Fafocene Diary #06: Tattoos, Marge Piercy and burnout.

Tuesday 23rd June 2026. (What are the Fafocene Diaries? See here). It is hot. And it is one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives. I was in the bakery (insert joke here about it being cooler in there) and could not help myself (didn’t try) but to show the two people... Continue Reading →

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Before the Hunger Games – Feminist scifi and “The Female Man”

The Female Man is the best, most important book you probably* never heard of. Written in 1970 but not published until 1975, Joanna Russ delivered a mind-bending and gender-bending work of genius. Think 12 Monkeys meets The Hunger Games with the sensibility of Thelma and Louise. Speaking as a man, and so accustomed to giving... Continue Reading →

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