Bare with me here lol
It is a very “existential crisis”-esque short story but a very good one at that. It makes one think of what we see as a valuable being, or even as a human, tackles what we do to other beings and how heavily do we take others lives in consideration and the power of emotions as a whole.
Although being very complex, on its face it’s an amazing story on a post-apocalyptic world with very few characters. It’s one of my favorites.
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This one is a short story by Harlan Ellison— I’ve only read it once, but that was enough bc it still makes me feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it.
Jun 14, 2024
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For sure I have no mouth and I must scream. Disturbing but it makes you think and it's really short, lots of fandom content if you wanted more after a read too.
Jan 27, 2025
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"...ησямαℓ ιѕ α туρє σƒ мα∂ηєѕѕ, ιѕη'т ιт? ι тнιηк ιт'ѕ נυѕт тнαт тнє σηℓу мα∂ηєѕѕ ѕσ¢ιєту αℓℓσωѕ ιѕ ¢αℓℓє∂ ησямαℓ."
collection of out-there short stories by the author of "convenience store woman" and "earthlings"
let me get this out of the way: this is so, EMPHATICALLY, not for everybody. i wouldn't say it's on the level of earthlings in terms of off-putting, but it's not NOT hovering around that point. go in with as open of a mind as you can. really interesting ruminations on relationships, societal taboos and just weird, weird shit. if you're squeamish, i'd at least recommend it for "two's family," probably the least affronting of the bunch
Apr 15, 2024
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After the new years and all the partying, and being with people, and going out, and stuff it’s so hard to get back to normal life for some reason. I just feel so drained physically I barely can think or do anything.
Tried to do laundry and halfway through I’m just exhausted. Like, I don’t normally have this, its pretty new to me to feel this way.
I guess I really need a day to just rot and do nothing before I go back to being alive again.
Awesome to catch that and realize my limits on my own body lol but awful to actually go through it.
Jan 3, 2025