Art by Natalia Bonilla I am seated on a black office-like chair facing a white wall in my room. It is precisely 5:12pm. I was supposed to have dinner with friends but I canceled because, to be honest, today I woke up lonely and just wanted to bask in my aloneness. This is probably contradictory… Continue reading SKIN IS SKIN
Author: Dcconnoisseur
This writer seeks Ikigai- a life surrounded by meaning and spurred on by purpose. To exist without labels and labelling, to be confined yet free, to amplify each dimensions of existence. Outside this curated persona, I love to travel, hope to speak at Tedx one day and seek to deploy legality as a tool of social engineering.
IS THIS A BAD DAY OR IS THIS NORMAL?
Artist: Tracy Porter "overthinking is a full time job" If you have spent a day in the mind of an overthinker, you'd know for certain that it is a huge cross to bear. Not only is the brain actively plotting scenerios that may never come to pass, there is also the exhaustion that comes with… Continue reading IS THIS A BAD DAY OR IS THIS NORMAL?
All we have are moments
Painting by Nicoart This title is interesting because it could also read: "we all have our moments" but the distinction is so succinct that even when they lead to the same path, the journeys they evoke are quite different. When I say we all have our moments, you immediately think about maybe something positive or… Continue reading All we have are moments
DIFFERENT SHADES OF STORIES
Artist: Nickgottachill Live, love, laugh is the popular brandish of a good motivational conversation but not everyone knows in detail what each component represents, nor can they, since living connotes different things to various people, love comes in diverse forms and people do not necessarily find the same things funny. How then do we strive… Continue reading DIFFERENT SHADES OF STORIES
In the name of love
Art by Teodosio sectio Aurea What is the craziest thing you have ever done for love? Some sing songs about a broken heart on the mend, betrayal and jealousy. The very definition of angst. Many many words have been scribbled to capture the essence of this unfathomable language. Many have gone mad, have killed, died,… Continue reading In the name of love
ON OWNING YOUR FEELINGS
Artist: sign on painting I remember that when I first moved countries I had several thoughts plague me on how to access my attraction. All my life, I had a type, I trained myself for that type subconsciously because all the other possibilities that I knew existed were a mirage until my new reality became… Continue reading ON OWNING YOUR FEELINGS
The things we do not say because even when we do, nothing changes
Art by Younes Laarissa If you have ever been cheated on and found out, you will be familiar with the feeling of having your world turned upside down and feeling inadequate, angry, and hopeless all at once. If you have grieved, you know that there is always a trigger spot even when you were having… Continue reading The things we do not say because even when we do, nothing changes
Leaving the door Closed
Illustration by Deanna Halsall I am in the middle of a memory holding on to other memories that led me here but the issue is, not all of those memories are happy enough to seat with me in this new place happiness found me. We do not talk enough about hindrances to the moment we… Continue reading Leaving the door Closed
Tale of a summer dream
Art by Leroy Campbell It all started with an imaginary kiss from a biker. He is tall, maybe blonde, maybe dark haired, maybe fair or dark, the details are fuzzy now. Let's focus on the kiss for a moment shall we? It is not the kiss perse if you ask me. It is where it… Continue reading Tale of a summer dream
Streamlining Happiness
Art by Ivan Hayes Happiness is often elusive the more we think about it. Maybe pausing reason is the key to happiness or is it the ability to stay content with nothing changing? Be sincere with yourself, if nothing changes about your life right now, how long will it take before you lose it? Imagine… Continue reading Streamlining Happiness
Connoisseur of Memories 