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    "id": 0,
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    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Null Entity by Seth Haddon 📚\nA nice sequel to Volatile Memory. Quick read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-08-09 18:01:14 -0400",
    "date": "6:01 p.m. on Aug 9, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/08/09/finished-reading-null-entity-by.html",
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  {
    "id": 1,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Black squirrels rule!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-08-04 19:44:48 -0400",
    "date": "7:44 p.m. on Aug 4, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/08/04/black-squirrels-rule.html",
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    "id": 2,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Devour Me, Again The Poems of Bambi Lake by Bambi Lake 📚 🏳️‍⚧️\nA good read. Miss my poetry books! Loved “I”, “Baba”, and “Beanstalk”, the last one was very powerful. I also really liked “You Don’t Love Me So I’m Ugly, And I’m Going To Kill Myself, And It’s All Your Fault!!”\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-08-03 21:33:51 -0400",
    "date": "9:33 p.m. on Aug 3, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/08/03/finished-reading-devour-me-again.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F03%2Ffinished-reading-devour-me-again.html"
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    "id": 3,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "A poem in my new collection talks about aging as a trans person, especially if memory issues arise. Who will protect our identity? Who will let us have respect when we can’t control it? It’s something I think about more and more.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-26 23:27:36 -0400",
    "date": "11:27 p.m. on Jul 26, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/26/a-poem-in-my-new.html",
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    "id": 4,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Phantasm: Ravager 🍿\n“Dawn. Dawn. Her name is Dawn” 🩷🩷🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-26 22:43:21 -0400",
    "date": "10:43 p.m. on Jul 26, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/26/watched-phantasm-ravager-dawn-dawn.html",
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  {
    "id": 5,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "And so it begins… 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-26 19:49:36 -0400",
    "date": "7:49 p.m. on Jul 26, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/26/and-so-it-begins.html",
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  {
    "id": 6,
    "type": "reply",
    "title": "",
    "text": "@arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social Gothic pulp is the best!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-26 15:42:12 -0400",
    "date": "3:42 p.m. on Jul 26, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/replies/2026/07/26/94708173.html",
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    "id": 7,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Multiple states and low to high end places and never an askew glance from staff. Ever. Sure, other patrons might have stared funny at me or commented or worse, but never staff. Owners, bartenders, and servers would come by, say hi and stay 10 minutes or more talking, even if we weren’t their tables!\nTonight, place we’ve been going to for 20+ years, where owner would stop by and chat every visit, it changed. He set new 50 yard dash record to get away from me. One glance and he just started stepping away.\nStupid to get upset. But, I still did. Hostess who sat us was amazing so it wasn’t institutional. Still, hurts.\n🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-21 22:39:49 -0400",
    "date": "10:39 p.m. on Jul 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/21/multiple-states-and-low-to.html",
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    "id": 8,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "License Plate Game",
    "text": "I still love playing the \u0026ldquo;license plate\u0026rdquo; game when we travel. Seeing which states and provinces are on the road the same time as us. I\u0026rsquo;ve been playing this since I was single digits. 🩷\nOn a week\u0026rsquo;s vacation to New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, we found 42 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 Canadian provinces: Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia. That\u0026rsquo;s a record for us, as far as states go (we saw 6 provinces one time!).\nThe eight states we didn\u0026rsquo;t see were North \u0026amp; South Dakota (both somewhat rare on the East Coast), New Mexico (surprised we didn\u0026rsquo;t see it), Hawaii (long shot on the mainland 🤣), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa (surprised here too).\n🗺️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-19 19:02:03 -0400",
    "date": "7:02 p.m. on Jul 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/19/license-plate-game.html",
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  {
    "id": 9,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Happy evening!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-18 22:42:55 -0400",
    "date": "10:42 p.m. on Jul 18, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/18/happy-evening.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F07%2F18%2Fhappy-evening.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 10,
    "type": "reply",
    "title": "",
    "text": "@arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social I primarily buy physical copies of trans books anymore (ebook copies too but always a print one for safekeeping) and stopped posting “shelfies” for fear they’d be used to cull books. It’s so terrifying and depressing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-17 16:12:11 -0400",
    "date": "4:12 p.m. on Jul 17, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/replies/2026/07/17/94257676.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/newdawn/94257676"
  },
  {
    "id": 11,
    "type": "reply",
    "title": "",
    "text": "@manton my gut feel is I don’t like it. I left twitter the day musk took over. Anything that aids them keeps the hate alive and is a real threat to my very existence. If someone wants to crosspost, URL copy\u0026amp;paste works. And let’s keep building the micro.blog brand as a destination in itself!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-14 16:40:10 -0400",
