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nadinestorying

@nadinestorying@zirk.us

Liminal storyteller. Prose and poetry published in adda, Strange Horizons, Lightspeed Mag, and elsewhere. Jamaican to de bone. Learning Hangeul (first time) and Spanish (again). She/her

Posts about (but not limited to):

Storytelling
Poetry
Folklore and mythology
Caribbean history, literature, languages, and culture
Anime, K-pop, K-dramas, etc.

(some of my posts are hurled into the exosphere after a while)

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nadinestorying, to Palestine
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At the recent Trinidad Carnival, Mas band Vulgar Fraction showed solidarity with Palestine and other places experiencing genocide, thus reinforcing that Mas was, is, and forever will be about revolution.

There's just something powerful and spiritual about Moko Jumbies, the Protectors who see all.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3THaQYhcOP/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3VURphOPyN/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Ai6KQunrN/



nadinestorying, to random
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Toni Morrison on respecting writer's block, excerpted from Black Women Writers at Work

BrightFlame, to books

It's official! My debut novel will release this summer from Water Dragon Publishing. I can't wait for you to meet the coven:

A modern coven must thwart a looming eco-cataclysm and find the key to the bright future we all need.

https://waterdragonpublishing.com/2024/02/water-dragon-publishing-welcomes-author-brightflame/

#bookstodon #SFF #lunarpunk #CliFi #Witch #justice #books #pagan @fedpagan

nadinestorying,
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@BrightFlame Congrats ✨

nadinestorying, to Palestine
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Yesterday was the start of the global strike week (Jan. 21-28) for Palestine. Donating is one way we can take action during this week.

Join the donation drive for the Pious Projects to distribute feminine hygiene kits to women in Gaza:

https://piousprojects.org/campaign/2712




nadinestorying,
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Support the distribution of dignity kits that include other medical aid for displaced Palestinian women.

https://www.anera.org/stories/gaza-emergency-aid-includes-dignity-kits/



nadinestorying, to random
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Ways we can help Tigray:

  1. Donate to provide food, emergency medicine, medical supplies, and sanitation supplies to those in dire need:

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/ethiopian-community-development-council-inc/tigray-s-famine-our-response

  1. Sign the petition to resume humanitarian assistance in Tigray:

https://resist.bot/petitions/PAXHAV

  1. Participate in the global email campaign:

https://www.callitagenocide.com/

#Tigray
#TigrayFamine
#TigrayGenocide

nadinestorying, to random
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Here are some ways we can help the Congo:

  1. Official campaign list: https://friendsofthecongo.org/campaigns/

  2. Watch and share: https://www.tiktok.com/

  3. Donate to Friends of the Congo: https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2017&AID=1926

  4. Sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/democratic-of-the-congo-child-miner-lawsuit-against-apple-inc


nadinestorying, to random
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The Caribbean People is an oral history database project of the Create Caribbean Research Institute in Dominica that aims to archive the ways that knowledge about the Caribbean is preserved, democratized and shared. If you're interested in helping to document the region's stories or know someone who could be a part of the project, complete the form at the following link to register.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuEgegP-a_HPG0PChTmtHvCqUcXGCQQrgW7e_lT8D5E-QaCw/viewform



nadinestorying, to random
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Registration is now open for the very first International Black Speculative Writing Festival! This festival celebrates Black British and international speculative writers. It will be held at Goldsmiths University, London from February 2–4, 2024. Check it out if you live in the area or qualify for the virtual version.

https://brittlepaper.com/2024/01/register-for-the-first-international-black-speculative-writing-festival-in-london-feb-2-4/





nadinestorying, to Anime
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"10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki", an NHK documentary, is available legally and has subtitles in 13 languages.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/10yearshayaomiyazaki/?type=tvEpisode&

#HayaoMiyazaki
#Anime

nadinestorying, to random
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"I've been fighting against empire all my life. I've been fighting against slavery and colonialism all my life. I've been writing to connect with people, not to impress governments and monarchy. So, how could I then go and accept an honour that puts the word 'empire' onto my name? That would be hypocritical."
— British poet and political activist Benjamin Zephaniah on his refusal to accept an OBE

