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Marcus Aureli…us / Musings
I am reading ‘Meditations’ again, the private thoughts of Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius, and like always I am deeply moved. The original audience for Aurelius’ wisdom was men. Ancient Rome was after all a deeply entrenched patriarchal society, with little regard for or movement of women in any social or academic capacity. …
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Past In Ashes / Paintings
What do you do with years worth of diaries that contain the most tumultuous times of your life? This was my conundrum. I didn’t want to keep them. They had done their job and now it was time to let go. But how? Throw them away? Shred them? Burn them? I opted for the last …
Letters / Short Story
Letter 1 I never gave much credence to Calisto’s opinions, even if he reveled in giving them. Curled up on some impossibly narrow ledge, his bored drawl would seep towards me like a plume of odourless smoke and vanish right before my ears. I liked his company though, peculiar as it was. Not many people …
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Lopsided / Musings
Most things are lopsided It has a little dent It has a little crack It has a little side to it that are not like the other sides A wonky circle A crumpled surface I am crumpled And wonky And lopsided I have a little dent I have a little crack I have a little …
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The impossible / Musings
It’s OK to lean into the idea that not everything is possible for everyone. Not everything is possible for me. Right now I am facing (what feels like are) two impossible choices: I can go down the route of hectic emotional closeness, which embodies slightly manic highs and more than likely crushing lows. Or I …