    "date": "4:40 p.m. on Jul 14, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/replies/2026/07/14/94004393.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/newdawn/94004393"
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    "id": 12,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "While writing today, I was harnessing the anger, sadness and joy of my transition. It led to good results, I think.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-10 18:41:12 -0400",
    "date": "6:41 p.m. on Jul 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/10/while-writing-today-i-was.html",
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    "id": 13,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚\n5 stars. I enjoyed it even more than her first novel, The Deep Sky.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-08 22:46:18 -0400",
    "date": "10:46 p.m. on Jul 8, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/08/finished-reading-the-stardust-grail.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 14,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Currently reading: The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei 📚\n70% of the way through and this is one of the best novels I’ve read in ages. Great story, beautiful writing, adore it!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-08 10:19:14 -0400",
    "date": "10:19 p.m. on Jul 8, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/07/08/currently-reading-the-stardust-grail.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 15,
    "type": "reply",
    "title": "",
    "text": "@manton wow, that was a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing. I learned a few new things and have new stuff to play with!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-07 15:31:05 -0400",
    "date": "3:31 p.m. on Jul 7, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/replies/2026/07/07/93603589.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/newdawn/93603589"
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  {
    "id": 16,
    "type": "reply",
    "title": "",
    "text": "@numericcitizen ❤️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-07-01 10:28:28 -0400",
    "date": "10:28 p.m. on Jul 1, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/replies/2026/07/01/93251841.html",
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    "id": 17,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Columbo S2E5, Requiem for a Falling Star 🍿\nHadn’t seen in a while and haven’t seen this episode more than two or three times, so it was a fun viewing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-28 22:38:33 -0400",
    "date": "10:38 p.m. on Jun 28, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/28/watched-columbo-se-requiem-for.html",
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  {
    "id": 18,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Love my Sunday ritual of painting my fingernails. I’ve used new colors over the last few weeks. But always OPI, it’s the best polish. Loving today’s color: Put It In Neutral. Soft beige pink: a cuddly choice. 💅🥰\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-28 16:15:28 -0400",
    "date": "4:15 p.m. on Jun 28, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/28/love-my-sunday-ritual-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F28%2Flove-my-sunday-ritual-of.html"
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    "id": 19,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Forbidden Fruits 🍿 I really enjoyed this. At times wondered where it was going but wow, what a journey! 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-28 00:42:04 -0400",
    "date": "12:42 p.m. on Jun 28, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/28/watched-forbidden-fruits-i-really.html",
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  {
    "id": 20,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Thriller S1E16, The Hungry Glass 🍿 Captain Kirk and the Professor with two fantastic woman actors to boot. And Ellie May as a bonus.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-27 00:18:52 -0400",
    "date": "12:18 p.m. on Jun 27, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/27/watched-thriller-se-the-hungry.html",
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  {
    "id": 21,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "3 days straight of writing. 18 poems finished and another ½ way complete. Productive week. Feeling good.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-26 20:04:12 -0400",
    "date": "8:04 p.m. on Jun 26, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/26/days-straight-of-writing-poems.html",
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  {
    "id": 22,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Deadpool \u0026amp; Wolverine 🍿 The end credit scenes were the best part of the movie…\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-25 23:42:16 -0400",
    "date": "11:42 p.m. on Jun 25, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/25/watched-deadpool-wolverine-the-end.html",
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  {
    "id": 23,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I love Jane from Queens of the Dead! Totally me!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-24 23:49:42 -0400",
    "date": "11:49 p.m. on Jun 24, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/24/i-love-jane-from-queens.html",
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  {
    "id": 24,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Thriller S1E37, The Grim Reaper 🍿 William Shatner \u0026amp; Natalie Schafer nail this episode! Perfect Thriller.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-21 23:52:23 -0400",
    "date": "11:52 p.m. on Jun 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/21/watched-thriller-se-the-grim.html",
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  {
    "id": 25,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Helsinki Crimes S1E7, The Iron Room 🍿 Wow, final set from season one. Dark show, good writing, nice acting.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-21 22:50:57 -0400",
    "date": "10:50 p.m. on Jun 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/21/watched-helsinki-crimes-se-the.html",
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  {
    "id": 26,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I’ve picked up so many new songs or bands not from the radio or social media, but from movie soundtracks. This has been true for the last few years.\nSome amazing recent bands are:\n Delilah Bon Tears for the Dying Alter Boys Death Valley Girls Hellbender (H6llb6nd6r) Altar de Fey Poppy  ",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-21 20:26:09 -0400",
