Issue 31 | Atlas of Musings

Atlas of Musings
Jun 8
2 min read

Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live

Happy World Ocean Day! Let’s raise a glass to the entrancing, mysterious abyss that has both inspired and terrified humans for millennia.

vibe check

from the crypt

Britain’s old corpse roads carried bodies to their burial place, trailing ghostly folklore and the unsettling belief that the dead might wander home. Care for a stroll?

→ The original dead end.

some cool art

Photo from Saatchi Art

Yuliya Martynova’s artwork is almost too ethereal for an inbox. She turns clouds into a feathery smooth, yet otherworldly portraits.

→ Each cloud portrait has a name. Get acquainted.

linguistic oddity

Silver Lining: Born from the idea that even the darkest storm cloud has a bright edge, this phrase now moonlights as finding the good hiding in a bad situation.

→ Clouds have been doing metaphorical work for centuries.

a writing prompt

Write about a character who makes a seemingly insignificant, routine decision that has far-reaching consequences.

→ Feeling brave? Tag us on IG if you post it.

dream house alert

Photo from BlogTO

96 acres of countryside bliss and suddenly I’m convinced I could thrive on a farm. Meet me by the pond under the willow tree.

→ It’s giving cottagecore meets trustfund.

a corner of the world

Part architecture, part mirage, this chapel rests in a sea of lavender and truly looks like it was crafted from light itself.

→ Shadowless Church | China.

from my lens

This photo that sends me straight back to childhood summers: simple, with fields stretching forever set to a soundtrack of grasshoppers chirping. Not a hurry to be had.