エミコthélèmak| thotscholar 🍒
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published in: Columbia HRLR, Duke SAQ, Yale LPE blog, #WETOO anthology for Feminist Press| stack: thotscholar.substack.com and linktree: https://linktr.ee/thotscholar
published in: Columbia HRLR, Duke SAQ, Yale LPE blog, #WETOO anthology for Feminist Press| stack: thotscholar.substack.com and linktree: https://linktr.ee/thotscholar
How to Remember Everything You Read
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How to Remember Everything You Read
Tips from an American philosopher
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May 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How to Remember Everything You Read
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back to posting regularly in hopes of building my readership so that i can eventually make money with my art like i used to
#readersofbluesky
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#readersofbluesky
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what i'm reading: morning stacks #1
food, glorious food!
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May 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
back to posting regularly in hopes of building my readership so that i can eventually make money with my art like i used to
#readersofbluesky
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#readersofbluesky
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Tonight is the #MetGala, celebrating the upcoming opening of the new exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," which was inspired by Monica L. Miller's 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion."
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May 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Tonight is the #MetGala, celebrating the upcoming opening of the new exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," which was inspired by Monica L. Miller's 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion."
buff.ly/BTlV1TY
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i normally don't comment on celebrity bs, but Rihanna is on her THIRD baby in three years, and i love that for her! while folk are commenting on her "lack" of a ring, complaining about the album, or sighing in disgust on racist "childfree" forums, she is basking.
May 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
i normally don't comment on celebrity bs, but Rihanna is on her THIRD baby in three years, and i love that for her! while folk are commenting on her "lack" of a ring, complaining about the album, or sighing in disgust on racist "childfree" forums, she is basking.
i have been trying to read more fiction and poetry lately, to help with my writing. i feel like neglecting this aspect of my life dampens my creativity. like, i would be working, writing every day, and after awhile i started to feel very drained. reading has renewed some of my strength.
March 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
i have been trying to read more fiction and poetry lately, to help with my writing. i feel like neglecting this aspect of my life dampens my creativity. like, i would be working, writing every day, and after awhile i started to feel very drained. reading has renewed some of my strength.
i read a third of this last night. it's the only full novel written by the poet Margaret Walker. Jubilee.
March 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
i read a third of this last night. it's the only full novel written by the poet Margaret Walker. Jubilee.
currently reading Echo Tree: the Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas. it's rare to hear people mention Dumas (whom Toni Morrison championed). i believe it's because black men's hypervisibility has been rewritten as "privilege," rendering any focus on them regressive/misogynist.
March 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
currently reading Echo Tree: the Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas. it's rare to hear people mention Dumas (whom Toni Morrison championed). i believe it's because black men's hypervisibility has been rewritten as "privilege," rendering any focus on them regressive/misogynist.
i finally got new bookcases. i still don't have enough room for all of the books but I'm also in the process of culling some so we'll see.
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
i finally got new bookcases. i still don't have enough room for all of the books but I'm also in the process of culling some so we'll see.
the essays in art/exhibition books are severely underrated tbh, I'm reading this one right now that includes an essay from Suzanne Césaire. i wish i had been able to go up to Fort Worth to see the actual exhibition smh...
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
the essays in art/exhibition books are severely underrated tbh, I'm reading this one right now that includes an essay from Suzanne Césaire. i wish i had been able to go up to Fort Worth to see the actual exhibition smh...
you sound obsessed, and you don't even follow me. go find some business.
March 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
you sound obsessed, and you don't even follow me. go find some business.
i totally failed at this 😂
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
i totally failed at this 😂
i mostly hate everything I've written or published in the past but i DO appreciate the love 😅 I'll definitely be publishing something more substantial by the end of this year for sure now that I've finally gotten through that 3-4 year (2019-2023) depression.
Just read this zine by @thotscholar.bsky.social, read it cover to cover,couldn’t put it down!! Forever changed my relationship to terminology & explained things I’ve felt lost for words on, V important read. Time to check out “Libra Season” next…
Thank you for your work and your art ❤️❤️
Thank you for your work and your art ❤️❤️
March 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
i mostly hate everything I've written or published in the past but i DO appreciate the love 😅 I'll definitely be publishing something more substantial by the end of this year for sure now that I've finally gotten through that 3-4 year (2019-2023) depression.
had to take all of Black History Month off because i honestly do not (have never, really) care for these themed months. they feel extremely performative to me. also, there's lots of negrophobic/antiblack unpleasantness on social media coming from other black ppl, it's depressing and frustrating.
March 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
had to take all of Black History Month off because i honestly do not (have never, really) care for these themed months. they feel extremely performative to me. also, there's lots of negrophobic/antiblack unpleasantness on social media coming from other black ppl, it's depressing and frustrating.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
January 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
1: Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
#books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
i feel like people are actually leaving Twitter because every time i return from a break– whether it's for a few days or few months–i have lost 50-100 followers. usually i would assume it was a defamatory thread (about me) going around but i haven't seen anything so I'm thinking it's organic.
January 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
i feel like people are actually leaving Twitter because every time i return from a break– whether it's for a few days or few months–i have lost 50-100 followers. usually i would assume it was a defamatory thread (about me) going around but i haven't seen anything so I'm thinking it's organic.
to be excited when i sit down to do my writing block (of time) is truly a gift. when i was working on my other project i used to feel sapped of joy and ambition, but now that I'm writing this other thing I'm happy and humming on my way to the desk 😌
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Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire · All 'N All · Song · 1977
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January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
to be excited when i sit down to do my writing block (of time) is truly a gift. when i was working on my other project i used to feel sapped of joy and ambition, but now that I'm writing this other thing I'm happy and humming on my way to the desk 😌
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🤲🏿 bedtime reading
Sula by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
January 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
🤲🏿 bedtime reading
Sula by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
Anglo-Norman.net is down and i am so bummed. apparently it's been down for a week or so and it's honestly one of the best resources I've used for the English language and now i only have Wiktionary. yuck.
January 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Anglo-Norman.net is down and i am so bummed. apparently it's been down for a week or so and it's honestly one of the best resources I've used for the English language and now i only have Wiktionary. yuck.
honestly, sometimes i be struggle with writing these days because i feel like there's no audience for what i want to publish if it's not about "sex work" or related topics and I'm honestly burnt out on all of it unless it's written in narrative/fictional form.
January 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
honestly, sometimes i be struggle with writing these days because i feel like there's no audience for what i want to publish if it's not about "sex work" or related topics and I'm honestly burnt out on all of it unless it's written in narrative/fictional form.
can't wait to read/listen to this
January 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
can't wait to read/listen to this
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I wish more creatives would promote how improving your quality of life will drastically help your art
Instead of people sacrificing their quality of life to work on their art
Instead of people sacrificing their quality of life to work on their art
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I wish more creatives would promote how improving your quality of life will drastically help your art
Instead of people sacrificing their quality of life to work on their art
Instead of people sacrificing their quality of life to work on their art
there is nothing i want to do more than build and design sturdy, dependable, beautiful bookcases. i know how to design and build them myself but, sadly, i lack the materials. i think i will do some layout sketches for the art side of Bluesky sometime next week.
January 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
there is nothing i want to do more than build and design sturdy, dependable, beautiful bookcases. i know how to design and build them myself but, sadly, i lack the materials. i think i will do some layout sketches for the art side of Bluesky sometime next week.
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These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
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January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
I'm only keeping Monica, she got my favorite catalog.
January 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I'm only keeping Monica, she got my favorite catalog.