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The quiet power of a personal canon
Critics get to make canons. So do you. A list of the things that shaped you is a gift to your future self — and to anyone who finds it.
Theo W. · April 30, 2026
A canon isn't a museum. It's a working library. The things you return to. The records you can hear in your head. The chapters you re-read.
When you write your canon down, you stop guessing at your own taste. You start trusting it.
And the next time someone asks what you're into, you'll have a real answer.