Such strange times. Even so, I remain hopeful. Along with my fear rising, so has my hope. The worst is the Supreme Court stuff, but still, I can't imagine in the end it will take the devil's path.
Yes, nightmarish as Gilead is, there's a real logic to it, which is interesting to look at. I too read it late, maybe 10 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised to see - of all things - a sympathetic rendering of male characters. Because a system that rigid would break them too, even if they carried the overt power. This is one reason the book works so well - it's not some screed, but a dimensional rendering of a terrifying yet believable world with its own logic.
I too keep the hope but it's tiring. To see That Man still around in our election is disheartening to say the least. But in HT, at least you do know that the men are just as trapped, everyone in fear of the monster they had a part of creating... So interesting and complicated. I'll keep going on about this in future posts if everyone can take it.
Yes that was such a brilliant and delicate move on her part.
P.S. I used to get an email whenever you replied but they stopped so I figured you stopped answering - but you didn't! I need to remember to stop by to see instead of being lazy and letting my email tell me what to do.
Weird, you might have to go into Substack settings and check your notifications. Mine had stopped too - I didn’t get the email that I had posted an essay, how would I know what I wrote? :)
yes, I've learned supposedly, but as I stood there paralyzed as a watcher of this incident, I don't know that I would have successfully jumped in and done it--at all, or correctly--on my own. You just don't really know until you do it!
We learned CPR at my gym a couple of years ago. I think I could do that if needed, although it almost never actually helps people survive. The Heimlich seems a lot more life-saving to me.
Such strange times. Even so, I remain hopeful. Along with my fear rising, so has my hope. The worst is the Supreme Court stuff, but still, I can't imagine in the end it will take the devil's path.
Yes, nightmarish as Gilead is, there's a real logic to it, which is interesting to look at. I too read it late, maybe 10 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised to see - of all things - a sympathetic rendering of male characters. Because a system that rigid would break them too, even if they carried the overt power. This is one reason the book works so well - it's not some screed, but a dimensional rendering of a terrifying yet believable world with its own logic.
I too keep the hope but it's tiring. To see That Man still around in our election is disheartening to say the least. But in HT, at least you do know that the men are just as trapped, everyone in fear of the monster they had a part of creating... So interesting and complicated. I'll keep going on about this in future posts if everyone can take it.
Yes that was such a brilliant and delicate move on her part.
P.S. I used to get an email whenever you replied but they stopped so I figured you stopped answering - but you didn't! I need to remember to stop by to see instead of being lazy and letting my email tell me what to do.
Weird, you might have to go into Substack settings and check your notifications. Mine had stopped too - I didn’t get the email that I had posted an essay, how would I know what I wrote? :)
I need to learn the Heimlich!
yes, I've learned supposedly, but as I stood there paralyzed as a watcher of this incident, I don't know that I would have successfully jumped in and done it--at all, or correctly--on my own. You just don't really know until you do it!
We learned CPR at my gym a couple of years ago. I think I could do that if needed, although it almost never actually helps people survive. The Heimlich seems a lot more life-saving to me.
Yes, simple and effective, and probably way more everyday of a lifesaver. Those steaks are a big one!
Remind me to chew my food BEFORE I try to swallow it.