2020-08-03 01:54
About this time last summer, my espresso machine clogged up. After several failed attempts to clean it, I gave up the double espresso filter basket for dead, and resorted to drinking si… Read More
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2020-07-26 16:33
The dirt floor was warm and damp. The space inside the pigsty glowed brightly, then crumbled into little pieces, like a mosaic. Swallows greeted me with a piercing "tweet-tweet" from their n… Read More
2020-07-19 15:05
"In June of this year patient experienced an attack of vertigo, nausea, and a feeling that she was going to pass out. A thorough medical evaluation elicited no positive findings..." [… Read More
2020-07-12 17:23
Nobody dies of consumption anymore.The wasting disease of frail women. The body consumes itself. Was it cured by the mass consumption of commercial goods? Feed the body; let the mind consume… Read More
2020-07-09 03:54
When companies posted open recruitment notices for the second half of the year, Jiyoung felt as though she was standing in a narrow alley clogged with a thick fog, which turned into rain and… Read More
2020-07-05 20:41
The Woman is well dressed and clean, but there is a high, manic gleam in her gaze, and her bright, cheerful voice sounds false. No one is ever that happy. She's clearly Not From Around Here… Read More
2020-07-03 01:01
Everything feels off today. Yesterday was brilliant, but today is off, like I got up on the wrong side of bed today, only it's the same side I always get up on, well, most of the time. Some… Read More
2020-06-24 03:04
Days are getting shorter. Like I'm running out of time for things.We're having a heatwave. The city phoned me yesterday with an automated message to tell me so, and remind me to stay hydrate… Read More
2020-06-19 15:54
You're not built from the soles of your feet up — it's more like your head is a "castle in the air," with scaffolding reaching down to the ground.I started reading this book in pre-pan… Read More
2020-06-14 19:19
I am unable to concentrate on work this past week. I sit and stare at my laptop for hours. Not cooking or cleaning or distracting myself with productive (if personal) endeavours, I sit and I… Read More
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