“…an in-your-face owning of one’s vulnerability and fucked-upness to the point of embarrassing and offending tight-asses is a powerful feminist strategy. writing is tough work, i don’t really see how anyone could write from a position of weakness. sometimes i may start out in that position, but the act of commandeering words flips me into a position of power. to deny behaviors and experiences gendered as weak or “feminine” is not queer or feminist, it’s heteronormative to the hilt. like kathy acker, i long to quiver and terrify in the same gasp.”
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dodie bellamy, in the buddhist. a year and a half ago, when mike and i broke up, emily gave me i love dick. this breakup season, she gave me the buddhist. i cannot put this book down for obvious reasons. (via karaj)
PSA: I am there for you with the breakup books, especially if you are getting a PhD and/or are interested in shame and privacy as areas of scholarly/artistic investigation. Even if you’re not, I might have a good breakup book to recommend.
(via emilygould)
Oh yeah, the buddhist is amazing. But can we talk about some of those breakup books? I’m pretty attached to Lydia Davis’ The End of the Story …
(via emilygould)
