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On this All Hallows Eve, the dogwood outside my window stands bare, and I’m thinking of many who have passed on, including a dear former colleague who died yesterday morning. Life is so vulnerable.

All of us go down to the dust, yet even at the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

31.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a cis woman in a long term straight-looking relationship, talking about being bi isn’t easy. But I’ve realized being seen matters to me.

So on this Bi Visibility Day, I want to affirm that bi+ identities are real and do matter. There are many different ways to be bi, and they are all valid. πŸ©·πŸ’œπŸ’™

24.09.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always been bisexual and I always will be. It’s a simple truth. I have known this without doubt for close to 15 years and have been quietly open about it for 10. I had my first crush on a girl more than 25 years ago, though of course it was confusing at the time.

24.09.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is it so hard to come out as bisexual? Marching in this year’s Pride parade felt like a breakthrough moment - but not all declarations need to be so grand, writes Lucy Anna Gray

I don’t know how visible I actually am on this platform, but today is #BiVisibilityDay so here I am, visible, I guess. Claiming a bisexual identity feels complicated to me, so I keep it pretty quiet.

This article does a good job of explaining why it’s hard: www.independent.co.uk/voices/bisex...

24.09.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A sandy beach under gray skies, Washington state, low tide.

A sandy beach under gray skies, Washington state, low tide.

A selfie of a smiling woman on a sandy beach in Washington state, the air heavy with mist.

A selfie of a smiling woman on a sandy beach in Washington state, the air heavy with mist.

No matter where I go, what latitude, what continent, what ocean is nearby, whatever the weather or the season, the coastline is consistently my happy place.

28.08.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally some small measure of justice for RΓΌmeysa, but β€œ45 days too late” is right.

09.05.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mohsen Mahdawi β€” the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment β€” speaks Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

If the Trump administration wanted to oppose antisemitism, they could start with themselves. They are trivializing the concept of antisemitism, making it meaningless β€” and that is a terrible antisemitic action.
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...

01.05.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1316    πŸ” 305    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 7
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Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

29.04.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 16302    πŸ” 4342    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 159

So many stories like this lately. Such horrible disregard for human lives.

27.03.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hardcover book with ornate cover art titled β€œThousand Year Old Vampire”

Hardcover book with ornate cover art titled β€œThousand Year Old Vampire”

I am so excited to play this solo journaling RPG that just arrived in today’s mail.

12.03.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also I couldn’t decide which day was my birthday, having crossed the International Date Line, so I chose today, which was my birthday in the part of the world from which I hail.

18.02.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A selfie of a sopping wet woman with fogged glasses at the top of a hiking trail in Wellington, New Zealand.

A selfie of a sopping wet woman with fogged glasses at the top of a hiking trail in Wellington, New Zealand.

Currently in the Southern Hemisphere, for the first time I got to see what it’s like to have a summer birthday. Went on a very soggy hike to a viewpoint almost entirely obscured by clouds and mist (and with foggy glasses, so I couldn’t see much anyway). It was certainly an adventure!

18.02.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every day since January 20 has been a shitshow. We are living in truly dangerous times.

05.02.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.”

Reminding myself to live the next four years in particular as though I believe Dr. King’s words are true, even though it feels today like we are a long, long way from justice at so many levels.

20.01.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Selfie of a smiling woman wearing sunglasses in front of a field of sunflowers, with a cloudless sky overhead.

Selfie of a smiling woman wearing sunglasses in front of a field of sunflowers, with a cloudless sky overhead.

Posting for the first time in this space while thinking of warmer days.

12.01.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0