Status Updates From The Deep

Did I read during a work meeting bc this had me locked in? Yes. Absolutely. And I’d do it again.

—How to maintain independence while still supporting & participating in community. How to grieve, remember, & process while still moving on into a new future. How love can be free when not restricted by oppressive societal norms/rules. & sm more!

Such a short book held so many wonderful things in it! Multiple themes & concepts were explored well, & I don’t think anything overstayed its welcome. I loved Yetu x Oori ofc. The parallels between our world & the wajinru’s were done well, like I’ve mentioned. How to balance the overwhelming beauty & horror of history with our hope for the future as well as our individual sense of self.—

—coming from THEM & the beauty/love/etc they have for their community & the nature around them.

I love the sentiment of multiple truths existing simultaneously! More than one concept can coexist & each have truth to them. I also love the freeness of love, queerness, & gender expression within the wajinru 🫶🏻 so beautiful to see. In general, but also bc ik that in many African cultures, queer, trans, & intersex identities weren’t ostracized. I love the notes of their religion, devotion, & faith—