Diana Bellonby
@dbellonby.bsky.social
Writer. Mother. English PhD. Feminist cultural critic. Philadelphian. Connoisseur of anxiety. Co-editor of *Victorian Gaslighting* (SUNY Press 2026). Working on a memoir / literary history of rape culture from Ovid to You-Know-Who. (she/her)
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Mamdani went to a small college similar to the one where I work and majored in Africana Studies. From now on my answer to the microaggressive question of “what can one (even) do with a Black Studies degree from a liberal arts college?” is “You can run New York.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mamdani went to a small college similar to the one where I work and majored in Africana Studies. From now on my answer to the microaggressive question of “what can one (even) do with a Black Studies degree from a liberal arts college?” is “You can run New York.”
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Socialism starts with me curled up under a blanket on my couch feeling joy for half a second
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Socialism starts with me curled up under a blanket on my couch feeling joy for half a second
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One double bind of anti-rape feminism: women’s experiences of sexual violence are no guarantee of their feminist solidarity, and women’s loyalty to men or tolerance for their violence against other women is no guarantee of their personal safety.
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One double bind of anti-rape feminism: women’s experiences of sexual violence are no guarantee of their feminist solidarity, and women’s loyalty to men or tolerance for their violence against other women is no guarantee of their personal safety.
Why is this so hard? (It's SOOO hard!)
August 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Why is this so hard? (It's SOOO hard!)
He casually shared stories about Julia Child, Howard Johnson, and Robert Mondavi. He winced from back pain, but kept trying to push past it. He proudly showed me a picture of his lovely granddaughter Shorey. He misses his beloved wife Gloria. He was equal parts charming and inquisitive. What a gem!
July 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
He casually shared stories about Julia Child, Howard Johnson, and Robert Mondavi. He winced from back pain, but kept trying to push past it. He proudly showed me a picture of his lovely granddaughter Shorey. He misses his beloved wife Gloria. He was equal parts charming and inquisitive. What a gem!
I learned that he doesn’t much like bell peppers. He moved from NYC to CT to be by the water. He wanted his 2022 book, Art of the Chicken, to be composed solely of his paintings (which are amazing), but his editors insisted that he add recipes and stories.
July 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I learned that he doesn’t much like bell peppers. He moved from NYC to CT to be by the water. He wanted his 2022 book, Art of the Chicken, to be composed solely of his paintings (which are amazing), but his editors insisted that he add recipes and stories.