Dead Ringers: The Pathos of Insatiable Longing Shared by Inseparable Souls
The most extreme form of love may not be substituting the other for oneself, but rather transplanting their pain and joy directly into one’s own nervous system. There is a perennial fascination in…
The Favourite: A Miniature of Love and Hate Woven Upon the Bed of Power
The desire to possess someone entirely inevitably invites isolation. We crave the affection of others, yet it is when that affection becomes the sole means of proving our own existence that we cross…
Disobedience: The Silence That Pierces Taboos and the Liberation of Choice
In an isolated community, the only way to prove one’s existence often begins by denying what is most precious. In a world where the gaze of others becomes the law, facing one’s own…
