Category: feminism
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Let the Bodies Hit the
Content warning: Discussion of body size, fatphobia, diet culture, body image issues. Disclaimer: I 100% have thin privilege; I am not speaking to you from the POV of a person who has ever actually been treated badly because of their body size, but from the POV of a person whose mental health and self-image have…
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“A bit monstrous.”
In March I had the opportunity to practice my public speaking skills at our literary agency’s retreat by giving a short lecture to my agency siblings. I chose to cover a topic I was already familiar with: how the patriarchy has shaped our understanding of narrative structure (a philosophical tributary from my critical thesis from…
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Don’t Fear the Retrograde
I’ve always been aware of if not “into” astrology, ever since I was a kid (early runcible witch tendencies I guess). Like moon phases, I don’t think planetary alignments and natal charts can control how our lives shape up, but I do think there is something about the moon and the planets that seems to influence our…
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Volcano.
I have spent the last two weeks typing out furious comments on Facebook, then deleting those comments because they don’t add anything to the conversation but merely spew my magmatic rage all over the internet. I’ve also written this post several times and deleted it because it’s just me asking “why?” over and over and over again.…
