Mastodawn

#reflections on #nonverbal #personhood and the #avoidance of #manualtasks my #blog narrative poem #autism #language #translation https://rant.li/atmercurialatrant-li/imagine-lacking-the-urge-will-and-ability-to-use-your-hands-in-a-functional

The Tyranny of Hands and Verbalism

When I imagine how it feels to have severe Autism, with other “isms” like ADHD and IDD, I imagine lacking the urge, will, and ability to use my hands in a functional way...

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Kathy Bryson May 19

About a third of the way in is where I stall and have to restart - where's your quit spot? What keeps you going?

#Writing a Novel: The Psychology of Quitting https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/writing-novel-the-psychology-of-quitting-1235559003/

#amwriting #writingtip #writingprocess #avoidance #discomfort

Writing a Novel: The Psychology of Quitting

Here in the muddy middle is where confidence erodes, not because the writer lacks ability but because the process becomes complex.

Rolling Stone

Wen May 16

Group Hysteria continues to grip the USA.

When are they going to run out of things to avoid #Epstein? They have tied killing people in the US as well as overseas, they have tried war, ex members of the administration are being sacked (#Bondi) or prosecuted (#Comey), they have appointed an ignorant troglodyte to run the US health administration (#Kennedy) and a drunk to run the #FBI (#Patel). Now it is UFOs. Next cancel elections?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/16/ufo-files-donald-trump-us-conspiracy-theorists-aliens

#Trump #Avoidance #Conspiracy

The release of the UFO files won’t satisfy conspiracy theorists – but it certainly serves Trump’s agenda

If there’s no proof of aliens, the president can blame the deep state. If there’s proof, he’s a hero. Either way, it helps his popularity, says writer Daniel Lavelle

The Guardian

Protyus A. Gendher May 10

#punishment #avoidance

https://protyusagendherpoet.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/bullying-persists-18/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Bullying Persists

When schools adopted zero‑tolerance, kids didn’t stop reenacting their home dynamics — they just learned the script for avoiding punishment. Check out my music! More Topics

Protyus A Gendher

Protyus A. Gendher May 1

Both are #avoidance strategies.
Both are #pacification tools.
Both are relational distortions.

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/01/pity-as-source-code-for-toxic-positivity/

PITY AS SOURCE CODE FOR TOXIC POSITIVITY

Relational Anthropology — Structural Architecture Overview Toxic positivity is not a standalone phenomenon. It is a derivative behavior generated from a deeper relational mechanism. That mechanism …

Survivor Literacy

CBC Newfoundland & Labrador Apr 28

Were N.L’.s 'mother-in-law doors' a tax avoidance strategy?
With the April 30 personal tax deadline looming, Canadians are scrambling for any claim, loophole, or exemption that will reduce the amount of tax they owe.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mother-in-law-doors-nl-taxes-9.7179807?cmp=rss