Full Moon Forage no.1
First in a series of narrative resources I gathered for you and me to use towards possibility. This one is a 9-book reading mixtape assembled after encountering a ship of artists sailing for / around Earth.
Future Garden
Essays practicing for later, formed from the alchemy of different reading notes.
Survival of the Friendliest: To remember who we are
The monsters up top want us to believe our love, tenderness, and affection for each other will only get in our way. But in times of crises, humans get together and become our best selves.
Survival of the Fittest: A multi-generational scam
The short(er) story of how a piece of fiction, a 1600s meme, and a colonial sales pitch are elements of one of history's stickiest and doomery marketing campaigns.
The only 2 binaries that matter to me now
Here are a couple of clarifying ideas that have helped me recognise and make sense of Reality lately— maybe it will also help you cut through the noise? Includes my current go-to definition of capitalism.
Finding Jesus and Mary in Ramadan
In which a Muslim in Ramadan reclaims Christianity from colonial Empires and prays for liberation for the homeland of Isa and Maryam, and for all oppressed peoples.
What we really need is outside of the algorithm
When your worldview gets darker the longer you scroll on ig or tiktok, accept this invitation to rescue your attention from algorithm-curated spaces and return it to human curation, moderation, and action.
To bear witness is an act of resistance
On bearing witness, decolonising death positivity, and being steadfast with a heart that will never recover.
A 'privilege' so slow, it is the same as losing
A gentle reminder to the next person who asks me if we are in a world war, and if yes, how would I know. My first video essay.
Doomerism is a transitional phase
"What will capitalists do when there is nothing left to invest in except each other?"
Rethinking a social emphasis on procreation and proliferation
When confronted with this growth-oriented worldview, the burden is often placed on sexually diverse Muslims to change ourselves to conform to it.