Anna Naomi
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Reading feminist stories for meaning, memory, and resistance.
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Reading feminist theory and then returning to “classic literature” is a radical act of rereading.
January 17, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Reading feminist theory and then returning to “classic literature” is a radical act of rereading.
A feminist bookshelf isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about unlearning what you were told was “normal.”
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A feminist bookshelf isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about unlearning what you were told was “normal.”
Every time a novel frames female suffering as “character development,” a feminist reader flinches a little.
January 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Every time a novel frames female suffering as “character development,” a feminist reader flinches a little.
Feminist Reads Reminder: If a book calls a woman “unlikable,” ask yourself who she’s unlike and why that’s a problem
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Feminist Reads Reminder: If a book calls a woman “unlikable,” ask yourself who she’s unlike and why that’s a problem
You’re allowed to write grief without tying it into a lesson.
January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
You’re allowed to write grief without tying it into a lesson.
Not every piece has to be brave. Sometimes it just has to be real.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Not every piece has to be brave. Sometimes it just has to be real.
It’s okay if your writing is tired. You are writing inside reality, not above it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It’s okay if your writing is tired. You are writing inside reality, not above it.
What’s a book you think about more than you talk about?
January 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What’s a book you think about more than you talk about?
“We have no future any more. All we can do is entertain ourselves by conversing.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
January 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“We have no future any more. All we can do is entertain ourselves by conversing.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
Some days writing is a protest. Some days it’s a refuge. Both count.
January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Some days writing is a protest. Some days it’s a refuge. Both count.
You don’t owe the world hope today. You owe yourself honesty.
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
You don’t owe the world hope today. You owe yourself honesty.
Writing doesn’t fix the world, but it refuses to look away.
January 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Writing doesn’t fix the world, but it refuses to look away.
Writing is how I refuse numbness. Silence is what power prefers. Writing is how we stay human.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Writing is how I refuse numbness. Silence is what power prefers. Writing is how we stay human.
I Who Have Never Known Men: The Intersection of Time and Identity
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I Who Have Never Known Men: The Intersection of Time and Identity
Exploring the Work of Jacqueline Harpman
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January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I Who Have Never Known Men: The Intersection of Time and Identity
open.substack.com/pub/thefemin...
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Writing in heavy times isn’t about optimism. It’s about witness. When the world is loud, writing can be a place to tell the truth anyway.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Writing in heavy times isn’t about optimism. It’s about witness. When the world is loud, writing can be a place to tell the truth anyway.
Thinking about myth not as past, but as memories that keep happening
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Thinking about myth not as past, but as memories that keep happening
Time in myth is circular. Time in capitalism is a straight line. Fiction lets me choose which one I believe.
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Time in myth is circular. Time in capitalism is a straight line. Fiction lets me choose which one I believe.
Jacqueline Harpman was a Belgian psychoanalyst and writer whose work explores memory, identity, and the inner lives of women. I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting example of her emotional depth.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Jacqueline Harpman was a Belgian psychoanalyst and writer whose work explores memory, identity, and the inner lives of women. I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting example of her emotional depth.
“For the first time, I understood that I was living at the very heart of despair. I had insulated myself from it, believing that it was out of bitterness, but suddenly I realised it was out of caution.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“For the first time, I understood that I was living at the very heart of despair. I had insulated myself from it, believing that it was out of bitterness, but suddenly I realised it was out of caution.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
This month, we're starting Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men. A story about solitude, survival, and the inner life of a woman untethered from expectation. Who’s reading along?
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This month, we're starting Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men. A story about solitude, survival, and the inner life of a woman untethered from expectation. Who’s reading along?
“I have spent my whole life doing I don’t know what, but it hasn’t made me happy.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
“I have spent my whole life doing I don’t know what, but it hasn’t made me happy.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
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Any amount of books (above zero) is the perfect amount of books to read in a year.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Any amount of books (above zero) is the perfect amount of books to read in a year.