#the tiny journalist

[dk-thrive]

My friend, dying, said do the hard thing first. Always do the hard thing and you will have a better day. The second thing will seem less hard. She didn't tell me what to do when everything seems hard.

— Naomi Shihab Nye, from "Advice" in The Tiny Journalist: Poems (BOA Editions, Ltd, April 9, 2019) (via Read a Little Poetry)

[dandelion-network]

[ID: Two photos. The photo on the left is the poetry collection The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye lying in a keffiyeh. The photo on the right is of a page in the collection of the poem called "Peace Talks". The poem goes "Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Trouble Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Nothing.]

I started and finished The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye today, a poetry collection about her perspective as a Palestinian American and how she inspiring she found Janna - a girl known as the "Youngest Journalist in Palestine."

What can I even say about this collection that would do it justice? 5/5

[libraryleopard]

Poetry

Inspired by Janna Tamimi's documentation of anti-occupation protests in Palestine and the author's own Palestinian family

Favorite poems: "Exotic Animals, Book for Children," "Janna," "Separation Wall," "In Northern Ireland They Call it “The Troubles”," "For Palestine," "ISRAELIS LET BULLDOZERS GRIND TO HALT," "Gaza Is Not Far Away," "No Explosions," "Mediterranean Blue"

Palestinian American author

[goldfish-or-smthing]

behind every gay person is a gayer, more evil gay person

[crimeronan]

i go down a lot of youtube rabbit holes bc i love wasting my own time. the latest is a channel called "beirut explosion angles" that has over 900 recordings of the 2020 beirut explosion, all attributed to their original sources. it's one of the most comprehensive and fascinating pieces of archival work i've ever seen. where it starts to get strange is that it appears to have been created by two 13-year-old siblings (now 16-17ish) who simply hyperfixated on the event so strongly that they became the premiere journalistic sources on this topic. i guess they must have started the project together while home during quarantine lockdowns?? they currently have an instagram group chat for people from beirut who have been uncovering more footage even in 2024. and they made a weird unscripted video where the boy asked people who are here for the archival stuff to follow his gaming livestream channel with less than 10k subs.

the kids are alright. i guess.

and also. so fucking weird.

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Bonus tell us why in the tags!

[smol-soop-spoon]

imagine being the guy who supposedly inspired Henry's character and discovering thousands of complete strangers on the internet are violently thirsting over your fictional alter ego

[frida--y]

daww... i like him.

[reliably-derogaffectionate]

behold! scribbles of my various flondon guys (gender neutral)

featuring:

- the reflected silverer (don't question why his reflection is indistinct) - the indiscriminate disaster (oh he of poor common sense and worse taste in men) - the stoic hunter (exhausted, depressed, and keeping aforementioned disaster alive) - lord f__ (awful rich man makes terrible decisions, more at 11) - young lady f__ the curious sharpshooter (who would rather thank you Not to associate her with her father, please) - the benevolent rogue- i mean, the amiable honey-sipper (who definitely isnt that robin hood-esque master thief, what a silly concept) - the indignant servant (recently fired, but she's found something new to devote herself to...)

[3416]

never got to see a game at the mullett... hold on i'm going through it

[mintytealfox]

When will Tiny Alice turn back? She is cute as a small hamster 🥺🥺 I can imagine Norton tricking her pretending give her some small candies and then eat it instead 😂

AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWW AW AAAWWWWWWWWWW AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

him teasing her like this is so NAUGHTY. BAD NORTON 🤣🤣🤣 BAD GIVE HER CANDIES LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLL

BUT THE IMAGE OF SMOL ALICE WITH HER REPORTER GEAR:

-Alice with magnifying glass, she definitely doesn't need, as she looks up at Norton: "you're looking awfully stressed, Mr. Campbell" -Norton concerned on her behalf cause SOMEONE has to have concern around here: ".....and you're awfully calm considering your situation, Miss DeRoss....." -go-go-gadget-can't-help-but-keep-smalls-safe activate LOL-

as for the whole 'will Alice turn back' YES LOL the answer is YES its probably like a whenever the drug wears off thing LOL maybe she will stop sniffin drugs now PFFF

[telephonicsonnyboy]

Sketchy wips

[literalsunhobi]

my brain rn instead of letting me sleep and creating a million theories about jhope’s and bts’ schedules

[tinytimism]

love seeing what my favorite historical figures’ grandchildren are up to

[temporary-dysphoria]

Finished binge watching Lord of the rings feat Squish dog using the remote as a pillow...it's safe to say I'm no longer in charge of my emotions and I'm a lil bit feral. Might speed read the books + the silmarillion on the weekend it's not like I have shit to do...

[spacestation-l7]

Not me writing another multichapter fic when I haven't continued my Faith DBH AU 💀

Anyway, here's a Midnight Mass AU series/fic where Paul/John never brought the angel back to Crockett and was given limited stock of blood!