Snow season is also snuggly season.

When people want something genuine, they (used to) refer to getting "the real McCoy." (I have no idea what people are saying today. Lol)

It turns out the phrase originated with people who needed a reliable steam engine. And the guy who made that phrase real was Elijah McCoy.

I've been reading a lot of Tillie Walden lately. So far, this one is my favourite. I also bought her Tarot deck; it's so pretty! 💡📚 💙📚

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

Started listening to this yesterday and so far I'm captivated. A personal account of the Trad Wife experience under Christian patriarchy. 💙📚 💡📚

My students are reading Lynda Barry's essay "The Sanctuary of School." Yesterday I passed around One Hundred Demons so they would know more about her genius. I reread some of it on the metro home. Twenty years on, it remains one of my greatest inspirations. 💙📚

I feel like I could've written Polly Barton's memoir of living/working in Japan if I were a lot smarter, better at Japanese, and knowledgeable about philosophy. That is: I couldn't have written it at all, but it resonates eerily with my experience. It is also full of profound reflections. 💙📚 💡📚

I am very much enjoying this weird little memoir. Man who rents himself out to "just be there" for strangers answers some questions. 💙📚

If you see this, post a fictional artist or band that you would love to see live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5cg...

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2025.

May the odds be ever in your favor.