Thank you so much for the mention! ❤️ And now I have one more book on my overgrowing reading list. If it’s good with you and Rebecca Solnit, it’s good by me.
"Despair is a dictator’s weapon because it’s seductive and infectious." That really stopped me in my (reading) tracks. I'm brimming with it this morning after reading recent headlines. The news is relentless. Thanks for the reminder that we've been here before and to not give up hope. To not let the bastardes get us down. Also, thanks for the shout out and hope you and your guy are back safe and sound in Portland.
We’re back in Portland safe and sound. Part of what I loved about this book is how eloquently Rebecca Solnit explains the importance of joy and hope in her work, not as frothy distractions or numbing agents, but as necessary fuel for resistance. She, like Orwell, aspires to raising political writing to art, and she succeeds.
I love this Asha. Thank you so much for reminding me of Orwell's essay (truly, a big part of why I became a secondary English teacher) and expanding on it with Solnit's thinking and your own. Safe travels to you both!
WOW. Really?? That essay pressed you toward teaching? That’s amazing. I was almost an English major, but settled on sociology. Not surprising this essay captured my imagination…it sits at the intersection of both.
I’ve just started Orwell’s Roses, too! I love Rebecca Solinit’s writing.
Me too!! There’s no one like her.
Thank you so much for the mention! ❤️ And now I have one more book on my overgrowing reading list. If it’s good with you and Rebecca Solnit, it’s good by me.
So much good change afoot in your family! And I can’t recommend this book enough — it’s a beauty.
"Despair is a dictator’s weapon because it’s seductive and infectious." That really stopped me in my (reading) tracks. I'm brimming with it this morning after reading recent headlines. The news is relentless. Thanks for the reminder that we've been here before and to not give up hope. To not let the bastardes get us down. Also, thanks for the shout out and hope you and your guy are back safe and sound in Portland.
We’re back in Portland safe and sound. Part of what I loved about this book is how eloquently Rebecca Solnit explains the importance of joy and hope in her work, not as frothy distractions or numbing agents, but as necessary fuel for resistance. She, like Orwell, aspires to raising political writing to art, and she succeeds.
So glad your mom is getting great care! Fingers crossed she bounces back quickly.
Thanks, Lauren.
I love this Asha. Thank you so much for reminding me of Orwell's essay (truly, a big part of why I became a secondary English teacher) and expanding on it with Solnit's thinking and your own. Safe travels to you both!
WOW. Really?? That essay pressed you toward teaching? That’s amazing. I was almost an English major, but settled on sociology. Not surprising this essay captured my imagination…it sits at the intersection of both.