invizigoth

thanks for mentioning doris lessing on one of those reblog bait posts because i've read through "london observed" and "on cats," now reading "the golden notebook," and it's entirely your fault that i've started going through her whole catalogue because my god, this has to be my favourite short story writer of all time! to think i might’ve gone without ever knowing about her otherwise...

eternal gratitude,

a random follower

Dear anon,

An interesting game where you are presented with 10 artifacts from the MET. You have to place where the artifact is from and what time period it is from. Each artifact scores up to 10,000 points, and you lose points the further away your guess is and how far off in time you are. You can only play once a day. Thanks to @baebeylik for showing this to me.

Today I scored really well. Yesterday ... not so much.

The docu-short, Stitch & Time, is now available online for free

This very short film offers a quick but intimate look at end-of-life care in prisons as incarcerated men serving life sentences, Billy Ray and Clay, start a crochet group to create blankets, hats, and comfort items for fellow incarcerated men in the hospice unit

I've had the joy of working with directors David and Scott on programming and know through other endeavors how committed Billy Ray and Clay are creating care in spaces that intentionally deny it 

On a personal note, I’ve watched this documentary many times while preparing for various events, and I find myself noticing or gleaning something new and different each time. I find the juxtaposition between punishment and care to be deeply moving (I know moving sounds trite but sometimes that’s just what it is). 

I know in abolitionist spaces a conversation that comes up is how trying to change the quality of life within prisons is “just putting a bow on it” and I hear that, but in the meantime, those are real people and tangible acts of care, no matter how small, can have incredible value