memento mori

Joan Didion, writing about the shock that followed after the death of her husband, John.

Tony Dunne, Joan's nephew, recounting a conversation he had with Joan after John's passing in Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017).

Crimson Peak (2015) // François Mauriac, The Loved and the Unloved // Agustin Gómez-Arcos, The Carnivorous Lamb (tr. William Rodarmor) // Ivana Lena Besevic // Yves Olade, Slaughterhouse // Yves Olade, Bloodsport // Euripides, The Bacchae // Edwin Austin Abbey, 'King Lear: Cordelia's Farewell' // Alice Notley, In the Pines // Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth

𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔰 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔰

Zoya Nazyalensky in Rule of Wolves (Leigh Bardugo)

Jenny Slate // Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue // Pleiades, Anne Carson // Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo // @oriley42 and @earth167 (and a half) on Tumblr // Jodi Picoult from The Book Of Two Ways // The Night Vale, Episode 100, The Toast // Adam Melchor, I Choose You // Kierston White, The Chaos of Stars

it can be really hard to follow through with this advice sometimes. other times it's shockingly easy to start doing the things i want to do. there'll always be ups and downs and lefts and rights when living with OCD, and medication, therapy, and stress management are really helpful. still, even if it's hard, i have to move forward. i have to construct a healthy self instead of destroying an unhealthy self.

The Carrying, Ada Limón

painting this on the ceiling above my bed so it's the first thing i see upon waking in the morning and the last thing i see before falling asleep at night

— “What have you been up to lately?” | Lyndsay Rush

Oh, not much / Just making a fool of myself / Making a name for myself / Making the most of myself / Making it up as I go / Making a leap of faith / Making my bed every morning / Making myself clear / Making a fuss / Ya know, the usual / I've actually really gotten into making a mountain out of a molehill / Making a face / Making an entrance / Making it rain / Making it happen / Making up for lost time / Making tacos for dinner / Making sure he knows just how much I adore him / Let's see…on the weekends I've been making a break for it / Making a game of it / Making a night of it / Making a big deal / Making my best guess / Making my own luck / Making a short story long / Making your day / Making mine / I've really been trying to prioritize making a scene / Making it interesting / Making it count / Making a comeback / Making a difference / Making a mess of things / Making the best of things / Making tiny, beautiful things I'll be proud to leave behind / Yeah that's pretty much it over here—how about you? -Lyndsay Rush ]

The relation between nature and human being: Agnieszka Lepka

@/field.of.ink The Dog // Rainbow Kitten Surprise Painkillers // image unknown Mitski A Burning Hill // W.R. On the Death of Summer and Baptismal Promises // Jeanette Winterson Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? // Aftersun (2022) dir. Charlotte Wells // tiktok // Zen Cho The Four Generations of Chang E // Charles M. Schulz Peanuts // Mitski Class of 2013 // Ethel Cain God's Country (Demo 3) // Richard Siken You Are Jeff from "Crush" // The Mountain Goats Birth of Serpents // 弟弟 Didi (2024) dir. Sean Wang // Noah Kahan The View Between Villages // unknown

a lot of feelings that are more than words