For @Polygon, I wrote about how the ending of Sex Education illustrates how the show forgets it may be about therapy, but it’s also supposed to be… fun. And romantic! Alas they dropped the ball
https://www.polygon.com/23890995/sex-education-ending-finale-season-4-maeve-otis
So I guess I’m back here now
Some of y’all know I got a huge book deal to write a memoir in the pandemic, then was like “nvm” but… I think that memoir is turning into a novel. Subscribe, read what might be the opening, lmk what you think 👀 https://t.co/IaClFeS9FP
People don’t get how unbelievably freeing it is to live without a car in places where that’s possible. Most of human civilization didn’t have cars (or horses) and they were perfectly able to get around!
When staff reporters are like "I've been reporting on this for months" it makes me so sad that I can't report on anything for months bc a flat $500 rate at the end of months is literally me losing money as a freelancer 🤡
i’ve gotten to $730! can anyone help close this out?
https://bsky.app/profile/roslyn.bsky.social/post/3jzikajhkwj2f
So tired today. Didn’t get enough sleep at all
For my Patreon, I wrote about the aunt I lost bc of my mom’s volatile relationships, all the other “aunties” I lost for the same reason, and recently losing my own “adopted” niece and nephews bc their mom moved similarly https://www.patreon.com/posts/85622334?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
I said I wasn’t doing work today but I wrote something about my mother, and losing my best friend yesterday, and searching for my mother in other people and losing my mother over and over again https://www.patreon.com/posts/85580740?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
Ugh, this. If it’s helpful (and you don’t already subscribe), I know Sonia Weiser puts out a freelance opps newsletter every week or so: https://soniaweiser.wordpress.com/opportunities-of-the-week-newsletter/
For Sweet July, I tried face tapping as a way to manage anxiety. I still ended up in the ER for a panic attack but the technique brought me so me relief. Check it out, it might work for you! https://sweetjuly.com/editorial/face-tapping-the-anxiety-away-does-eft-work/
River with morning mist and a grey sky. Subway train bridge.
Soggy Toronto
Not sure if I can go for my walk by the lake bc the river is flooded this AM apparently sksksksk
Is tomorrow like… a working day lol?
Yes I did read your thread and I still have an opinion, so what now
I’m of cracker descent
I need to get my Patreon going so I wrote Bad Mom content, about the worst thing my mother ever did. Which surprisingly, was not to me. But it’s stayed with me for almost two decades, especially how she made me an accomplice https://www.patreon.com/posts/85424256?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
I definitely need more subscribers to my patreon! I write essays about my trauma, musings on TV and travel, freelance writing resources, and I’m going to be adding recipes next week 👀 https://www.patreon.com/posts/85424256?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
I’m literally not even mad at you but I had a strong opinion about what you posted rooted in my own experiences and I won’t apologize!
I need to get my Patreon going so I wrote some Bad Mom content, this time about the worst thing my mother ever did. Which was not to me. But it’s stayed with me for almost two decades https://www.patreon.com/join/nylahburton/checkout?rid=9390790&redirect_uri=%2Fposts%2Fworst-thing-my-85424256
Oh so you actually did want to argue lol bc where did I say what kind of person you were. Aranock I do not know you
This is actually why I stopped mental health writing or writing about severe mental illness bc I didn’t care to be accountable to community that felt it was ok to do that online. I’m not interested in policing this language or stopping and I do feel I’ve earned the right to say that
I’ll also never forget the time people bullied me to suicidal ideation bc I said “smooth brain” and they felt so righteous about it that they said if I had killed myself I would have been abusive… abusive… to a faceless account
I really don’t like participating in a climate where it’s ok to confront people just bc they said “insane” or “crazy” esp when they’re describing a bad experience
I’ve spent two decades of my life with mental illness so severe lots of y’all can’t even imagine and I’ve read so much about mad liberation, etc etc… I am still using these words lol
Ok soooo since me and every other freelancer is spiraling about the loss of contacts from Twitter, I’m starting an editor thread! Tell us where you work, what you’re looking for, YOUR EMAIL, and your rates.
I’m a lit mag editor (Stone of Madness Press) and would be interested in being added! I’d also love to see a list just for small presses/magazines, that’s the one thing I miss from Twitter.
