The inaugural Five Things of 2024. 1. I read The Creative Act: A Way of Being in one sitting. It's likely not how Rick Rubin intended his book to be used (consumed cover to cover instead of slowly milked over the course of a year as part of some consistent or ritualistic practice) but I'm greedy. ... Read More
Perfumed Papers: Minor Detail + Jazmin SaraĂ¯ Otis & Me
A series on perfect paperback and perfume pairings. I carried Minor Detail with me all of last week, only reading pages at a time while waiting in lines for my morning coffee. It wasn't until the second half that I stayed glued to my seat until the last sentence, finishing 15 minutes before ... Read More
So Textural
I still haven't put away the stack I amassed after my most bookish weekend yet—in part because I haven't a shelf to spare (or any surface area, for that matter), but mainly because I still can't fathom what I was able to find. (You'll absolutely catch me staring at said stack with utter incredulity; ... Read More