A joyful, cheeky and big-hearted book set in the year 825 AD that is immediately relevant to now. Highly recommend this unconventional novel about the lives of Vikings and Irish settlers on a remote Scottish island.
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The Colour of the Sky After Rain Chinese ancient artistry 🎨 Stella by Jam & Spoon (Barracuda mix by Moby) Wholesome Meme: Be Nice To Yourself Frog Biodiveristy: Why is it important? Via UN Biodiversity Young couple score a gig as caretakers of a remote Irish island Camille Rosenfeld and James Hayes have scored aContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 165”
Comforting Thought: Breaking the Line of Hurt
hurts travel through timefrom one person to anotherthis unwanted heaviness movesfrom the past into the presentand then into the futureone of the most heroic thingsanyone can do is break the line of hurtwhen people heal themselves,they stop the hurt from multiplyingand their relationships become healthierwhen people heal themselves,they also heal the future” Yung Pueblo
Book Review: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo
Harjo’s poetry is deeply rooted in her ancestral roots and the intergenerational trauma of colonisation. Her collection is a profound meditation on the lives, struggles, and resilience of all indigenous peoples. #Indigenous #native #literature #books #bookreview #JoyHarjo #Poetry #poems
Feeling like an orphan even if you’re not
I had to Google this because I wasn’t aware of anyone else who has this experience or who understands. I could only really find one Reddit thread about this and one article. Imagine having parents who are still alive but who are so indifferent to you that it’s as though they are dead. I wonderContinue reading “Feeling like an orphan even if you’re not”
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South Indian Brinjal Eggplant Curry by Nagi Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Curry Spices: Serving Instructions Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Recipe Notes: 1. Eggplant – smaller the better eg. 2 x 300g eggplants, they hold together better. Asian eggplants ok too. Alternative to roasting – pan fry in a little oil over medium high heat, rotating to brown allContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 164”
Talking with the sun
I believe in the sun. In the tangle of human failures of fear, greed, and forgetfulness, the sun gives me clarity. When explorers first encountered my people, they called us heathens, sun worshippers. They didn’t understand that the sun is a relative, and illuminates our path on this earth. After dancing all night in aContinue reading “Talking with the sun”
Book Review: The Isle of Dogs by Daniel Davies
The Isle of Dogs is a strange slippery novel that plunges deep into the sexual underbelly of #Britain. The Isle of Dogs explores sexual encounters between anonymous people in the shadows and margins of a surveillance-heavy society. #Sex #Sexuality #Novel #Book #BookReview #Review #DanielDavies #IsleofDogs
Book Review: Flesh by David Szalay
David #Szalay’s sixth #novel, #Flesh, is a provocative, vulnerable and deeply moving portrait of one man’s life shaped by circumstance, sexual entrapment and unresolved childhood trauma. #masculinity #books #Bookreview #review
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Wholesome Meme: Appreciate Where You Are Now Rare Historical Photo: African American maid, does the food for the family who employs her, 1950s. kodachrome shot It wasn’t so long ago was it? It explains a lot about why the racists are in power there now, the people in this image and their children are stillContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 163”
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