https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/ Intramurine Affairs - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 12 May 2019 19:53:49 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios mental_mouse personal https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/5783.html Sun, 12 May 2019 19:53:49 GMT https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/5783.html All are fairly old articles, but I've recently come across several of them in succession:<br /><br />Running Ahead:<ul><li><a href="https://deadspin.com/behind-the-photo-that-changed-the-boston-marathon-forev-1698054488">The photo that changed the Boston Marathon Forever</a></li><li>And two weeks afterwards, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/2302396/forgotten-marathoner-maureen-mancuso">The Marathon World Record Holder the World Forgot</a></li></ul>Writing Fantasy:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/psa-your-default-narrative-settings-are-not-apolitical/">PSA: Your Default Narrative Settings Are Not Apolitical</a></li><li><a href="http://aidanmoher.com/blog/featured-article/2013/05/we-have-always-fought-challenging-the-women-cattle-and-slaves-narrative-by-kameron-hurley/">Women Have Always Fought</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tor.com/2012/12/06/historically-authentic-sexism-in-fantasy-lets-unpack-that/"> Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy. Let&rsquo;s Unpack That</a></li></ul>RPG and where it comes from:<ul><li>A dark view of some familiar tales: <a href="https://lilietsblog.tumblr.com/post/183729453065/a-hypothetical-dd-party">A Hypothetical D&amp;D Party</a> </li></ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mental_mouse&ditemid=5783" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/5783.html dark sexism air "Born To Be Alive" contemplative public 0 https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/4003.html Sat, 08 Sep 2018 09:28:28 GMT https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/4003.html "<i>Depression commercials always talk about sadness but they never mention that sneaky symptom that everyone with depression knows all too well: the Impossible Task.</i>"...<br /><br /><li>Original <a href="https://twitter.com/mollybackes/status/1034239973392871426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Twitter thread</a> by M. Molly Backes.</li><br /><li>Someplace called "WokeSloth" offers a <a href="https://wokesloth.com/the-impossible-task/mariam/">summary article</a> for Backes' thread.</li><br /><li>Relevant cartoon from <a href="http://boggletheowl.tumblr.com/image/61998776279">Boggle the Owl</a>.</li><br /><br />That is totally my life. :-( (originally via <a href="https://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight">Making Light</a>)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mental_mouse&ditemid=4003" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mental-mouse.dreamwidth.org/4003.html mental health air twitter public 0