The Lesbianism of the Hands™

This is a perfect time to read the brilliant and unforgettable graphic novel(s) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, about growing up in Iran during and after the Iranian Revolution, and the rise of the oppressive theocracy that persists to this day.

Both graphic novels are available free online (Persepolis vol. 1, Persepolis vol. 2)

🦋🩸 there’s things I want to say to you but I’ll just let you live. like if you hold me without hurting me, you’ll be the first who ever did.

Don't cry okay? Huge as fuck black raspberry bramble and bags of raspberries

Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) A real-deal dan dan noodle recipe that stays true to the authentic Sichuan flavor. My dan dan noodles bring together pork dry-fried with fermented black beans, a creamy Sichuan sauce built on sesame paste and chili oil, and a tangle of thin wheat noodles tossed with Sui Mi Ya Cai. This is my home cook take on the classic Sichuan street noodle bowl.

anyway i wanted a memento of my first pride, you know, and this one vendor was selling keyrings, and i liked it, so i bought one. do you remember those italian charm bracelets that were all the rage like 10-15 years ago? it was a keychain like that, and it had a rainbow rooster, a rainbow cat, and then just a rainbow, and so I bought it.

i run into my mom a couple of vendors over and she goes oh you bought something? what’d you get? so i showed her, and i was like, “I’m not sure why it’s a rooster and a cat. Seems kind of random. But I liked the rainbows.”

and my mom, who was some form of minister’s wife for most of my childhood and teenagerhood, stares at me like she thinks i’m joking.

“What?” i say.

…relic…