books
on revealed meaning
In 2017, Emily Wilson translated The Odyssey and challenged centuries of male-filtered authority. Same text. Different lens. Suddenly, accuracy becomes cultural.
on being. courtesans. reefer. illusion. dinner & existential angst
It's knowing you are. Not trying to be. It's knowing you always were. But you never realized it. - Sosanni V ----------------------------------------- Are we really aware of time spent or time wasted on efforts of 'trying' to 'be'? To be what? To
McKellan. Brilliance.
Among the Shakespeareans beyond compare.
Alice in Exile. Society in Wonderland.
What can I say? Rabbit holes?...
rapunzel. phallic tower. misogyny. sorceress. loneliness.
"...The thing about Rapunzel is the sorceress is depicted as crone-like and cruel, hoarding her vegetables, terrorizing her neighbors, forcing them to surrender their infant daughter to her, a daughter she locks inside a stair-less tower once she reaches puberty. I can’t help but think about how the
Brilliant lines. excerpt from a fb post. Zola.
"...Zola does not waste time forgiving cruelty — cruelty is part of the weather. But deceit? Deceit is architecture. It builds false walls in a house already crumbling. And so honesty — even brutal, snarling honesty — becomes the final architecture of trust."... from the 31/5/2025 history of Literature
Dairy. From banal to panache.
each in their own world...
waiting for them to eat their burgers...
On ambiguous. sophisticated. marginalized genres. society. visionary. literature. Ursula.
Excerpts from an interesting post about an interesting writer, Ursula Le Guin. Her work is exceptional. "...She wrote science fiction and fantasy. Genres that, in the 1960s, were considered lowbrow. Pulp. Not "real literature." The literary establishment dismissed her as a "genre writer." But Ursula
On queued thoughts, Frida, fortitude, erudites & trauma.
Popova illuminated the inner fortitude Frida possessed to endure such suffering and trauma. Maria Popova skillfully revealed Frida Kahlo's vulnerability and challenges that tortured her, even though she is known for her intense creativity and rebellious personality.
Today's excerpt. on onions, pregnancy and being a foreigner.
I came across this excerpt and felt the need to share.... It spoke volumes...beyond the interesting rice krispies mix! The expression of this insight on life in 3 sentences was a feat.
one of my 'motley' pieces...
