Blog | Words With Elaine

"How can I say this so we can stay in this car together, and yet - explore the things that I want to explore with you?"

Claudia Rankine

Squandering Gemstones

"Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for...

A Most Disturbing Trend

"If we fail to acknowledge that the decision whether to have children is a real choice that has ethical import, then we are treating...

A Year in Books: 2021

"If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them. Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret...

All the Rage

“We speak of men and their rage as if it laudable. "Men just get mad and push each other and it's over", we say. "Women are just bitches;...

On Storytelling, Moving Through Grief & Love

“And now you'll be telling stories of my coming back and they won't be false, and they won't be true but they'll be real.” - Mary Oliver...

Float On: The Meditative Balm of Blue Spaces

The first time I visited Australia from England, I headed to the beach at dusk with a friend. Sitting at the edge of the surf, I looked...