vera (ciously)Reviews for every book I read in 2019I wanted to to do this last year but ended up forgetting about it, so I’ll try to do my best this year. These will not be long reviews…Dec 28, 2019Dec 28, 2019
vera (ciously)Spring Break foreverEmbracing the messiness of pro wrestling at Joey Janela’s Spring Break 2.Apr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
vera (ciously)Friends in high placesMemories of travel, and some of friends, too.Jan 20, 20181Jan 20, 20181
vera (ciously)A light tube by any other nameScattered thoughts on deathmatch wrestling, by a recent convert.Jan 13, 2018Jan 13, 2018
vera (ciously)Do Ingobernables dream of ungovernable sheep?Tetsuya Naito had a dream when he was a teenager. He wanted to become a New Japan Pro Wrestling wrestler, he wanted to win their top…Dec 28, 20172Dec 28, 20172
vera (ciously)And the rest: my top 9 matches of the yearThis is the list of my favorite pro wrestling matches this year, with only the top entry missing, because I wrote over 3,000 words on it…Dec 11, 20171Dec 11, 20171
vera (ciously)Clap, chant, cry: reacting to pro wrestlingProfessional wrestling as a form of art has only one core function: to make its audience react. An audience that reacts very little or not…Dec 4, 20171Dec 4, 20171
vera (ciously)Kodaikanal for the curious: a year in travel.I am perpetually out of bookmarks, as it seems like I am never out of books yet to be finished, so any scrap will do — an old receipt, a…Nov 21, 20171Nov 21, 20171
vera (ciously)Match of The YearA great tragedy is watching the end of something while thinking it’s only the beginning. These moments serve as painful reminders that life…Nov 14, 20171Nov 14, 20171