Queer poet. Christian. Eater of potatoes. Waterer of houseplants.
Seattle, WA
Joined March 2012
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What a close from @MehPoeting in the inaugural @newversereview! #poetry
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“How can a black woman also be Indian???”
“If a woman has high testosterone does that make her male???”
-The people trying to ban race and gender studies.
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being a writer doesn’t necessarily mean you write, it just means you don’t know how to do math
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It drives me crazy when people say "Oh the highest paid SAG and WGA folks make as much as the CEOs." The highest paid SAG and WGA people are also picketing so those on the lowest end can get a fair deal and not be replaced by AI. The CEOS are fighting for the stock price.
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I was just discussing with a neighbor (with a PhD in neuroscience) how doctors turn studies about medical racism into more medical bias-- as a Black woman I get treated like my BLACKNESS puts me at more risk for health problems when the problem is the ANTI-BLACKNESS of doctors.
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As much as we love to roll our eyes at corporate Pride campaigns, they serve one vital purpose: to remind bigots that they’re out of touch and dwindling in number, that they have zero cultural or market power, and that their political influence will follow.
Good for Ford! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Some off-the-cuff thoughts (tips?) on asking for a book blurb:
1. Be respectful and humble. If this comes naturally to you, wonderful. If it doesn't, run your phrasing by someone who may not know you well (so they can't assume your tone automatically)
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From issue 15:
This flash piece from @MehPoeting is a masterclass in using allusion & paying homage to our literary ancestors. Check out his incredibly clever writing:
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True to her word, state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has slowed the business of passing laws to a crawl by introducing amendment after amendment and taking up all eight debate hours — even during the week she had strep throat. apnews.com/article/filibuste…
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The only thing that the “vast majority” has to fear from the private lives of individuals who represent a small minority of the population is that their irrational hatred for this minority will poison their souls & lead their own children to abhor them.
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I just realized not everyone knows this lifehack, so here goes:
Never trust case rates or CDC maps. Especially if (like me) one person with a cold can take you out for months! It’s too much to keep track of & it’s increasingly unreliable.
Instead, trust in the laws of physics.
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here’s the thing. getting up earlier doesn’t inherently fix anything. the real key is getting up early enough that you can vibe on your own for 1-2 hours before entering society
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"Here was the secret
to living: what is dull can be polished
to a hot glow with the right friction.
What is lost can be added to the heart’s altar."
Sunday, a free online reading with Rachel Hadas, Rebecca Aronson, & Maya Pindyck.
Register here: bit.ly/3Ih1eUk
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been locked out of her Twitter account and her new video has been removed after Dr. Dre took legal action against her for using his music without permission.
His letter is amazing.
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There has been so much bad sapphic television this year but there have also been shows that are nuanced and smart and hilarious. Nobody asked but I am awarding the best lesbian joke of the year to this moment on REBOOT. I think about this joke every day.
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Adding to this, Hans Christian Andersen’s sex life
Thread below
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The dissonance between how vast female reproductive health is as a field to how relatively little we know about it is embarrassing and undercuts the seriousness of it all in the eyes of trainees. “If this was important, wouldn’t we know the answers?”
