It's wild how some days my prose comes out practically singing, and others it sounds clunky and awful. Right now I'm having one of the singing days and I wish I knew what was different to make this happen.
I got you, boo. The first draft of a piece of creative writing is a radical act. It literally defies capitalism. You’re doing it for the LOVE. You’re risking possibility. The blank page isn’t the canvas. The canvas is the first draft. Get it all down, then get to work. Joyful rigor. LET’S GO!
"What will you do without a state you utopian anarchist fools!" Mutual aid orgs-many built in the wake of a 2019 hurricane that hit NC-were up and doing comms mgmt, wellness checks, water, info and resource distro within hours of the rains stopping. 48 hrs difference can be life or death
It thinks it's so great 🙄
Idk, I loved that as a kid and I later exhibited some very delinquent-like behavior. But I guess it all turned out alright for me in the end.
Yesterday I told my psychiatrist my cool coping skill ("don't talk during staff meetings so you can't accidentally act too excitable"). And she looked kinda sad when I told her and I realized how that actually sounds lol
This is an absolutely vital piece of analysis and history. So glad to have this alongside the Hammer and Hoe piece mentioned. Thank you for this vital work
Do you need a better understanding of what's happening in Sudan? I talked with Sudanese organizers Nisrin Elamin and Yusra Khogali about what's happening, who's responsible, and how you can help.
“This war is not a civil war, it’s a counterrevolutionary war against civilians,” says Sudanese organizer Nisrin Elamin.
Yeah that's what they tell me.
Apparently it's a *thing to keep an eye on* that I'm having such noticeable effects on such a very low dose.
It's a mood disorder on the bipolar spectrum. It's like. Bipolar but doesn't get up into the full on manic range? Idk. We're having some conversations about how my ssri is affecting me.