Feminist Playlist Week 5

The last you'll hear from me, probably, because I only blog like 5 times a year and I've done that thus far this month. March has a 5th week, more of a half week, so you get 3 more songs (and maybe a bonus) Day 29

Feminist Playlist Week 4

We're almost there! Day 22: Shea Diamond - I Am Her There is an ethos that starts with the fact that women, cis and trans, aren't people. We have to argue for our humanity before we can even fight for equality. Intersectional feminism reminds that even

Feminist Playlist Week 3

Welcome to week 3! We are continuing into week 3 of the women's history month playlist (Week 1 and Week 2 if you're new here). This week has no theme. I tried to actually make each week have a theme but this one is more a

Feminist Playlist Week 2

Here is week 2! (If we need my raison d'etre, here is the link to week 1 post) Day 8 - International Women's Day Florence and the Machine - Everybody Scream This album was full of women power and scream and rage. And sometimes we need

Feminist Playlist: Week 1

Every March I put together a feminist playlist for Womens History month. Some years I get all 31 days; some months I don't. Some years there is a coherent theme; most years there is not. Last year, I got one together and it was rage but also joy

Sinners in the Hand of an Angry Paw

CW: God I've recently re-read all the Narnia books. I'm looking for copies as all I have is Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe (LWW) and I promise this will not become a rant on how angry I am about the death of mass market paperbacks. I'

New Title, No Resolution

Happy 2026! Well, as happy as it can be, I suppose. I've re-titled whatever this thing is because let's face it: I'm a mood reader. It's a terrible thing. I was very excited for I'll Make a Spectacle Of You

Beauty in the Broken Glass

This is the annual reflection post. I am writing this, drinking a cup of coffee, after preparing my house for the 5 or so inches of snow we're expected to get later today. Cleaning up the sides, sweeping the steps, taking out the trash so I don'

More MSG, Your Majesty

Back when I attended university at a small city on the edge of Los Angeles, just brushing the edges of the desert, redolent with orange groves, there was a Chinese restaurant we called No MSG. It had a large neon sign that said No MSG facing the parking lot, and

One Big Pile of...Stuff

This is a tax post. The one big beautiful bill, otherwise known as HR 1, has passed. It's a bad bill. Its harms most Americans and thoroughly takes from you to give to the wealthy. What it comes down to, is what happens next, especially for you? This

Histories Carried, Memories Remade

My son's face is settling into adulthood, a transformation that startles me daily, and I am thinking an awful lot about the past, about destiny, and about the histories we live in our bodies. I'm thinking about the obstinate set to his mouth that came from

OBB Student Loans Edition

Let's talk about how the OBB will affect student loan borrowers. The GOP wants to punish people who took out student loans. Bold thesis, let's start. Also the LA Times had an article about this, so I'm not that crazy. Numbers: * The outstanding student

A Tax Post: A Warning

This one ain't for the tax pros. I don't actually like Ghost, and I know I moved everybody, but I'm looking at other alternatives. They don't even allow footnotes! Substack allowed footnotes (but they platform Nazis, and while this is my little

"The trick is not to mind."

Lawrence of Arabia and Rebellion This might just actually be an excuse for me to talk about Omar Sharif and how he is the handsomest man to exist (sorry, folks, its not Henry Cavill and his weird neck). Ok, now that I've frightened off half of my readers,

Welcome to the New Place

Hello my Substack subscribers! I just wanted to drop a line to welcome you to Ghost, where my Substack now exists. I've been using Substack for a few years, in fact I subscribe to many of them!, but they've gone increasingly to the right, including alt

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