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)
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
On Fear + Flower Porn
This past week has been especially dreary. I'm restless, and no matter how hard I try to sleep off the inner imbalance, I can't: somehow, my body is bearing the brunt of this nameless stress. I knew it wasn't cabin fever (I'm a homebody at heart), and the stormy weather couldn't be blamed entirely ... Read More