    "date": "8:26 p.m. on Jun 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/21/ive-picked-up-so-many.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 27,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: The Serpent\u0026rsquo;s Skin 🍿 🩷🩷🩷🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-21 00:57:04 -0400",
    "date": "12:57 p.m. on Jun 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/21/watched-the-serpents-skin.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F21%2Fwatched-the-serpents-skin.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 28,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Ready or Not 🍿\nWorth $4, not really $5.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-20 23:12:14 -0400",
    "date": "11:12 p.m. on Jun 20, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/20/watched-ready-or-not-worth.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F20%2Fwatched-ready-or-not-worth.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 29,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Queens of the Dead 🍿 Just keeps getting better and better each rewatch!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-20 01:36:55 -0400",
    "date": "1:36 p.m. on Jun 20, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/20/watched-queens-of-the-dead.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F20%2Fwatched-queens-of-the-dead.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 30,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Hellbender 🍿Even better the second time watching. Great soundtrack, acting and story!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-19 23:19:47 -0400",
    "date": "11:19 p.m. on Jun 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/19/watched-hellbender-even-better-the.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 31,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Capricorn One 🍿\nHasn’t aged as well as some flicks from the era but parts are fantastic. Love Karen Black, Elliot Gould \u0026amp; the black helicopters.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-19 00:08:28 -0400",
    "date": "12:08 p.m. on Jun 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/19/watched-capricorn-one-hasnt-aged.html",
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  {
    "id": 32,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Incredible Weekend",
    "text": "Spending time with friends over the weekend was fantastic. Saw people I hadn\u0026rsquo;t seen in months or years. Incredibly supportive interactions and talks. With some people, I talked about the changes I\u0026rsquo;ve been going through and how happy I was. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t a drama session or looking for support, just sharing something about what I\u0026rsquo;ve been up to. People were just amazing.\nBut those weren\u0026rsquo;t the only good times. Just being accepted and talking like friends do when you get together. I wasn\u0026rsquo;t the trans person, I was just Dawn. I was just someone they knew for ages and we just sat around, talked, ate, drank, and simply did what human beings need to do, be social with each other.\nThree nights in a row (pretty insane for an introvert like me) of social interactions, and they were all so great. 🩷 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-15 17:51:17 -0400",
    "date": "5:51 p.m. on Jun 15, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/15/incredible-weekend.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 33,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Irrational Numbers by George Alec Effinger",
    "text": "Finished reading: Irrational Numbers by George Alec Effinger 📚\nI loved “And Us, Too, I Guess”. It was really dark, wow. At first I thought it was too slow, but the alternating points of view and the disintegration of everything really worked.\n“Hard Times” was terrifying and amazing; dark, powerful and precise. Something out of America today with thugs \u0026amp; evil people running things. Also a frightening thought about potential future hiring practices/vetting procedures.\n\u0026ldquo;Lydectes: On the Nature of Sport” was an interesting meta text that presages the type of rhetoric and realities of an America 50 years after it was written.\nI didn’t really enjoy the other pieces.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-14 18:19:50 -0400",
    "date": "6:19 p.m. on Jun 14, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/14/irrational-numbers-by-george-alec.html",
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  {
    "id": 34,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I\u0026rsquo;m writing again and looking forward to getting my next collection of poetry out this year. I started working on this new collection, tentatively called Being, while I was in the process of publishing \u0026ldquo;Becoming\u0026rdquo;. I took a break for a bit, too much of life was demanding attention. But, it\u0026rsquo;s been flowing again and I\u0026rsquo;m happy about that.\nLooking back on this exciting and at times scary transition, I\u0026rsquo;m still amazed at the wonderful people I\u0026rsquo;ve interacted with. I\u0026rsquo;ve gotten support from people I expected it from, and from people I didn\u0026rsquo;t expect it from. I\u0026rsquo;ve also gotten it from total strangers. That\u0026rsquo;s not to say that it\u0026rsquo;s all been peaches and cream, but overall, I\u0026rsquo;ve been extremely lucky. It\u0026rsquo;s nice to have something positive to say about humanity in these times.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-12 16:16:30 -0400",
    "date": "4:16 p.m. on Jun 12, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/12/im-writing-again-and-looking.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F12%2Fim-writing-again-and-looking.html"
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  {
    "id": 35,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Stag Dance by Torrey Peters 📚 4*. I really enjoyed having a physical copy of her short stories. The main novella was good though it might have worked a little better as a short story. Very much enjoyed the collection overall\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-09 21:37:42 -0400",
    "date": "9:37 p.m. on Jun 9, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/09/finished-reading-stag-dance-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Ffinished-reading-stag-dance-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 36,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Monica 🍿 powerful 😢\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-07 23:39:21 -0400",
    "date": "11:39 p.m. on Jun 7, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/07/watched-monica-powerful.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F07%2Fwatched-monica-powerful.html"
