may wrap-up

reading recap, monthly favorites, & media reflections

yes, this post is late. yes, i failed to adhere to my committed posting schedule this month. the perfectionist in me is screaming that i should just give this up completely now that i’ve failed one time to meet the completely arbitrary expectations i set for myself—i’m desperately fighting that nay-saying bitch off my back (figuratively).

i’ve got to remind myself that when i don’t have time to write, it means i’m living. and i can’t punish myself for that.

so here i am. late. but here all the same. and darling, we read some good shit this month.

let’s get into it. (spoiler free, btw)

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in case you missed this month’s posts…

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books

currently reading:

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - this kind of reminds me of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig only way more violent

read this month:

• Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (read my review here!)

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (review incoming)

• I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (review incoming)

tv

currently watching:

• The X-Files (Season 8) - my man Mulder is finally back, can everyone just kiss now please?

finished this month:

• nothing because apparently i love watching shows that have a million fucking seasons and take forever to get through

substack articles

here are some of my favorite articles I read this month on substack:

Stop saying fiction is useless

how to get smart again

22 books to read before you die?

& that’s a wrap for may! see you in june :)

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