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A Novel Scored by Classical Music
Mozart & Mayhem is the first book of 'The Capybara House Quartet', a duology about four Classics-obsessed brothers, who are trying very hard not to live in a sitcom... and failing spectacularly. Mikhail, exhausted Philosophy major and terrifyingly competent eldest, runs the rota with Aristotle in one hand and tea in the other. Riven and Terrence, the literature twins duel over whose story is better, while Halden, youngest and self-appointed court painter/music director, score

Marigold Uy


The Room Has A Story
I recently added floating shelves to my room. Three of them. I do not know if “floating shelves” is the right term, but they are shelves, and they function without a whole architecture of wood. I saved a little more for my hobbies, had extra money specifically for myself, and decided that the wall needed more drama. This, I think, is the danger of having a dark academia room. You add one small thing, and suddenly the room begins developing plot. A minimalist aesthetic

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A Sustainable Amount of Aesthetic
I have a habit of romanticizing my life. Not in the grand, dangerous way where I pretend everything is beautiful and nothing is wrong. I am, unfortunately, very aware that life is often inconvenient, exhausting, expensive, humid, and held together by caffeine and spite. I still touch grass, if you know what I mean. And I still know the world can be deeply unreasonable. But I have also decided that if I must wash the dishes, I may as well do it while Bach plays in the backgrou

Marigold Uy


A Novel Scored by Classical Music
Mozart & Mayhem is the first book of 'The Capybara House Quartet', a duology about four Classics-obsessed brothers, who are trying very hard not to live in a sitcom... and failing spectacularly. Mikhail, exhausted Philosophy major and terrifyingly competent eldest, runs the rota with Aristotle in one hand and tea in the other. Riven and Terrence, the literature twins duel over whose story is better, while Halden, youngest and self-appointed court painter/music director, score

Marigold Uy
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