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[biglisbonnews]

WIRTW #687: the “red rain” edition https://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/2023/09/wirtw-687-red-rain-edition.html

[saphinc]

what  i  read  this  week  ;  a  sunday-ly  series  !

black  bereavement  &  white  condolences  ,  marina  magloire  on  the  boston  review.

what  it  means  to  center  ourselves  &  how  to  decenter  instead  ,  emily  torres  on  the  good  trade.

on  liberating  the  history  of  black  hair  , emma  dabiri  on  lithub.

a  history  of  the  word  crazy  ,  amanda  montell  on  the  thirty.

there  is  no  culture  without  lgbtqia+  pride  ,  tracey  onyenacho  on  colorlines.

resisting  stereotypical  narratives  about  black  fatherhood  ,  rochelle  davidson  mhonde  on  psychcentral.

history  behind  the  lgbt  fight  against  police  violence  ,  suyin  hayes  on  time.

white  makeup  artists  are  profiting  off  black  death  ,  mary  retta  on  bitch  media.

[plans-for-ruling-the-world]

2. When I rule the world

Abortions will be free. Even if it wasn't rape. Even if it wasn't incest. Even if the mother's life isn't at risk.

Classes and resources on contraception and explicit consent are freely available.

After X amount of weeks gestation, there would be penalties for non-medical related abortions.

Opportunities to disclose non-consensual factors, such as domestic abuse or trafficking, are frequently given and resources discreetly made available.

For the microscopic fraction who deliberately misuse abortions as birth control, the cost of abortion will rise exponentially. Optional sterilisation may be offered, but never forced.

Nobody would ever be forced to bring life into the world against their will.

[spooky-kakashi]

[reesiereads]

i love writing o wamnna wirtw

Then write, doesn’t have to be good just put words to a screen/page

[msparkle]

What I Read This Week - 25.06.17

What I Read This Week – 25.06.17

Happy Sunday Everyone! I hope you had a good week and I’m back to share some more fics with you. I also hope you’re enjoying these fic recs, so here they are: Vicious by illarione https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9561599/1/Vicious Status: Complete Summary: She was kidnapped to be given to the most dangerous killing machine in the world as an additional reward of his successful mission. Mini Review:…

[nomorelonelydays]

The Russian doll au sounds amazing and I wish I cold wirtw snippets that captured as much character as yours do

gjadgjkaldgjad im so happy you liked it, i hope this isnt like a super obscure AU because this show is very very good and it brings you full circle by the end of it. I can’t tell you how much I hate it when a season ends on a cliffhanger

[katamarilife]

https://soundcloud.com/sortagoth/wirtw

[luchorgasm]

please give us a peek of ur fic! the pep one!

Oh of course! Note that this isn’t the sequel that I promised for When I Ruled the World. It’s more like an in-between fic between WIRTW and it’s sequel (the sequel takes place before the group stage CL match between Barca and Man City)

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The kiss from Tito that felt like he dived into a pool. He again ruminated over his failure to support his ailing counterpart. He delivered a low blow that he believed couldn’t be recovered from. He should have just visited or done something to show that he was there. He was just a cab drive away from a visit. Just a pen stroke away from apologizing. A phone call away from admitting his wrongs. He remembered each cool kiss, but no longer did they send him into a winter hideaway. the cold battered against his heat and he wrapped his arms around himself to keep the fire from being put out.

“I would have been okay with sharing.”

The kiss from Lucho that felt like he was sitting in front of a hearth. He pondered over the shadows he had cast over his rugged comate. He set the bar so high that many believed that it would never be reached least of all overtaken. He should have made words of encouragement or something positive. A little speech while handing over the captain’s armband. A little chat while he was Barca B coach. A louder vote of confidence when the first team was taken. He remembered each hot kiss, but no longer did they send him into a warm refuge. The heat clobbered against his fire and he hissed as he willed the flame from losing its strength. 

Camelot.

Catalunya still fought for its independence.

Guinevere.

Barcelona carried on no matter who loves her.

Lancelot.

Tito - the one everyone loved - loves - and now missed - misses.

