It feels like the world has switched to disaster mode — mass shootings, a scourge of hate speech, the worst of the world we must leave behind.
These are climate issues, too. Because nothing else feels possible when your very personhood is at risk.
thephoenix.substack.com/p/our-hearts-a…
These are climate issues, too. Because nothing else feels possible when your very personhood is at risk.
thephoenix.substack.com/p/our-hearts-a…
When we hurt alone, when we grieve alone, that’s when despair creeps in. So we have to do it together, even though it may feel uncomfortable.
And we’ve got to change the entire system.
We can’t wait any longer.
Every revolution is always imperfect. We're doing this for us.
And we’ve got to change the entire system.
We can’t wait any longer.
Every revolution is always imperfect. We're doing this for us.
Also, this is my first full newsletter since the increasingly worrying issues with Substack’s abdication of protections for its trans writers.
I’m still considering my options for moving to a different platform — like many other writers have already done.
In the meantime,
I’m still considering my options for moving to a different platform — like many other writers have already done.
In the meantime,
I will continue to use this platform to stand up for marginalized voices and condemn hate speech.
If you’re a paid subscriber of The Phoenix and you’d like to have your money go directly to me instead of Substack, I just (re-)launched a Patreon here:
patreon.com/ericholthaus
If you’re a paid subscriber of The Phoenix and you’d like to have your money go directly to me instead of Substack, I just (re-)launched a Patreon here:
patreon.com/ericholthaus
If you make the switch in the next few weeks, I'll even send you a custom sticker with The Phoenix logo.🔥
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