Janet Mason
@amusejanetmason
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Author: Cinnamon; Loving Artemis (Thorned Heart Press) The Unicorn, The Mystery; THEY, (Adelaide Books); Tea Leaves (Bella Books); #UU lay minister; #vegan
Philadelphia, PA
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THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders — excerpt nominated for a
#Pushcart
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#amreading
#LGBTQ
“What are you trying to tell me, my son?” asked Mother. I’m a girl — a girl just like you Mother, Tamar tried to say. But speech eluded her.
@WorldofGender
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THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders — excerpt nominated for a
#Pushcart
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#amreading
#LGBTQ
“What are you trying to tell me, my son?” asked Mother. I’m a girl — a girl just like you Mother, Tamar tried to say. But speech eluded her.
@WorldofGender
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When the rocks were thrown, I practiced compassion by ....
We are all victims of victims –
#resist
#LGBTQ
#UU
#TheResistance
@wagingnv
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Buddhism and Veganism: the connections of being part of the
#universe
—
#amreading
#veganism
#UU
When I went to a healthy plant-based diet, I went through a period of consciousness-raising, especially about the treatment of nonhuman animals.
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Community in the Pandemic —
#amreading
#independentbookstores
“It takes a village.” I can totally relate to this saying but the reading that I did last night, for my novel The Unicorn, The Mystery, really brought it home.
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As a creative writer, I spend much of my time in the gray-matter of imagination.
It is in that darkness where I find the light.
...Finding the Light
#amwriting
#inspiration
#UU
@uua_lgbtq
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It gave me hope. I hope it gives you hope. Here is the link to the entire segment.
Jane Goodall speaking for the animals —
#AnimalRights
#amreading
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Emily Dickinson: The Lesbian Belle of Amherst
#LGBT
#EmilyDickinson
@lesbianpoetry
@Istandwithyou01
@RebelDykes
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I am inspired by the Gnostic Gospels in part because they let in the light. In particular, they let in the light of the feminine.
#WritingCommunity
Inspiration by
#Gnostic
Gospels —
#ThunderPerfectMind
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As a creative writer, I spend much of my time in the gray-matter of imagination.
It is in that darkness where I find the light.
...Finding the Light
#amwriting
#inspiration
#UU
@uua_lgbtq
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Cory Booker: 'I refuse to remain silent' under President Trump via
@blackvoices
#CoryBooker2020
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I was raised secular.Religion is still a bit of a mystery to me. Welcome to the mystery.
#UU
@AllSoulsUUDC
#Youtube
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#amwriting
#amreading
@ToniMorrison
I have long considered Morrison America’s greatest living writer and was motivated by the movie to go back and reread her books.
Thank you Toni Morrison. I recognize genius when I see it/read it –
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At The Cow Sanctuary – the smell of hope
#amreading
#govegan
The expansiveness I felt was freedom.
#Cow
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Pleased to announce that my local bookstore in NW Philly Big Blue Marble Bookstore
@QwertyPhilly
is carrying THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders --
@bigbluemarblebk
@indybooks
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“Not only is dairy not ‘essential,’ factory farming, including dairy farming, is a breeding ground for disease,” Edie Falco speaks out —
#Vegan
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As a creative writer, I spend much of my time in the gray-matter of imagination.
It is in that darkness where I find the light.
...Finding the Light
#amwriting
#inspiration
#UU
@uua_lgbtq
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“The publication of award-winning writer Janet Mason’s new novel “They: a biblical tale of secret genders” (Adelaide Books) is occurring at the right time.” -- Gregg Shapiro, Bay Area Reporter
#amreading
@books_gay
#LGBTQtwitter
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I am inspired by the Gnostic Gospels in part because they let in the light. In particular, they let in the light of the feminine.
#WritingCommunity
Inspiration by
#Gnostic
Gospels —
#ThunderPerfectMind
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Just last week, a student – a woman in her sixties – said to me that she always wanted to tell her story but she thinks that no one wants to hear it.
...
Our stories are the glue that holds the universe together.
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–"We're all victims of victims." --Meeting Hate With Compassion
#resist
#LGBTQ
#nonviolence
#UU
#Youtube
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Being many things at once and a new novel:
#intersectional
#LGBTQ
#Animalrights
#amreading
“I am large. I contain multitudes.”
