the dream machine

what comes next

we live in a time of defeatism.

Dec 23 • 

Jackie Luo

January 2023

paying attention

it was right at the start of quarantine when rachel syme, one of my favorite writers, tweeted offhandedly that she takes a bath every day.

Jan 18, 2023 • 

Jackie Luo

a new new year

last year, i contemplated performing this ritual of reflection and introspection.

Jan 3, 2023 • 

Jackie Luo

March 2021

the fantasy of reality

there's a young woman in a rural region of the sichuan province of china who lives with her grandmother on a family farm in the mountains.

Mar 7, 2021 • 

Jackie Luo

January 2021

all paths lead to extinction

well, so yesterday there was a coup.

Jan 7, 2021 • 

Jackie Luo

December 2020

liminal spaces (and books of 2020)

everyone is talking about liminal spaces these days.

Dec 31, 2020 • 

Jackie Luo

July 2020

the numinous and the unreal

i've never been a spiritual person, or a superstitious one, depending on how you see it.

Jul 31, 2020 • 

Jackie Luo

staying steady

we tend to notice presence and not absence.

Jul 5, 2020 • 

Jackie Luo

October 2016

the dream machine

some of you know the reference from the naming of this newsletter, but for anyone who doesn’t, m.

Oct 7, 2016 • 

Jackie Luo