Spoke
@wintersparv
National Education and Workforce Manager by day. Writer by night. Brilliant by accident.
In a world full of male voices, we need great bookstores where you can discover great books by great women. If you’re in #Edinburgh, go to #RareBirdsBooks. If your not in Edinburgh, go to Edinburgh, so you can go to Rare Birds Books. #FeministFriday
Glimpses of women’s lives, defined by male concepts, beyond the male gaze. #TheTroubleWithHappinessAndOtherStories #ToveDitlevsen #booksky
We lead lives of fleeting encounters that stay with us forever. #OurEvenings #AlanHollinghurst #booksky
Having been bombarded with a fair share of memes featuring #TaylorSwift and #TravisKelce, what stands out is that so many people are so invested, they feel the urge to channel all that animosity into petty attacks toward Swift. I have yet to come across a single post hating on Kelce. #FeministFriday
The so-called leader of the so-called free world. Let this sink in for a moment. Sexual assault should never be normalized. #trump #EJeanCarroll
In 2026, Merriam-Webster’s top entry for ‘man’ is fighting tooth and nail to uphold the male default in the English language. Dear @merriam-webster.com, it’s time to put your lexicographers to work. #FeministFriday #sexism
Kalinithi offers many perspectives on life, death, and the ups and downs of getting there. It gets you thinking. What he doesn’t offer is literary value—unfortunately. #WhenBreathBecomesAir #PaulKalinithi #booksky
The British Royal Family’s take on human rights: 1) Platform a vocal transphobe. 2) Silence those who dare show their support to trans rights in the comments. Feminism is for ALL women (yes, even the transphobic ones). #FeministFriday #TransRights
What with the reactionary trends moving through the world at the moment, where oppression is present in schools and libraries, Bradbury is sadly relevant 73 years later. #Fahrenheit451 #RayBradbury #booksky
Remember NYT’s obituary of #YvonneBrill? “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children” She invented systems to keep satellites in orbit and was awarded the National Medal of Technology. #FeministFriday #sexism
There are cases where the artist gets in the way of the art. In this case it’s more the art getting in the way of the art—the brilliance getting in the way of the reading. #HowToBeBoth #AliSmith #booksky
Long day’s journey into denouement—if an anticlimactic one. #MothersAndSons #AdamHaslett #booksky
Before tech turned male, it was female. After tech turned male, it was still female. It was just silenced. #FeministFriday #ClaireLEvans #BroadBand #booksky
At times, there is something rough and unpolished about the language, especially the imagery, that an editor should’ve picked up on. The intention is there, but Younis keeps missing the high notes. #fundamentally #NussaibahYounis #booksky
In 2027, it will be mandatory for UK employers with more than 250 employees to have an action plan for employees experiencing #menopause. It makes sense to have a support system for something that half your workforce go through at some point of their career. #FeministFriday
Last year, Luca Strobel, a trans man in South Carolina, was detained by the police. For having used the women’s restroom. In accordance with the law. Apparently, the transphobes can have it both ways. Happy #PrideMonth y’all. #transphobia
I mean, I get that the guy wants to leave his legacy. But he will; it’s called #ClimateCrisis. #trump
Tidöregeringen skjuter till med 500 miljoner för att öka resandet med inrikesflyg. Tur att vi inte är mitt uppemot en brinnande klimatkris.
I don’t know that a single name ever holds this much, but rather the circumstances and knock-on effects of life choices. That would’ve been an absolutely unbearable title for a novel though. #TheNames #FlorenceKnapp #booksky
There is a heavy predominance of male-only clinical trials in the UK, exceeding female-only by 67%. The under-representation of data forces doctors and female patients to make decisions in a void of evidence. Call your Higher Education funding bodies and demand change. #FeministFriday #research
In his exhibition at NGO DEI in The Hague, Hong Kong-born artist #KaceyWong explores imagination as a form of resistance and survival. April 11–26, his collab piece with Peter Hägerås and me, Rebel Hearts, will be featured, alongside other installations in various media. Go there! #TalesOfResistance
Dear @nytimes.com, can we not call this therapy? It’s NOT therapy. It’s abuse. #ConversionPractices