One of my recent favorite classical music suites is Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), and Schön Rosmarin (Lovely Rosemary) by Fritz Kriesler. Specifically, I love the piano version of Liebesleid. I discovered the song while watching the anime, Your Lie in April, a Japanese romantic drama series that follows a young pianist named Kо̄sei…
Sitting down to write at the end of this year has been nearly impossible. There's a loss of motivation, a loss of confidence, increased anxiety, and preparation for life changes to come next year. The ending of 2023 and the oncoming of 2024 feels like the Major Arcana tarot card, Death. Upright Death represents endings,…
Every session where I sit down to write is a different. I bring some new form of thought, idea, and feeling from my experiences of the day that excite me to push further into my story. Some days I'm grinding against the keys of my laptop and wondering why I bother. Each sentence is like…
Night was beginning to fall over the forest as Alexander picked up his pace. The sun was casting a red-orange glow that cut through the trunks, dappling the path before him, while a cool breeze drifted through the leaves above. The sound of the wind joined in the chorus of insects that seemed to be…
Lily K Borak 