...since the better weather of summer my cat spends almost all her time, night and day, outdoors.
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Dear High Badass,
Why Litbreak Tries to Exist
I posted this essay recently on Litbreak but then withdrew it, finding it excessively dogmatic and ranting. I was reluctant to delete it altogether, so I inserted it in my private journal instead.
But it bothered me that I took it down. An editor should face the music. So I reread the essay and edited it slightly...especially removing a prominent swear word. So here it is again: excessively dogmatic and ranting.
Change in Litbreak’s Policy
Even with the gloves off, which I am increasingly likely to want, I think that Litbreak can remain evenhanded.
The Dictionary on My Brother’s Desk
Several years ago my brother asked for a dictionary.
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Dublin. Gray and rainy. Streets and buildings whose names have the “sound of familiarity”, meaning that there’s an author’s expectation that I will know the names, but I don’t since I don’t know Dublin.