Kit’s ancestors want better than this

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Librarían, Guider, Rescuer. She/her.

Hey I'm not actually done talking about Dolly Parton. 🧵 Specifically I want to talk about her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in 1980 (not the soundtrack to the film 9 to 5, that's a different thing). The whole album is about work, with most of the songs focused on a different type of worker.

This is a good thread and also people have been trying to fix this since at least 2001; see the Guys Read initiative by Jon Sciezka, which includes eight books of short stories written by male authors and geared toward boys. (Guys Write for Guys Read, Guys Read: Funny Business, etc.)

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · 2mo ago

3. i say this as someone who works in children’s literature right now: there is a severe lack of new books for boys of all ages. a SEVERE lack. and it is a problem and we are all talking about it behind the scenes

Friends, I feel that your interest in Gaza may have waned. Perhaps there has been some improvement regarding food, but 80% of Gaza has been destroyed; it remains under siege, and the bombing continues daily. Do not forget Gaza.

The marker revolution. Whenevir you are temptid to create a holidaye carde, invitacioun, etc wyth Gen AI: do not. Ynstead, use a trusty bolde marker on playne papir. Make it as simple as possible. Stick! figures! Everyone will knowe you made it. Everyone will knowe it ys yours. We win wyth markers.