Counter Community

I wish I knew how to quit you

You were a cautionary tale That if you want your orange peeled You have to go to the market to buy one Or pick it up off a branch or grow it yourself You were an orange I left on the counter for weeks Day by day Slipping gaze beneath the marble countertop Almost making sure you’re still in... (edited) read more

Capitalism Realism

One concept that often gets cited in debates is that of 'Capitalism Realism'. The term, coined by Mark Fisher, refers to the inability we have in capitalist systems to think of alternative options that do not fall back into it. It's the tendency for counter movements to be reassimilated by... read more

Tales of Early 3 - Christopher Lee Spino

Alright. 🍷🪵 The bar didn’t start with a name. It earned one. The Tales of Early is out now. Twenty-four patrons. Twenty-four impossible stories. A bar that listens, remembers, and grows. They call Early a hero. He calls it a quiet night that went sideways. This book is dark fantasy soaked in... read more

Tunisia – a country to die for (3) parapharmacie, or how I stopped worrying and learned to trust fate

If you’re Swiss and you hear the word parapharmacie, your brain betrays you immediately. You think: regulated. safe. boring. You imagine a polite cousin of the pharmacy. Something that wouldn’t even dare to sell chamomile tea without a leaflet, three warnings and a consent form. Let me save you... read more

When Appropriate: maybe we can all try to be a little kinder.

Yesterday I made a post about Ghosting in another group and how upon my own personal reflection it might be kind to send a final message that says you aren’t interested instead of ghosting. Not a demand but merely a suggestion to take a moment and the smallest effort to be more kind and considerate... (edited) read more

My nightmare could potentially be made into a horror movie

My dream start out with this family. It seems normal on the outside, but the youngest son is very quiet. He would not talk to anyone. There was another person in this dream of mine, I wasn't sure of the relationship with the boy. But that person would frequent visit the boy. They notice that if... read more