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There’s nothing better than finishing an 800 page novel that has no punctuation and immediately jumping straight into a multivolume epic. Actually it’s horrible. There’s no better way to rasa the tabula than reading a little snack sized story. The best ones (take for instance just about anything from the new collection EVIL FLOWERS by Gunnhild Øyehaug) will stay with you long after you’ve forgotten the name of all the characters in that novel.
Jan 8, 2024

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I'm stealing "rasa the tabula" from you. tysm
Jan 26, 2024

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Novels are great and all but a regular habit of bite sized short stories can get you right in a pinch
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or long stories, whatever floats your boat. for me, short stories seem less intimidating to get into and they usually pack a crazy punch. also good to get em in print so you aren’t staring at a screen. if you get invested in an author or series or publication, it can offer u soooooo many things to do- from checking out lil book shops, to visiting libraries, to attending readings, to joining book clubs!!! i know that in brooklyn there r a lot of rlly cool poetry readings happening in the evenings. could be fun to check out!!!
for short story recs, i’d reccomend anything by Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oats, or Jhumpa Lahiri :)
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A very short story, a poem from a collection, a short chapter from a novel, a review of something you love, something small that will focus your eyes and invite your mind to wake, that you can then finish, put down, and move along.
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