Essays Community

currently reading

a collection of essays chronicling and opining on the cultural history of failure. the overall theme of the book is to draw new maps for 'progress'. it claims that failure is really our greatest success. very thought provoking!

In A Neglected House

"To feel sorrow at an unaccomplished meeting, to grieve over empty vows, to spend the long night sleepless and alone, to yearn for distant skies, in a neglected house to think fondly of the past — this is what love is... Now looking back on months and years of intimacy, to feel that your friend,... read more

Monday afternoon

Felt guilty for doing nothing, so took a book of essays (edited)

Men and women are socialised to have different communication styles

I write essays for fun this is for practice for my scientist registration portfolio lmao --- Vertical vs. Horizontal Communication: The Basics Vertical Communication = Hierarchical Top-down or bottom-up flow (e.g., boss to employee, teacher to student). - Emphasizes authority, control, and... read more

How does everyone feel about video essays?

Things I've been into/up to recently

- The pilot episode of Knights of Guinevere. Whew! I absolutely want to see more from this story. - Reading substack essays - Putting smoked paprika powder in my food - Looking for plant-based milk that doesn't give me problems - Taking pictures of clouds for my buddy - Reconnecting to my emotions... read more