Hello there!
It’s me, in English again. It’s interesting, the threshold for me to write is much lower when I set myself up to do it in English. We might just be stuck here for a little while.
I just started a new Pinterest board (of which I have too many) called Just write. There are only inspirational quotes from Tumblr and Twitter on it yet, like this one:

Another one says that the work in itself is the teacher, and so in order to do learn how to do it, you have to, well, do it. One cannot become good at something by only studying the theory behind it. And so here I am, writing. It’s not going to be an essay, but a couple of bite sized little scribblings. Read them, or don’t. I’m writing only for me. These are my reps to become stronger as a writer.
Ugh, that’s incredibly cliché of me.
FASHION SNACK
The theme of next year’s Met gala has been announced: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. I can’t remember when I last was tempted to actually travel to New York City, or anywhere, for an exhibition, but I am now. The book on which the museum will base the exhibition, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity by Monica L. Miller, went immediately on my wishlist for Christmas. You can read more about the theme here.
EQUALITY SNACK
Two women recently made history in sports that are traditionally driven mainly by men: First, Canadian Jessica Campbell became the first female ever to hold the position of full time assistent coach for any NHL team when she took her place behind the bench with her Seattle Kraken. On the same night, October 8, fellow Swede Elena Sadiku led the Celtics for the first time – and became the youngest ever head coach for a football team in Champions League, man or woman, at 30, after having signed with the women’s team in January. Is October 8 the new March 8?
WRITING SNACK
I found this piece, Against Journaling by Dennis Tang, very comforting. I’ve long nurtured the romantic idea about keeping a diary, but never had the stamina to write about my thoughts every day. Most of my days are not that eventful, to be honest, but perhaps that is because I rarely reflect on them long enough to notice the interesting things. Maybe they are, only I’ve never taken the time to notice. I’ve kept a notebook close by since I was around 16, though, and that is exactly Tang’s point – as a writer, you don’t have to write every day in a dairy, but you have to write. Scribbling down ideas and thoughts, however small or seemingly insignificant, are crucial.