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You don’t have to answer now, but think about it. Who speaks to you and what are they saying?
Ancestors are something that we all have, even if we have never known them.
a
#UU
#DharmaTalk
on ancestors
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Blessing of the animals — and meeting Sacred (the former dairy cow — soon to be freed)
#vegan
#amreading
#UU
As part of getting to know Sacred, we found out that dairy cows are routinely slaughtered after they are done having milk taken from them ..
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We have a bee friendly garden (pesticide-free) and I’ve found that if you leave them alone they leave you alone. This year the monarch butterflies have found us.
#Monarchs
out my window —
#amwriting
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Reinventing Tradition —
#govegan
#Thanksgiving
#ThanksLiving
#vegandoxology
#amreading
Save the turkeys and cows and holy goats
Blessed Be
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Blessing of the animals — and meeting Sacred (the former dairy cow — soon to be freed)
#vegan
#amreading
#UU
As part of getting to know Sacred, we found out that dairy cows are routinely slaughtered after they are done having milk taken from them ..
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“The poor artists of Montparnasse would be renting tables by the hour .. " studios..”
#Atget
#fineartphotography
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Pleased to announce that my novel
#THEY
, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books) is now available on Amazon
"THEY is a groundbreaking work that will prove to be lifesaving for those in the
#LGBTQ
community... "
@revnate
@sagaciousworks
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Pleased to announce that my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books NY/Lisbon)(print & e-Book) is now available online & @ bookstores!
#Pushcartnominee
A
#queer
bible story,
#UU
inspired
@firstuu
@lascrucesuu
@nonbinarythings
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The Influence of Sappho on Loving Artemis —
Art was drawn into the green vortex of Linda’s eyes. Art’s arms and legs trembled and tiny flames scorched her skin. She opened her mouth slightly to say something, but speech eluded her.
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As a creative writer, I spend much of my time in the gray-matter of imagination.
It is in that darkness where I find the light.
...Finding the Light
#amwriting
#inspiration
#UU
@uua_lgbtq
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I wonder if a
#Lesbian
reading of
#EmilyDickinson
could have halted our self-destruction and saved a few young lives...
Susan was Muse to Emily, her intended reader, thoughtful critic and, by more than a few accounts, she was Emily's lover.
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Janet Mason reading from Art, a novel of revolution love and marriage —
#LGBTQ
#Lesfic
#Youtube
@autostraddle
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Courage born of fear:
#UU
#YouTube
#amreading
I had faith that organized religion wasn’t as homophobic as I had heard it was. So, for me courage often goes hand in hand with faith.
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How To Survive A Plague: When Literature Evokes Life -- on
@TWORadio
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#LGBTQ
Every now and then comes that rare book that brings your life rushing back to you.
@ByDavidFrance
@AAKnopf
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"a woman alone is a city awakening"
#PoetrySunday
a
#UU
tradition …
@GreatPoemsDaily
@poetryyyyy88
@UUConnect
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@LDNVegans
As my acupuncturist says, “By moving to a plant-based diet you are improving your health, helping the animals, and the planet as well. It seems like a no brainer.”
#UU
#NationalPigDay
#vegan
#amreading
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Initially, I wanted to throw rocks back at his windows. I practiced compassion by ....
#compassion
#nonviolence
#UU
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As a creative writer, I spend much of my time in the gray-matter of imagination.
It is in that darkness where I find the light.
...Finding the Light
#amwriting
#inspiration
#UU
@uua_lgbtq
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#amreading
#amwriting
#ToniMorrison
As a writing teacher, I have often quoted Morrison’s statement that revising is the “delicious” part of writing, that the writer goes back and sculpts the hollows that brings forth the characters.
#WritingCommunity
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Perhaps that is why my partner broke down in uncharacteristic sobs after she voted. “It was an emotional moment,” is all she said before commenting that she was sure she wasn’t the only one.
@KamalaHarris
She wasn’t. Here are some of my favorite campaign signs.
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Rainbow flags rippled in shimmering air. Grace remembered sitting on the back of the bike, Art in front.
#LGBTQ
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#Atget
@gettymuseum
“Where are my manners,” he said. “My name is Eugene.”
