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ferngirl

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Poet. Book lover. Odd. Decidedly queer. Neurospicy. (she / her / Dr.) The Apidictor Tapes, The Knowledge Weapon.

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ferngirl, to bookstodon
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Wow, I just finished Tenth of December, a short story collection by George Saunders, and it's a wild ride. These stories are amazing.

What are you reading?

#amreading #bookstodon #shortfiction #stories @bookstodon

ferngirl,
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@miki_lou @educaremom @bookstodon two recommendations of the same book - that's gotta be a sign :)

Schnuckster, to bookstodon
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As it happens, the next book on my pile is by Benjamin Zephaniah, but I'm taking ages on my current one, so who knows when I'll read it. @bookstodon 📖

ferngirl,
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@Schnuckster @bookstodon thank goodness the books at least are going nowhere

autism101, to actuallyautistic

Why do you need a label?

"Because there is comfort in knowing you are a normal zebra, not a strange horse. Because you can't find community with other zebras if you don't know you belong. And because it is impossible for a zebra to be happy or healthy spending its life feeling like a failed horse.”

q: @omgimautisticaf

Learning the “why” didn’t change me, but finding a community of others like me who I can share things with and learn from has been helpful.

@actuallyautistic

ferngirl,
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@autism101 @actuallyautistic yes. Just yes. Thank you.

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hey there @writingcommunity can you recommend any good intro to writing / short CNF?

ferngirl,
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@alicemcalicepants @writingcommunity thanks, going to check that out. :)

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Let me add my second book of poems to the - you can hear (and see) me read the title poem here (TW: eye contact):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAaWzQbPzOQ

and check out the book here:
https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9780898234060/the-apidictor-tapes.aspx

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So I was a guest on a the other day... The episode is up and can be found here: https://rachelthompson.co/podcast/81/

In it, I read my poem "Credits: Dead Girl #3" and we talk about writing and publishing. Also mental health.
TBH I'm a little scared of listening to it, because I really don't like the sound of my own voice.
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That little moment of joy when you look over the TOC proof a journal sent you and see you'll be in the same issue as someone whose work you love :) @writingcommunity

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well... I sent out some poetry submissions today. If you haven't sent out anything in a while, feel free to take this as a nudge. :) @writingcommunity If you're wondering what places are open, I can recommend Erica Dreifus' lists: https://erikadreifus.substack.com/p/the-practicing-writer-20-september-36d (paying markets, no charge to submit)

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Psyched! (2): The Art of Enduring Oneself (Bordt)

A write-up of a Jesuit philospher's take on freedom & emotion. Pretty cool stuff IMHO. And no, there's no theology here. At all.

https://outsideofacat.wordpress.com/2023/09/17/psyched-2-the-art-of-enduring-oneself-bordt/

#bookstodon #books #philosophy #mindfulness #psychology #nonfiction #emotions #blog @bookstodon

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I just published a new post on my book blog, about Wole Soyinka's novel Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth. @bookstodon
https://outsideofacat.wordpress.com/2023/09/10/happy-people-all-around-wole-soyinkas-chronicles/

nichorra, to bookstodon
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Going to go read poems until all this rugby discourse is over.

Please recommend me your favourite volumes.

If you too are suffering, my book is a great companion during these times https://amzn.eu/d/j7vWz3b

💋

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ferngirl,
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@nichorra @bookstodon Melissa Lozada-Oliva's "Dreaming of you" was really enjoyable to read! So was the novel-in-verse, "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish" by David Rakoff.

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Hey , have you come across any books with misleading and / or bad blurbs? Please share!
I just finished Wole Soyinka's "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest Peopleon Earth" and.. that book has a misleading blurb with a big spoiler. Wish I hadn't read the blurb. (Good book, though. More on that later.)
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a while back I asked on here for recommendations for books that are fun to read yet feel somehow significant - thank you @ferngirl for recommending Yan Ge’s Strange Beasts of China and Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon; each in its own unique way perfectly fit the bill, and each will stay with me I am sure

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paperback: Yan Ge’s Strange Beasts of China; dark blue with a city silhouette in the background and a pink feather in the foreground

ferngirl,
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@slevelt @bookstodon so glad you enjoyed both of these! :) they are still my favorite two books this year so far, I think.

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