pinned post. read this first.
i don’t like introductions, but here we are.
this blog is a mix of things. writing, art, poetry, thoughts too sharp to keep in my own head. sometimes deep, sometimes dumb. sometimes i post shit that makes people think, sometimes i just post shit that makes me laugh.
who am i?
• late twenties. originally from the midwest. grew up on a farm in ohio, spent my late teens and early twenties in chicago, then moved to the southwest for the weather and the vibes.
• well-read. probably better read than you.
• not here for discourse. i don’t care.
• dom. not why i’m here, but it’s still who i am. if that means something to you, you’ll figure it out.
what i love:
• books. too many to list, but some favorites—blood meridian (mccarthy), no longer human (daizai), crime and punishment (dostoevsky), wise blood (o’connor), hamlet (shakespeare), the secret history (tartt), in cold blood (capote).
• plays. hamlet, a streetcar named desire, who’s afraid of virginia woolf?, long day’s journey into night.
• poetry. rainer maria rilke, sylvia plath, pablo neruda, anne carson, sappho.
• artists. caravaggio, egon schiele, francis bacon, artemisia gentileschi, zdzisław beksiński.
• essays. the myth of sisyphus (camus), the crack-up (fitzgerald), against interpretation (sontag).
what i’m reading right now:
the unbearable lightness of being (kundera).
books read so far in 2025:
10.
this blog?
• dark academia if it was meaner.
• literary, sometimes poetic, sometimes obscene.
• some nights i write things that will linger in your head for days. some nights i just shitpost. balance.
• if you’re here, you probably like my mind.
talk to me.
i don’t do small talk, but i do listen. so if you need a place to spill your thoughts—good, bad, unfiltered—go ahead. use my inbox like a confessional. i read everything. i answer when i feel like it. if you’re looking for advice, perspective, or just someone to put your thoughts into better words than you can, i might indulge you.
spam, nonsense, or things that bore me will be deleted. try to be interesting.
stick around, or don’t. either way, i’m good.
just a quick psa—if you’re a minor, don’t interact with my blog. simple as that. i don’t care if you think you’re mature for your age, i don’t care if you’re just here to lurk, i don’t care what your reasoning is. this space isn’t for you. i’m grateful for everyone who enjoys what i write, but i have zero hesitation blocking anyone who doesn’t respect that boundary. so let’s not make it weird. thanks.
