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May 15, 2024 Vyvyan des Esseintes

A reflection on loss and the power of self-curation.

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In Diary Tags loss, renewal
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Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos - The Destruction of a Neo-Passéist Reality

February 9, 2021 Vyvyan des Esseintes
It’s weird to hold something you’ve worked on, no matter how familiar the process is in theory.

It’s weird to hold something you’ve worked on, no matter how familiar the process is in theory.

The Neo-Decadent rails against this tired, monotonous existence not through concerning themself with direct rebellion but through the audacity to live in uninhibited kaleidoscopic joy. There's little reason to operate within a system that is fundamentally antagonistic to work that isn't designed for it, and the Neo-Decadent should take, repurpose, destroy, and reanimate with reckless abandon.

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In Reviews, Books Tags Books, Neo-Decadence, Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos, Drowning in Beauty, The Neo-Decadent Cookbook, Justin Isis, Quentin S. Crisp, Brendan Connell, Colby Smith, Arturo Calderon, Hadrian Flyte, Gaurav Monga, Ramon Alanis, LC von Hessen, Paul Cunningham, Jeremy Reed, Sailor Stephens, Damian Murphy, Literature, Decadent literature
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Emeraldis - A Story In 100 Words 8/14

August 13, 2019 Vyvyan des Esseintes
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This story in 100 words explores the idea of what might happen if you covered your girlfriend’s corpse with jewels. Normal, everyday fiction here.

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In A Story in 100 Words Tags In 100 Words, short story, short fiction, 100 word story, conte cruel, fiction, horror
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Dead Weight: How an Early Columbo Episode Tackled Gaslighting and Hero Worship

September 17, 2018 Vyvyan des Esseintes
My apologies for the cropping in these images. I’m screen capping them as I write. Also that bandana is a real 1971 affair.

My apologies for the cropping in these images. I’m screen capping them as I write. Also that bandana is a real 1971 affair.

Way back in 1971 Columbo taught us to resist gaslighting and not be completely trustful of war heroes just because they’re war heroes. Here’s how the episode Dead Weight can help us in these trying times.

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In Editoral Tags gaslight, gaslighting, columbo, dead weight, psychological abuse, Holding famous people accountable
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