My Favorite Novels

I could never give away my favorite novels, put them on display for others to see, to judge, to pin down with remarks. Each one has had its own profound, particular effect on me. Some still linger in mind years after I first found them. No book read has ever awoken me on a metapsychical [...]

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Boudicca and Romola rode white horses

Steady on my shoulder is this tote, a plain practical one from Jezebel. Its exterior features two historical creatures, enroute somewhere; all heads lifted and draped bodies. A clever depiction on a largely everyday bag certainly appeals to me, as it combines two interests – style, and art – causing them to mesh with each [...]

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Guide to Stockholm

I’ve realized that I’ve yet to do a post on where I live: Stockholm, Sweden. I occasionally receive e-mails from visitors, asking for advice on where to go and what to see; wondering about my favorite places. Instead of answering these questions individually; instead of writing a guide, strictly — I am also going to [...]

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Prospective Purchases

I dream about prospective purchases knowing that the street outside our window is layered with snow, ice, shoeprints askew. While spring will arrive, brought about by faint memories and magazine displays – it is still distant enough to appear a decidely unknown phenomena. Bare trees stretch out arms not green, vivid, but frost. I devote [...]

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Retrospective

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An Acceptable Preference

Perhaps this is shallow and insipid of me. I’ve heard it is of a lesser cultural value for one to prefer Alber Elbaz over Wes Anderson. I’ve been told at times that an interest in, say, fashion is not the most alluring personal trait to nurture and display. I don’t agree with the sentiment. I [...]

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