Leslea Tash's Blog, page 27
August 20, 2013
"If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness."
- A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner (via xplsns)
August 19, 2013
August 18, 2013
The vanilla cat is melting, while the tall mocha latte cat...
The vanilla cat is melting, while the tall mocha latte cat watches.
Tall cat vs. a pile of cat [via]
A sweet little paperback for all ages
Yes! I do write something that’s relatively free of murder, mayhem, sex, and drugs. Okay, so there’s a little murder and mayhem, but I’d still read it to my kids. (The main problem I have reading to my kids is that they assume everything I write is about THEM. Fiction, son! It’s fiction!) Anyway, it’s a serial called The Wizard Tales. It started as a flash fiction piece I wrote just to entertain my husband. It took me 20 minutes. It has been since downloaded countless times. Tens of thousands of times, possibly more. I’ve never added it up.
From there, I wrote two sequels, wrote an apprentice for the Wizard, and gave him a cameo in a Troll Or Derby “in-between” story. All five wizard-related tales are in The Wizard Tales Vol I-III.So many people have expressed interest in the Wizard Tales I-III paperback that I decided to do another giveaway, until I’ve got a winner in each: US, GB, CA, and AU.
Australia was the first to win so this current giveaway is for ‘Murica, Great Britain, and Canada only.Maybe add it to your Goodreads while you’re there entering?
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Wizard Tales Vol I-III
by Red TashGiveaway ends August 20, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter to win
August 17, 2013
Freebies and cheapies
Okay, to recap: Freebies and Cheapies!
1.) I’ve put Troll Or Derby on sale for a few days, as part of a big Back to School sale. Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook formats!
2.) I’m giving away books by my author friends (and probably a few of my own) on my Facebook page. Trying to reach 1000 likes this week!
August 16, 2013
"Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask why the sun is..."
Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask why the sun is yellow, or what a dream is, or how deep you can dig a hole, or when is the world’s birthday, or why we have toes. Too many teachers and parents answer with irritation or ridicule, or quickly move on to something else. Why adults should pretend to omniscience before a five-year-old, I can’t for the life of me understand. What’s wrong with admitting that you don’t know? Children soon recognize that somehow this kind of question annoys many adults. A few more experiences like this, and another child has been lost to science.
There are many better responses. If we have an idea of the answer, we could try to explain. If we don’t, we could go to the encyclopedia or the library. Or we might say to the child: “I don’t know the answer. Maybe no one knows. Maybe when you grow up, you’ll be the first to find out.”
”- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as the Candle in The Dark (via imagineatoms)
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Ebony Magazine created four epic covers to...
Ebony Magazine created four epic covers to discuss the aftermath of the murder of Trayvon Martin, salute the struggle and have a conversation among its readers about this. I haven’t received my September 2013 issue yet, so I can’t comment on the actual article itself.
I think the covers are powerful. And as a Black woman, I do want the conversation on Black girls and Black women to be had as well, to be ongoing and also be intersectional. Black women always do. I always reject the lie that our lives are “easier” than Black men’s lives. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t want these covers to also exist. They are important.
Apparently, Ebony Magazine has been receiving some hatred from Whites about the covers. They call the covers “racist.” This is the world that we live in—one where critical thinking on race and racism is adamantly refused. Blatantly.
I tweeted about this earlier today, and the gist of what I tweeted was:
Many White people still think that “acknowledging the experiences of Black people” = ‘racism’.” They have no clue what racism actually is, hence hate for Ebony Magazine. The real anger by some Whites is over the fact that the Ebony covers humanize Black men and Black humanity is contradictory to White supremacy. It forces them to feel guilty. Their external anger is internal guilt. They’re mad that even for a second they question White supremacy. Loving families concerned about Black boys’ safety. How do these Ebony Magazine covers insult or create oppression for Whites? They DON’T.
"You make me feel bad about racism and White privilege. And that’s ‘racist’ you hear!" - some ridiculous Whites
Oh look, stuff to read:
Why Whites Call People of Colour Racist
A White Woman Derails A Post About Racism Since She Thinks “Racism = Insults”
Whiteness Is Not Universal (I challenge the idea of Whites being “normal” “boiler plate” and “the default.”)
Who Defined That? (via racismschool on Tumblr, on the word “racism”, and also see the rebuttal to a dissenter here).
The Dictionary and Marginalized People (via Womanist Musings)
Essay Lists: On Race and On Race IIAgain, I really like these covers. But I also wish they didn’t have to exist. They exist because of the reality of injustice.
Giving away TONS of books here:...
Giving away TONS of books here: http://facebook.com/RedTashBooks
So far I’ve given away 17-18 titles by various authors. Go win.
August 15, 2013
I see all your fandoms
and raise you
the
motherfucking
treehouse
fandom
because if you
have ever seen
anything
more awesome than these motherfucking treehouses
I will call you out on your bullshit
because come on look at these fuckers
It looks like a freaking onion
it’s multi-fucking-storey
it’s bigger than my actual house
