Tag: Slavic

  • L.M.R

    April 2026 Reads

    I thought March was bad, but April was far beyond bad. I hope that the fates have nothing like this April in store for me ever again. It’s over, thank goodness, so I can finally get on my monthly recap of books I finished. This month, I got through a decent amount. I started to lack, because as I said,…

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    Amor Fati

    Waking up this morning, everything felt so odd. I woke up early, and felt something akin to peace. What a strange feeling after so many days of turmoil. Peace had evaded me for so long, so consistently, that feeling it return was an odd, foreign feeling. And yet it returned to me. I woke up, took medication, and went about…

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    Forward Through Love

    My anxiety has been off the charts for the entirety of the day, and I decided I wanted to try and rectify that. Or at least help myself a little bit. Something that always, always helps me feel like myself is going to go look at books. I don’t always have to leave with a book, but just going and…

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    II. Thoughts

    How do we forgive someone for infidelity, and the unfaithfulness that has been shown? Do we ever fully gain that trust back? What does that process even look like? These are all important questions. And these questions, I don’t have an answer to. Instead, I just mull over them. One version of myself says yes, you can absolutely forgive someone,…

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    Iconic Music

    Well, things change rather quickly, don’t they? So, my brain is running a thousand miles an hour. And you know what always made me feel better? Music. Well, my friends too. But when I’m on my own, music is so very healing, and since writing is healing too, guess I get to do both! Lucky you! First, I will say…

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    The Emotion Within Sentimentality

    I find it so interesting how sentimental humans are. We pick random things, assign them meaning, and become attached. Pictures, objects, places, people, foods, drinks, whatever it is. Someone, somewhere, views it sentimentally. For me, it’s the same. But I find it appears in so many random, out of the ordinary ways. And I hate being taken off guard by…

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    I. Thoughts

    There are a number of things in my brain, swirling round and round, not giving me any peace. I don’t expect to find peace at this time. But I do intend to reflect. It’s important to connect the so-called temptation with its actual effects. Once you understand that indulging might actually be worse than resisting, the urge begins to lose…

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    March 2026 Reads

    We’re back again with another month of reading, this time with five books that are fairly across the board. Boy am I glad March is over. This was probably (hopefully) the busiest month I’ll have all year. I did manage to get some good books in and I’m fairly satisfied with that. So, join me in my caffeine-filled blog post…

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    February 2026 Reads

    Happy February! My favorite month simply because it’s my birth month. My reading list was a lot lighter this month, as I got busier and hit a bit of a reading slump, but I still managed to get a few books in. So, shall we dive in? One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston You have fallen into the homoerotic queer girl…

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    Challenges of Coming Out in a Slavic Household: A Personal Story

    I made myself a promise: even if it meant becoming a stranger to my loved ones, even if it meant keeping secrets, I would have a life of my own.Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives Coming out as queer in a Slavic household is not for the faint-hearted. Unfortunately, it normally doesn’t go well, but occasionally you get…