Ariana RossA Free WomanHer father’s purpose was to deliver her to the New World, the Free World, and he did. They first went to Germany, then to Canada, then to…2 min read·Oct 4, 2022----
Ariana RossThe Taste of WaterI once read a quote, in a book I forget, in a context I don’t remember, that there are really only three things in the world. I thought of…6 min read·Sep 23, 2022--1--1
Ariana RossBut what about the senses?A moment of dappled warmth, the stillness of summer, sits, always, underneath the mind. It takes nothing to be there, just that — nothing…1 min read·Sep 21, 2022----
Ariana RossHeat WaveI squint my eyes at the light, self-sequestered in my bedroom, door closed, blasting cold air from a box into my face and sticky body, head…1 min read·Sep 21, 2022----
Ariana RossSorbetYou say you love me. How much? As much as the ocean, as tall as the mountains.2 min read·Sep 18, 2022----
Ariana RossLearn to Hold the SacredAnyone who’s in love with wine has had their “first bottle” — the wine we stumble upon that first takes us by surprise, breaks every mould…2 min read·Sep 17, 2022----
Ariana RossA Game of Power(I wrote this at the beginning of the pandemic — hence the first line.)2 min read·May 19, 2022----
Ariana RossRipple RippleMy friend Sebastian, who I haven’t seen since I was 9 but that’s another story, makes dangerously intoxicating ambient music. I sent him a…1 min read·Feb 28, 2022--1--1
Ariana RossMerely a “Huh”What I want. But does it matter? On some level, certainly. And does that matter? It musn’t — to matter, certainly musn’t to care.2 min read·Feb 25, 2022----
Ariana RossWrestlingI wonder if I pushed because I wanted the trouble. Not trouble I wanted, just engagement — pushing him away to force him to come near —…2 min read·Feb 25, 2022----
