The world is too strange to leave already explained.
I write fiction and essays about thought, art, violence, and the incomprehension quietly moving between us.
inside one of the books
The world of True Sadness
An island surrounded by desert, a decision to leave, and the memories and misunderstandings that keep everyone in place. Meet a few of its people — some of them will answer back.
people from the island
from the blog
New writing
Notes on books, memory, art, and whatever keeps returning.
Mar 1, 2025
(lo-fi daydreams with proust)
Marcel Proust totally changed the way I look at literature. A deep journey through In Search of Lost Time and the nature of live thinking.
Oct 4, 2026
(husserl – back to things)
Sep 26, 2026
(we are like sight trying to see itself)
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behind it all
Hi, I’m Denis.
I write novels and essays, build small literary experiments, and read every note people send me.
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