In which a drunken Raoul sees a vision of his heart's desire in the night.
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 4
In the shadows of the opera, an astrakhan cap. A fluttering cape. The shiver of the shoulders as a cold porcelain mask touches cheek and nose and forehead. Dark eyes, full of sorrow, gaze deep into a mirror. Then music starts to play, perhaps from nowhere: a single piano key is pressed repeatedly, the note... Continue Reading →
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 3
In which Raoul meets Christine's guardian most pious.
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 2
In which Little Meg acts upon her instincts of friendship.
Meeting My Younger Self for Coffee
I saw this in Vogue and thought I'd do it myself.
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 1
In which Raoul acts upon his love of Christine.
Fantôme Chapter 8
In which we begin to see the true horror at play.
Fantôme – Chapter 7, Part 3
In which disaster falls during a performance by the great singer Carlotta.
Fantôme – Chapter 7, Part 2
In which passions run high in preperation for performance.
Japan.
I wish I could give you Hokkaido winter like you want it. Independence, structure, cultural benevolence ought to be a simple inheritence. I'm not disinterested but I don't know what it holds for me to be in a place where I can't speak, can't understand. Where my very bones ache with the cold, the two... Continue Reading →
Late Romantic 