Susan Perabo
Fiction writer, professor. Needs include Cardinal baseball, dogs, Chekhov, the sun, black coffee, and a functioning, humane democracy.
- “I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” — James Baldwin
- Being asked to remain 100% peaceful while absolutely bursting with rage has given me a more profound appreciation for everyone in this country who marched for civil rights.
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- It is impossible to overstate the relief felt by queer people when, in the midst of ever-present caution and uncertainty, they realize they are in a safe space. If you are an ally, please remember this when considering how clearly you need to signal your allyship. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
- “We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.” — Milan Kundera, The Incredible Lightness of Being #sundaysentence
- If I were trying to kill people, I’d make it harder for them to get vaccinated against disease, reduce funding for meteorological science in the face of increasingly destructive storms, and limit loopholes on the sale of weapons while simultaneously cutting resources for mental health programs.
- “Mary Jane let go the curtain and wandered back to the blue chair, passing two heavily stocked bookcases without glancing at any of the titles.” — JD Salinger, “Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut” #sundaysentence
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- It would be amazing and so relatable if Pope Leo is actually a diehard Cubs fan but his brother told the world that he’s a White Sox fan just to mess with him.
- For college professors, it’s nearly unbearable to look at this problem straight on. That’s how massive, and massively complex, it is. With all the issues facing higher ed right now, I think this one, coming from inside the house, poses the most profound, long term threat.
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- I wondered what it would take for me to finally become unhinged. Now I know. It’s the quote below. To @electricliterature.com and every other essential, brilliant organization impacted by the NEA cuts, you are my parents and I am Batman.
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- The silence you hear is the silence of thousands of future writers and musicians whose community arts programs were defunded today.
- “I am not the kind of woman who dreams of doing things.” - Three Days in June, Anne Tyler #sundaysentence
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- It is as we all suspected: he is not the man we elected. But still, it's staggering to see it laid out so explicitly.
- If you want to supplement your real friends without lining the pockets of billionaires, destroying the environment, and contributing to the decline of human imagination, may I suggest reading a book?
- Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
- We must take away hundreds of age-appropriate books from kids to ensure they learn about certain topics the old fashioned way: wildly inaccurate speculation from peers.
- One of my all time favorite photos. Of anyone. Doing anything.
- “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” — Elie Wiesel
- I, too, was a snob. And I, too, became a convert during Covid. I can no longer imagine my life with audiobooks. Terrific piece by @andrewporter01.bsky.social.
- Things there are more of than the number of transgender athletes currently competing in the NCAA: - Texas kids in the hospital with measles - Sexual assault allegations against the president - Challenged novels by Toni Morrison - Seasons of “Cheers” - Your fingers
- This is it right here.
- Imagine putting magic and joy out into the world and then spending the rest of your life doing all you can to take it away.
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- You should read @thesunmagazine.bsky.social because it's thoughtful and smart and honest but not in the way that makes you want to die. In the *other* way. Also they've been ad free forever. I have a very small story in this month's issue, starring cats. www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/592...
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- Great story collection. Get it now at bookshop.org!
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- This is new. This is different. “I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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- It's not nothing he's doing tonight.
- Don’t spend any of your precious energy worrying about a third term. Focus on today.
- Brutal. Beautiful and brutal.
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- “He's all the things that can go wrong with men if you leave them to their own devices.” The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman #sundaysentence
- I love baseball.
- College faculty and administrators are morally obligated to protect these students, regardless of the cost. Full stop.
- Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked. The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
- Hey, @turnandwork.com thanks for including my story in this great list!
