Category: Wonderings
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What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll by Lindy West
Great article from Lindy West about the volume of online abuse that female writers face. Although the term ‘trolling’ has been vastly distorted by the media (it used to mean irritating but light-hearted pranking), the darker usage is here to stay and it’s a shame. Read it here.
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Sleeping Might
Show me what you’re made of, darling. Is it dreams and golden feathers in flight? Kill the ones who harm you, darling. Black enemies who fall before quiet, sleeping might.
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I Hated Children
I was born old – older even than I am now. I sometimes fancy my childhood self as a sort of female Stewie Griffin – lounging idly with a pornographic novel and a cheroot, while the other children scampered about eating spiders and falling over. In reality, I’m sure I was a charmingly childlike child.…
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Joyful Things
There are things full of joy. They are useful to keep a note of, for when it’s not OK. Possessing a tailcoat Having a job that is writing And still wanting to write all the time Night walks A summer full of music One’s own domain names Spiked leather garters as everyday wear A trip…
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Books Five and Six
Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga, which was OK. And The Girl in the Mirror by Cecelia Ahern, which was decidedly not. I knew when I picked up a bloody Cecelia Ahern that it would be pants. But this was not just pants – it was short story pants, with a bit of ‘magic’ chucked…
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