#substack essay

[slfcare]

gone a little crazy on substack lately so here are the posts i've written in the past 2 weeks:

I'm Afraid Nobody Will Fall In Love With Me (read here)

Do You Know What You Look Like? (read here)

That Time I Got Cancelled (read here)

Losing To Your Younger Self (read here)

Holy Ghosts And Other Diagnoses (read here)

Your Definition Of Yourself Is Wrong (read here)

Elegy For The Girl Who Almost Spoke (read here)

[ancomestrogen]

I didn't wanna write a whole tumblr post about it and I wanted to start making my own theory anyways so, have a late night post about the recent "Dump your Puppygirl" article that's been making the rounds in transfeminist circles.

Don't Dump your Puppy Girl: A Response to Dumping your Puppy Girl

Tara Knight's essay does not say anything meaningful from a transfeminist or Marxist perspective; and in fact shows her ass quite a bit.

To be clear; though I am incredibly critical of Tara Knight, I cannot in any good conscience say that she is evil or some horrid woman who needs to be witch hunted. She's clearly a trans woman who is hurting from a relationship and I think it's important to give her grace on that front; but that said, it is also important to respond to this stuff when we see it so that we can further the progressive aims of our movement.

[muniapolis]

Fleabag and Pornography

Anybody who has lurked on the internet in the past few years is probably familiar with Fleabag (2016-19).

What makes Fleabag special is that her hyper-s*xuality is something we see quite openly. She is not trying to steer clear of that as many female artists try to do because it might cheapen their work or get them sl*t-shamed. Waller-Bridge’s protagonist “stoops” to that level and lives there. Even the name of the protagonist, which is never revealed, is similar to p*rnography where women are “barely-l*gal teen”, “busty m*lf”, and many other things, but rarely a person with a name.

My latest Substack essay "Fleabag and P*rnography" is published now. Please click on the link to read.

[xoxocherry44]

hi everyone ♡ i just created my substack account and would really appreciate if you could drop a follow to help me grow on here 💘 i am new to the community so it’ll make a hugee difference to me !

[sylviaplathreincarnate]

Shameless plug because I posted my first Substack article!! If you’ve read my posts for a while you’ll know this was originally posted on here tehe

[rauko]

After publishing the 2003 proof for one of the most feared theorems of the past hundred years...Grisha Perelman retired and refused the highest award in mathematics—a Fields Medal. In 2010, he declined the $1 million Millennium Prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute.

"I am not interested in money or fame. I do not want to be on display like an animal in a zoo... I am not a hero of mathematics. I am not even that successful." x

"I have published all of my calculations. This is what I can offer to the public. It's all there—let them go and read about it... If the proof is correct, then no other recognition is needed." x

[sarahdonaghue]

March Folklore

The folklore, superstitions, and seasonal rituals that mark the earth’s return to spring

[ellieisinwonderland]

The Sound of Music

I have always thought that songwriting and poetry were very similar, yet incredibly different at the same time. I remember an English lesson from a few years ago where my teacher printed copies of lyrics for George Michael’s “I Want Your Sex” and made us compare it to a similarly lustful medieval poem. He had mainly done it for jokes, whilst an incredibly danceable song, “I Want Your Sex” is not the most meaningful songwriting that George ever produced. Despite that, I do believe that all songs are poetry, but not all poetry can be songs. The added element of a soundscape to accompany the words, give this form of poetry a much more 3 dimensional form, allowing a listener to perfectly experience an artist's vision. And so with that today I am going to be diving deep into the lyricism and meanings as well as the sounds of some of my all time favourite tunes. So strap in and get your Spotify playlists ready because you’re gonna wanna hear these.

The Sound of Music

Getting personal with some of my favourite songs...