A GIRL YOU SHOULD DATE - Date a girl who reads...

Stone-Butch · 06-29-2020, 07:44 PM

A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked and could only have one book,

what would it be? I always say, “How to Build a Boat.” —Stephen Wright

~ocean · 06-29-2020, 07:53 PM

reading is knowledge ~ personally someone who reads a lot would BORE the hell out of me ~ viva la difference ~

Stone-Butch · 06-29-2020, 09:37 PM

ocean, you have to look at things and see their purpose. Reading is informative and entertaining. However, if I had a lovely woman like you around all the time I guarantee I would not spend much time at the library.

homoe · 06-30-2020, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

ocean, you have to look at things and see their purpose. Reading is informative and entertaining. However, if I had a lovely woman like you around all the time I guarantee I would not spend much time at the library.

...AMEN!...

homoe · 06-30-2020, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked and could only have one book,

what would it be? I always say, “How to Build a Boat.” —Stephen Wright

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homoe · 07-04-2020, 10:11 AM

“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.” Bern Williams

Ginger · 07-04-2020, 10:46 AM

Before Marie Kondo came up with the "Does it spark joy?" criteria for whether to keep or throw something out, I was pruning my belongings for things that gave too much weight to my footprint.

I have always moved often, which was another motivating factor in trying to be conscious about what I hold on to.

That said, I only allow myself to keep poetry and reference books.

I buy three or four books of poetry a month and constantly go through my shelves, reassessing the impact of the books there.

(I do the same with every other class of objects I own.)

Recently I've been focusing on Black women poets. I'm reading Marilyn Nelson, Lynne Thompson and a recent anthology of the work of Pat Parker.

I have a stack of poetry collections by my favorite reading chair and put narrow post-its on the pages with work that really gets to me, before I put them alphabetically on the shelf.

I know this sounds very nerdy. But it feels good.

When I was in grad school and lived with a lover, I came home once to find she had consolidated our libraries; alphabetized all our books together.

I knew she meant it as a gesture of commitment to our shared home, but I had mixed feelings

I'm like that Jill Clayburgh character who says, when her lover imagines their old age together, teeth in the same glass by the bed — "I want my own glass."

homoe · 09-20-2020, 06:16 PM

homoe · 09-20-2020, 06:18 PM

akiza · 10-17-2020, 04:43 PM

i've gotta say that my list of black authors is kinda poor ne i know some classics one but still not enough 😕 someone has names to give me?

VintageFemme · 01-11-2021, 10:01 PM

. . . your favorite poetry to you.

homoe · 05-11-2021, 05:43 PM

homoe · 05-11-2021, 05:59 PM

Don't be like them dumb boys!

06-29-2020, 07:44 PM	#1
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Ginger Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East coast Posts: 2,416 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,829 Thanked 12,296 Times in 2,057 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Before Marie Kondo came up with the "Does it spark joy?" criteria for whether to keep or throw something out, I was pruning my belongings for things that gave too much weight to my footprint. I have always moved often, which was another motivating factor in trying to be conscious about what I hold on to. That said, I only allow myself to keep poetry and reference books. I buy three or four books of poetry a month and constantly go through my shelves, reassessing the impact of the books there. (I do the same with every other class of objects I own.) Recently I've been focusing on Black women poets. I'm reading Marilyn Nelson, Lynne Thompson and a recent anthology of the work of Pat Parker. I have a stack of poetry collections by my favorite reading chair and put narrow post-its on the pages with work that really gets to me, before I put them alphabetically on the shelf. I know this sounds very nerdy. But it feels good. When I was in grad school and lived with a lover, I came home once to find she had consolidated our libraries; alphabetized all our books together. I knew she meant it as a gesture of commitment to our shared home, but I had mixed feelings I'm like that Jill Clayburgh character who says, when her lover imagines their old age together, teeth in the same glass by the bed — "I want my own glass." __________________ Reach out.

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