Anushree (she/her)
@shorshewitch.bsky.social
Bangalore & Thane
cowmred shitposts on mental health, food, books, plants, movies, our dogs, our cat, the world, its languages, art
cowmred shitposts on mental health, food, books, plants, movies, our dogs, our cat, the world, its languages, art
The quartet remains banned in Indonesia till date.
You can see everything we have shared so far, in the link in our bio
You can see everything we have shared so far, in the link in our bio
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The quartet remains banned in Indonesia till date.
You can see everything we have shared so far, in the link in our bio
You can see everything we have shared so far, in the link in our bio
It was jotted down on paper later during his imprisonment when he was permitted to have a pen and paper.
The translator Max Lane was also exiled by the regime for translating the works.
The translator Max Lane was also exiled by the regime for translating the works.
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It was jotted down on paper later during his imprisonment when he was permitted to have a pen and paper.
The translator Max Lane was also exiled by the regime for translating the works.
The translator Max Lane was also exiled by the regime for translating the works.
The author himself was a critic of not just the colonial govt but also the authoritarian Sukarno and Suharto regimes. He was imprisoned multiple times and the tetralogy itself was narrated first verbally to his inmates.
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The author himself was a critic of not just the colonial govt but also the authoritarian Sukarno and Suharto regimes. He was imprisoned multiple times and the tetralogy itself was narrated first verbally to his inmates.
Based loosely on the life of Indonesian journalist, Tirto Adhi Soerjo, known for his stinging criticism towards the Dutch colonial government.
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Based loosely on the life of Indonesian journalist, Tirto Adhi Soerjo, known for his stinging criticism towards the Dutch colonial government.
Meesam was sitting in a chair. He looked over at the Principal, who was spinning a globe. He was delighted by his scheme’s success. He hid his broken tooth, looked down and said “Yesss!”//
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Meesam was sitting in a chair. He looked over at the Principal, who was spinning a globe. He was delighted by his scheme’s success. He hid his broken tooth, looked down and said “Yesss!”//
Cursing the guards, the crowd forced its way into the office. “Do you bring cow in your lunch box?” scores of booming voices asked Meesam.
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Cursing the guards, the crowd forced its way into the office. “Do you bring cow in your lunch box?” scores of booming voices asked Meesam.
The more they nodded in agreement while being dragged over the coals for not being attentive or responsible enough, the more angry and frustrated they felt. That morning, they had not been able to decide which one of them would face the school’s English-spewing cannons.
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The more they nodded in agreement while being dragged over the coals for not being attentive or responsible enough, the more angry and frustrated they felt. That morning, they had not been able to decide which one of them would face the school’s English-spewing cannons.
Excerpt://The school had also summoned Meesam’s parents, but they didn’t come. His daddy felt angry standing in front of those talkative women whose fluent English scared him. His mother was the same.
January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Excerpt://The school had also summoned Meesam’s parents, but they didn’t come. His daddy felt angry standing in front of those talkative women whose fluent English scared him. His mother was the same.
Tw : death of a child, Islamophobia, rabid nationalism
As Indians, this isn't exactly a shocking story any longer. Because it is a true story at this point.
As Indians, this isn't exactly a shocking story any longer. Because it is a true story at this point.
January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tw : death of a child, Islamophobia, rabid nationalism
As Indians, this isn't exactly a shocking story any longer. Because it is a true story at this point.
As Indians, this isn't exactly a shocking story any longer. Because it is a true story at this point.
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A Short Story A Day
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January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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They are not the ones who have a “disorder.” They are the ones who still hold the perfect Kosmos in their hearts.
The revolution will not take place in a classroom.
In wildness is the preservation of the world."//
The revolution will not take place in a classroom.
In wildness is the preservation of the world."//
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They are not the ones who have a “disorder.” They are the ones who still hold the perfect Kosmos in their hearts.
The revolution will not take place in a classroom.
In wildness is the preservation of the world."//
The revolution will not take place in a classroom.
In wildness is the preservation of the world."//
These children are the canaries in the coal mine, the ones who will not obey our masters, who will not take their place as cogs in the machine that is destroying the earth.
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
These children are the canaries in the coal mine, the ones who will not obey our masters, who will not take their place as cogs in the machine that is destroying the earth.
But the world is too beautiful to substitute for, and the wildest of our children––the ones they have to put on Ritalin, the ones they have to put on Prozac–– know it.
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
But the world is too beautiful to substitute for, and the wildest of our children––the ones they have to put on Ritalin, the ones they have to put on Prozac–– know it.
Our nice teachers try to find ways to make it “fun,” to limit or at least soften the damage that is done; like zookeepers giving beach balls to captive polar bears, they try to find substitutes for what is lost.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Our nice teachers try to find ways to make it “fun,” to limit or at least soften the damage that is done; like zookeepers giving beach balls to captive polar bears, they try to find substitutes for what is lost.
Excerpt:
//"Species die, our planet warms, and in the name of teaching our children to save the world, we go on destroying their wildness, “socializing” them away from nature and into the cage we have built around childhood.
//"Species die, our planet warms, and in the name of teaching our children to save the world, we go on destroying their wildness, “socializing” them away from nature and into the cage we have built around childhood.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Excerpt:
//"Species die, our planet warms, and in the name of teaching our children to save the world, we go on destroying their wildness, “socializing” them away from nature and into the cage we have built around childhood.
//"Species die, our planet warms, and in the name of teaching our children to save the world, we go on destroying their wildness, “socializing” them away from nature and into the cage we have built around childhood.
IN WILDNESS IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD
and in killing this wildness, all of us are just becoming clones of each other. And we aren't even interesting clones anymore.
and in killing this wildness, all of us are just becoming clones of each other. And we aren't even interesting clones anymore.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
IN WILDNESS IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD
and in killing this wildness, all of us are just becoming clones of each other. And we aren't even interesting clones anymore.
and in killing this wildness, all of us are just becoming clones of each other. And we aren't even interesting clones anymore.
There is a particular excerpt that still makes me think so much about what we've done to this beautiful world. Kids are killing themselves. Every alternate adult is tired and worn out. No time for nothing.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
There is a particular excerpt that still makes me think so much about what we've done to this beautiful world. Kids are killing themselves. Every alternate adult is tired and worn out. No time for nothing.
I read this way back in 2017 first and I revisit it couple times each year just for how good it is.
January 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I read this way back in 2017 first and I revisit it couple times each year just for how good it is.
Excerpt: //I take a cup and a napkin.
I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.//
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I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.//
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A Short Story A Day
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January 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Excerpt: //I take a cup and a napkin.
I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.//
You can see everything we have shared so far, here:
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I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.//
You can see everything we have shared so far, here:
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This one introduced me to Rudy Fransisco and through him to Nikki Giovanni. When I first read "Mercy" it changed my outlook to the world around me immensely. As I begin my posting for 2025, may this poem inspire more of y'all to look at the "others" around us with radical kindness.
January 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This one introduced me to Rudy Fransisco and through him to Nikki Giovanni. When I first read "Mercy" it changed my outlook to the world around me immensely. As I begin my posting for 2025, may this poem inspire more of y'all to look at the "others" around us with radical kindness.