Aarrgh! someone gave The Splits a 3-star review because IT WAS ONLY A SAMPLE! They were disappointed to find they had to pay for the rest! Couldn't remember where they got it.... that's my problem? I give away excerpts precisely so if you don't like it you can put it down!
‘Free radicals’ being the name for damaging molecules in the body - conservative biases at work in science (and beauty)? Why aren’t they called ‘chomping capitalists?’
@HillaryMonahan So with you. Rec is totally unique in that it expands the horror vertiginously in that final sequence. Whilst having already been massively delivering beyond expectations. Never experienced anything like it, except maybe when I was very young and tender.
ain't very slightly borderline #autistic teenagers the best? Or at least mine is. All the fun, none of the hassle. Sorry to crow. Have had a shite year. Need the wins.
@krungtap It's a debate I guess. You can look at it in different ways. I'm not in the 'you either are or your not' especially as it's a socially constructed category with no absolute meaning. Yes, would be great to talk xxx WhatsApp?
Gone to doctor to ask for autism assessment. The diagnostic criteria, once remote, has crept closer. But I don’t really know. What even is autism anymore? Seems as broad as NT these days.
@AmberlynWhite This. Thought for a long time my sister had BPD but now suspect it was traumatised autism. Realising that as the boundaries and definitions get more looser goosey, I could be talking about myself too.
@comradelouise Quite. Diagnostic creep means anyone with any analytical tendencies and introversion whatsoever seems to be in the frame these days! I say everyone's a bit autistic - with no autism you wouldn't be able to manage any systems like money or the alphabet. It's just where's the line.
Tried #AI on my kids' #writing - big technical improvement. Tried it on mine - dragged it down (I felt). Factor in personal taste (some might like the current AI blandness) and the inevitable improvement of AI and it's worrying. Stay bland, AI!
Book haul coming later, but couldn't wait to show this one off. I've been following @splitsarchive on tiktok for a bit, and I just couldn't resist getting this. Can't wait to read it😍😍