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It is far too tedious for me to keep an actual diary of my thoughts. As a writer, every single entry ends up a thousand-or-so-word ramble detailing my feelings in lines of purple prose, using film references and sarcastic remarks.
As a reader, though, I love to annotate my books. I write exactly what Iām thinking about silly scenes, romantic moments, and dramatic twists. Itās where I can freely express what Iām thinking and feeling, without any care for what it sounds like. The short remarks I print in the margins of novels, between the lines of dialogue, paired with doodles and scrawls, reflect my state of being as I read. When I look back on books Iād read previously, I am immediately transported to that era of my lifetimeā what I was going through, how I was processing things, and how much of the world Iād experienced yet.
Feb 23, 2025
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For every book I read I try write a one sentence synopsis, some thoughts (sometimes theyāre proper engagement with themes and shit and what it reminds me of or calls me to do, sometimes theyāre just āfine but kinda boring, wouldnāt read againā) and some quotes.
Loveeee pulling this out when friends ask for reading reccs or I wanna talk abt a book
Jan 24, 2024
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i donāt like writing on books directly but if i plan to revisit one / use it as a source in some kind of writing project i will aggressively annotate on adhesive paper; it feels like a happy medium between the two for me, and if iām using at as a source removing the annotations as i go along is a fun little progress marker
Mar 26, 2024
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I got so frustrated with losing beautiful sentences and ideas that Now when Iām reading I have a note book where I write down the sentences I like or make notes of the pages/ideas
I actually go back to them itās game changing
Aug 16, 2024
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running around as a little kid and hearing lou reed sing on my parentsā speakers that were taller than i was
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other people have seen this view covered in grey fog and baby blue clouds. i was so lucky to see the glory of the lake and the waters below, the green of the trees coming into view, all as the sunās geometric rays burst from the white streaky clouds.
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I feel so intensely connected to the passion and love of the two poets, that I feel I have to write about them constantly. Most recently, I wrote a piece inspired by the Beatlesā āGoodbye (Home Demo)ā wherein Dante, after passing away, finds Virgil in Limbo, who had been waiting for him the whole time.
Itās not my best work, neither is it my best piece about them, but this one has a special place in my heart because it came from a feeling where I needed some solace.
Iāve linked it to this post!
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