Dominic Rew

[Dominic Rew @domrew1]

I lose all bodily autonomy when Bowie's 'Let's Dance' comes on. I become a conduit through which only dance can pass.

[Sean Thomas Dougherty @SeanLemonhead]

"Poetry is an act of communication only complete upon reception." I can't remember who wrote that, but it taught me to believe in my reader, to imagine my reader, in revision practice being your reader, that stranger out there who needs your work.

[Lady Emily ☄️ @GreatCheshire]

“Sisters, not twins,” I tell myself as I fuck up my eyeliner beyond repair

[Janel Comeau 🍁 @VeryBadLlama]

honestly human history makes a lot more sense when you remember how many of the major decisions were made by 19-year-olds who drank wine for breakfast

[Icona @iconawrites]

Fiction is not a luxury for privileged people. Fiction is for the homeless reading it at the public library, the prisoners reading it in jail, the sick reading it alone in a hospital.

When life becomes too much, a little escapism becomes a necessity.

[𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐍™ @Devon_OnEarth]

Its all going really well in the UK at the moment

[T I M E S C A N N E R @timescanner]

Be a Kermit the Frog. Have a creative vision and no ego. Recognize the unique talents of those around you. Attract weirdos. Manage chaos. Show kindness. Be sincere.

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

The skull of your childhood court jester is something that can actually be so personal

[Barbara Jane Reyes @bjanepr]

"We are described into corners, and then we must describe ourselves out of corners." — Salman Rushdie

[Enough is Enough @eiecampaign]

Enough is enough. It's time to turn anger into action.

Join the campaign to fight the cost-of-living crisis.

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[♕ @alovetrilogy]

Donna Summer to Interview Magazine on gay clubs in the 70s:

“GAY DISCOS?! Honey, I don’t believe I’ve been to anything BUT gay discos. There AIN’T any other kind!”

[katie kadue @kukukadoo]

by age 25 you should have written some of the best poems in the english language and died of tuberculosis

[Sydney Battle @SydneyBattle]

honor james baldwin by falling into a depression and fleeing to europe but never questioning how talented u are

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

by age 30 you should have several henchmen, a sworn enemy, and a narrative foil

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

"hot girl summer" I say as I escape from the secret room on the third floor to set fire to thornfield hall

[Jasmine('s boobs hurt) @Ranting_Trans]

Trans people: "Gender is a wonderful spectrum that frees your own self expression and, like all forms of identity, is a means to understanding and happiness."

TERFs: "Women are baby makers, and men are emotionless work machines. That's it."

[Faiza Shaheen @faizashaheen]

When I decided that the feeling in my stomach wasn’t fear, but courage, my whole outlook changed

[Virginia Woolf Bot @botvirginia]

Thinking was torment; why not give up thinking, and drift and dream?

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

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[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Be patient towards all that is unresolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves."
-- Rainer Maria Rilke