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mudslug is Currently Reading

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The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse―The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation (The Shortest History Series)

by Lesley Downer (Goodreads Author)

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"japanese history is a roller coaster. every few generations the rulers get so zen and so into their art and poetry that they forget to run the country and then all the warlords break up the provinces again. and it’s just like ah shit ah fuck we did it again boys *goes to war for fifty years while the current ruler meditates in a teahouse*" — Oct 10, 2026 02:53PM

Oct 06, 2026 02:21PM

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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)

by Suzanne Collins

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“I don’t like knowing people in the context of things. "Oh, that’s the person I
work out with. That’s the person I’m in a book club with. That’s the person I did
that show with..." Because once the context ends, so does the friendship.”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

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“If you spend all your days bearing the burden of unforgotten wrongs you will only wound yourself.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

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“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

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