sofia fenner

i have a rule where i’m not allowed to think about the future (including tomorrow) when jet lagged. it’s saved me so much heartache!

i won’t claim that gf pasta is anything like the real thing. but i was diagnosed with celiac five years ago and i’ve (reluctantly) become a much better cook with a finer grasp of techniques and flavors. wasn’t maybe what i wanted to be, but it has come in handy in all sorts of situations.

woman in driver’s seat of car, smiling.

personal update: drove myself to an appointment today. first time in five months. it’s so clichéd but i am so, so grateful.

not at all your job. everyone deserves to dress comfortably for their bodies, no matter the kind of body.

but i wonder whether there are little cards available with info about psoriasis that you could hand to folks who are hostile or starey. also not your job! but could be powerful.

read that one on a plane. cringe and extra cringe realizing that my seatmate probably thought that was my idea of literature.

i’m sure there’s a thing about posting twitter links but that’s a post-coffee concern

Tweet by @venusianhunty “This video put into words my biggest fear surrounding weight loss like it almost made me cry how spot on she is🥺”

“the only kind of love i know is unconditional love”

https://twitter.com/venusianhunty/status/1685002596036304896?s=20

it’s so inadequate. but inadequate still matters.

https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/khalid_alrahals_cancer_treatments

Shouting in a Cage | Columbia University Press Durable authoritarian rule often rests on the co-optation of challengers. The conventional story is straightforward: rulers entice opposition groups to “se... | CUP

it’s formal pub day for this (may i say) eccentric take on authoritarian co-optation. check it out!

http://cup.columbia.edu/book/shouting-in-a-cage/9780231208598

My colleague and friend Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia 100 days ago. He is a talented young journalist and the Russian authorities should release him immediately.