Dear Reader…
The structure will usually include SplashLand updates, one writing piece from a single one of our editors, and then a small sharing section from each of us. Things could shift, things could change… who’s to say, literally no one knows. All we can promise is that if you keep reading, You will find out…
Calculations (An excerpt)
By: Sydnie Hyams
This March, 50% of the couples I know (knew?) broke up, I experienced 2 days of intense and seemingly implicit dehydration, and I discovered I had only ever listened to one third (4 songs) of The Record by Boygenius, thinking this was the entire album. It was a long (Long indeed, after a bliss of a 29-day-February) month of wakeup calls, in every facet, and every… faucet. A faucet (kitchen) that I still haven’t figured out how to turn off.
Out of the 50% of couples who broke up, 75% had been dating for over 2 years. These partnerships, all self described as: “serious,” “long-term,” and “end-game.” 2 of… “my”... couples broke up within 24 hours of each other, 2 lived together, and all of them were, and frankly are, just sad. I wonder what caused this huge spike in separation? Is it cause or causation? Nature or nurture? Did a bumble bee whisper in their ears? Did one half of these couples discover the key to the universe but couldn’t bring the other? Is Spring bringing wake up calls for all? Were any of these so-called lovers dehydrated and not thinking clearly? Had they missed 2/3rds of the story like me?
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What's happening in our W.E.R.L.D. <3
What Sydnie is:
Wearing: Two jackets: 1 long leather, under 1 long wool
Eating: Burgers in salad form
Reading: Molly by: Blake Butler
Listening to: Charli XCX's Boiler Room set
Doing: So many fun things
What Sarah is:
Wearing: Bobby pins
Eating: Spoonful of peanut butter
Reading: 16 Sculptures by: Travis Jeppesen
Listening to: Sade’s Love Deluxe
Doing: My best to keep track of my last few bobby pins
What Clara is:
Wearing: NOT my doc martens (I’m mad at them)
Eating: Tomato soup and grilled cheese
Reading: The Invention of Prehistory by: Stefanos Geroulanos
Listening to: Grouplove (for sentimental reasons)
Doing: Taking my dog to the park
What Veda is:
Wearing: Boxing shoes and boxing shorts
Eating: Microgreens and pancakes (not together)
Reading: Prayer to Saint Therese by: Alabaster Pizzo
Listening to: "Meet Me Halfway" by: Black Eyed Peas
Doing: Wearing shorts in winter…
What Rylee is:
Wearing: My slippers
Eating: Cottage cheese
Reading: The groupchat
Listening to: MUNA’s podcast Gayotic
Doing: The dishes (or not)
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