Ciaran Isn't Writing

What I did: For most of the month I did fuck all, then for one week everything happened. My uncle came over from Australia, so we spent a lot of time with him. That week was also full of birthdays and other family events, including my mum’s birthday, and my grandad’s 90th. So there was a big party at my aunt’s house and I got to hang out with a bunch of my cousins. My brother and his girlfriend also went, so everyone got to meet her and my nephew. He loved it there, especially since there were friendly dogs and lots of chocolate. This kid was grabbing fistfuls of Maltesers while his mum tried to pull him away. I was also playing fetch with one of the dogs and accidentally threw the toy on top of the hedge and he was so upset with me. I kept trying to get him to play with other toys, but he wasn’t interested. I’d go to pet him, and he’d just move away and look pointedly at the hedge. Eventually, my uncle got a ladder and got the toy down. Everyone laughed at me, understandably. At the s...

Read Part 1 here! And we’re back, diving into the world of short, oftentimes mediocre books I read to hit an arbitrary target.  51. Titanic and Her Sisters: A Postcard History – Janette McCutcheon, Campbell McCutcheon I love the Titanic, I love ships and I love postcards. I loved the pictures in these books, but the text accompanying them often felt unedited. Points were repeated constantly and the writing was just flat. 52. 100 Queer Poems – Mary Jean Chan, Andrew McMillan I actually can’t remember most of the poems from this collection, because I read it so long ago. I’m glad the collection exists, though, and I’d love to revisit it and check out any poets whose work caught my eye. 53. You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight – Kalynn Bayron Fun, with enjoyable characters that I didn’t want to die. Maybe it would have worked better for me if I was familiar with these kinds of slashers, but on the whole it was good, atmospheric, and the tension builds nic...