It’s always been like this. Everything has always happened all at once. The new part is that now we, the species, are aware of it. We have devices that allow us to witness the everythingness of everything, the allness of all at once.Unsurprisingly, it’s exhausting. Harrowing. Traumatizing. Rage-inducing.With sparks of joy and wonder flashing […]Read Post ›
Another year. Another variant.Is that too dark?Or has the TVA decided “to hell with it” and cut everyone loose?(This is an MCU reference. Apologies to all those not well-versed in the cinematic universe.) Anyway, it’s 2022 – how’d that happen?And will it be its own weird year or 2020, Vol. 2? Please no Vol. […]Read Post ›
Editor’s Note Maya Writing Season has begun. Not that no one writes during the rest of the year, but there is something particularly… writerly about autumn. The mood is more melancholy, inviting thoughtfulness and introspection. Long walks before the actual cold sets in are commonplace, especially with the leaves blazing in warm colours, from scarlet […]Read Post ›
No, the living is sadly not easy. However, summer is happening …right? The general question seems to be: Is it safe? Yes? No? Maybe?What do you mean, you don’t know? Oh, who cares, let’s go anyway!So very… YOLO … Winter’s going to be another sequel of Interesting Times, isn’t it? Oh dear. Welp. What to […]Read Post ›
So you saw the news and are still horrified. Now you’ve tweeted the hashtag and you posted the black square. You’ve argued with loved ones, you’ve had actual fights. You’ve yelled at screens, down halls, past doors, into phones. You’re not out on the streets, protesting, but that doesn’t mean your anger and horror aren’t […]Read Post ›
Editor’s Note Maya It’s been a bit bleak lately, hasn’t it? Day 12 of the new decade and people are already exhausted. With the way things are going, everybody will be ready for bed by the end of the month. Silver linings seem to be in short supply at the moment… But: candles […]Read Post ›
Editor’s Note Maya It’s been a harrowing week, here in the Old Country. But then it’s been a harrowing week for a lot of people all across the globe. It seems almost selfish to feel that something has been genuinely broken by The Horrible Incident on Yom Kippur, when so much is already in […]Read Post ›
Twelve Ten is a first step an experiment a playground. It’s a space to look at write and talk about the world we live in in all its myriad forms. Editor’s Note Maya It’s still 2019 for some reason. Time has become so warped, events and madness, news and insanity happen so quickly, stacked […]Read Post ›
Twelve Ten is a first step an experiment a playground. It’s a space to look at write and talk about the world we live in in all its myriad forms. Editor’s Note Maya Break’s over, it’s 2019 … and we’re in Season 3 of Whatever the F is Going On. Also known as The […]Read Post ›
Twelve Ten is a first step an experiment a playground. It’s a space to look at write and talk about the world we live in in all its myriad forms. Editor’s Note Maya When it comes to (social) media these days, for a lot of people the choice seems to be: “Do […]Read Post ›
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