A little less friction
In which I discuss things I do to live life a little bit easier
The Second Structure of Feeling
Still me, thinking about art and feelings.
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In which being seen so clearly feels both like shame and freedom
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In which the real villain of the story was Mr. M all along
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In which I'll be trying to do A Thing
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In which I sort of unload; sorry in advance
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In which I shamelessly steal from Rama Duwaji
I wish I knew how to quit Instagram
In which I have a crisis about this stupid app
October Favourites
In which I reanimate a series I began and dropped pretty much immediately, i.e. in which I flog a dead horse.
I Only Want to Cook For Other People
In which everyone around me is well-fed, except for me. Plus recipes at the end of some things I always make for Mark.
In Defence of Painting
In which I realised things at Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery
r/bald and Letting Go
In which I think about the things we hold close that sometimes hold us back
Sitings: Is Jumalon's 'A Garden in the Chest'
In which a puddle contains the universe
When The Bad Things In Your Head Are True
In which any mean thing someone's gonna think of to say about me, I've probably said to me, about me
Life after my miscarriage
In which, at the end, are five things that have distracted me from being unbearably sad
Crying about a sesame seed
In which I think about wanting things more when they're gone
25 years of In the Mood for Love
In which I talk about the four times I have seen it
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In which I struggle with the everyday
Hello again
In which I unsuccessfully try to not be weird about trying to get back into writing here again