I have a 10-year old Timbuk2 bag that looks like it rolled off the assembly line yesterday

5. I believe people can write outside our identities, but if your character is marginalized in ways you aren't:

a. Do you think you're being noble? If yes, stop
b. Do you understand specifics? E.g. not just Indian but Gujarati? If no, stop
c. Do you have CLOSE friends from this group? If no, stop

Yes, please

A Walk in the Clouds 👀

I'm so outing myself as a die-hard romcom fan

I know it from being queer and trans, not Black, but... it sucks when the only / most common time your work is noticed is when someone else pisses people off enough that they are virtuously looking for a deserving target of their attention for the next 5 mins.