I have over a thousand posts on my old patheos blog in which I tried so hard to win over the white evangelicals. I’ve sort of decided to believe that whatever words come through me contribute to the collective alchemy even if few people ever see them. I’m about to release a book of poems that kick white Christian empire in the nuts over and over again. I have no plans for promoting it because PDA + RSD. Just thinking about pitching it to some people with platforms to see what happens.
I mean honestly I was mostly writing for myself. I like that I hold my convictions so passionately about justice and equity. And I have realized over the years that I will continue to find ways to creatively express myself, even if it never gets published/sees the light of day.
Yeah it’s taken me awhile to get over the autistic mania of THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM WHITE CHRISTIAN EMPIRE each time I post something. I’d like to learn how to just write for myself. Maybe that’s what I’m doing. Some parts of me are more capable of that than others.
"I am not healing or processing the pain of being alive in order to be less of a nuisance to the people in charge." Felt this in my BONES!!!! Yes! This!!!!!!
Boo to Substack for letting fascists stick around and make money!!
I'm gonna stick it out here for now. For a while, probably. I am hardly on IG, so this is my only platform as a writer (beyond good ol' Wordpress, where I occasionally show up). Substack still feels like a place I can be and not be constantly overwhelmed.
Hopefully I can join the full moon chat. Last time I was bummed to miss it, so fingers crossed I can make this one! Thanks for hosting it.
Was it all for naught? NEVER. To me it's so meaningful to see a persons's evolution over time - the twists and turns, the growth, the setbacks, and sometimes: the end of an era. I remember first encountering you sharing on the Good Christian Fun podcast and (me being already deconstructed/no longer religious) sort of marveling at and admiring your conviction. I love your WHOLE story and I feel lucky to have been able to follow along. Your work means a lot to me!
As someone who is currently trying to schedule duplicates of all her old essay and poetry posts from WordPress that got almost no views to Substack that does at least get a few views, I'd like to know where we're all going sooner rather than later. hahaha And PLEASE let it be somewhere free to use that has an import-from-WordPress function with an active and engaged userbase *melting face
So glad you brought up the leaving Substack conundrum. It's also been on my mind and right now I'm between Buttondown, beehive and ghost. The big question is when I'll make the move, I just haven't had the bandwidth to think about it (since I've barely been writing here anyway) but looking forward to reading about your perspective on it when you're ready!
I have over a thousand posts on my old patheos blog in which I tried so hard to win over the white evangelicals. I’ve sort of decided to believe that whatever words come through me contribute to the collective alchemy even if few people ever see them. I’m about to release a book of poems that kick white Christian empire in the nuts over and over again. I have no plans for promoting it because PDA + RSD. Just thinking about pitching it to some people with platforms to see what happens.
I mean honestly I was mostly writing for myself. I like that I hold my convictions so passionately about justice and equity. And I have realized over the years that I will continue to find ways to creatively express myself, even if it never gets published/sees the light of day.
Yeah it’s taken me awhile to get over the autistic mania of THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM WHITE CHRISTIAN EMPIRE each time I post something. I’d like to learn how to just write for myself. Maybe that’s what I’m doing. Some parts of me are more capable of that than others.
"I am not healing or processing the pain of being alive in order to be less of a nuisance to the people in charge." Felt this in my BONES!!!! Yes! This!!!!!!
Gearing up for the long haul of being an absolute pain in the ass to the religious authoritarians in charge 😂
Wishing us a prosperous Menace Era!
grateful to be reading your post today! I always feel so much less alone when I do. <3 Looking forward to saturday's zoom!
Boo to Substack for letting fascists stick around and make money!!
I'm gonna stick it out here for now. For a while, probably. I am hardly on IG, so this is my only platform as a writer (beyond good ol' Wordpress, where I occasionally show up). Substack still feels like a place I can be and not be constantly overwhelmed.
Hopefully I can join the full moon chat. Last time I was bummed to miss it, so fingers crossed I can make this one! Thanks for hosting it.
FWIW, when Talia Lavin moved to Buttondown, my subscription moved across without interruption, and without any hassle for me as a subscriber
Was it all for naught? NEVER. To me it's so meaningful to see a persons's evolution over time - the twists and turns, the growth, the setbacks, and sometimes: the end of an era. I remember first encountering you sharing on the Good Christian Fun podcast and (me being already deconstructed/no longer religious) sort of marveling at and admiring your conviction. I love your WHOLE story and I feel lucky to have been able to follow along. Your work means a lot to me!
As someone who is currently trying to schedule duplicates of all her old essay and poetry posts from WordPress that got almost no views to Substack that does at least get a few views, I'd like to know where we're all going sooner rather than later. hahaha And PLEASE let it be somewhere free to use that has an import-from-WordPress function with an active and engaged userbase *melting face
Hope the moon ritual was wonderful for all! So sad to miss. August is somehow a drain/slog/tidalwave all at once.
So glad you brought up the leaving Substack conundrum. It's also been on my mind and right now I'm between Buttondown, beehive and ghost. The big question is when I'll make the move, I just haven't had the bandwidth to think about it (since I've barely been writing here anyway) but looking forward to reading about your perspective on it when you're ready!