by Sophie Roy | Mar 9, 2026 | Scratch, THE ITCH
There is an open bookshelf in a town I’ve visited almost every summer since I was born. The general consensus in this kind of affair is that you should leave one to take one. I’ll admit I’ve seldom abided by that rule under the pretense of being on holiday. There are...
by celeste | Feb 20, 2026 | THE ITCH
Pathetic fallacy is a literary device in which human emotions, thoughts, or intentions are attributed to non-human elements of the natural world – such as weather, landscapes, animals, or inanimate objects. When writers describe the sky as “angry,” the wind as...