sara

"My mystery is a simple one: I do not know what being alive is." | literature student. 23. | the liminality | dni

[hamartaia]

uncertain beginnings and the like

the world will keep spinning. and i will keep living

to be quite honest, i wasn’t sure what went through my mind when creating this newsletter. perhaps as a way to immortalize my sometimes crazy, sometimes benign, ramblings. perhaps to have a portfolio of my thoughts from when i was young and dumb and did not think things through. or maybe it was that inflated ego of mine, thinking my thoughts matter more than they truly do. i’m not quite sure. i think i’ll have to get back to you on that.

liminality. how vague is that of a term? i believe my fondness for it might’ve started back in the spring of ‘23, when i took a course on queer gothic literature for my BA thesis. (not ‘queer’ only in terms of sexuality, but in terms of something odd, strange, abhorrent) perhaps liminality is not a vague term at all. i suspect it has everything to do with how much thought one puts into it. the descriptions we got, were:

threshold, inter-space, intermediate between one place and another.

“[…] refers to the ambivalence, confusion, or disorientation experienced in the middle stage of a rite of passage, when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold at the end of the rite.” — the future of indeterminacy.

any kind of disturbance of the category/border/the binary.

the border between two states/categories.

linked to transgression.

though, truth be told, i am quite sure those descriptions of liminality just about cover it.

perhaps, though, my ego needs deflating. i by no means believe that my thoughts and opinions on something, much less the ramblings, which will inevitably appear, will change anything for anyone anywhere. i will admit, however, i am a stickler for checking stats on my posts. whether that be on instagram, or snapchat. i can’t help it. i’m just a girl. i’m just a person. i’m just young. i am self-obsessed.

despite this, i truly do believe that whether or not i get any clicks on this newsletter, it won’t matter. not really. not in the grand scheme of things. this is just the internet (and everything is forever) and the world will keep on spinning. and i will keep living.

the liminality | sara | Substack

the ramblings of a literature student and a budding crazy catlady. Click to read the liminality, by sara, a Substack publication. Launched 2

[emmaharwoods]

I do wanna address what's happening right now outside of the building. There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order. Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — and I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that? People are being swept up and torn from their families. I feel it's my responsibility, as an artist, to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people, For Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza. We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear. I hope that we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate and we protest against it.

[gutterbrat]

hi. fuck ice. here is how you can help families affected by unlawful deportation

edit: and FUCK LAPD. here is how you can help bail out protestors who are in the trenches, facing mass arrests and putting their bodies on the line.

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

I feel like chatgpt came around and everyone immediately forgot what they were doing to get stuff done before. like writing centers, extensions, extra help, templates, office hours, beta readers, random generators, and art and writing prompts have all existed for ages. even if you were cheating there's always been sparknotes, photomath, copying, paying someone else to do it, faking that your grandma died, and whatever. all of that stuff is more reliable and doesn't fuck over the planet. and you might actually learn something

[hamartaia]

recent posts from the liminality.

from a grieving daughter.

i'm always hit with a wave of serenity and melancholy at 4am.

i always prepare myself for disappointment

8.6.25.

the liminality | sara | Substack

the ramblings of a literature student and a budding crazy catlady. Click to read the liminality, by sara, a Substack publication. Launched 2

[hamartaia]

time for a rebrand <3 it has been nice being scummzz for the past several years <3

[tkkatherineblog]

[larosebisou]

Lovers House Keys ♡

[crazysodomite]

small talk? it was quite big to me. i love you

[voguely]

[nvdish-angel]

Follow for more x

[oatymilks]

source: sunsetoned

[yohjimuse]

zoning out in the kitchen waiting for my coffee to brew

[jetix]

Yoshitomo Nara

[love-notes-to-survivors]

Remember that even good changes can make us feel depressed, because, as creatures of habit, we're resistant to change. That doesn't mean that it wasn't the right choice.

[sovietnam]

[arquitectoserectos]