Author's note: How do deep time and personal intimacy relate? What can Earth's tectonic structure teach us about the cyclicity of love? Diagram and language sourced from Earth Structure (van der Pluijm & Marshak, 1955) and John McPhee's Annals of the Former World, this piece explores the unexpected parallels between geology and human connection.
My GOAT lit list:
We the Animals by Justin Torres
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
