Last year I found myself deep-diving into feminist theory. It began with reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” and then following it up with the first book by French comic book artist Emma, “The Mental Load”. After that I was hooked, and finding my world of male privilege reeling from it all. I’d read my fair shareContinue reading “Is it ADHD or the patriarchy?”
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Waiting 6: Bathsheba
Viewed from the voyeur’s vantage,she is only ever Other,breasts bared or barely draped in dampness,bathing or emerging from waters,eyes come-hithering,sometimes her whole body issuing itsdubious invitation.No doubt David saw her this way,eyes surveying the rooftops for all he called his own,the private and holy ritual she performedthe only thin excuse his lust required.Only Tissot hasContinue reading “Waiting 6: Bathsheba”
The Consolations of Writing 