TODAY'S: THE LONGER READS

Out of the Known and the Seen

Anna Atsu — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:01:06 GMT

Otolia Kraszewska, Lady in an interior, before 1945.

Recently, I’ve been reading a chapter on the symbolism of the eye in Jungian psychology from The Self: Quest of Meaning in a Changing World by Renate Daniel, the president of the Jungian Institute. In this text, she returns to one of the oldest symbols in Jungian psychology: the eye — the symbol of the…

I want to take you from a chair by an open window to your very place

Anna Atsu — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:02:28 GMT

Leon Wyczółkowski, Spring in Gościeradz, May 1931

Window. Curtains, a blooming greengage tree. An open window with a view of the garden, a curtain pushed aside, an armchair. There whiteness and green play together. Spring enters with its scent and its gust of air. It is of this spring that I would like to dream in my grave. One can feel that someone was …

Good Morning, Sadness

Anna Atsu — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:01:53 GMT

None of my stories, whatever kind they are, is for a typical reader. I’ve always been pulled by the “put-off” type of story, the one that often alienates typical, mainstream adult readers.

Photo by the Author.

“For what are we looking for if not to please? I do not know if the desire to attract others comes from a superabundance of vitality, possessivenes…