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ness talks about life

2023 – it also happened

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 nesskingsley

Our brains are not always the kindest things, but you have to keep going - joy comes with the morning, as the good book says.

Tagged 2023, books, clearly ambiguous, fiction, kathrine addison, life, new year, portugal, reading, the cabbages, the sixth extinction, travel, writing2 Comments
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the loneliness of being | reading log #2

November 23, 2023December 6, 2025 nesskingsley

Reading opens the mind, for example, I would never be able to live the life of a battle weary orc setting up a coffee shop, now would I?

Tagged Agatha christie, audiobook, cephalopods, ebook, hong kong, legends and lattes, pick up a book, reading, squid2 Comments
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so, we’re eating rubbish. noice.

October 27, 2023 nesskingsley

Lowkey really not the vibe 2023 needs.

Tagged audiobook, Chris van telleken, reading, ultra processed food, ultra processed people3 Comments
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orwell in burma | reading log #1

September 28, 2023December 6, 2025 nesskingsley

'It is a corrupting thing to live one's real life in secret. One should live with the stream of life, not against it.'

Tagged british empire, burma, Emma larkin, George orwell, myanmar, reading, reading logs, writingLeave a comment
ness talks books

dear diary, i’ve been reading.

August 2, 2023October 27, 2023 nesskingsley

I've been reading books. This will come as a shock to precisely zero (0) people.

Tagged baking bread, books, friends, reading2 Comments

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