What, like it's hard? Everyone glamorous is pretending. For sure. It's easy to look good if everyone wants you to: when the designer fits the dress to you, when somebody is paid to make sure your shoes match your look, when the photographs of you will sell, then it becomes an industry to get you... Continue Reading →
Girl Dinner with Late Romantic
A recipe that isn't a recipe. Itās the moments we are alone that we truly decide who we are. When my husband went away this week, I found myself living just as quietly as I do when heās here: I listened to music, I cooked my favourite lazy food, and I went to bed early.... Continue Reading →
The Books I’m Reading in 2026
10 books on my TBR
I don’t care about canon.
Or: Fanfic in opposition to auteurship.
My Personal Canon
ie the books you should read to understand me, with film and music pairings
The Librarian’s Gift Guide
for panicking givers.
10k Hours as a Value System
According to (perhaps a misunderstanding of) K. Anders Ericsson[1], it takes 10000 hours to become a master at something. 10,000 hours is a long time: 5 years at 40 hours per week (the average workload), or over a year without a break or rest of any kind. That takes tenacity, it takes commitmentā¦ but it... Continue Reading →
Sell Me Up The River
The difference between this kind of backstabbing and other ways of being exploited.
people I ought to have been able to mourn
good people who died young.
Pumpkin Spice Season
Who among us does not love the syrupy, seasonally bound gloop? Whether it's the messy crĆØme egg, the cranberry sauce which belongs only on the Christmas table, or the much hyped, much maligned PSL. I am a great fan of the pumpkin spiced latte: I love pumpkin, I love spice, I love autumn-winter, I love... Continue Reading →
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