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Spoke to Local Samosa about queer visibility. The article also quotes the very brilliant Sindhu Rajasekaran who talks about history from the sub continent. localsamosa.com/people-culture…

“She laughs and it’s an extension of her body. She laughs and it moves the whole room.” — Sanna Wani . . . This poem appeared in Poem-a-Day by the Academy of American Poets, 2021. Shared here with deep gratitude.

"I should like to tidy things up and disappear." - Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry written February 1922

As it happens, Iran is one of the few places that’s perfected the art of mid-rise affordable brick housing. But sure, bomb them instead of taking notes:

― Anaïs Nin, The early diary of Anaïs Nin

Donald Justice:

Love in the Afternoon (1972) Director: Éric Rohmer

Kenneth Rexroth • One Hundred Poems from the Japanese

Whose Urdu is it anyway? Is it the language only of India’s Muslims? This new book — my translation of 16 stories — attempts to bust persistent stereotypes. Out soon from Simon & Schuster India ✨ #urdu #newbooklaunch #newbook2025 #NewBook

Maybe love was some combination of friendship and infatuation. A deeply felt affection accompanied by a certain sort of awe. And by gratitude. And by a desire for a lifetime of togetherness. Chinelo Okparanta, Under the Udala Trees

Egyptian Arabic proverb of the day يوم عسل يوم بصل yōm ʿasal, yōm baṣal "A day of honey, a day of onion," meaning everything has its ups and downs

Hummingbird by Michelle Morin

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