Ahhh, synchro-Nicety ~ I posted a years-old photo, today, of flower shadows. The roundedness in dancing leaf shadows fascinates me. I am enjoying exploring your generous work here, thank you ~ from another introvert heart, newly arriving in + exploring the lands of substackerie.
i’ve been meaning to write you about it but wanted to compose my thoughts better to honor it--it was such a moving, interesting, poignant essay. i so loved it. 💜
Thank you friend for spending your time on it. It needs to be talked about more because these are threads of history which can be overlooked while discussing evolution of global power, and the role oppressive ideologies like colonialism, slavery, genocide, and systemic assimilation played in creating them.
It's a good read--but that post in particular and the previous one had a sense of raw honesty about them that I so appreciated. I enjoyed her books, but I loved how this was getting to something beneath the surface of what so many talk about rather glibly, if well intentioned...
Ahhh, synchro-Nicety ~ I posted a years-old photo, today, of flower shadows. The roundedness in dancing leaf shadows fascinates me. I am enjoying exploring your generous work here, thank you ~ from another introvert heart, newly arriving in + exploring the lands of substackerie.
How beautiful! Thanks so much for your kind words and for reading. 💜
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Thank you Freya for giving a space for my work in your commonplacing collection 💜 It is such an honour 🌼
i’ve been meaning to write you about it but wanted to compose my thoughts better to honor it--it was such a moving, interesting, poignant essay. i so loved it. 💜
Thank you friend for spending your time on it. It needs to be talked about more because these are threads of history which can be overlooked while discussing evolution of global power, and the role oppressive ideologies like colonialism, slavery, genocide, and systemic assimilation played in creating them.
I have Katherine May's "Enchantment" in my 'to be read' stack. After reading that Substack post I may move it up a few books.
Look forward to spending time on some of your other recommended links, thank you, Freya.
It's a good read--but that post in particular and the previous one had a sense of raw honesty about them that I so appreciated. I enjoyed her books, but I loved how this was getting to something beneath the surface of what so many talk about rather glibly, if well intentioned...
Two ideas I saved from that post:
1. "No-one should have to go out and do battle with people who hate what they are."
2. "There are lots of different ways to help, and one of them is politely dissenting from gossip and prejudice."