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)
Sunday, 26 April 2020
Nerd Church - Covid 19: Why Are People Like This?
(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid 19 and lockdown/quarantine throughout. It also discusses Donald Trump and medical misinformation. It also gets kinda rant-y.)
What is wrong with people?
I mean... does anyone know?
As I sit here, still on full lockdown in the UK, my neighbours have gone out. Again.
If you read this blog/follow my Twitter (thank you, I love you!) you may know that I have Problem Neighbours™.
What started as some sloppiness with letting their 2 dogs out has morphed into a general disregard for the people around them (...and they have 4 dogs now.)
Friday, 24 April 2020
Friday Fics Fix - Some Happy Super-Sapphics For #LesbianVisibilityWeek
'“Nobody’s going to bother you if you’re sitting with us,” she promised. “I mean, they’ll probably say plenty, but Alex has this look that I swear could kill a man.”'
This week marks the first Lesbian Visibility Week an awesomely inclusive campaign to celebrate and support Queer people who ID as Lesbian, and Queer women in general.
So I figured fanfiction is Gay af, but also has some work to do when it comes to Queer girls (male Queer people and relationships tend to be written about more.)
So what better than to rec a fic this week which celebrates Lesbians and Queer girls?
Thursday, 23 April 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Heaven Ablaze In Our Eyes, We're Standing Still In Time
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(Warning: This post references the Quarantine/Lockdown for Coronavirus/Covid 19)
You need some superheroes? Well it's a good job it's Thursday - let's get some comics-y goodness!
Everything this week is in the 'Other Stuff' category again - for which, as is traditional, we will blame Loki.
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Micropoetry - February + March 2020
(What do you mean it's nearly the end of April? Shhhhh! 😉)
I'm not sure what to make of the pieces of Micropoetry I wrote in February and March.
Like... I don't know whether I like them or not. To be honest.
Anyway, um... tell me what you think, I guess!
As always, the poetry is in the alt-text for those usng screen-readers, with line breaks shown by / symbols.
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Nerd Church - Oliver Queen, You Have Saved This Girl's Life
(Warning: this post discusses Depression and low self-esteem/self-worth, as well as referencing suicidal thoughts and feelings.)
Oliver Queen, you have saved this girl’s life.
People who’ve read this blog before will be aware that I credit a lot of things for saving my life – from fanfiction to meds, from blogging to Fall Out Boy. With what feels like millions of other things in between.
I mean all of it. Completely.
When Depression sinks it’s teeth in so deep that you think you are the worst creature to ever draw breath – that, in fact, you’re probably hogging oxygen from someone who deserves to breathe it more – you need more than just one thing to rescue you.
Friday, 17 April 2020
Friday Fics Fix - The Self-Care Fanfic Rec-List
Fanfiction is a fab form of self-care (which I know I've said more than once, but that's because it's true!)
And seeing as how:
a) we could all do with all the self-care we can get atm...
and b) I have written a lot of fanfiction posts over the years...
I figured I'd take a look over my blog archives, and select some of the most useful fics for self-care.
(Side-note: looking through my archive is super-weird!)
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Best Friends With Each Other But Always Wished They Were More
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Hello dearest nerdlets! I have all the superhero-y comics-y goodness that we all need, it's Thursday, let's do this!
(Everything's under the 'Other Stuff' category today, for which we will of course blame Loki - as is tradition.)