The Devouring Gourd-

McGonagall always kinda had respect for these three as much as she didn’t show it majority of the time, I’m sure of it

Disability Justice Reading List

Hey everyone! Here’s a list of some interesting Disability Justice readings. Here’s a link to a Google Drive with all of these files, but I will also list them out here for easier finding. If you have any requests, let me know and I will try to find a pdf to add it to the list! I’ll update this post as I add more books and essays, as this was just what I could easily find tonight.

Intro to Disability Justice:

A Disability Justice Primer by Sins Invalid

Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino

Access Intimacy by Mia Mingus

Medical Industrial Complex Infographic by Mia Mingus

Sick Woman Theory by Johanna Hedva

Designing Collective Access: A Feminist Disability Theory of Universal Design 

Neurodiversity: Terms and Definitions by Nick Walker

Autism FAQ by Lydia X.Z. Brown

Psychiatry Critical/Abolitionist perspectives on Psychiatry:

Defining Mental Disability by Margaret Price

The Myth Of Mental Health by Kai Cheng Thom

Reframing Psychotherapy by Kai Cheng Thom

Harm Reducation Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs

Race and Madness by Nadia Kanani

Disability Incarcerated

Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Helping Your Friends Who Sometimes Want to Die Maybe Not Die by Carly Boyce

The Protest Psychosis by Johnathan M. Metzl

The Race of Hysteria by Laura Briggs

Miscellaneous: 

The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde

Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

Work In The Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework by Moya Bailey

Disability and Difference in Global Contexts: Enabling a Transformative Body Politic by Nirmala Ervelles

Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington Ch. 1 (If anyone can get the whole book please let me know!)

Fugitive Science by Britt Rusert

Truth. He was the only one without an agenda. Just a bro.

There is a method of growing rhubarb known as “forcing” where the plant grows in complete darkness and is tended to in candlelight. It grows so quickly during this process that you can hear it grow. [1, 2]

~Cauliflower Hash~

I want to do this at the new year and see what I can take people up on.

• ask your friends to teach you something new •

if you follow me, you may know that have been making a real effort to actively engage in my own existence - to recognize and do away with the things in my life that do not matter, to work harder, to have higher standards when it comes to the company I keep and what sort of treatment I am going to put up with (see my post Notes to Self). it has been a battle against myself, social media, and my unwillingness to face the feelings that the internet distracts me from, but one I ultimately believe I will win.

I’ve decided that instead of leaving social media completely, I’m going to use it to further my connection with people and hope that it catches on (we’ll see). I asked my facebook friends “what is a skill that you can teach me?” expecting a few jokes and maybe one real reply.

all these people came out of the woodwork; folks I met once or twice and friends I’ve known for years, excitedly offering to teach me skills I did not know they had because I never thought to ask. mending, scrapbooking, dance, CPR, organization techniques, canning, wedding planning, dyeing and spinning wool.

ask your friends what they can teach you.

if, like me, you yearn for connection beyond just shopping trips and movie nights and going out for drinks, just ask. you get to learn (which is knowing), your friend gets to teach (which is sharing), and a real conversation is so valuable.

a friend and I met at her house for a meal and a mending lesson a few weeks ago. we ate together and caught up on lost time while she showed me how to repair the torn sweater I brought from home. there was so much peace - sitting on the living room floor with her and laughing at my crooked stitches. I’ve since mended a pair of my husband’s pants, patched a hole in my dad’s jacket, and gave my dress some stronger buttons.

a crooked stitch still strengthens the cloth. I am that much closer to needing less.

what could you teach me?

🧡🍁New England apple cider cake recipe🍁🧡

INGREDIENTS

For the Cake

1 cup apple cider

2 cups Granny Smith apples (3 large or 4 small apples)

1 whole lemon

¼ cup softened butter (4 tablespoons or half a stick)

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup heavy cream

Enough vegetable shortening to grease a 9×9-inch baking pan

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

For the Glaze

1 cup apple cider

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1–2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk

Vanilla Ice Cream, optional for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the first cup of apple cider on the stove and bring to a boil and boil until reduced to ¼ cup. Set aside to cool.

Core and peel the apples and then cut each into 16 slices (fewer slices if using smaller apples). Have a bowl of water that has a whole lemon squeezed into it. Place apples into water and then onto a plate to dry and set aside. This will keep them from turning brown.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until well mixed.

With the mixer running, add one egg at a time beating until smooth. Scrap sides and beat until light and fluffy, about three minutes.

In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Measure out cream and add cooled reduced cider to cream.

With the mixer on low, alternate adding the flour mixture and the cream/cider mixture until well combined. Scrape sides and mix until smooth.

Grease a 9X9 square pan liberally with vegetable shortening and pour in the batter.

Arrange the apples, outer edges up into the top of the batter.

In a small bowl or cup, mix the sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over the top of the cake and place in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

While the cake is baking, make the glaze.

Place the second cup of apple cider on the stove as before only reduce down to two tablespoons. Watch it that it doesn’t evaporate too far.

Place the confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and add the reduced cider along with one tablespoon of milk or cream and stir. Add the last tablespoon of milk or cream a little at a time until desired consistency. It should be thick but runny enough to drizzle off the end of a spoon.

When the cake comes out of the oven, cool to room temperature and cut into nine squares.

Drizzle the glaze over each portion letting it run down the sides and serve.

Serve with vanilla ice cream if desired

early homo sapiens b like help i cant stop making bowls . help i cant stop domesticating plants and animals. help i cant stop developing language and architecture and religion