Aurelie Dore Studio

An independent studio for books, story-worlds, essays, and studio-held creative work.

Essays

Reflective non-fiction from the studio. Pieces on memory, belonging, technology, and the quiet structures that hold a life together. Some find their way into the books; all of them stand on their own.

Aurelie Dore

The Mirage of Connection

What we lost when courtship moved to a screen. On dating apps, the commodification of intimacy, and the friction that once protected us, and what it might take to rebuild it.