What am I celebrating this week?
- Enjoying watching the kids draw chalk pictures on our driveway.
- The Sydney Writers Festival podcasts of Helen Garner and Richard Flanagan. It’s a joy to listen to them both.
- Gmail is now officially offering ‘Undo Send’ functionality, and users like me everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.
- No longer wondering why people still catch the plague in the 21st century, because this great little piece explains why:
That horror is the handiwork of a bacteria called Y. pestis, which spends part of its life cycle in the digestive systems of fleas. There, it multiples until the flea’s esophagus is clogged with bacteria, so when the flea bites and tries to feed, it chokes on the teeming mass of bacteria in its throat. The flea vomits the pathogen into the bloodstream of its unsuspecting host, passing the infection on.
- These 20 photos of authors looking badass, just like Kathy Acker, have great #writerinspo potential.
What are you celebrating this week?
