Low-key Love

a zine on falling in love.

ft. three essays: 'How to Find a Husband in Aries Season', 'Shades of Longing' and 'Like an Egg on a Spoon'.

I first performed 'How to Find a Husband in Aries Season' at Emerging Writers' Festival 2022 and subsequently published it as a zine.

'Shades of Longing' is an ongoing project. This version was published in 4A Papers Issue 11: Intimacy, which was edited by Neha Kale.

'Like an Egg on a Spoon' was commissioned by Clare Carlin for Textile Message, a series of essays on clothes and other textile objects.

Dedicated to dearest Kiet, who inspired these stories and many more x

A6 105x148mm

Each cover is unique. Selected at random.

View more photos and details here: https://hellopollyanna.blogspot.com/2024/02/low-key-love.html

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A few of my favourite lines:

Tell your manager you’re in low-key love. Tell your friends. Tell your favourite barista. Tell booksellers. Tell the girl who sells you macarons.

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To be in a long-distance relationship is to be constantly yearning.

We leave something in a room for each other to find.

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Once, I tried to brush a hair from your cheek, forgetting the glass screen between us.

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It’s easy to write about falling in love. It’s less easy to write about day-to-day love.