binniebaker

"Every hour wounds. The last one kills."
          — Neil Gaiman, American Gods 

"My heart started acting like a drunk grasshopper." — Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

Does anyone know of good subreddits for creative writing, literary studies, and other similar academic discussions?

" Was I ignorant, then, when I was seventeen? I think not. I knew everything. A quarter-century's experience of life since then has added nothing to what I knew. The one difference is that at seventeen I had no 'realism'. " —Sun & Steel, Yukio Mishima

Yo, what happened to Vivi? Maybe I missed something

Fun fact of the day: 'Binnie Baker' is a fictional name. My name isn't Binnie Baker, or anything remotely close. I have a French/German name. I chose a pen name mostly because I feel I'm most creative when anonymous.
          
          There's no intricate backstory behind 'Binnie Baker'. 'Binnie' was a random shower thought, and 'Baker' is the English translation of 'Boulanger', which was the name of a very good friend of mine.
          
          I began writing with intense dedication while studying for my bar exams, though I've written for the majority of my life. The stress and immense pressure from those exams nearly drove me to the edge, and writing and reading became my escapes. This might be another reason I went with a pen name—to separate my personal life from my writer's life.
          
          I used to assume 'Binnie' was a feminine name, but I've been misgendered online a few times. I find it quite amusing. Plus, I believe it adds on another layer of anonimity, which allows me to write without any barrier.

"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." — Nauseau, Jean-Paul Sartre
          

"None will ever be a true Parisian who has not learned to wear a mask of gaiety over his sorrows and one of sadness, boredom, or indifference over his inward joy." — Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

"But anyhow: what can a decent man speak about with the most pleasure?
          
          Answer: about himself.
          
          So then, I, too, will speak about myself." —Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from the Underground

Wtf I swear I just have this whole short story written about cerebral implants!???!! This was my side quest this week. Now Neuralink pops up in the news!!????