Layan's story made me sob, and the fact that she lost her matching sun pendant friendship necklace from Samaa after holding onto it for so long through all this tragedy breaks my heart even more. And hearing these countless stories of young children undergoing several surgical procedures without any anesthesia or pain medication makes me so sick to my stomach. May she get the care, peace, justice, and safety she deserves. Thank you for including her story and for this wonderful Barn Sour post 💗
Wow that essay on cruising was too good! I loved this part:
If cruising, like every human project, was flawed and sometimes dangerous or problematic, it was at least, and could be again, an attempt at more: more pleasure, more joy, more contact, more freedom than is currently accessible to us. It was an effort to construct a social ecology with room for different uses of the city, different possibilities of experience, and an understanding of how communities with diverse interests and practices might learn to coexist. That is a vision worth preserving.
The Bigfoot article was a fun read and made me chuckle a few times. When I was 8, I was convinced I saw Bigfoot. But then I got older and thought it was most likely somebody wearing a Chewbacca costume because I didn’t think Bigfoot would casually be crossing a deserted church parking lot in the middle of the day in Sacramento.
Of the ones I’ve read so far (slowly catching up), these letters have been nourishing my curiosity. I’m delighted I’ll be able to read your writing more often here at Barn Sour. Thank you for sharing with us all these essays/articles, books, and especially your thoughts <3
I’m enjoying all of it, but my music lover heart does appreciate discovering new songs from the ones you share, and I really love the Too Many Tabs Open section as I can get to a few after I finish reading the letter and save the rest for another time.
I'm so sorry for my delayed response, Yomi, but I love your comment and perspective so much! It means a lot to me that you're enjoying Barn Sour. I hope this week treats you better than well <3
Layan's story made me sob, and the fact that she lost her matching sun pendant friendship necklace from Samaa after holding onto it for so long through all this tragedy breaks my heart even more. And hearing these countless stories of young children undergoing several surgical procedures without any anesthesia or pain medication makes me so sick to my stomach. May she get the care, peace, justice, and safety she deserves. Thank you for including her story and for this wonderful Barn Sour post 💗
Wow that essay on cruising was too good! I loved this part:
If cruising, like every human project, was flawed and sometimes dangerous or problematic, it was at least, and could be again, an attempt at more: more pleasure, more joy, more contact, more freedom than is currently accessible to us. It was an effort to construct a social ecology with room for different uses of the city, different possibilities of experience, and an understanding of how communities with diverse interests and practices might learn to coexist. That is a vision worth preserving.
The Bigfoot article was a fun read and made me chuckle a few times. When I was 8, I was convinced I saw Bigfoot. But then I got older and thought it was most likely somebody wearing a Chewbacca costume because I didn’t think Bigfoot would casually be crossing a deserted church parking lot in the middle of the day in Sacramento.
Of the ones I’ve read so far (slowly catching up), these letters have been nourishing my curiosity. I’m delighted I’ll be able to read your writing more often here at Barn Sour. Thank you for sharing with us all these essays/articles, books, and especially your thoughts <3
I’m enjoying all of it, but my music lover heart does appreciate discovering new songs from the ones you share, and I really love the Too Many Tabs Open section as I can get to a few after I finish reading the letter and save the rest for another time.
I'm so sorry for my delayed response, Yomi, but I love your comment and perspective so much! It means a lot to me that you're enjoying Barn Sour. I hope this week treats you better than well <3