Cass

Tell em Sis!!

There are patterns of pain and anguish and despair in history but my gosh there’s community and hope and organizing in it too. It’s part of what keeps me going these days.

Also very thankful that the weather is cool enough that I can have a cup of tea when I cook.

*new pans

First go round with my new pots and I’m praying I didn’t ruin my sauté pan with a rookie mistake.

Years ago when I was on SNAP (we called it Link) I would tutor my hairdresser's son in exchange for getting my hair done. I got my teeth cleaned at a student clinic for $10 IIRC and my nails done by a friend in the cosmetology program who always needed people to practice on. Community 101

She’s here!!!

It's Invisible Disabilities Week 🫶🏽
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Chronic pain, mental health conditions, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases & more deserve awareness, respect, and understanding ✨

A photo of THE FLOWERS I DESERVE surrounded by red carnation blooms. A gothic book cover illustrated by Elaine Ho with typography by Cass at Opulent Designs. A regal Black woman gazes at the viewer. She is larger than life, towering head and shoulders above a dark castle. Her white horns are twined with flowering vines, and her red braids flow over the castle, hair transforming to a pool of blood at the foundation. She holds a white magnolia bloom. The title The Flowers I Deserve is set against the red in a sharp white serif font.

Hi #booksky

Gonna be vulnerable for a moment—I'm losing a big chunk of income because things are rough for indie bookstores right now. I'll be depending on my royalties while I look for more work.

My new book is an atmospheric FFF+ gothic fantasy.

You can support me at shop.tamarajeree.com

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Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah. It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.” “D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

He was number 3 for me. I still haven’t caught my breath from miss major or DK.

The reaper is coming for the wrong people.

Heartbroken.🥺💔🥀🕊️

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

So like technically we see some after life stuff and a touch of came back wrong but I’m not holding my breath as we go along.

Damn one didn’t even last an episode 😡

Omg there are lesbians?!

Starting Wicked City bc I hear it has black witches.

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Diane is gone and my kid‘s special education protections might soon be too. Also my job is proving not at all what I hoped. So…I’m not doing too good friends.

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Temp drops on their way this week and I’m making the first apple crisp of the season.

Oh I see. Freakin Netflix.

Damn really? I mean I cancelled them a while ago but I hoped one day there’d be a s2 🤦🏾‍♀️

In brighter news, beverly Jenkins’ historicals are really getting me through.

So not only is the world on fire every damn day but we bought a new dishwasher only to find out the previous owners did something illegal (AGAIN) in a previous repair and now an electrician and a plumber is involved and I’m crying bc we JUST got our emergency fund back.