Velvet diaries

The Calling of the Night

Jan 7, 2025

When did you last feel the night? When did you last step out alone under the starlit sky, letting the cool wind brush against your skin? When did you last feel free, like the shadowed spirits that roam unseen in the midnight?

Why Cassandra?

Jan 6, 2022

As a child, I was an avid reader and devoured children’s books with retellings of ancient myths.

Cassandra’s character stood out: unlike other females, she wasn’t meek and obedient, waiting to be rescued. She had the courage to speak out, and this rebelliousness appealed to me.