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Jun. 24th, 2020 11:35 pmA few entirely disconnected updates:
1. The first local protest being held anywhere even vaguely within walking distance of our house was on Juneteenth, so even though we had already made socially distant backyard plans for that evening, we were committed to going!
...unfortunately we got a late start due to the aforementioned socially distant backyard plans and by the time we got there it was already breaking up. At this point however we were determined to get to something, though, so we drove out to Somerville to go to the rally and vigil there instead .. . which we were also late for, because the cops had decided to lock down all streets even remotely in the vicinity of the otherwise uneventful rally (much to the confusion of several buses we witnessed trying to go about their normal routes). The whole series of events is really only notable inasmuch as it is part of a constant pattern of drastically enhanced police presence and disruption around even relatively small suburban events, and so I note it. Anyway, we eventually parked at Sullivan and walked over and did at least make it in time for the silent vigil and dispersal.
2. Our farm share has begun! This is more or less the most exciting change to our routine since the quarantimes began.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
genarti has committed to blogging our CSA adventures so I won't say much more about that except that I have eaten more green leafy salads in the past eight days than in probably the entire previous year.
3. Iona Datt Sharma has put together an anthology of optimistic sff to raise money for the NHS, in which I have a short story along with an incredible list of extremely talented individuals. The anthology is called Consolation Songs and will be out on June 30th; my story is called "This is New Gehesran Calling" and features spaceships, diasporic community, pirate radio, and really heated arguments about cake. Expect to hear about this again on June 30th!
1. The first local protest being held anywhere even vaguely within walking distance of our house was on Juneteenth, so even though we had already made socially distant backyard plans for that evening, we were committed to going!
...unfortunately we got a late start due to the aforementioned socially distant backyard plans and by the time we got there it was already breaking up. At this point however we were determined to get to something, though, so we drove out to Somerville to go to the rally and vigil there instead .. . which we were also late for, because the cops had decided to lock down all streets even remotely in the vicinity of the otherwise uneventful rally (much to the confusion of several buses we witnessed trying to go about their normal routes). The whole series of events is really only notable inasmuch as it is part of a constant pattern of drastically enhanced police presence and disruption around even relatively small suburban events, and so I note it. Anyway, we eventually parked at Sullivan and walked over and did at least make it in time for the silent vigil and dispersal.
2. Our farm share has begun! This is more or less the most exciting change to our routine since the quarantimes began.
genarti has committed to blogging our CSA adventures so I won't say much more about that except that I have eaten more green leafy salads in the past eight days than in probably the entire previous year. 3. Iona Datt Sharma has put together an anthology of optimistic sff to raise money for the NHS, in which I have a short story along with an incredible list of extremely talented individuals. The anthology is called Consolation Songs and will be out on June 30th; my story is called "This is New Gehesran Calling" and features spaceships, diasporic community, pirate radio, and really heated arguments about cake. Expect to hear about this again on June 30th!
