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Quarantine Reading: Didion, Diaries, and The Pillow Book (Week 5)

30 April 2020 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

book review 3 - democracy by joan didion + chanel verde pastello teal nail polish

I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 shelter-in-place lasts. These were the ones I read last week. Has it really been over a month since most of the U.S. started quarantining? If I were any less compulsive about documenting every thought with to-do lists, journal entries, even ... Read More

Love Handles

27 April 2020 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

reformation chinese inspired silk qipao dress + anissa kermiche love handles terracotta vase

Since working from home, I've had no gauge of how my body has changed. Has it grown? Softened and stretched—sagged even—with sedentary idleness? Of course it has, the little voice in my head seethes. She's the product of society, of the patriarchy, the one who's always reminding me of how far from ... Read More

Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 4)

22 April 2020 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

book review 4 - enigma variations by andre aciman + bloch canvas ballet shoes

I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More

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