HeyJaredDiary of a Sad Black Woman.
Welcome to Diary of a Sad Black Woman—an online ‘zine for Baddies with Big Feelings! This is a safe space for Sad Girls to chat about their woes and, most importantly, seek joy together.
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You, yes you, can build community from your couch! (opens the original)
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’Ello lovely readers!As you may know, I spend a lot of time indoors. Partly due to overstimulation, partly due to crushing social anxiety…but still, I don’t get out like that. That’s why the virtual Black Girl Book Fair exists! I wanted an accessible space for my fellow nervous Nellies, and/or those with chronic illness, to take part in a fair experience from home.While planning the last fair, I had magical help along the way. People who saw what I was building and offered to pick up a brick, pu
I promise I’m not crying in this one! (opens the original)
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Hi there!Long time, no write. My introspective era came to a screeching halt after that book thief stole from me and got away with it, ha.But maybe it’s for the best that I take a break from dwelling and delving into all the ways I feel strange and unusual. So, thank you, book thief. If not for you, I would have continued unraveling and dissecting my entire personality until there was nothing left but my glasses on an examination table. Instead, I’ll unfurl my spine, remove the latex gloves, let
Someone stole a book from me… (opens the original)
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I’d meant to write a post about Cat’s Don’t Dance and how our favorite characters have neurodivergent traits, while the world at large seems to hate them on actual neurodivergent people…but as I was typing I received my very first fraudulent chargeback. Actually two! From the same person. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_n6V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0
You’re not weird…you have autism. (opens the original)
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This one’s for my autistic girlies (and guys)!So, I’ve been calling myself weird for the longest time. I tacked on “strange” in the last year after it was hurled at me like an insult, but…it felt fitting to be honest, so I folded it right into my branding and wore it like polished armor.Writer of strange fiction.Weird, woeful woman.Black, beautiful and bizarre.And also…alien. Awkward. Off-putting. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pxoh!,
Girl...it's okay to ask for help. (opens the original)
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