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If I Weren't So Lost and Scared, I Might Be Having Fun!
a series of entries, all of them aiming to make you feel like you can be a little more yourself tomorrow morning. do me a favour and don't tell my mom. if you're my mom, do me a favour and don't read this.
available digitally here: tinyurl.com/ifiwerentsolostandscared
available digitally here: tinyurl.com/ifiwerentsolostandscared
76 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2017
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Ishani Jasmin
2 books8 followersishani is borne of onions. that's why she cries whenever she cuts one. ishani does a bunch of things here: ishanijasmin.com
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December 31, 2019
I read this on my break at work, and I'm teetering on saying that this is my favorite thing I've read all year.
I came out of this book feeling like I had a friend d I could stay up late watching crappy movies to, or take random bus trips to poorly rated museums in local downtown areas that locals would often forget was there.
The words feel like a peek from past journal entries and last/fm playlist I've made in the past.
If I had the money, I'd buy a copy of this from my dear and closest.
Definitely recommend, and I will definitely be reading it again, and can't wait to see more from this author.
I came out of this book feeling like I had a friend d I could stay up late watching crappy movies to, or take random bus trips to poorly rated museums in local downtown areas that locals would often forget was there.
The words feel like a peek from past journal entries and last/fm playlist I've made in the past.
If I had the money, I'd buy a copy of this from my dear and closest.
Definitely recommend, and I will definitely be reading it again, and can't wait to see more from this author.
August 16, 2017
things that stood out:
big wall of "too much" cause that's how I feel all the time!
13 july 2017
the page that ends with "it's just a tiny dream"
the photographs on pg 36 "mixed emotion" & "why dont we sold out"
16/7/16 happens to me always!! I understand!!
pg 41 "there is so much in me" yes yes yes
the photograph of stasis I feel that like in my chest
the line "sometimes it is a glow / sometimes it is a hole" I KNOW!!! O GOD DO I KNOW!!
"what do u think the most punk fruit is?" yes def the kiwi I love this page
kind of the overall feeling is like this slow soft melancholy and some pages feel a little like being in the middle of a breakdown and sobbing and running your hands thru your hair repeatedly, idk. it's just super sad and it's also really good. it captures a lot of bad feelings in a really concise way and it often feels a little like a third-party look at my own headspace
there were a couple of poems that I thought could maybe be worded a bit differently for a sharper impact but that's personal preference. the feeling from every page is exactly what it should be tbh. I really liked this <3
big wall of "too much" cause that's how I feel all the time!
13 july 2017
the page that ends with "it's just a tiny dream"
the photographs on pg 36 "mixed emotion" & "why dont we sold out"
16/7/16 happens to me always!! I understand!!
pg 41 "there is so much in me" yes yes yes
the photograph of stasis I feel that like in my chest
the line "sometimes it is a glow / sometimes it is a hole" I KNOW!!! O GOD DO I KNOW!!
"what do u think the most punk fruit is?" yes def the kiwi I love this page
kind of the overall feeling is like this slow soft melancholy and some pages feel a little like being in the middle of a breakdown and sobbing and running your hands thru your hair repeatedly, idk. it's just super sad and it's also really good. it captures a lot of bad feelings in a really concise way and it often feels a little like a third-party look at my own headspace
there were a couple of poems that I thought could maybe be worded a bit differently for a sharper impact but that's personal preference. the feeling from every page is exactly what it should be tbh. I really liked this <3
October 3, 2020
I love how this book never really settles on being one kind of thing, yet doesn't come across as random or unfocused. A poem, a playlist, and a list of idle observations can share space between these pages with admirable harmony and completeness. It's all a little sad too, but we're all a little sad and we can use the reminder.
August 31, 2017
bro. ever felt anything? in your head? read it - it's a fun set of minutes
October 22, 2017
I've been going through a really difficult time mentally and emotionally for a couple years now. I feel really alone and it's rare that something really makes me feel not alone or understood, and this book did that for me at several different times, and just overall.
It captures a sense of unease that I find really hard to express or put into words, while acknowledging that it is hard to express. Which is part of how I'm able to recognize it.
This book really made sense to me.
It captures a sense of unease that I find really hard to express or put into words, while acknowledging that it is hard to express. Which is part of how I'm able to recognize it.
This book really made sense to me.
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