@flashfictionmag
#fineartphotography
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At The Cow Sanctuary – the smell of hope
#amreading
#govegan
The expansiveness I felt was freedom.
#Cow
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@sonic1930
Everything is connected – including human rights, animal rights, and the future of the planet.
#UU
#NationalPigDay
#vegan
#amreading
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“The publication of award-winning writer Janet Mason’s new novel “They: a biblical tale of secret genders” (Adelaide Books) is occurring at the right time.” — Gregg Shapiro, Bay Area Reporter
@AWiderBridge
@readingqueer
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I woke up to the message that just because I don’t believe in hell doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Then the harasser too me to “have fun burning.”
“Have fun burning” —
#amreading
#faithfullylgbtq
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#WritingCommunity
To have fun —
and to live (for a time) in the alternate worlds that I create. This gives me an internal landscape that I seem to need, something inside me that I can hold onto.
What are some of the reasons that you write?
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“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; it is appeased by love.“
....
Initially, I wanted to throw rocks back at his windows. I practiced compassion by ....
#compassion
#nonviolence
#UU
#LGBTQ
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“Don’t worry.
The heart knows the way though there may be high-rises, interstates, checkpoints, armed soldiers, massacres, wars, and those who will despise you because they despise themselves.”
— Joy Harjo
#writingcommunity
#UU
#amreading
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I wonder if a
#Lesbian
readng of
#EmilyDickinson
could have halted our self-destruction and saved a few young lives.
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"Really I am an actor. That is how I met my love, Valentine."
#Fineartphotography
#Aget
#youtube
@AIPADphoto
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When the rocks came, I practiced compassion by...
"We are all victims of victims."
#Youtube
#UU
@WagingPeaceUK
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As for homosexuality being a sin I love to engage those so-called Christian folks...Many say Jesus said so, but in truth Jesus never said one word on the subject. Then I encourage them to go back and read their Bible. Vanda
#FaithfullyLGBTQ
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My office window looks out on the backyard and every now and then, I look up from writing and see the orange wings of a monarch fly by. (My office is on the second floor.)
#Monarchs
out my window —
#amwriting
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#amreading
#amwriting
#ToniMorrison
As a writing teacher, I have often quoted Morrison’s statement that revising is the “delicious” part of writing, that the writer goes back and sculpts the hollows that brings forth the characters.
#WritingCommunity
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It gave me hope. I hope it gives you hope. Here is the link to the entire segment.
Jane Goodall speaking for the animals —
#AnimalRights
#amreading
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"I'm ready for my closeup!" -- stories and
#photos
from The Cow Sanctuary
#govegan
#amreading
So what's bad for the animals is bad for the humans.
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LOST: reading from a new memoir and reflecting on Buddhist teachings —
#UU
#amreading
#fathers
#govegan
I am fast becoming a tough old vegan bird.
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It was interesting to read that the well-known line— “the love that dare not speak its name” —was a line of poetry written by Lord Alfred Douglas that was used in the court case against Oscar Wilde
@ourtmrw
#LGBTQtwitter
#Literature
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CA Conrad at the Kelly Writer’s House reading from his latest book While Standing in Line for Death from Wave Books.
#YouTube
#amreading
#poetry
#lgbtq
@CAConrad88
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Pioneer Anita Cornwell dead at 99 years old:
#amreading
,
#LGBTQ
,
#BlackLesbianPioneer
This week I learned of the passing of my old friend Anita Cornwell, the pioneering author of Black Lesbian in White America.
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The star seemed to be burning a hole in the winter sky. ART wished that she and Linda could get married.
… Janet Mason reading from Art, a novel of revolution love and marriage —
#LGBTQ
#Lesfic
#Youtube
@autostraddle
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I am inspired by the Gnostic Gospels in part because they let in the light. In particular, they let in the light of the feminine.
#WritingCommunity
Inspiration by
#Gnostic
Gospels —
#ThunderPerfectMind
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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Everything —
#UU
#selflove
#amreading
#youtube
In thinking about the evolving and central role that Love plays in the Unitarian Universalist faith, I got to thinking about the importance of self love.
