Archive - hot mushrooms

what does it mean to be human?

a review/reaction of I Who Have Never Known Men

May 19 •

Rachel B Velebny

February 2025

three things i’ve been ruminating on

maybe if i write about them i can stop the thoughts

Feb 7 •

Rachel B Velebny

January 2025

when reality is more dystopian than fiction

what an overwrought title. i ought to change that.

Jan 27 •

Rachel B Velebny

some books I finished in limbo

time isn't real, but good books are

Jan 6 •

Rachel B Velebny

December 2024

a hot mushrooms IN / OUT list for 2025

because this week is for reading and writing lots of lists

Dec 30, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

October 2024

struggling against quicksand with Kafka

my attempt to write an update kind of post

Oct 29, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

August 2024

physical books, moral failings, and High School Musical

a review of, and personal reaction to, Pretentiousness, Why it Matters

Aug 31, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

five things after one month in Berlin

like, is there still time for me to have a Brideshead summer?

Aug 2, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

June 2024

a moving diary entry

my thoughts about moving, while moving, not a diary entry that moves independently

Jun 20, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

a big news post about big news

have you heard? I’ve got big news

Jun 8, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

May 2024

which book to finish first?

shaming myself into finishing a bunch of books

May 1, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

April 2024

let’s judge a book by its cover

In Defence of the Act by Effie Black — a hot mushrooms style book review

Apr 23, 2024 •

Rachel B Velebny

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