October 2011
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September 2011
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MEnCeleSte: If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho →
menceleste:
Deathless Aphrodite of the spangled mind, child of Zeus, who twists lures, I beg you do not break with hard pains, O lady, my heart
but come here if ever before you caught my voice far off and listening left your father’s golden house and came,
yoking your car. And find birds brought you, …
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Before I moved to the city I live in now, I spent two years at a small liberal arts institution along the Hudson River in New York. My sophomore year, I lived in an elderly, somewhat ramshackle dormitory that looked as though it had once been a private residence. The plumbing was poor, and the linoleum peeled up, and it was impossible to keep the floors from being constantly covered in a fine...
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Occupy Together →
newwavefeminism:
Thanks to anaerb for sharing the link!
Welcome to OCCUPY TOGETHER, a hub for all of the events springing up across the country in solidarity with Occupy Wall St. As we have followed the news on facebook, twitter, and the various live feeds across the internet, we felt compelled to build a site that would help spread the word as more protests organize across the country. We...
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Sharing Poetry: Yusef Komunyakaa, "Blue Dementia" →
sharingpoetry:
In the days when a man would hold a swarm of words inside his belly, nestled against his spleen, singing. In the days of night riders when life tongued a reed till blues & sorrow song called out of the deep night: Another man done gone. Another man done gone. In the days when one could lose…
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burn joyfully & give off light: Unusual Words →
brontide: the low rumbling of distant thunder. dactylion: the tip of a middle finger. nudiustertian: pertaining to the day before yesterday. gargalesthesia: the sensation caused by tickling. petrichor: the smell of rain on dry ground. dendolatry: worship of trees. lethologica: the…
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“As we circle Union Square, about twenty NYPD officers haul out orange plastic...”
– JEANNE MANSFIELD, “Why I Was Maced at the Wall Street Protest,” in the Boston Review.
Jesus H. Christ.
(via inothernews)
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“In that book which is my memory,
On the first page of the chapter that is the...”
– Dante Alighieri (Vita Nuova)
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aubade:
Dylan Thomas, “Poem in October”
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burn joyfully & give off light: creatrixtiara: a... →
creatrixtiara:
a life of fragments: EPIC SELF CARE POST
youarenotyou:
Self care according to the senses:
Scent. Burn scented candles or incense. Pick some fresh flowers or herbs for your home (basil = heaven). Fry onions or garlic if it’s your thing (it’s definitely mine). If you…
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“‘A lot of men want a woman to mother them. They get with a woman and all they do...”
– (via tellsataniwantmyfuckingswagback)
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“‘Well,’ the Goddess said, ‘your heart didn’t heal straight the last time it...”
– Jane Yolen (via modernmethadone)
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“Anti-abortion activists are fond of saying “The only difference between a fetus...”
– Why Abortion Is Moral, a good explanation of why common ethical arguments against abortion are horseshit
To summarize, if (1) you think zygotes/embryos/fetuses are people and that their rights to gestate trump the self-ownership rights of their mothers, then (2) you must concede that NO ONE has...
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“And I always say, I’m just astonished at how much you learn as you grow older...”
– Jesse Lacey (via These cosmic seas: When does it stop )
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The Art of Drowning: Broken Dreams →
art-of-drowning:
There is grey in your hair. Young men no longer suddenly catch their breath When you are passing; But maybe some old gaffer mutters a blessing Because it was your prayer Recovered him upon the bed of death. For your sole sake - that all heart’s ache have known, And given to others all heart’s…
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Neko Case, “Star Witness,” Fox...
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“Real women do not have curves. Real women do not look like just one thing.
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– http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2011/06/23/real-women/ (via autopilotfootprints)
real women are those who identify as women.
(via theoceanandthesky)
This is very much my thought on it.
(via mikesinfiniteconfusion)
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“Hey I am a [privileged person not directly affected by this particular issue]...”
– every dissenting comment on a social justice blog critiquing one of society’s fuckups. (via sexxxisbeautiful)
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