Welcome
I'm Sianya Dawnmist
This is the behind-the-scenes space.
Not the polished output.
Not the finished thought.
More the part where things are still warm from being made.
🌸 MochiMischief
MochiMischief is where I put the pieces that don’t quite belong anywhere else - journaling fragments, platform notes, creative process, small resets, and quiet pivots. It’s the connective tissue between games, films, books, music, study, and whatever I’m currently circling around.
Some of this is playful.
Some of it is reflective.
Most of it is unfinished, and that’s intentional.
You’ll find notes written mid-thought, reflections on making things sustainably, gentle BTS from streaming and studying, and moments where I stop to recalibrate rather than push through. This isn’t a space for conclusions or content made to keep up. It’s for thinking out loud.
If the rest of the site is about media as companionship, this is where I talk about how that companionship gets made - and why I’m choosing to do it this way.
Wander if you like.
Nothing here needs to resolve neatly.
A Few Things That Shaped Me
I’ve spent most of my life moving between worlds. Languages. Tastes. Ways of seeing. I don’t think that was a conscious choice at first, but…
Read MoreWho Teaches Us Desire? Porn, Power, and the Stories We’re Allowed to Tell
There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of how we talk about sex. We live in a world saturated with desire. It’s in advertising, pop…
Read MoreMusic, Memory and a Writing Practice
This was written as part of a daily writing challenge, where the aim wasn’t polish but presence. Setting the scene: the blogging challenge today is a…
Read MoreA Room with a View – Memory, Place, and Stillness
It’s hot, and not a heat I’ve experienced before. There’s a languid humidity over the city. I’m left feeling like I’ve just completed a marathon…
Read MoreUnlocking the Mind – A Free Writing Practice
Originally written in 2012. Revised for Sianya.tv. It’s a bank holiday morning in South East London. Grey in the way it often is, but not…
Read MorePaleo – Primal Blueberry Muffins with Dark or White Chocolate
Originally written in 2014. Kept here as part of the Sianya.tv archive. First of all, Â let me say that since moving across to a primal…
Read MoreRamen: A Potted History of the World’s Favourite Instant Meal
Steam filled with the aromas of oriental spices waft across the room towards me. The anticipation builds as I sit and wait for my bowl to…
Read MoreWriting – why are moments of inspiration so illusive?
From the archives (2011). A reflection on inspiration, attention, and the moments when ideas appear and disappear. We need to find inspiration to write. There…
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