Thais Mendes

brazilian londoner. writer, casting director, mother of daughters. most comfortable on bridges.

[Saeed Jones @theferocity]

Before we had the term “situationship,” Toni Morrison gave us two of the most brutal paragraphs ever written in the English language about the subject:

[Literary Hub @lithub]

"[S]omebody said, 'What advice would you give to young writers?' and I said, 'Start at 40.'”
https://t.co/E8wOe9iJGh

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

i subscribe to a gazillion newsletters that I rarely have time to read, but I always look forward to @heawood 's posts. This was hilarious and melancholy at the same time, a combo I adore - pls read

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

My attention span is so shit these days - I tried microdosing to write my dissertation but ended up vibing the whole morning to remixes of I Can’t Stand The Rain in the library

[Polity @politybooks]

In this new book, Ailton Krenak exposes the destructive tendencies of our ‘civilization’: rampant consumerism, environmental devastation, and a narrow understanding of our place on this Earth.

Translated by @AlexBrostoff & @jpinheirodias

Out now in North America!

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

Day 10 (yesterday) accountability tweet: what I call colonic writing - a big brain dump that makes you feel all cleansed and energised, ready to go back to the “other” writing. Totes recommend #1000wordsofsummer

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

started #1000wordsofsummer to get dissertation going, and I have to hand in 5k words in 5 days, so actually convenient - good luck everyone, may the creative gods be with u !

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

Day 8 and 9: a mere 200 words written, more like a brain dump of my very wild, very all-over-the-place mental state this weekend. Many tears were shed, hey ho, anicha. Back in the marathon today #1000wordsofsummer

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

@MelanieHammer thank u, it definitely is

[British Council Literature @LitBritish]

Look out for a new set of @PoemsOnTheTube on London's Tube and Overground carriages from today which celebrate the Windrush 75 anniversary.

And for those not in London, you can read them online https://t.co/uOpKNfZA1W

#PoemsOnTheUnderground @75Windrush

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

viva a macumba!

[Nossos Orixàs🕊 @NossosOrixas]

Bom dia macumbeiro!

Pra quem namora, feliz dia dos namorados! Pra quem está solteiro, aproveita o próximo ano e faz as pazes com a pombagira.

Que as Pombagiras abençoem todo o tipo de amor: amor ao próximo, amor próprio, amor responsável e amor fraterno.

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

O capitalismo é tão obsceno, q matérias como essa passam batido. 32 mil pessoas em situação de rua no centro de SP, mas graças, graças! ao investimento privado (e os banco tudo) quem curte arquitetura, história e cultura vai ter seu rolê preservado.Ufa, né
https://t.co/PQfjz159gC

[Thais Mendes @glittah]

@em_filtness @Brunel_Arts Agree with Mariana and Gatlin 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