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“The publication of award-winning writer Janet Mason’s new novel “They: a biblical tale of secret genders” (Adelaide Books) is occurring at the right time.” — Gregg Shapiro, Bay Area Reporter
#LGBTQ
@OHANA_lgbt
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“The publication of award-winning writer Janet Mason’s new novel “They: a biblical tale of secret genders” (Adelaide Books) is occurring at the right time.” -- Gregg Shapiro, Bay Area Reporter
#amreading
@SFReviewofBooks
#LGBTQtwitter
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There are many reasons to write. I wrote a few down in a list:
To understand ourselves better and to understand others more by expanding our empathy.
Why Write?— There’s no time like the present —
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
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How To Survive A Plague: When Literature Evokes Life … via
@HuffPostBlog
@AAKnopf
@ByDavidFrance
@LGBTbooks
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An Italian Grandma tells us to wash our hands and Randy Rainbow provides some levity —
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
#amreading
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#amreading
#amwriting
#ToniMorrison
As a writing teacher, I have often quoted Morrison’s statement that revising is the “delicious” part of writing, that the writer goes back and sculpts the hollows that brings forth the characters.
#WritingCommunity
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...I was thrilled. Still, publication is the last on my list and perhaps inconsequential compared with the other reasons I write. All of this, makes me wonder – what are the reasons that you write?
#writingcommmunity
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#amreading
#amwriting
#ToniMorrison
As a writing teacher, I have often quoted Morrison’s statement that revising is the “delicious” part of writing, that the writer goes back and sculpts the hollows that brings forth the characters.
#WritingCommunity
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I had a lot of pent up rage in me and I eventually became a writer. It took three generations, but we got there. And fairy tales were part of the process.
#WritingCommunity
In defense of fairy tales —
#amreading
#fairytale
#History
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Creatures of the Light --
#amreading
#lesfic
#nonbinary
#unicorns
Like Jason and like the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table — who searched for the Holy Grail — I felt that I, too, had something bright and gleaming in my future.
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How To Survive A Plague: When Literature Evokes Life -- on
@TWORadio
–
#LGBTQ
Every now and then comes that rare book that brings your life rushing back to you.
@ByDavidFrance
@AAKnopf
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"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." -- The Dalai Lama
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These two women senators are the real "mavericks" of the GOP health care vote via
@HuffPostWomen
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"Champagne," cried Nan. She clapped her hands. Pictures a new novel by Janet Mason inspired by real life artists
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I wonder if a
#Lesbian
reading of
#EmilyDickinson
could have halted our self-destruction and saved a few young lives...
Susan was Muse to Emily, her intended reader, thoughtful critic and, by more than a few accounts, she was Emily's lover.
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12
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The people looked as if they had spilled out of the tenements and into the street between them.
“Cliff Dwellers” published in BlazeVox17 — debut of new
#novel
by Janet Mason
#amwriting
#Art
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In January 2017, Wilde was posthumously pardoned, along with 50,000 other gay men who had been convicted under a law that no longer exists. Oscar Wilde reviewed in
@ByrdsBooks
@lithub
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When the rocks were thrown, I practiced compassion by .... –
#resist
#LGBTQ
#UU
#TheResistance
@wagingnv
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Having fun with religion — the origins of THEY —
#amreading
#LGBTQ
and religion
I’ve long been interested in the origins of religion, particularly with the matrilineal cultures that have come through the Judeo-Christian traditions
@uua_lg
@TheLesFed
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She turned down one side street and then saw the old bent over man with the large format camera on a tripod.
#Atget
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“Making the transition to a plant-based diet may be the most effective way an individual can stop climate change.”
-- Tich Nhat Hanh
#UU
#Buddhist
#NationalPigDay
#vegan
#amreading
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We can be in control of our lives:
#Booktube
#PlantPositivejournal
in review
#amreading
We have been told our ENTIRE LIVES that some animals are ‘products.’ That it’s ok to eat some animals. Not all of them. That’d be bad!”
#GoVegan
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As my acupuncturist says, “By moving to a plant-based diet you are improving your health, helping the animals, and the planet as well. It seems like a no brainer.”
#UU
#NationalPigDay
#vegan
#amreading
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’Dreadlocks”: remembering an important
#lesbian
poet
#ToniBrown
#poetry
…
This is how
It would have grown
on my head
In the bowels of a ship
long ago
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