Matthew Mendenhall > Recent Status Updates

The fall of Tenochtitlán makes me physically ill to read. One of the great tragedies of human history in my mind.

Getting in touch with my masculine side 😌

The first two chapters of this book is enough of a sign post indicating it’s a masterpiece.

Siri play “obsessed” by mimi c

More translated work from Latin America for me. This one’s wild.

Against my better judgment I’m starting another book. ☠️

This book wasn’t intended to be read…

“‘Lord, have mercy on all of them; keep all these unhappy and troubled souls I met today in your charge, and guide them. All ways are Thine: save them by Thy wisdom. Thou art love; Thou will send them all joy!’” Crying in the clerb

I get one antidepressant medication and suddenly start reading again. 🤩 I’m so back.

This feels like the first honest critique of not what it is to be left wing but to *do* left wing (the irritating theatricality of grappling with privilege, how political culture frustrates sex between two ideological peers, how hard it is to be left while struggling with connecting to your class and race).