Goodbye #dc , Riding The Rails To #phillidelphia #philly #amtrak #unionstation (at Union Station, Washington

what you said was: "i don't respect women who don't respect themselves"

what you meant was: "i and society as a whole hold women up to ridiculous respectability standards directly relating to the "purity" of said women while hypersexualizing them at the same time and if you are a woman and don't fit my awkward monolith of criteria then i refuse to acknowledge your humanity"

what i heard was: "hi i'm a misogynist piece of shit, please punch me in my face"

It breaks my heart when anyone feels like killing themselves, especially in my family, and especially young people...

This is becoming a weekly chore, #1 on my honey do list. #vegan #applepie #aroraapples #stockton #209

Royal selfie in the Queens's mirror.#iolanipalace Great history lesson and beautiful things. #oahu #honolulu (at Iolani Palace)

Breakfast AND Lunch! #vegan #detox #greenjuice #organic #PhotoToaster

Bought this today, I can't wait to read it, need something new and interesting!

The Chaos (2013)

“Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s provocatively sassy, and thanks to her mixed heritage, she doesn’t feel she belongs with the Caribbeans, whites, or blacks. And even more troubling, lately her skin is becoming covered in a sticky black substance that can’t be removed. While trying to cope with this creepiness, she goes out with her brother—and he disappears. 

A mysterious bubble of light just swallows him up, and Scotch has no idea how to find him. Soon, the Chaos that has claimed her brother affects the city at large, until it seems like everyone is turning into crazy creatures. Scotch needs to get to the bottom of this supernatural situation ASAP before the Chaos consumes everything she’s ever known—and she knows that the black shadowy entity that’s begun trailing her every move is probably not going to help.

A blend of fantasy and Caribbean folklore, at its heart this tale is about identity and self acceptance—because only by acknowledging her imperfections can Scotch hope to save her brother. “

by Nalo Hopkinson

Get it now here

Nalo Hopkinson, born in Jamaica, has lived in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana and for the past 35 years in Canada. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, USA. She is the author of six novels, a short story collection, and a chapbook.

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Awwww....

Love love love Giraffes…..

Continuing through my early likes and this one jumped out at me. Have been thinking about this a lot, definitely why and old white boy like me is loving this pubklishing/producing world's finally realizing the strength of embracing other cultures/world's. If only my education/academia had not been so homogenous. A lot of what white culture puts out has got to be so predictable, just a trope.

This 11-year-old understands more about the importance of representation than all of the adults at Fox News combined.

For those who had bad mothers, hate corporate profits, or just can't stand too much sentimentality.

via compoundchem:

Today, a look at the contributing compounds to ‘old book smell’, and the origins of the less well researched ‘new book smell’: http://wp.me/p4aPLT-hV

I love the smell of books, and used book stores especially!