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bitterlawngnome) wrote2026-01-23 06:00 pm
bitterlawngnome) wrote2026-01-23 06:00 pm
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I’m reading what y’all are writing. Just so you know.
Three things on my mind today.
1. Preparing in case there’s an invasion. What I’m seeing over and over from people with actual experience is that the best thing you can do in advance is create mutual aid social networks. Thinking about what I can meaningfully do, I think my best role is to help create emergency response capacity (way too old and unwell to actually fight). So to that end I’m working on getting as much emergency medical response training for myself and my social network as I can afford. If you’re in Canada: https://sja.ca/en/first-aid-training
2. I’ve just started reading Margaret Atwood’s memoirs and already, a few pages in, some provocative ideas. Is the place of memoir to talk about what has happened to one? Or also to talk about one’s internal evolution?
3. Tangentially related. As one ages, if one survives long enough, there eventually comes a time when one feels one could credibly write or tell the story of one’s parents’ lives. I think this is a major milestones that is not widely discussed.
Three things on my mind today.
1. Preparing in case there’s an invasion. What I’m seeing over and over from people with actual experience is that the best thing you can do in advance is create mutual aid social networks. Thinking about what I can meaningfully do, I think my best role is to help create emergency response capacity (way too old and unwell to actually fight). So to that end I’m working on getting as much emergency medical response training for myself and my social network as I can afford. If you’re in Canada: https://sja.ca/en/first-aid-training
2. I’ve just started reading Margaret Atwood’s memoirs and already, a few pages in, some provocative ideas. Is the place of memoir to talk about what has happened to one? Or also to talk about one’s internal evolution?
3. Tangentially related. As one ages, if one survives long enough, there eventually comes a time when one feels one could credibly write or tell the story of one’s parents’ lives. I think this is a major milestones that is not widely discussed.