Hi, this post is for those people who enjoyed my audio interview with author Lillian Fishman about her novel Acts of Service which is a story of a highly civilized three-way between two supposedly queer women and a very attentive man (posted Monday the 27th).
if I can't--if women can't--trust their own bodies how can we trust anything? Critical or gender theory? Those things are legitimate but they could never trump my own bod! If you believe that something else can constantly be worming its way in to the point that you think its you but it isn't really...how would you do anything? -- I love this.
"I expect (I don't know exactly why) to become more emotionally governed and less obsessed with analysis as I get older--just because I expect to trust myself more and feel less suspicious of where everything comes from. But maybe it won't go that way at all." This is what I think about as I wonder about Trans issues and medical interventions for children, especially prior to puberty, and especially given the predatory pharma industrial complex.
I made the connection in thinking about what a lifelong journey it is to know your own body and mind. It's never ending. To me, it requires patience and a sense of wonder. I respect the unknowns about our bodies and minds. As a 63-year-old, it feels as if so many changes take place over time. Nothing is static.
since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you;
wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world
my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don’t cry
– the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids’ flutter which says
we are for each other; then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for life’s not a paragraph
And death i think is no parenthesis
E. E. Cummings
Lillian Fishman is brilliant.
Your conversation inspired me to buy the book. Loved it. Thank you
I'm glad!
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if I can't--if women can't--trust their own bodies how can we trust anything? Critical or gender theory? Those things are legitimate but they could never trump my own bod! If you believe that something else can constantly be worming its way in to the point that you think its you but it isn't really...how would you do anything? -- I love this.
"I expect (I don't know exactly why) to become more emotionally governed and less obsessed with analysis as I get older--just because I expect to trust myself more and feel less suspicious of where everything comes from. But maybe it won't go that way at all." This is what I think about as I wonder about Trans issues and medical interventions for children, especially prior to puberty, and especially given the predatory pharma industrial complex.
Interesting connection, how are you making it?
I made the connection in thinking about what a lifelong journey it is to know your own body and mind. It's never ending. To me, it requires patience and a sense of wonder. I respect the unknowns about our bodies and minds. As a 63-year-old, it feels as if so many changes take place over time. Nothing is static.
I understand, thank you!