The journal

Stories to linger over.

A curated selection from the Moniqs archive, newest first. More stories are being moved over from the original site.

ISADORA DUNCAN

Art · Reflection

ISADORA DUNCAN

Isadora Duncan at the portal of the Parthenon, Athens, 1920 Photo by Edward Streichen (1897-1973)

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OSCAR WILDE ~ ON DREAMING

Art · Reflection

OSCAR WILDE ~ ON DREAMING

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

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ANAIS NIN ~ ON LIFE

Art · Reflection

ANAIS NIN ~ ON LIFE

Anais Nin ” Ordinary life does not interest me. I seek only the high moments. I am in accord with the surrealists, searching for the marvelous”

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ALFRED STEVENS ~ THE PAINTER AND HIS MODEL

Reflections · Reflection

ALFRED STEVENS ~ THE PAINTER AND HIS MODEL

The painter and his model (1855) by Alfred Stevens In this early work, a young woman leans over the shoulder of an artist, presumably Stevens himself, who is regarding his unfinished canvas on the easel. Hanging in the background of the studio is a Flemish tapestry showing an Ado

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