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tout ceci doit être considéré comme dit par un personnage de roman 🐇

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april 20th: updating journal, snacking on turmeric bread, trying out new incense sticks

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baking session 1: black tea cocoa & marbled orange cardamom loaf cakes

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taking more care of myself lately

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frosted banana bread, organic lemon rose scent, being recognized, new skincare products, wind that makes you clutch your coat tight, asian beers & holding hands

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2026 goal: finish the neapolitan quartet in its original language

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picking, choosing, deliberating

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no matter how cold outside, a tangerine always makes me feel cuddled and comfortable

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winter sostice 💫

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favourite books of 2025

books depicted: we do not part (han kang), no straitght road takes you there (rebecca solnit), the years (annie ernaux), things i don’t want to know & the cost of living (deborah levy)

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Hi!:) I saw you mentioned Deborah Levy in your posts. I read only August Blue, wonder if you read it as well - just curious about your impressions. Or what are your impressions of her other books?

Hi! Unfortunately, I haven’t read any of her fiction yet, although Hot Milk and August Blue are definitely on my TBR list.

I am currently halfway through her Living Autobiography, and I only have the last book, Real Estate, left to read.

My opinion is still incomplete, given that I haven’t read enough of her work, but so far I adore how she blends the personal and the political, and how she dissects gender roles, motherhood, and their effects on women writers.

As for her writing style, I think it’s straightforward and fragmentary, which, to me, makes her voice feel honest and testimonial. I’d be glad to hear your opinion on this writer too!

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happy belated birthday icon 💐

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coffee dates to chase away the winter blues 🕯️

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took a lot pictures, picked even more olives

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1 girl, 10 obsessions (the physical media cut): cafés, ballet, diaries, photo shows, souvenirs, glück, slow buys, us, journaling, 70s rock (full post on instagram)

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“any ode to beauty is empty if one isn’t committed to protecting it and the people who tend to it; the artists, the aesthetes, or those who don’t consider themselves either, but appreciate an art form”.

from my latest essay -> your humanity won’t save you