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I know this is going to sound weird but hear me out:
Being a romance writer/reader has made me a lot better at dreaming big in politics and weathering disappointment.
Being a romance writer/reader has made me a lot better at dreaming big in politics and weathering disappointment.
Because sometimes I feel like we shut ourselves down so often on here. We make our dreams smaller because we know if we go all in, someone will 1000% mock us for trying or thinking we could make a difference.
It's not that I'm oblivious to how bad it is out there, either. Seeing how hard my friends have to fight in the romance community for a seat at the table, watching RWA implode... I know the sneaky evil of racist white ladies.
But. I know it's my job to fight, too.
But. I know it's my job to fight, too.
Which is where Romancelandia has made me better at this:
I don't give a GOD DAMN FUCK if you make fun of me for fighting and failing and not giving up.
I don't need a protective shell of cynicism. I don't care what the fuck you think of me.
I'm gonna fight.
I don't give a GOD DAMN FUCK if you make fun of me for fighting and failing and not giving up.
I don't need a protective shell of cynicism. I don't care what the fuck you think of me.
I'm gonna fight.
I live in fucking Alabama. I know how steep the odds are.
And you can't stop me from trying because I eat pitiful mockery for breakfast, lunch, dinner and my evening snack.
And you can't stop me from trying because I eat pitiful mockery for breakfast, lunch, dinner and my evening snack.
And I just honestly don't have time for public catastrophizing from those with privilege. There are people with far more at stake dealing with far more emotional trauma today.
If you can be a wall today, be a wall. For the people who can't.
If you can be a wall today, be a wall. For the people who can't.
