The last three weeks have felt like a lot of things. They have felt like lying in a sleeping bag with arms down to the sides and unsure whether that is claustrophobia or not, and they have felt like wanting to set sail in a coracle for a small island with only tall seabirds dwelling on it. They have also felt like car sickness, a world and its shapeless time moving past very quickly with a distinct lack of anything to hold on to. But these weeks have also felt like paper, the leafy promise of it and the words it can carry. I think about the phrase ‘set in stone’ and compare it in my mouth to ‘set on paper’, deciding that stones probably shouldn’t be made to carry words, that the particular permanence of stones is too risky, that only paper will do.
I would definitely love a section about the books you return to but also the book you are reading currently, your current thoughts, how you feel about it and after you finish it-- a short review of your feelings about it would be great. Would love to get to know your writing influences. I hope it's not too much to ask. Please Please Please if you plan on doing it, make it a permanent section in your newsletter.
Thank you for these thoughts Simaran, I shall absolutely add a 'Currently Reading' option to the list for newsletter inclusion. Perhaps I will begin with books I return to, and then in turn continue on regularly with the more current ones.
I am in a couple of sleeping bags of my own right now; I am all layered in and zipped up and it is hard to think, but your words give me a breath of air and a glimpse at the sky. Your writing is beautiful. You somehow write exactly what I’m thinking before I know the words for it, your words are the lyrics that go with the melodies of my thoughts. You’ve inspired me to write, paint, and look at life complexly. I’d like to read about everything that you listed, but I’d especially love to learn about how you find what you fall in love with, and as I am obsessed with books, I’d love to hear about your favorites. Thank you for sharing your corner of the world.
Well I did not know quite what to do with myself upon reading your comment, so I mainly gawped and wondered what cold place you could possibly be in. It is hard to think in sleeping bags more generally, I suspect, but what articulate and astonishing things you have put down—thank you. For now I am glad, very glad that I have added something of whatever shape and size and feeling, and how lucky I am to have such considerate and thoughtful visitors to this hushed, often blue corner.
I would definitely love a section about the books you return to but also the book you are reading currently, your current thoughts, how you feel about it and after you finish it-- a short review of your feelings about it would be great. Would love to get to know your writing influences. I hope it's not too much to ask. Please Please Please if you plan on doing it, make it a permanent section in your newsletter.
Thank you for these thoughts Simaran, I shall absolutely add a 'Currently Reading' option to the list for newsletter inclusion. Perhaps I will begin with books I return to, and then in turn continue on regularly with the more current ones.
I just came across your newsletter and I love it! <3
Thank you Cecilia! This is so lovely to know.
I am in a couple of sleeping bags of my own right now; I am all layered in and zipped up and it is hard to think, but your words give me a breath of air and a glimpse at the sky. Your writing is beautiful. You somehow write exactly what I’m thinking before I know the words for it, your words are the lyrics that go with the melodies of my thoughts. You’ve inspired me to write, paint, and look at life complexly. I’d like to read about everything that you listed, but I’d especially love to learn about how you find what you fall in love with, and as I am obsessed with books, I’d love to hear about your favorites. Thank you for sharing your corner of the world.
Well I did not know quite what to do with myself upon reading your comment, so I mainly gawped and wondered what cold place you could possibly be in. It is hard to think in sleeping bags more generally, I suspect, but what articulate and astonishing things you have put down—thank you. For now I am glad, very glad that I have added something of whatever shape and size and feeling, and how lucky I am to have such considerate and thoughtful visitors to this hushed, often blue corner.