May he rest easy 💔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2PSoa8o3ps&t=7s

nadinestorying, to folklore
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During the First Maroon War in Jamaica, the Maroons were near starvation and Grandy Nanny had been on the verge of giving up. It's said that she had a vision in which her ancestors encouraged her not to surrender. When she awoke, she found three pumpkin seeds in her pocket. Shortly after planting them on a hillside, now known as Pumpkin Hill in Portland, the vines bore enough large pumpkins to save the Maroons from starvation.





nadinestorying, to random
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“The job of the writer, sometimes, is to remind people that they have feet still capable of dancing.”
— Ibrahim Nasrallah, Palestinian author, on joy as resistance

nadinestorying, to random
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André 3000's new flute album is giving me life. Incredibly healing.

nadinestorying, to random
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Bendito Día de los Muertos!

"In Haitian Vodou culture, November 1-3 is when we celebrate the pantheon of the cemetery, which we call the Gede. Along with the Gede, we celebrate our ancestors, personal blood relatives who have passed. We give offerings of the food and drinks they like... It's a period of honoring and celebrating the connection between the living and the dead."
— Manbo Jessyka Winston of Haus of Hoodoo

#Haiti
#HaitianVodou
#Caribbean
#DayOfTheDead
#DíaDeMuertos

nadinestorying,
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"Gede is an old African term that came to Ayiti with our enslaved Ancestors... used to describe Spirits who exude certain behavior... Typically, in Haiti you’d find these types of characters... roaming in the cemeteries and surrounding areas... This is why we go to the cemetery to celebrate them. Gede are an essential part of Haitian Vodou. These Spirits are the ones we send to do our bidding... Baron is their chief. Gede are the dead, but all dead isn’t Gede."
— Manbo Jessyka

nadinestorying, to random
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Wishing Antiguans and Barbudans everywhere a Happy 42nd Independence Anniversary 🇦🇬

Here's some Antiguan and Barbudan madras and headtie history. Enslaved Africans transformed the material into a symbol of their identity: https://www.instagram.com/p/CplnLs9PMF7/

#AntiguaAndBarbuda
#IndependenceDay
#Caribbean
#CaribbeanHistory

nadinestorying, to random
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Happy Native American Heritage Month!

nadinestorying, to fantasy
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It means so much that my speculative poem "Sonnet for Birds" was accepted, and is now published in Strange Horizons. I'm in wonderful company for this Caribbean SFF Special Issue.

http://strangehorizons.com/poetry/sonnet-for-birds/

#SFF
#Fantasy
#Jamaica
#Caribbean
#Poetry
#SpeculativePoetry

nadinestorying,
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@msquebanh Thanks, my lovely ❣️

nadinestorying, to random
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Happy Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) to Dominicans and St. Lucians everywhere! 🇩🇲 🇱🇨

Since 1984, Jounen Kwéyòl has been celebrated on the last Friday of October in Dominica, and the last Sunday of October in St. Lucia. Moreover, October is Creole Heritage Month in St. Lucia.

#JounenKwéyòl
#CreoleDay
#Dominica
#SaintLucia
#Caribbean
#Creole

nadinestorying, (edited )
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The Calabash, which is St. Lucia's National Tree, is significant in Caribbean culture and folklore. The gourd is not only used as a musical instrument and a traditional bowl for eating, but is also a sacred tool for healing, rituals, and spiritual protection.

#Calabash
#Caribbean
#CaribbeanFolklore
#Folklore
#CreoleDay

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I do not like the new speaker. I find clean cut polite right wing extremists much more distasteful than the wacky ones.

I do not like his little suit and little glasses or creepy pin. I do not like this man at all.

nadinestorying,
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@futurebird omggg your alt text is sending me 😂

nadinestorying, to Palestine
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Vogue Arabia shows their support for a free Palestine by featuring traditional hand embroidery from different regions of Palestine on the cover of their November issue.


nadinestorying, to random
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“Oh rascal children of Gaza. You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window. You who filled every morning with rush and chaos. You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony. Come back, and scream as you want and break all the vases. Steal all the flowers. Come back..Just come back..”
— Khaled Juma, a Palestinian poet from Rafah, Gaza, penned this poem in 2014

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