loppear started reading Grievers by adrienne maree brown

Grievers by adrienne maree brown
A tale of what happens when we can no longer ignore what has been lost in this world.
Grievers is …
Reading for fun, threads over the years of scifi, history, social movements and justice, farming, philosophy. I actively work to balance out the white male default in what I read, but have a long way to go.
He/they for the praxis.
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A tale of what happens when we can no longer ignore what has been lost in this world.
Grievers is …
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