Death's chains
Inspired by this fic
"It does come to a close and you sort of look behind you when it's over and you're like "Well whatever childhood was, that was it. It's over, now." and that you feel it and your parent feels it and it's difficult and it's hard to know if you're ready for whatever the next step is but it doesn't really matter if you're ready because it's already there. It's already happening." (Greta Gerwig)
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert/ @robertszombie/ unknown/unknown/half return - Adrianne Lenker/unknown/ @ryebreadgf/ unknown/unknown/ the very last country song - Sugarland/ unknown/ @ryebreadgf/ ladybird - dir Greta Gerwig/The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert/ @firstfullmoon /unknown/unknown/Langstqon Hughes, "Poem"
On twitter I’m seeing dozens of threads from Black activists warning people against burnout, giving all sorts of useful tips about preventing and managing it for the sake of a long-term, sustainable effort.
On tumblr I’m seeing a hell of a lot of young white kids yelling at anyone who actually follows those steps, and acting like burnout is a moral falling rather than a well-proven psychological phenomenon.
Be careful who you get your information from. Don’t let guilt lead you to make choices that will harm both you and the movement.
@judas-redeemed / Wilhelm Schulz, “All Soul’s Day” / Neil Hilborn, “Our Numbered Days” /@petfurniture / Hugo Simberg , “The Garden of Death” / Ramona Ausubel
“Pygmalionisme” by Simon Yotsuya in 2000
Girlpool—Before the World Was Big // memorial bench quoting Toni Morrison's Sula // @inanotherunivrse // Iain S. Thomas, I Wrote This For You // Zadie Smith, Swing Time // Fall Out Boy—The Kids Aren't Alright // Audrey Emmett // Mikko Harvey, "For M" // Mahmoud Darwish, Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982 (tr. Ibrahim Muhawi) // Langston Hughes, "Poem"