The articles say no one reads anymore, but at the Christmas parties I went to, everyone talked about books. My 10 yo cousin asked for books from her favorite series, which she reads over and over. My 20 yo brother is reading Dracula and Frankenstein for fun. A book can hold more story than a screen.

This is a good essay to read right now, not just for horror lovers, but for anyone who doesn't want to live under total mind-and-body control. @lizziemlawson.bsky.social

So excited to share this essay about Carrie, purity culture, and feeling like a monster in your own body.

"That’s essentially the heart of the project: What would it look like to treat friendships as love stories?" This time last year, @lizziemlawson.bsky.social interviewed @lillydancyger.bsky.social on her essay collection FIRST LOVE. Find it in the archives! 💕 buff.ly/5dzItrM

Remember when we all used to have a collection of DVDs and VHS tapes, and whenever we wanted to watch a movie, we went over to the collection of movies we’d already seen before and decided which one to watch again, and it was great because they were all our favorite movies. Those were the days.

I recently had to give up caffeine (not by choice), and I thought having a little decaf coffee drink would scratch the same itch, maybe give me a placebo boost. It does not! The liquid I’m drinking is empty! There’s no life inside it!

How do people do month-long (or longer) residencies? I’m halfway through a two week residency, and it feels like my mind is naturally like ‘okay that’s enough work.’

🍂 Join us in welcoming our OCTOBER ISSUE 🍂 https://buff.ly/2Z36noR LOVE to our contributors💗 WORDS: Kayla Lightner, @cedarchromatic.bsky.social, @sfeycreates.bsky.social, Leah Korican ART: Drie Chapek PLUS: @lizziemlawson.bsky.social interviews @lillydancyger.bsky.social