#JustFinished The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

This was a great book! Graeber and Wengrow integrate new archeological discoveries with anthropology and turn common belief on its side. In the same way that we used to think that evolution was a progressive march to new and improved species, we also thought that human development was on an upward arc to better things, with capitalism and

🧵

#anthropology #nonfic #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Today, I started reading How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr. I will admit that I'm a bit raw because my sister is in the hospital, but JFC, this is brutal!

Between what we weren't told as kids and details on things that we were sort of told, it's incredibly informative and interesting, but I can't stop crying about things in it.

Like, I never knew the Philippines had been an American territory.

#books #bookstodon #nonfic #USHistory @bookstodon

If you happen to be in the vicinity of Owensboro, KY on April 10, drop by OCTC's Blandford Hall to watch #TheRoom with co-star @[email protected]. DM me for more info.

#Film #TheDisasterArtist #NonFic #SethRogen #Comedy #Kentucky #owensboro

QOTD: The Goddess of Ick

"Many times, we cling to toxic relationships because being a victim seems like the lesser of two evils. We feel like we are just trying to hang on, to survive. But we cannot discover what we are capable of until we let go and settle into the world, changed by other people's actions."

#WritingCommunity #NonFic #bookstodon @bookstodon #ActuallyAutistic #WritingLife #AuthorGoddess #IndieAuthors #Reading #WritingOnStream