Archive - Joy from Roisin

Embracing Delusion

at my desk job, at The Metro, on the tube, in near death experiences with a compact SUV, in the suburbs, amongst the stars

May 4 •

April 2024

we are bound to make

Apr 4 •

March 2024

My friends (especially those that read my Substack). Your chaos and love are both needed and desired, always. My ability and agility to embrace change…

Mar 28 •

February 2024

I’m posting this to prove a point; I love you and this life

Feb 26 •

January 2024

This is not a metaphor

This is a hike. This is a reflection on the year. This is an unqualified album review.

Jan 5 •

December 2023

Are you bored yet?

“Boredom is a function of attention.” — Susan Sontag

Dec 19, 2023 •

November 2023

The future cannot exist with any past missing

Nov 9, 2023 •

October 2023

On Love and Lovelessness

“it’s like if cellophane was edible”

Oct 12, 2023 •

September 2023

Improvisation > Improvement

An experimental performance of being normal. Or an attempt at abstraction. Or the stubborn urge to narrativise the constant stream of symbols.

Sep 21, 2023 •

August 2023

On The Intimacy of Friendship

Nakama - 'One for whom one feels deep platonic love.'

Aug 25, 2023 •

July 2023

The Eighth Wonder Gets a Day Job

What will you do with this one, expansive moment?

Jul 26, 2023 •

June 2023

Grieving Joy: Loss as the Remembrance of Connection

Is the world and its sunshine enough?

Jun 22, 2023 •

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