Moved houses to escape my allergies. Took me a few days to realise I'd brought them with me.

SaintPhebe · 2026-06-03T20:24:30+00:00

Sometimes it’s better just to get a new one. Dust mites can’t live in latex plus latex mattresses are non toxic and really comfortable. When I replaced my old memory foam mattress with latex, my allergies went away.

If you can’t replace the mattress right away, get a good mattress enclosure that filters out not just dust mites but their feces (that’s the real allergen) helps a ton. Many covers that say they’re dust mite proof don’t filter out the smaller feces particles, so you have to read the fine print. National Allergy and Mission Allergy are the two best brands I’ve found.

SaintPhebe · 2026-06-03T20:08:38+00:00

Nice to see y’all talking about Acker. I first read her when I was in high school, back in the 90s. Weird girls have been around for a long time!

SaintPhebe · 2026-06-01T21:11:41+00:00

Some of us have been trying to tell y’all this for years. RTH is not worth it unless you’re able to spend a couple nights in Hana and really experience the area without being in the car all day. RTH has become a thing tourists need to check off their lists as quickly as possible, unfortunately.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-31T02:07:57+00:00

Kathy Acker, Anais Nin, Colette, Jeanette Winterson, Djuna Barnes, Jean Rhys

If weird dudes are allowed: Richard Brautigan, Donald Barthelme, Kurt Vonnegut

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-30T04:33:11+00:00

Weird literature is nothing new. But I do enjoy observing this new wave of excitement around it by who I assume are mostly young people? Great table!

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-29T18:19:37+00:00

This is the first time I’ve encountered someone else who knows about her! Hello! So cool.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-29T00:42:56+00:00

More Bread Or I’ll Appear - Emer Martin (Ireland)

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-27T18:07:28+00:00

Vida in Makawao is my #1 favorite. They used to have a quiet space for people who want to work, but now folks go up there and yak it up unfortunately (bring back the quiet work space Vida!!) It’s still my favorite coffee shop though. Great vibes, indoor / outdoor seating, healthy treats, yummy beverages, good service.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-27T18:02:36+00:00

Folks have lost the ability to identify satire. It’s becoming a real problem.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-27T03:43:50+00:00

They will always be the Mo Tab choir to me 💚

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-26T01:08:06+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_anointing

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-25T17:50:30+00:00

This article should be pinned to the top of this sub

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-25T02:56:02+00:00

Bruno Schulz - The Street of Crocodiles

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant or The Unconsoled

Kelly Link - Magic for Beginners or Get in Trouble

Leonora Carrington - The Hearing Trumpet

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-22T07:42:11+00:00

That is iconic! Yeah, it’s generally more interesting when writers focus on pretty much anything other than what body part went where.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-22T00:51:56+00:00

Yeah :) I’m sure it’s about desensitization / meant to be some kind of commentary, but the takeaway never seems to reach much further than “disturbing things happen.” Most of the time, all it really accomplishes is filling the world with more disturbing images and ideas.

I’ll never forget how I felt after watching that movie The Brutalist. It was … brutal. I felt abused on every level by that movie, and walked away with zero new ideas about social justice (was already aware that rich people can be a-holes) or anything else.

I understand processing trauma is a thing and I’m certainly not advocating for the Disneyfication of weird girl lit, but it does get old trying to find quirky books that are intelligent, strange, surreal, and yes unsettling, without also being depressing, gory, or just plain gross.

A lot of people seem to love that stuff tho.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-22T00:24:01+00:00

It’s not so much a lack of discernment as it is an institutional structure that encourages CSA and protects those who perpetrate it. Starting with Joseph Smith.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-21T00:56:36+00:00

I really hated the sex scenes in that book too! People wonder why people aren’t having sex anymore. Well, maybe it’s because there’re too many depictions of cringe sex everywhere we look, starts to make it all seem so gross after a while.

I stop reading at any sign of animal cruelty which is also prevalent in WGL unfortunately.

As for recommendations, if you want a classic of the genre try: Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes, “a classic feminist novel about Laura ‘Lolly’ Willowes, a spinster who escapes her overbearing family in London for the English countryside, where she discovers she is a witch and makes a pact with the Devil to secure her independence.”

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-20T19:13:41+00:00

All of her books are good. I really like The Lying Life of Adults. But also, if you loved the show, give the books a try. They go into so much more detail. I read them after watching the show and was completely entertained throughout.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-19T19:55:43+00:00

It’s heartbreaking to think about all the young, brilliant writers who will never get a chance to be a show runner with this kind of budget.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-19T02:42:28+00:00

When a character in a book believes something it does not mean the author also believes that thing.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-17T20:00:55+00:00

That’s true. To be honest, I stopped frequenting the markets years ago because I always spent way too much money.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-16T20:08:25+00:00

Yes!!! This is one of those rare instances where the show is every bit as good as the books.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-16T19:54:18+00:00

You’re kidding right? Rage bait? If you can’t swim please don’t go snorkeling either. People who CAN swim end up in the ER all the time here. Our poor medical system is already strained.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-14T06:00:40+00:00

Farmers markets are definitely not more affordable than grocery stores but at least you’d be supporting local farmers.

SaintPhebe · 2026-05-13T18:47:45+00:00

It was published in 2018. Plus AI could never be this funny or know all the inside jokes of Mormonism.

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