Dora Reads is the book blog of a Bookish Rebel, supporting the Diversity Movement, bringing you Queer views and mental health advocacy, slipping in a lot of non-bookish content, and spreading reading to the goddamn world! :) (All posts may contain Amazon links, which are affiliate, unless marked otherwise. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. USA ONLY - please do not make UK purchases with my links)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - Nobody Knows What Lies Ahead
I think Thursday comes around quicker every week! 😅
Still, it's Thursday. And that means it's time for comics-y goodness!
Sunday, 22 September 2019
Nerd Church - An Unpopular Opinion On the 'Don't Feed the Trolls' Campaign
There's a new campaign in the UK using the previously informal hashtag of #DontFeedTheTrolls.
The Center For Countering Digital Hate advises that you don't engage with trolls.
Ignore, block, report. Rinse, repeat.
Now, that's certainly not a bad option for dealing with trolling.
And you should ALWAYS feel that you can use the mute, block, report options, or some variant thereof, if you want to.
Cos you owe no-one, and you need to protect your mental health. Take care, ok?
So, what's my unpopular opinion?
Friday, 20 September 2019
Friday Fics Fix - Some Scary Stuff... Sort Of
'Richie is sitting on the corner of the porch, legs dangling over the side. He looks up when he hears someone approaching and almost goes to hide the ashtray full of cigarette butts, but then decides he doesn’t want to go through the effort of lying.'
OK, so my fanfiction reading this week has been... well, honestly, I despair of the human race sometimes 😅
I mean, I know that the pumpkin-sex fics will appear eventually in the run-up to Halloween, but come on people, IT'S NOT EVEN OCTOBER!
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Sunday, 15 September 2019
Nerd Church - It's My Birthday! (And I'll Cry If I Want To)
...Not that I'm particularly aiming to. But I'll give myself the option!
Yes, the day this post is published (15th Sep, unless I pushed 'Publish' instead of 'Schedule' again! 😅) is my birthday!
While I'm hoping to have fun and enjoy myself today... I have had some mixed feelings in the days leading up to today.
See, for my entire life, my birthday has been a few days before my grandfather's.
Friday, 13 September 2019
Friday Fics Fix - Nerds Are Secretly Vindictive Emos. Oh, and Merlin and Arthur Got Captured Again.
'“We’re not going to die here,” Arthur snapped. “Someone will come to rescue us.”'
Who wants a dash of angst?
Sometimes I feel like we nerds/fandom members, as a group, are too into angst.
But... meh. 😉
Sometimes you just want to to see your favourite characters tormented - and that's ok.
Thursday, 12 September 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - I'm Not What You Think You See
Girl power, Queer power, and a butt-tonne of comics-y goodness! It's Thursday, and it's time for superheroes!
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