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12_Just pajamas with buttons.

It was already December.

When I look back on the past days, every month I see white sugar dust on my face.

I feel like I took out a bunch of colorful candies and ate them one by one.

Eleven candies of different colors and tastes touch your tongue.

It melted away as quickly as time that didn’t wait,

This year, at least vaguely

I was able to store memories of eleven colors.

December is the month when I still want to save the last piece of candy.

It may be simple, but my wish to publish my own book will soon come true.

The day I touch that book with my own two hands, savoring the last piece of candy.

I want to end my thirties sweetly.


-.Continuing to write, writing is my job. Not romanticizing this too much, not trivializing it, and not overly mythologizing it is like a topic, a question, or a burden to me. It’s that kind of weight.

-.Writing is not a big deal. At the same time, it is important. Also, it can be thrown away at any time. Don’t risk everything here. I don’t think my life is that simple. Or so they claim.

by Cha Woo-jin, music critic

-.It is said that the direction the Earth should pursue lies in the past, not the future. That’s why the title is Old Future. Why does society only head towards the future? Wouldn’t our past orientation have made us happier? Now I feel like I’ve lost direction and there’s only progress. Progress exists in the past, not in the future.

by Cult CEO Lee Da-kyung

-.To be good at marketing, you must have a popular taste that can quickly figure out what is popular and why, rather than having a deep liking for one thing.

by Kim Min-guk, KREAM Strategic Marketing Leader

-.How do members relieve stress? It can be difficult to maintain a positive attitude in uncomfortable situations. Especially in human relationships. Even if things go well, the messy feelings in your heart won’t go away. Psychiatrist Yoo Eun-jeong said this! “The biggest measure of maturity is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes,” he said, adding that the key point is to look at it rationally, not dwell on the emotional part, and quickly forget it. Ilwon has already achieved the greatest maturity just by trying to understand the other person’s point of view. I did my best. (Kkook)

by Gwijjaldan Captain

-.I try to emphasize that what I do is ‘labor.’ And labor must come with a price. Writers often misunderstand that writing is a hobby. It’s not a hobby, it’s work.

by Anne Helen Peterson Author of

-.I want to live while feeling the fullness of my existence. We consider non-possession beautiful, but that is not because non-possession is pure and frugal, but because it frees us from unnecessary possessions and minds and makes us realize the reason for our existence and freedom. Simple housekeeping, simple wardrobe, simple money management, simple life. If I can do anything, I want to make it lightly and lightly, exist fully in the world, and live as the owner of my own heart in a small and quiet way.

by May Blog

-.Writing means wanting to live. There are stories of things that are still far away that keep the unspoken things in mind. There is anticipation of the seasons and trees waiting for their turn. A heart that waits in silence for momentary things. Writing is preparing for a meeting. Waiting for things to meet with all my heart.

by Kim Jin-woo, author of

-.Why did IU just talk about buttoned pajamas when she said she felt like she knew herself now in Palette? I think I finally understand a little bit.

by Tax Accountant Yoon’s Blog

-.”Record albums have an A-side and a B-side. The A-side usually contains songs that the artist put his or her best effort into in hopes of becoming a hit. On the other hand, the B-side was often considered a bonus track, and the artist also considered the commercial aspect less. However, this does not mean that no effort was put into it, but rather, it was seen as an opportunity for musicians to pursue artistic freedom. Sometimes, they tried new styles of music and sometimes covered their favorite songs. Among these, the B-side is It has now become common to create ‘B-Sides & Rarities’, with songs becoming more popular than A or being called hidden masterpieces.”

Ah, the biggest reason why I love stationery is this gentle shock and the moment when I come face to face with the thoughts and feelings of the person who makes it. Maybe it’s good to have this cute and strong heart that brings up an idea that you gave up on because you thought it might not be popular ‘because you wanted to try it anyway’.

by Traveler’s Note, Pewlog Blog

-.I have been writing for a long time, but I have never fully shown myself. How many mistakes and failures I made, how messed up I was, how lonely and loved I was… I wanted to show those feelings. I think that led to the moment I wrote ‘No Longer Human’.

People cannot tell just by looking. If you look at any person for a long time, your hatred will decrease, your understanding will expand, and sometimes you may even discover yourself in that person. When something passes, the next thing comes again. It may be scarier and more terrible. But that too passes. The most important thing is that for something to pass, I must be there. You should not abandon yourself for fear that the present will not pass and will last forever, or to hold on to what is passing.

by Kim Ji-hye, author of