so, originaly

essays on fashion, art, politics, and culture

By Alyssa

· Launched 3 years ago

Cigarettes on The Corner

a girl with silvery blue eyeshadow and glossy pink lips told me she never slept alone.

Mar 23•Alyssa

“It's not a film about my dad, it's a love letter, or the start of a love letter”: In conversation with Sammy Shefa Idris

how exactly do you deal with the loss of someone that you wish you had more time with?

Mar 16•Alyssa

The Creative Perversion of Creative Advertisement

and what happens when censorship takes foothold in it.

Mar 9•Alyssa

Originaly Monthly: March

artists and readings worth checking out this month.

Mar 1•Alyssa

coming forth by day with Woody De Othello

an art review of Woody De Othello’s first solo exhibition at PAMM

Feb 22•Alyssa

to be both artist & muse

an essay on one cannot exist without the other

Feb 15•Alyssa

chapter 23: my sabbatical year

on getting older & acting my age

Sep 12, 2025•Alyssa

Bill Baggs

to love is to let go

Sep 5, 2025•Alyssa

Moissanite

and because it’s Sunday and because I love you, that hand, that special hand to you and I, shines a little brighter.

Aug 1, 2025•Alyssa