Making knots into rainbows.
Ideas: alternative education, neurodiversity, non-violence, cultural studies, collaborative parenting, HAES, anti-racism, permaculture. Interests: memoir, BIPOC fiction, Palestine, California, Ireland, DCP stories, nature writing, creative geography, cookbooks, graphic novels, picture books, poetry, guidebooks. About: White cis woman. Unschooling parent. PhD in English/Feminist Theory, specializing in 19th-20th century California domestic fiction. Volunteer support group moderator. Healing CPTSD. Bagel maker and haphazard gardener.
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“Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.”
In the …
This book felt like jumping into a raft on fast river knowing you'd be picked up and carried home at the end, but surprised over and over along the way.
It's a quick fairytale and a satisfying story, and while at first I didn't appreciate some of the strangeness of the world-making, by the end it sits right and will stay with me.
The characters are somewhat flat, but in that way it's more of a fable than a novel or even short story, so it works.
“Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.”
In the small town of Thistleford, on …
A captivating and insightful deep dive into the world of human intuition, exploring the power of this elusive phenomenon and …
As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our …
This Gen-X memoir, which is told in prose, collage, and sequential art, explores queer culture, feminism, race, class, sex work, …
In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white …
There is so much clarity in this book. I'm a white person who has been doing anti-racist work for decades, and I still get muddled when trying to talk to people about things like cultural appropriation and microaggressions. Ijeoma is gifted as combining personal stories with impactful, concise summaries of emotionally charged topics. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to take steps toward equality.
In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to …
Why do some adults think it’s fine to hit children? Why does the school system fail so many pupils? And …
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles …
"The follow-up to the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology The Remedy: new ways of imagining what LGBTQ+ health care could look …
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. …
This striking collection of more than 200 full-color infographics is a vivid portrait of Israeli …
This is what we mean when we say apartheid state.
This book is also a shining example of how to transform internet resources into print. And of visual statistics.
Their website makes it easy to search and download, but after a couple years of seeing some of these pop up on social media, it felt very different to sit down and look at the numbers and the images on the page.
