How To Help Charleston: A Comprehensive List – Andra Watkins

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Deleted Scenes of Women in Disaster Films Written by Men

Originally posted on brunch for every meal:
Happy Friday, Dream Lovers. Here is the newest video I wrote and co-star in. In these deleted scenes of women in disaster films written by men, some probing questions will finally be answered, including “how does the modern woman facing imminent death in the zombie apocalypse find the…

On Being Useful

Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
I often worry about being useful. Especially these days, when I feel like I’m drowning in a sea of bad moods and even the most basic daily activities are a struggle to complete. The truth is that for this past month I’ve barely been able to take care of myself, let…

Insomnia, Anhedonia and The Unbearable Politeness of Being

Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
Right now my favourite part of the day is the last half hour or so, which is the time I spend fighting the effects of my prescription sleeping pill. I get to ride this wave of sleepy euphoria, where the whirring, clanking machinery inside my head slows down and all of…

dioramas of two people in concert

what am I? you ask me because it was easy to ask than to proceed with an answer we were both cobbled stones of a street with the mimicry of each other’s positioned organs upon each layer – only some glands and garbles slightly different for the mechanism in the marbles holds best to steer 

Fuck Busy

Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
Late last night I was cruising around on Pinterest because hey I’m a boring 30-something mom and that’s what I do when I can’t sleep. Which, by the way, is every night, meaning that I’ve developed a bit of a Pinterest habit, among other things (my  insomnia-beating arsenal includes such soothing…

Shit White Feminists Need To Stop Doing

Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
I’m a white feminist, and let me tell you something: white feminism* is pretty bullshit. It’s exclusive, oppressive, and serves to further marginalize the people who are most impacted by misogyny. Unfortunately, white feminism is also the western status quo of feminism, meaning that white feminists have the biggest…

Virginity, Violence and Male Entitlement

Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
I’ve seen a number of articles written this week by men – nice, well-intentioned, feminist men, I’m sure – about how they empathize with Elliot Rodgers. Oh, of course they’re disgusted by his actions and of course they think he was a terrible excuse for a human being, but,…

In Praise of Endings

Originally posted on Waiting Outside of Parnassus:
My now complete copy of Because They Wanted To I have a habit, where, as I’m reading a book, I turn to the last page. I don’t read the last page, I just see what it is and calculate how many pages I have left to read. I…

Grammar-ease: When to write out numbers

Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Welcome to a new grammar post, lovely readers. This topic came from one of you, thank you! When do you write out numbers? Some consistent rules include: Write out small, whole numbers that are less than 10: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine Write…