Notices by Marie Brennan (swan_tower@wandering.shop)

"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!"

the entire point of that idiom was that you *can't*, it's straight-up impossible

"Just one bad apple"

. . . spoils the rest of the barrel; it's the *opposite* of an isolated problem

Any other idioms we've gotten completely backwards?

Can anybody rec me a good cross-cultural look at ghost traditions around the world?

If it helps, think of self-care as an act of defiance. There are people who *want* you to despair, to give up. Getting enough sleep, eating well, getting exercise, getting sunlight (especially as we head into winter) -- these say, I'm not going to let you make me lie down and quit.

Bookshop.org is offering free shipping today and tomorrow, as Anti-Prime Day! Support independent bookstores and stick it to Bezos:

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If you visit a U.S. national park, consider giving back to the indigenous people that land once belonged to (or still does):

https://lakotalaw.org/parks

We're in the last six days to fund another year of the great SF/F magazine Small Wonders! Get in on the action while you can: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cislyn/small-wonders-magazine-year-2

"We can't afford to pay you a living wage," says the person earning millions a year

--basically every labor dispute ever