The first is a (sort of) book review on Katie Kitamura’s latest novel, Audition. You can read that here.

The second is an interview with author Banana Yoshimoto (conducted over email, translated from Japanese). Read it here.

Thanks for checking them out! :)

My short story ‘Foreigner’ was recently published with The Offing: give it a read here. It would mean so very much if you did <3

I sent out the very first draft of this piece on Substack years ago, and it’s changed a lot since then. My relationship to writing has changed a lot. I’ve changed a lot!

Thank you thank you thank for reading anything I’ve written ever. Much more to come I hope, even if slooooowly and sparingly… I swear I’m always writing!

Lots and lots of love,

Fia

For the year behind us…

1. A great memory from each month of the year.

2. A piece of media or art (movie, T.V. show, book, song…) I really fell in love with this year. 

3. Something I was scared to do… but still did it anyway!

4. Something new that came into my life this year that I became grateful for (a new person, path I began, hobby I picked up…).

5. Something I created (art, a relationship, community, an opportunity…)

6. Positive habit(s) I gained.

7. Negative habit(s) I dropped.

8. A tough time I overcame. What or who helped get me through it?

9. The kindest thing someone did for me this year.

10. A big lesson I learned…

• In friendship:

• In love:

• In my career/creativity/passions:

• In life:

• Within myself:

11. My emotional growth arc. Using a few adjectives to tell the story of my emotional journey this year.

12. What do I want to leave behind this year? What do I want less of in the new year?

For the year to come…

13. What new advice can I give myself in the new year?

14. What’s something new I want to try this year? (A hobby, food, travel destination…)

15. Is there anything I’m scared of for the new year? How can I take control of these fears and be sure of myself?

16. What’s something I can hold onto in the new year to keep me grounded and return to myself? (When things get hard, I should remember I always have… and that’s enough to keep me going!)

17. What or who do I want to surround myself with more?

18. What’s one thing I can realistically commit to (a habit, project, healing practice…) and be proud of doing by the end of this year?

19. What possibilities in the new year excite you?

20. A word (or a few) to describe the energy I want to embody in the new year. Who do I want to be?

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