A look at lesbian and bisexual small ads from the 80s and 90s as a way to see what queer women were looking for in a partner or friend and some of the struggles they faced in finding connections especially when first coming out, moving to a new city or being too shy to attend in person events.
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i wrote a book!
at 400+ pages it’s the very opposite of a tiny narrative… oops I wrote a book! It’s called THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE LESBIAN LINE1. It took me about four years to write and was honestly a lot of hard work2 so I really hope people like it. It’s about the history of lesbian telephoneContinue reading “i wrote a book!”
every day i'm puzzlin
cool girls like puzzles I love puzzles. I love crossword puzzles, I love number puzzles, I love cryptic clues, I like jigsaw puzzles, I like Sokoban puzzles and Nonograms, I love puzzles I can play on my phone and puzzles I can play at home on the TV. I love, love, love puzzles that requireContinue reading “every day i'm puzzlin”
cleaning/writing/tidying/editing
it gets worse before it gets better It is not a Sunday but I am watching someone do their ‘sunday reset’ on TikTok in which they clean their beautifully designed minimal studio flat in East London, or Manchester or Bristol or Margate to prepare for the week. By my standards it is already clean. ItContinue reading “cleaning/writing/tidying/editing”
on virtual pets
hope those little guys are still okay content warning: death and mourning As a child I loved virtual pets. I had real pets also: gerbils, finches, rabbits, rats, goldfish, and guinea pigs, but never anything bigger or likely to live longer than three years. My father, who never got over the loss of his familyContinue reading “on virtual pets”
three stories
Fiction 1. Knitting It is supposed to be a sock. It would become a sock in time. It held the potential to be sock but at present it was a ball of wool. A single line which by adding in the right loops would become a sock. It could be a scarf or a jumperContinue reading “three stories”
some actual tiny narratives
sometimes things that are longer are worse It’s been a little while since I made one of these posts and as this newsletter really is all about tiny narratives I wanted to share a few I’ve experienced recently. Design for a Carpet from Dominant Animals by Kathryn Scanlan – reading time: < 5 minutes KathrynContinue reading “some actual tiny narratives”
movies are back
no thoughts just twenty-four frames per second This month I have been to the cinemas twice1. Which is already 200% more cinema trips than the last two years combined. The first was a spontaneous trip — an invitation late on a Sunday to go see Wes Anderson’s latest Asteroid City with a friend. The secondContinue reading “movies are back”
i want to understand cryptic crosswords
why doing cryptic crossword is class warfare In a bid to become *even* cooler than I currently am I have decided that I want to learn how to do cryptic crosswords. They have always teased and intrigued me from the back of an abandoned Metro on the bus or the Saturday Guardian Puzzle page (whenContinue reading “i want to understand cryptic crosswords”
Citizen Sleepers wants you to be a better person
and for once I was Most video games increase in difficulty as they go on. Usually, you gain items and experience points to level up your character and in doing so are met with stronger enemies and harder challenges. It’s the classic hero’s journey as you grow in strength and abilities to take on theContinue reading “Citizen Sleepers wants you to be a better person”
Elizabeth Lovatt 