Archive - Lady Acéphale

Darkness on the Horizon

On being an American writer

May 13 •

September 2024

Good Dreams, Bad Dreams

Last year I had a nightmare that was so real—so living and breathing and urgent—that it took me days to work up the courage to examine it.

Sep 30, 2024 •

August 2024

Literary Friendships

It’s no secret that artists can be competitive.

Aug 8, 2024 •

May 2024

What is attention?

Announcing a series of discussions, mini-lectures, meditations, and more—all addressing the question of attention.

May 22, 2024 •

April 2024

The Price of Being (Sort of) Online

Please read the following with care.

Apr 19, 2024 •

February 2024

The Storyteller (corrected)

that last version was missing one crucial line

Feb 27, 2024 •

October 2023

Disgust, Despair, Courage

Lispector (+ Cixous) intensive

Oct 3, 2023 •

September 2023

There’s Nowhere to Go, But You Have to Go Anyway

ten notes on tragedy, absurdity, communication

Sep 4, 2023 •

March 2023

The Search for Lost Intimacy

(intensive number 1 now open for registration)

Mar 3, 2023 •

November 2022

on books, on social media, on "finding an audience," on minds and souls

Nov 2, 2022 •

July 2022

Jul 25, 2022 •

March 2022

second book, at long last

Mar 22, 2022 •

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