Wonder as I Wander

25. tiny canadian. former journalist, current student, aspiring english teacher. too old to be here.

[of-foolish-and-wise]

Here’s the thing to remember about anti-racist book lists:

Read these, yes. But then read books that were not written as treatises on racism. Seek out Black art not only because it can teach you something about race but because Black people are simply doing extraordinary work.

Read Morrison as much for her prose and her mastery of pacing as for her politics. Read Ross Gay’s Book of Delights, an ode to little wonders and a reminder to look at the world with gratitude. Read Elizabeth Alexander’s stunning testament to grief and marriage, The Light of the World, and note the innovations in form as she mixes memoir with poetry and recipes, a collage meant to mirror her late husband’s paintings. Read NK Jemisin’s The Fifth Season and marvel at the worlds she builds.

Just a small reminder. Black art does not exist solely to educate non-Black people. Always be expanding your horizons.

[saferincages]

the 90s aesthetic of The X-Files is so comforting to me. VHS tapes, clunky phones, that modem sound we found so horrid then, adorable glasses that are too big for one’s face reflecting the curved surfaces and rectangular flashing cursors of boxy computer screens, Scully’s beautiful puffy coat. even dusty, shadowed rooms lit by flashlight beams, like campfire stories remembered in the dark, somehow seem nostalgic. in these moments, I can pretend I’m young again, wide-eyed enough to still believe the truth is out there, and I’m alive.

[booniesbride]

some of my favorite rural typography / hand lettering examples ive collected over the past couple years

[dnscully]

what x files episode should i watch?

i just spent 2 hours of my life making this flowchart wtf

click to enlarge

notes: not every episode is on here and i didn’t rec much past season 7

[slayerbuffy]

Mulder, it’s the dim hope of finding that proof that’s kept us in this car, or one very much like it for more nights than I care to remember. Driving hundreds if not thousands of miles through neighborhoods and cities and towns where people are raising families and buying homes and playing with their kids and their dogs, and… in short, living their lives. While we - we - we just keep driving. Don’t you ever just want to stop? Get out of the damn car? Settle down and live something approaching a normal life? This *is* a normal life.

[pickypicnic]

[clawmarks]

Die fremdländischen Stubenvögel, ihre Naturgeschichte, Pflege und Zucht -Karl Russ - 1888 - via e-rara

[mulderscully]

The X-Files — “Syzygy” (1996)

[geschiedenis-en-talen]

all queer history on here is just US-American or maybe sometimes some UK history as well and it makes me sad that there’s so little information about other countries’ queer history on here :(

[every-book-has-a-secret]

@makingqueerhistory has some diversity, as of historical queer people, and they’re doing a great job, but there’s a lot of work ahead. 

[makingqueerhistory]

OP is definitely right, there still is a huge gap in the discussions of queer history, and thank you for recommending us!

This isn’t perfect, and many of these only have one article, but here is our list of countries we have written about. We are hoping to one day have at least one article for every country in the world but as @every-book-has-a-secret there is a lot of work still to do.

Europe

Albania Austria Belgium Czechia Czech Republic Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland

Africa

Algeria Cameroon Egypt Kenya Morocco Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda

North America

Canada Costa Rica Crow Nation Cuba Grenada Jamaica Menominee Nation Mexico Puerto Rico United States of America

South America

Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Guyana Peru Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay

Asia

Afghanistan Bangladesh China Hong Kong India Iran Israel Japan Pakistan The Philippines South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Turkey

Oceania

Australia Māori Nation New Zealand

Antarctica

Antarctica

[theres-no-going-home-deactivate]

!!! This is what I was looking for! thank you!

[makingqueerhistory]

Of course! Glad we could help!

[gamerfreddie]

Hey why is something about Spain tagged in Portugal? Like, it says that it’s the story of two Spanish teachers who call in love? And the headline is “First Same Sex couple in Spain”?

I’m sorry if there’s more to it than I saw, and in judging a book by its cover, but Spain’s first same sex couple has nothing to do with Portuguese queer history.

[makingqueerhistory]

While these two do come from Spain and I would say the article primarily focuses on Spain, a part of their lives are spent in Portugal. Many articles are tagged under numerous countries, this one included.

Though the part Portugal plays in their story is small, we still think it is a valuable part of Portuguese history to look at.

I can understand how it could have been confusing considering the title though!

[yashas-strong-arms]

it's so stupid, adhd is a dozen vaguely related neuroses in a trench coat, including such popular hits as

Can't Fucking Sleep Disorder

Can't Fucking Wake Up Disorder

What Is A Focus

Oops I Did It* Again (*Spent Thirteen Hours On Youtube And Forgot To Eat Or Drink)

The World Is Too Noise Today

All My Friends Hate Me (I Deduced This From A Three Word Text)

I Forgot About [thing] Literally As Soon As I Turned Around

...and they decided to call it Trouble Sitting Still Disorder?????

[dropsofjules]

I’m hurting, but I’m not hurting myself.

And that, to me, sums up recovery beautifully.

[clarkslex]

we need more books that are written like YA novels but have characters in their 20s… like I can’t keep reading books about teenagers but I’m also not ready for the weird adult romance section of the book store

[harrypooper]

this is a thing and it’s called New Adult

Recommendations from this genre include:

Anything by Sally Rooney

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

The Assistants

The Magicians

A Darker Shade of Magic/that whole series

The Secret History

YOU

The Art of Fielding

There is a huge lack in books about women in their 20s that aren’t love stories, but the genre *is* emerging!

[animatedtext]

requested by weeping-willow-wings

[afieldinengland]

living in the countryside really strikes the fear of god into you at the most random moments. you’ll just make eye contact with a cow or stare for too long into a brook and all of a sudden you’ll think something like “these are old bones and i am merely a passing occupant” and then you have to go and put the kettle on to cope

[afieldinengland]

me:

the hare staring at me from across the field: which one of your lives is this?

me, legging it: okay tea time i think

[myjetpack]

for yesterday’s @guardian review

[slayerbuffy]

SLEEPLESS 👽 a new Dana Scully adventure by Melek Zertal. Printed and published by Studio Fidèle.

[salemwitchtrials-deactivated202]

Steps, Frank O’Hara