100] days of productivity
worked on my May wrap-up article for my Substack, that will be out tomorrow, read A LOT (I'm currently juggling 4 books), and rearranged my bookshelf.
Sylvia Plath, aged 19, journal entry #124, from "The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath" (dated May 15, 1952)
It's so easy to eat a healthy snack in the summer, 'cause the seasonal fruits are so delicious!
me wanting to build my own library at home:
“Let go of the idea of winning or losing. In the game of life, the most important thing is just showing up and doing your best.”
— Unknown