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I'm Cyrus. I write to the books I read and about the life around the reading. More about me →
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An apology to Song of Achilles
BooksIf I had known that the words would peel off the pages and waft into my dilated pupils the way they did for every one of the 384 pages, I would have picked you up sooner.
On writing slowly
EssaysA sentence should be allowed to breathe. I am practicing the patience of leaving one alone until it tells me what it wants to be.
The reading chair by the window
NotesSome furniture is load-bearing for a life. This chair holds mine — the afternoon light, the tea going cold, the dog-eared corners.
What I learned building my first site
ProjectsI wanted a place that felt like my handwriting. It turns out that takes more unlearning than learning.
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