Dear friends, family, comrades,
The month got away from me (how is tomorrow October 1st?) and I've started this newsletter several times since September 15th only to run out of steam several paragraphs in. So here's the month in a series of fives-plus-ones.
Five Things I Did (+ One Thing I Didn't Do)
The month got away from me (how is tomorrow October 1st?) and I've started this newsletter several times since September 15th only to run out of steam several paragraphs in. So here's the month in a series of fives-plus-ones.
Five Things I Did (+ One Thing I Didn't Do)
- Voted for Ayanna Pressley in the primary elections (September 4th) - She won!
- Celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary (September 14th). Definitely still glad to be married.
- Traveled to my hometown of Holland, Michigan for the first time in five years. It still exists.
- Began writing Postcards to Voters - 55 written so far, for campaigns in Texas and Tennessee.
- A colleague and I submitted a chapter proposal to this anthology on sexuality in libraries, which was rejected (though with encouragement to shop the idea elsewhere). The anthology still looks amazing though! I can't wait to read it.
Five Books I Read (+ One Movie I Watched)
- Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in American Evangelicalism by Amy DeRogatis
- American Prison by Shane Bauer
- The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish
- The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe
- How to Survive a Plague by David French
- Plus the film God's Own Country (2017) which I think is quietly revolutionary.
Five Articles I Read (+ One I Wrote)
- Romance, Compassion, and Inclusivity (Or, How Romance Will Save the World by Cat Sebastian
- What Women Want from Jian Ghomeshi by Anne Theriault
- The Unsexy Truth About Harassment by Melissa Gira Grant
- And You Thought Trump Voters Were Mad by Rebecca Traister
- A Christianity that Makes Room for Rage Samantha Field
- And I wrote about the structural barriers to finding good f/f romance in don't blame readers.
Five Cat Photos (+ One Dog Photo)
Image: Teazle peering out from behind the pillows on the bed.
Image: Christopher asleep in his favorite basket on our back porch.
Image: Teazle curled up nose-to-tail on my lap.
Image: The cats co-sharing the living room couch (why would humans ever want it?!).
Image: Christopher contemplates stealing his favorite blanket from a sleeping Teazle.
Image: My sister's new puppy named Radio, chewing on a stuffed otter toy.
Five Things I'm Looking Forward To in October (+ One Thing I'm Not)
Image: Teazle peering out from behind the pillows on the bed.Image: Christopher asleep in his favorite basket on our back porch.Image: Teazle curled up nose-to-tail on my lap.Image: The cats co-sharing the living room couch (why would humans ever want it?!).Image: Christopher contemplates stealing his favorite blanket from a sleeping Teazle.Image: My sister's new puppy named Radio, chewing on a stuffed otter toy.Five Things I'm Looking Forward To in October (+ One Thing I'm Not)
- Hosting our friend Electra who's stopping en route to a Hannibal con next week.
- Visiting with my brother and sister in Austin, Texas (and getting to meet Radio!).
- Reading Band Sinister by K. J. Charles (out October 11th!)
- Finishing my Arlington St. Auction quilt, which is turning out rather well!
- Watching new seasons of The Good Place and Stranger Things.
- One more freakin' month of this political nightmare of a Republican-led government.
Mood:
Image: An illustration of Little My from Tove Jansson's Moomintroll books. TEXT: "When yo're angry, then you're angry," thought Little My, peeling her potato with her teeth. "Sometimes you have to be angry. Every little creature has a right to be angry."
Be angry, be rightous, be hopeful, be persistent.
In solidarity,
Anna
Image: An illustration of Little My from Tove Jansson's Moomintroll books. TEXT: "When yo're angry, then you're angry," thought Little My, peeling her potato with her teeth. "Sometimes you have to be angry. Every little creature has a right to be angry."Be angry, be rightous, be hopeful, be persistent.
In solidarity,
Anna