a ghost
@ritaolds.bsky.social
👻 i’m just here so i won’t get fined.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
Pinned
a ghost
@ritaolds.bsky.social
· Apr 1
i’ve named my enemies for myself.
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
this year has been beautiful despite it all.
why ain't nobody tell me healing is grief? so. much. grief?
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his neck is making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his shirt saying "cut the show. I am done"
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
this year has been beautiful despite it all.
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"are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?… just so’s you’re sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter. a lot of weight when you’re well."
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
why ain't nobody tell me healing is grief? so. much. grief?
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his neck is making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his shirt saying "cut the show. I am done"
media.tenor.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?… just so’s you’re sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter. a lot of weight when you’re well."
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
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Emotional denial is the weft and warp of American culture. How could we continue to uphold the lies about our superiority and freedom if we confront the emotional reality of what we've done to ourselves/each other?
This country does not do well with collective mourning or acknowledging death by contagious illness. You probably never heard of the pandemic of 1918, if you're under 35 you probably never seen the AIDS quilt and the fact that we've never had a national acknowledgment of the people who died of COVID
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Emotional denial is the weft and warp of American culture. How could we continue to uphold the lies about our superiority and freedom if we confront the emotional reality of what we've done to ourselves/each other?
stella’s letter to mia.
stella’s last scene of the episode?
😮💨
stella’s last scene of the episode?
😮💨
The Morning Show S4 E6
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
stella’s letter to mia.
stella’s last scene of the episode?
😮💨
stella’s last scene of the episode?
😮💨
The Morning Show S4 E6
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Morning Show S4 E6
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
my real face & name on this thang. 🫠
when i drop these essays +
act like ya’ll know me.
hey, i’m Rita btw.
when i drop these essays +
act like ya’ll know me.
hey, i’m Rita btw.
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
my real face & name on this thang. 🫠
when i drop these essays +
act like ya’ll know me.
hey, i’m Rita btw.
when i drop these essays +
act like ya’ll know me.
hey, i’m Rita btw.
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but this biscoff cheesecake?!
worth it 😮💨
worth it 😮💨
baking at this altitude is annoying af.
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
but this biscoff cheesecake?!
worth it 😮💨
worth it 😮💨
so it’s not about security after all?
U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the TSA announces
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
so it’s not about security after all?
the level of corny that exist on this app is astronomical.
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
the level of corny that exist on this app is astronomical.
i wish my groupchat was on bluesky because 🎶 lawd, i got some things i need to sayyyyyy 🎶
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
i wish my groupchat was on bluesky because 🎶 lawd, i got some things i need to sayyyyyy 🎶
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I explain to ppl that you only know me as a person who gives a damn about you. should you find yourself on the other side? you. will. feel. the. difference.
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I explain to ppl that you only know me as a person who gives a damn about you. should you find yourself on the other side? you. will. feel. the. difference.
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Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
jerk turkey club with truffle cheese (from the mac and cheese last week)
boooyyyyyyyyy, let. me. tell. you.
boooyyyyyyyyy, let. me. tell. you.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
jerk turkey club with truffle cheese (from the mac and cheese last week)
boooyyyyyyyyy, let. me. tell. you.
boooyyyyyyyyy, let. me. tell. you.
really thought people were rewatching The Morning Show. just realizing season 4 dropped 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
really thought people were rewatching The Morning Show. just realizing season 4 dropped 🫠
car accident & the car catches on fire.
One thing you’re irrationally afraid of?
I’ll give you mine. Being in surgery and the hospital losing power.
I’ll give you mine. Being in surgery and the hospital losing power.
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
car accident & the car catches on fire.
i am high & hungryyyy
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
i am high & hungryyyy
i hate IT: Welcome to Derry.
i hated Stranger Things, too.
and Them.
and i'm mad i listened to the person who suggested it to me.
i hated Stranger Things, too.
and Them.
and i'm mad i listened to the person who suggested it to me.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
i hate IT: Welcome to Derry.
i hated Stranger Things, too.
and Them.
and i'm mad i listened to the person who suggested it to me.
i hated Stranger Things, too.
and Them.
and i'm mad i listened to the person who suggested it to me.
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working class =/= poor
words actually DO mean things.
words actually DO mean things.
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
working class =/= poor
words actually DO mean things.
words actually DO mean things.
modern economics nor marxism would ever claim that working for a paycheck makes you poor.
don’t argue with people who post stuff with no real theory behind it or working definitions.
cause: how can you even make that claim?
don’t argue with people who post stuff with no real theory behind it or working definitions.
cause: how can you even make that claim?
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
modern economics nor marxism would ever claim that working for a paycheck makes you poor.
don’t argue with people who post stuff with no real theory behind it or working definitions.
cause: how can you even make that claim?
don’t argue with people who post stuff with no real theory behind it or working definitions.
cause: how can you even make that claim?
two friends stuck in Chicago tryna get back to cdmx. this why i don’t fool with ya’ll after September.
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
two friends stuck in Chicago tryna get back to cdmx. this why i don’t fool with ya’ll after September.
going to the flower market 🥰
i missed her so bad,
i missed her so bad,
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
going to the flower market 🥰
i missed her so bad,
i missed her so bad,
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Writing is just repurposing all of the information you've ever ingested or learned into story form. So learn/watch/observe as much as you can. Even what seems pointless still matters.
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Writing is just repurposing all of the information you've ever ingested or learned into story form. So learn/watch/observe as much as you can. Even what seems pointless still matters.
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if you love new knowledge, why are you consulting ChatGPT?
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
if you love new knowledge, why are you consulting ChatGPT?