Paper Trails | Marcus | Substack

The Subjugation of Selfhood in Literary Fiction

Why are we obsessed with suffering?

Jan 15 • Marcus

Books That Feel Like A Haunting

It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again — a good book should feel like a haunting.

Jan 13 • Marcus

Ranking Everything I Read in 2025

I wrote about 105 books, so you better read this xoxo

Jan 4 • Marcus

On Love, Loss, and Liminality

Emerging from Chrysalis

Dec 18, 2025 • Marcus

Contemplating Contempt: An Essay

The Blurring Lines of Self-Respect and Erasure

Dec 16, 2025 • Marcus

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