This year’s reading felt like a long conversation about voice, power, identity, and survival—how people make meaning out of their lives, and how culture gets written in the process. One of the most compelling reads of the year was Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik, a dual portrait of two women who shaped California mythology in radically different ways. The book traces the tension between Joan Didion’s disciplined, cerebral restraint and Eve Babitz’s sensuous, unapologetic immer

This post marks the first public excerpt from an upcoming serialized novel. What you’re about to read is an opening moment—an interruption, a disappearance, and the beginning of something that does not ask for consent. This story unfolds in fragments. Some chapters will be grounded, others disorienting. All of them are intentional. Blog Post 1: The LA Abduction Category: Fiction / Serial Novel Content Warning: Disorientation, loss of bodily autonomy, abduction themes Author:

This Christmas Eve feels especially sweet. Every order has been delivered. Every package made it safely to its new home. And for the first time in weeks, I can finally exhale. Since reopening my Etsy shop in June 2025, 61 customers have chosen to support my small business—finding vintage books, comics, design history, and special pieces that carry stories forward. That number may seem small in the world of big commerce, but to me, it represents 61 moments of trust, care, and

The holiday season always brings a little extra magic, but this year I’m feeling especially grateful. Every order that goes out the door reminds me why I love curating, caring for, and sharing special pieces with new homes. These recent sales felt like a perfect cross-section of what makes my shop me. The art, music, design, and storytelling across decades. One of the first to sell was a beautiful abalone shell inlay bracelet. Pieces like this always feel deeply personal to m