#rachel garcia

[nosowoso]

and that’s on sexism

[illthdar]

Happy STS from writingamongthecoloredroses! How much of your story was inspired by yourself/your life?

Thanks for the ask!

Absolutely. See, I moved to the UK from Minnesota seven years ago and I experienced a period of instability due to culture shock. At the time I was writing the first draft to Guardians of Las, I had been here... I think it was something like 3 years at that point - anyway, I had troubles for more than one reason, but a large part was that things were similar-but-not. Sometimes, I felt like I was living on a completely different planet.

It's a weird feeling, being the outsider. Things people take for granted as the norm, aren't to you and there was more than one occasion where I either missed the cue, or just didn't have a clue.

Illthdar was a way of expressing the feelings of otherness immigrants can experience by dropping the reader into a similar-but-not world where every bit of logic that we cling to, to rationalise our lives doesn't exist. The chaos is normal, and when something is normal it isn't questioned, and when we don't ask questions we fail to grasp the implications of reality. I want readers to come away from the Illthdar series really taking a hard look at their own lives and society and ask themselves if not questioning the normal is really safe.

[rae-writes-the-thing]

Interview with Rachel Garcia

Interview with Rachel Garcia

[thescore]

THIS IS NUTS.

[angelina-melnikova]

Softball finds sisterhood with UCLA gymnastics, inspired by enthusiasm and energy

In the second inning UCLA's 10-0 win over Utah on Sunday, freshman catcher Colleen Sullivan called timeout and visited sophomore pitcher Holly Azevedo in the circle. This came after the…

[illthdar]

Pass the happy! When you receive this, list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 5 of the most recent people in your notifications! ✨

Thanks for this.

Things that make me happy:

Tomatoes ripe and still warm from the summer sun

One or both kids coming over for cuddle time

Cats treating me like an oversized, bald, kitten

Writing

The sound of small bells jingling

[illthdar]

If you get this and would like - answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your notifications, anonymously or not! Let’s get to know the person behind the blog!

Gosh, thanks for the ask!

Random facts:

When she was still alive, my paternal grandmother owned a quilting store in Tennessee. The final gifts we got from her were two homemade quilts - one of which for out first child when they were born.

I worked several years at one of the largest food shelves in Minnesota. My lasting legacy was painting the murals as part of a dedication in a renaming of the food shelf and clothing shelf.

As I prepared to move overseas to the UK, I launched Transplant Monologues on wordpress to document my experiences. It's still active today, seven years later.

[angelina-melnikova]

#espnWtop10: WCWS edition

Check out this week's espnW top 10 plays of the week which features the best plays from the Women's College World Series.

#espnWtop10: WCWS edition

Check out this week's espnW top 10 plays of the week which features the best plays from the Women's College World Series.