On the way to a new job, I was stopped by security at the courthouse today after my purse went through the machine. "Miss, are you law enforcement?" "No," I replied, slightly offended. "Do you have ...handcuffs in your purse?" "Oh yeah!" I'd forgotten about them. I laughed. "Can I see them?" As he spoke …
Category: lovely things
The Meaning of Love
I'm so unimpressed with people who appropriate claiming they "love the culture"—do you think I'm not in love with dreamcatchers and afros? I manage to control myself, because there is this thing, that comes with love, called respect. And it involves appreciating that attributes and artifacts you "love" have a history, a deep meaningfulness for …
Moon Visitors
I have not made any serious attempts to visit the moon, yet somehow yesterday when I encountered an ad that started, “You may never visit the moon, but...” I was like HOW DARE YOU. In all seriousness, the very gentle and kind friends I have are enough to send me into space. I noticed a …
valentine.
From the perception at the ground, a rainbow resembles an arc. From the sky, we can view its true shape, a full circle. A ring. (The Goddess proposes to you.)
Where to Find Me (And What Writing to Submit)
Dear readers, I have some new posts coming, but am obliged to take care of some things… about you. Since I’ve announced that I am collecting pieces for an annual publication (guidelines for submission here) to which I am excited to read your contributions, I’m connecting all of you to the publisher accounts so that …
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Spheres of Literature series
Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been writing as frequently about Islam as of late. This is because I am working on a project that consumes all of my Islam-writing time. However, it's centered around a specific realm, so I will still be writing little pieces on Islam in other areas. As …
[CLOSED] Lingerie Giveaway!
This is open to all locations, all religions, and all sexes. I'd actually wanted to do this giveaway sometime last year, but I kept putting it off because I wasn't sure how to go about it, considering lingerie is hardly a one-size-fits-all sort of thing! And then I figured I should hurry up with this …
the fatal feminist 