"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

#AdventCalendar – Day 2: Jiu-Roku-Zakura

Today’s story on the Patreon is another Japanese ghost tale: the heartbreaking story of a cherry tree that blooms under the snow.
Today’s story costs a coffee (and it will give you access to all stories throughout the month), but some of them will be free-to-read, so keep an eye out.

books and literature

Anton Chekhov’s About Love (and other stories)

It’s my first time reading anything by Chekhov, and it might also be my last. I’m clearly not smart enough for this. Both “The Lady with the Little Dog” and “The House with the Mezzanine” are stories of unfulfilled or wrongly-fulfilled love, and so is

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art and fashion

Troilo — The Breach

These days at Palazzo Reale, there’s a tailored exhibition of paintings by Paolo Troilo. It lasts until September 13th and it’s hosted in the so-called Princes Apartments, a wing rich with the layered history of Palazzo Reale and, by association, of Milan itself. Paolo Troilo

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