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Showing posts with label Go and Find Out. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Ten Minutes: Activism if you have depression or other limitations.
If you suffer from depression, chronic pain, or other conditions that keep you from the front lines, you can still help people. The trick is to start small. If you make your goal too big, you will inevitably fail and slide into despair. So begin with ten minutes, just like if you were starting an exercise program.
You can get a lot done in ten minutes. Write a tiny email to someone you admire, telling them thank you for their hard work. Or write a tiny email to the city council, saying you want the police to learn new ways of interacting with their people of color.
No need to worry about making it perfect. Just start. For example, here's a tiny note I just made up on the fly:
Dear Police Department,
Seriously, guys, I think you need some help. The way you work now kills people, both officers and populace. Please expand to include social workers and mental health professionals. I want everyone to feel safe on the streets.
Or, you could be more assertive, depending on your personality:
Dear Police Department,
What the fucking fuck, dudes??
In ten minutes, you can create a draft about a situation or system that needs to change. If the email triggers your anxiety or your condition, you can wait for tomorrow's (or next week's) ten minutes to edit and send.
Perhaps you are awesome on the phone. Or you design excellent protest signs. Maybe you are in the absolute pits and can barely get out of bed. At that point, play some protest music, for yourself or your neighbors (my favorite protest musician is Mavis Staples).
Start small.
Small actions do add up and do make a difference.
Friday, July 3, 2020
Linda Mercury's Naughty Notes
My book, Linda Mercury's Naughty Notes, is live, too! You can buy it at these following retailers!
What do you get when you combine years of erotic writing? Linda Mercury's Naughty Notes, Volume One.
In this collection of mostly heterosexual short fiction, the stories range from the cold lakes of Minnesota, to young lust, to the obligatory visit to the principal's office. Sit back and enjoy the best in one-handed reading.
A portion of my proceeds from this book will be donated to Black Lives Matter. Because the real world needs to be sexy and joyous, too.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Where my curiosity takes me.
One of the great joys of being live is learning new things. As a writer, historian, and former librarian, my curiosity has the freedom to Go and Find Out (much like Rikki Tikki Tavi). Also like Rikki, my curiosity goes everywhere, including some very strange and uncomfortable places. I have always found something worth learning whenever I have done this, though, even if that thing is simply, "Yeah, let's not do things quite *that* way, shall we?"
As a result of all this curiosity, I have a vast and eccentric body of knowledge that I've always felt vaguely weird about. Some of the things I've looked up and asked people about aren't, well, *respectable*.
But part of the joy of learning things is sharing things. As a result, I'm gonna share some weird tid-bits of my weird brain. The first installment is....
What is the difference between a sex sling and a sex swing??
(Yes, I have looked this up.)
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| Swing! |
straps support the back, the bottom, and the legs. They are often attached by a single point to door frames or other stable places, and are a fixture at heterosexual sex clubs. (Yes, I have looked this up) While often a boon for sexual activity, it tends to not be supportive enough for all body types and shapes.
This is a sling sold by Jim Support.
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