Tag Archives: buddhism

19NOV2022 sleep, forgetting

Posted on November 20, 2022 by kara

19NOV2022 sleep, forgetting For the past three days it has been raining at nights. I welcome the rain. It is calming, and makes me sleepy. And I sleep, and I don’t dream. Which is good. I read in an online … Continue reading →

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The 8th Night (2021) korean supernatural thriller movie review

Posted on July 12, 2021 by kara

Plot is confusing to say the least. It appears to be about this prophecy about the end of the world. It’s like a fanfic version of Buddhism. The Diamond Sutra is mentioned. There’s this archaeologist who somehow finds an artefact … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t A Mosquito

Posted on June 14, 2015 by kara

Horror is realizing a split-second after having just killed a mosquito between your palms that it wasn’t a mosquito. It could have been anything, but not a mosquito. Now your palms are together, sticky with insect guts and you’re too … Continue reading →

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Mental-Physical Space

Posted on November 16, 2014 by kara

The room was a machine that measured my condition: how much of me remained, how much of me was no longer there. I was both perpetrator and witness, both actor and audience in a theater of one. I could follow … Continue reading →

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My Brother Saving the Girl

Posted on October 14, 2014 by kara

My Brother Saving the Girl When I was in high school, there was this smart and very beautiful girl everybody had a crush on. I remember her getting almost all perfect scores on math quizzes and exams. She was tall … Continue reading →

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