last year of elementary school, my teacher gave us a list of books and we had to choose one to present it to the class after holidays. i was the only one who chose The Martian Chronicles - because my dad transmitted his ufo hyperfixation to me (he saw one when he was young and that really stuck with him) - first literature emotion of my life, i’ll never forget how the way i saw the world changed afterwards
May 2, 2024
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Really interesting collection of short stories that are all connected. Humanity starts to explore and colonize Mars. Commentary on militarism, nuclear weapons, colonization, genocide, racism and much more. That old sci-fi vibe that you can’t find anymore.
I read it as part of a class in college that was purely focused on reading different fictional works about Mars. It was awesome.
Jul 31, 2024
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Famously Winesburg, Ohio on Mars, also influenced by Grapes of Wrath. A foundational part of my personal canon, adventure and awe and curiosity, religion and philosophy, the best and worst of humanity, short stories that span the first landing on the red planet to its colonization to its last man (Bradbury originally dated his stories to take place from 1999 to 2026, later editions have moved them to 2030-57)
May 2, 2024
Good title, eclectic Sci-fi. Bradbury‘s so much better than Dandelion Wine forced middle school reading.
Apr 20, 2024
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vinyls are expensive, but CDs are not. there are clocks that can read CDs so you can wake up with Tasty by Kelis, Enema of the State by Blink 182 or whatever ambient medieval concept album. it’s cute, it’s easy to program, you‘re organically in contact with an object to access the art. the thrill to go on a hunt to find your fav albums ever for 2€, or the joy of making it yourself by printing the cover, crafting some mixtapes, offering it to your loved ones as a love langage. possessing your fav music again (if internet goes down, you’ll still be entertain), the immersion into an entire universe for an hour instead of just playing some parts of it on random mode…
Apr 26, 2024
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one day a therapist told me that when you « work on yourself », it´s like progressing with onions layers. it’s so simple but it sticked with me and helped a lot when I didn’t feel a lot of progress and got frustrated somehow. it reminds you also that you never know everything about yourself or the human nature and that’s ok, it’s a process and it needs time to reach deeper and deeper layers
wish you the best in your journey 🌸
May 28, 2024
from Fire Walk with Me. it got stuck in my brain for weeks with a feeling of uncomfort; but that movie, that music…
May 18, 2024