Sometimes, you’re thinking about a thing because of life circumstances and all (in this case, teaching feminist critical literary theory to a class last week), and you feel like maybe you should go write it all down and figure it all out somehow… And then you stumble across something that makes you realise, actually, you’ve […]
In Which There Is No Off Switch For Caution (A Retitled Repost) Read More »
Reposting this because: topical. My friend’s daughter was told in class last week that she would never be successful because she didn’t speak ‘proper’ English. I got a story rejection recently with personal feedback (which is so nice to have!) that mentioned that the story was a strange combination of British and American English. Spoiler:
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Real’ English (Repost) Read More »
The sitch: New GP. Went in to ask for a script thingy (words are hard) for my annual thyroid blood test, because I realised I’d forgotten to do that in January. My usual GP is the kind who a) costs money and b) is booked out 6-8 weeks in advance, so I decided to use
Sporadically Banned From The Internet Because: Gluten Read More »
Anything can be critiqued. Criticizing something is easy. It makes the critiquer feel smart, and just a little bit superior to the writer. But that kind of critique serves no real purpose, because that kind of critique is wrong from the moment the critiquer picks up the story or the manuscript or the 400-year-old play.
Thought of the Day: Critiquing is Easy. Doing is Hard. Read More »
I wrote the below post back in November last year, but I couldn’t bring myself to post it at the time. It felt too much like screaming into the void, and it hurt, and I hurt, and everything was just too much. I found the post this past weekend, when I was trawling through my
Late to the posting today, but better late than never. Confluence of events: A conversation in the library today with my seniors about how they are NOT going to download the film/s they are studying for their upcoming essay, but instead they ARE going to spring the $10-$20 to buy the friggin film through iTunes.
Libraries Vs Piracy and How YOU CAN GET BOOKS FREE (Look, It Just Needs To Be Said) Read More »
Fight your fears! Battle your demons! Stand against the darkness that envelops you! Yeah, yeah, we get it. To have fears is to be weak, to have anxious fears (i.e. unfounded, melodramatic, or unrealistic fears) is even weaker, and if you don’t stand up right this instant with a fear-tuned flamethrower and FIGHT THE LIFE
Why Fighting Your Fears Is Complete And Utter Bullshirt. Read More »
It feels awkwardly risky posting this in the wake of #MeToo, but isn’t that the point? That something like this shouldn’t be controversial? And so: I randomly stumbled across this while searching my archives for something else, and it is salient, and it is relevant, and it is important. Men: you are not brainless sheep.
MEN ARE NOT BRAINLESS SHEEP (SHOCKING, I KNOW) (a repost) Read More »
Because the only things I can think of to talk about are the fact that I made a Patreon and all the craptastic garbage fire of sexual assault exposes going on both in media and social media rn, and I’m not peppy enough for a sales pitch, and I’m way too ragey to write anything
I’m Not Posting Today Read More »
Okay so I said last week’s post was previewing for this one. Content warning: if you’re an easily-offended white person, don’t click. Otherwise, enjoy the hilarity 😉 Happy weekend! Read more:Made-It Monday: At Last, Cake!In Which I Take A HolidayBy Your Side (is where you'd better have the tissues, just sayin')
The Day Beyonce Turned Black Read More »
