There is a linguistic thread that runs through The Truth About Owls that I keep catching myself thinking about.
trauma
Une courte liste de quelques réactions en ces temps impossibles
Voici une courte liste de mes comportements et réactions de plus en plus automatiques depuis mi-mars. Je les note ici, sans analyse ni jugement.
A Short List Of Reactions In Impossible Times
Here is a short list of some behaviours and reactions I have noticed happening a lot since around mid-March. I am just noting them, not analyzing or judging them.
Assortiment bref de trucs intéressants — 15 mars 2019
Cette semaine: un roman de fiction spéculative d'Aliette de Bodard, un essai de Lindsay Nixon, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars de Kai Cheng Thom, un regard très critique sur le contexte québécois de la journée internationale des droits des femmes d'Émilie Nicholas, et encore plus!
Brief assortment of interesting stuff — 15th of March 2019
This week: a post-apocalyptic novel by Aliette de Bodard in the ruins of Paris, the ethics of mining trauma for literature by Lindsay Nixon, the inimitable Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom, a critical look at IWD in Québec by Émilie Nicholas in Le Devoir, and more!
Navigating Doubt
A personal blog post about my mental illness struggles, having empathy, having anxiety, and the world being such a shitty place so much of the time.