The best way to fight a lion is to not. Instead, approach it sideways, from the very edges, looking vague, and non-threatening. When it realises you are there— and it will— it will growl, and bear its teeth, which feels a lot like a lump in your throat or adrenalin in your stomach. But you […]
There are days when the world sucks at your feet, when every step is a long schhhhhhhllurPOP of effort, as you grind against the forces that hold you down. Depression isn’t a fight, it’s a slog. There are days when everything you feel is caked with mud and the mud isn’t yellow, or white, or
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.
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I heard a talk the other day about the difference between foot lamps and stand lamps in the ancient Middle East, and the fact that both served very different purposes: stand lamps were, as implied by the name, set on a stand and were designed to light up the whole room, or outdoor area, or
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Some inspo for your weekend today. This one tears me up every time. And you know what’s even more glorious? I actually know that I have friends who would – and have – rush to my rescue like this, to support me through dark times. If you’re one of those friends, THANK YOU. I love
By Your Side (is where you’d better have the tissues, just sayin’) Read More »
IDK about you but last week I was in a really negative headspace, and it’s lingering through to this week (though today has been better and honestly a lot of it is probably food-caused, urgh). So I really needed a reminder that not all humans, particularly Famous Ones, are walking garbage fires. So. In the
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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:Portrait Of You, Aged TwoMade It Monday: Yup, It's Cake.Apparently I'm A Bigger Wheel Of Time Fan Than I Thought?
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Just take five minutes to skim over this list. I promise, you’ll find AT LEAST one thing there that will make you glad you did 🙂 26 Wholesome Things Go on. Click. You won’t regret it <3 Read more:Cover Reveal!The Day Beyonce Turned BlackMadeItMonday: CAKE THE SECOND
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Consider this context for next Friday’s post 😀 But also, I do just love the song and the video clip. There’s a lot going on here, and I’ve actually used this several times as a class resource – and if you’re feeling SUPER KEEN, since there’s a weekend coming up and all and you might
Formation, Beyonce, and Some Lit-Crit-Lite ;) Read More »
Another poem this week, probably the last one for a while. The title pretty much sums it up, but when I first heard this several years ago it really stuck with me, and then there was a conversation in our car (not involving me) that kind of collided with it, and I wrote a poem