Mordred

Lucho - a titan who followed no way but his and conquered where none thought he could.

Arthur.

Pep - was once a king, but now just a man.

A curious image surfaced through the pestering pictures of his wounds. An almost what if scenario had begun to play. There he was at Camp Nou walking on the large green pitch with his arms crossed as the night sky showed off stars and the full moon. On the right side of him was Tito, ever clam, a scarf no longer wrapped around his throat with a smile on his face. To the left side of him was Lucho, kinetic always, sunglasses unworn, with a grin on his face. He walked with them around the pitch twice then found they found themselves seated inside their box on the sideline.

“It’s good to be home.” That’s what he would have said.

He would be happy.

The calming cool to his right would smile in acceptance while the soothing heat to his left would make a sound of confirmation.

“It’s good to be here.” That’s what he would have said.

There he would be with the man he couldn’t ever be without to his right and the man he couldn’t ever leave to his left.

All of them in a place he couldn’t forget. 

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Hope you enjoyed! Hopefully I’ll have it done by the end of next month or sooner! :)

[losreviews]

What I Read This Week: Trans Awareness Week Edition

Hello hello! In case you missed it, this last week was Trans Awareness Week, which leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR. TDOR is a day dedicated to remember the trans people who have passed away this year, due to transmisogyny and violence. People (and organizations) observe Trans Awareness Week in different ways, but I chose to tweet about trans artists on twitter.

I didn’t have as much time to tweet artist as I liked; I initially wanted a list of fifty and that obviously didn’t happen! There’s still lots of incredible art that will satisfy your hungry, greedy eyes ahead.

1. Melanie Gillman - I reviewed Gillman’s webcomic As the Crow Flies last TDOR and I reviewed their zine Non Binary for Women Write About Comics, so click those links to learn more about their gorgeous colored pencil art! http://www.melaniegillman.com/

2. Kylie Wu - Wu draws Trans Girl Next Door, an autobiographical comic that is filled with fantastic facial expressions. http://transgirlnextdoor.tumblr.com/

3. Dylan Edwards  - Known for his graphic novel Transposes, which I plan to eventually review for this blog, Edwards also writes webcomics including Valley of the Silk Sky, a new queer, YA fantasy comic that looks amazing. http://www.studiondr.com/

4. Sam Orchard - Sam is from New Zealand, but did a tour of the US after kickstarting Family Portraits, and amazing comic series that tells the stories of several queer and trans people that are part of Sam’s community. I was lucky enough to get to meet him when he visited, and he’s a very kind, super talented guy! Be sure to check out this comic he made about Trans Week of Awareness. http://www.roostertailscomic.com/

5. Egypt Urnash - Urnash is the artist and author behind several very unique and very cool sci fi webcomics, including Decrypting Rita, which is about alternate realities and will blow your mind. You’ve never seen anything quite like this! http://egypt.urnash.com/

6. Jessica Udischas - This one might look familiar! In my circles, at least, Nightmare’s comics are shared quite frequently. The art is cute, Jessica’s comic-self has really adorable big teeth, and she calls out transmisogyny like a boss. http://themanicpixienightmaregirl.tumblr.com/

7. Dax Tran-Caffee - Dax’s new webcomic, Villainette, is page after page of beautiful watercolors and powerful commentary about transmisogyny, discrimination, and life as mustachioed trans women. Dax also has a graphic novel called Falling Sky that you can read online. http://www.norestforthewicked.biz/

8. Morgan Boecher - Boecher’s webcomic What’s Normal Anyway is complete, so you can binge-read the whole thing! It’s about a trans man named Mel who comes out, dates people, and lives his life. http://whatsnormalanyway.net/

9.  Mar Pascual - Pascual is a non-binary, filipinx zinester who makes gorgeous cut-and-paper poems that you need in your life. http://tenderqueerthings.tumblr.com/

10.  Rachel Pollak - I learned about Pollak from this article at Autostraddle that details the history of transgender people in comics. Pollak is a trans woman who created a trans woman superhero named Coagula, who could coagulate and dissolve liquids at will. I really really want to read all the Coagula comics now! If I do, I’ll blog about them for sure.

