a uniquely portable magic

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new york is overwhelming at times. But, I will never get tired of exploring bookstores.

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pure in its undurability

Lizzie & her first love

ig: wherethelostboysmet

Reading books all day is all my younger self wanted for me so I hope she's pleased with my adult life

from a distance, most things look beautiful

ig: herdrafts Lately short stories/nonfiction interest me, captivated also by the art of writing essays, as a reader who gets fascinated by the author’s writing style most of the time, I’m discovering it as an inspiration for my reviews and my unsuccessful attempts to write a novel.

(Dorianne Laux, from “On the Back Porch,” Only As the Day Is Long: New and Selected Poems )

47/100 • 11/05/2020 ❣️ this adorno chapter is taking me an eternity to read....its fascinating but such slow going. i’m also starting to burn out as the semester winds to a close. i still have the majority of my assessments to go, and cannot wait to be over the finish line.

Shakespeare & Co. (Paris, 2019)

a quiet morning spent reading

I wonder—if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all?