varium et mutabile semper femina
Observations from the crossroads. Dreams of porosity. A memorial for the women I will never be again.
In semper femina I trace the ways I’ve been moved and changed, surprised and transformed. In this is a collection of shed skin, souvenirs, read and unread books, my favorite bottles of wine, ghosts, love letters, self-portraits, confessions, and clippings of everything else.
about the author
My name is Lian. I am a writer from Manila currently based in a small town in central Texas. These days, my time is split between working full-time at a local museum; writing poetry, this newsletter, and the occasional freelance project; tending to my tiny home, which includes weekly sourdough baking and exploring new recipes almost every day, and; dreaming of the woman I want to now and eventually become.
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