11. Valeria Halla - Halla is another webcomic artist who just started publishing Goodbye to Halos, a super fantasy queer comic, and is working sporadically on Portside Stories, which explores two friends whose experiences of being trans are very different. Halla is also the colorist for Octopus Pie, and her work on that comic is amazing! http://valeriehalla.tumblr.com/

12. Eddie Jude - Eddie Jude is a zinester who recently curated an anthology called Not Trans Enough, which collects stories from non-binary trans folks. It’s great, and you can review my review of it here! https://www.etsy.com/shop/latebloomzines

13. Nia King (and many others) - King publishes a podcast/book series called We Want the Airwaves, and interviews QTPOC (queer, trans people of color.) If you are a writer or artist I especially recommend checking out We Want the Airwaves, because it is full of great advice! King is also a zinester, an artist, an essayist, and a super talented individual. http://www.artactivistnia.com/

13. Biyuti Publishing - You can probably tell from the name that this is not a person, but a company. Biyuti publishes works by trans people of color, and if you are a trans person of color interested in publishing you can apply to work with them! Also, their symbol is a manatee! https://publishbiyuti.org/

[plans-for-ruling-the-world]

1. When I rule the world...

All packaging will be recyclable or biodegradable. Single-use be damned. Refuse-sorting jobs would reduce the unemployment rate. Salaries are partially funded by penalties from repeat offenders of mis-/non-sorting.

[imminentsurvival]

wirtw! playlist for March 1, 2012

Hospital Bombers - Traditional Maori Fight Song #1 (At Bodukan)

Wild Nothings - Nowhere (Nowhere)

Oxford Collapse - Please Visit Your National Parks (Remember the Night Parties)

Django Django - WOR (Django Django)

Memoryhouse - The Kids Were Wrong (The Slideshow Effect)

Xiu Xiu - Beauty Towne (Always)

The Vibrators - Turning Japanese (Turning Japanese)

Bry Webb - Zebra (Provider)

The Wooden SKy - It Gets Old to Be Alone (Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun)

Zachary Lucky - Back in the Fall (Saskatchewan)

Moon King - Theme for Moon King (Theme for Moon King)

The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance? (Rocket to Russia)

[msparkle]

What I Read This Week - 18.06.17

What I Read This Week – 18.06.17

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you enjoyed last week’s recs and I’m happy to share a couple more fanfic recs with you. Saving Natalie by Frogie48 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10524552/1/Saving-Natalie Status: Work In Progress Summary: Bella moves into a new apartment and meets a sweet, talkative little girl named Natalie. As they get to know each other Bella notices things that worry her. One…

[plans-for-ruling-the-world]

Shit's fucked, man

As far as societies go, I know I'm in a decent one. I acknowledge I am in a fortunate position to even be able to critisise my government. My basic needs are met, as are many of the non-essentials often taken for granted. Fundamentally, Western society is effective, but arguably flawed. I often joke with my friends that "when I rule the world", things will be different. Given the ongoing fuckery of current affairs, I've decided to keep a record of such ramblings. I doubt (m)any will see these, but to those who do, please feel free to respectfully make your points (dis/agreeing or otherwise) in the replies/reblogs.

And with that, I introduce my theoretical manifesto in a series tagged #wirtw

"When I rule the world..."

[msparkle]

What I Read This Week - 11.06.17

What I Read This Week – 11.06.17

Love’s Little Book by littlestar300 Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6344201/1/Love-s-Little-Book Status: Complete Summary: Bella’s looking for a fresh start and one day it comes to her in the form of a flyer about the Boston Book Exchange. Can she help the reclusive owner Edward Cullen into the land of the living, and can he help her make the changes she needs in her life. Mini Review: So,…

[msparkle]

What I Read This Week: Introduction

What I Read This Week: Introduction

Welcome to a new segment of WHAT I READ THIS WEEK! So after some thought, I decided to post fics that I have been reading during the week. That way you still know what fanfics I’m reading. As I had originally planned to start posting this back in January, I have a couple of fics from then. I will continue making banners with their fic recs which I will keep for the Fic Rec posts. The recs that I…