Essay

On Embracing Joy

A love letter to my friends

Jul 20 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

On Radical Hope

Or how (not) to disappear completely; Or the collapse of civilisation

Jun 23 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

Something Will Turn Up or, Evading Bitterness

Notes on Disappointment

Feb 28 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

Literary Fiction is not real

and it can't hurt you; it's just a category made up by publishers to sell books

Feb 1 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

I can't hear my thoughts

On things I don't need to know about

Jan 7 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

My muse is not a horse

On Nick Cave, Louisa May Alcott and Popularity

Dec 9, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

on being unbound from the genial pretence

Nov 22, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya.

On sad days and fairytales

Oct 23, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

Find a hobby, nurture a demon hare

On Starve Acre and busybodies

Oct 15, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

The anatomy of an ending

Or how to proclaim "that part of my life is over" without making a fool of oneself

Sep 16, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

Sorry, Paris. We’re not interested.

on my failure of the week.

Sep 9, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

the work you do, the person you are

on the importance of boundaries

Sep 1, 2024 •

Marcela Santos Brigida

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