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  {
    "id": 37,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Agatha Christie\u0026rsquo;s Poirot S1E5, The Third Floor Flat 🍿\nI loved these episodes when they first aired. They don’t really stand the test of time but the production quality is still amazing. I’ve never lusted after clothes like the ones on this series. 1920s/30s fashions rocked. I’d kill for the red dress in this particular episode.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-07 20:34:09 -0400",
    "date": "8:34 p.m. on Jun 7, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/07/watched-agatha-christies-poirot-se.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F07%2Fwatched-agatha-christies-poirot-se.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 38,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Never actually cried during a trailer for a film. \u0026ldquo;Monica\u0026rdquo; is that trailer. Watched twice before, and going to watch again tomorrow. If you haven\u0026rsquo;t seen, check it out. And if you like it, read Vanishing Monuments by John Elizabeth Stintzi. Just beautiful writing. 🏳️‍⚧️🍿📚\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-07 00:27:46 -0400",
    "date": "12:27 p.m. on Jun 7, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/07/never-actually-cried-during-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F07%2Fnever-actually-cried-during-a.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 39,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "New discovery: eyeliner is game changing. Wow. 🥰\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-06 23:54:27 -0400",
    "date": "11:54 p.m. on Jun 6, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/06/new-discovery-eyeliner-is-game.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F06%2Fnew-discovery-eyeliner-is-game.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 40,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Queens of the Dead 🍿amazing!! 🩷🩷🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-06-06 01:37:20 -0400",
    "date": "1:37 p.m. on Jun 6, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/06/06/watched-queens-of-the-dead.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F06%2F06%2Fwatched-queens-of-the-dead.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 41,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Scanners 🍿 Enjoyed. Nostalgic trip and some additional thoughts …\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-31 21:17:04 -0400",
    "date": "9:17 p.m. on May 31, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/31/watched-scanners-enjoyed-nostalgic-trip.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F31%2Fwatched-scanners-enjoyed-nostalgic-trip.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 42,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Mani-pedi Sunday. I am totally an OPI Bubble Bunny.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-31 18:10:47 -0400",
    "date": "6:10 p.m. on May 31, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/31/manipedi-sunday-i-am-totally.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F31%2Fmanipedi-sunday-i-am-totally.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 43,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "But to balance out the day, also had a woman come up to me in the market and have her ask me about my ruffle ankle socks and say nice things about them. It made my day. Just a simple acknowledgment of something cute. Nothing political or hardcore, just human interaction\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-30 00:49:02 -0400",
    "date": "12:49 p.m. on May 30, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/30/but-to-balance-out-the.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F30%2Fbut-to-balance-out-the.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 44,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Sometimes the hardest thing to deal with is whether it was accepting who I am or playing for the tip…\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-29 21:21:18 -0400",
    "date": "9:21 p.m. on May 29, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/29/sometimes-the-hardest-thing-to.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F29%2Fsometimes-the-hardest-thing-to.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 45,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: The Tragedy of Macbeth 🍿 4th time watching, still love it. Powerful performances by entire cast.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-28 22:47:49 -0400",
    "date": "10:47 p.m. on May 28, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/28/watched-the-tragedy-of-macbeth.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F28%2Fwatched-the-tragedy-of-macbeth.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 46,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Widow\u0026rsquo;s Bay S1E7, Seasickness 🍿 I’ve never seen a ChatGPT/Claude/AI slop episode before… I have now.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-27 23:02:01 -0400",
    "date": "11:02 p.m. on May 27, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/27/watched-widows-bay-se-seasickness.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F27%2Fwatched-widows-bay-se-seasickness.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 47,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Best Wishes to All 🍿OMG. Super twisted and very good.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-25 23:14:56 -0400",
    "date": "11:14 p.m. on May 25, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/25/watched-best-wishes-to-all.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F25%2Fwatched-best-wishes-to-all.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 48,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Sir Walter Scott - Lay of the Last Minstrel",
    "text": "A favorite poetic extract that has deep personal meaning to me.\n High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;\nDespite those titles, power, and pelf,\nThe wretch, concentred all in self,\nLiving, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour\u0026rsquo;d, and unsung.\n Canto VI, Stanza 1, Lines 9-16 (1805)\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-24 23:16:49 -0400",
    "date": "11:16 p.m. on May 24, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/24/sir-walter-scott-lay-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F24%2Fsir-walter-scott-lay-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 49,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: This Is Not a Test 🍿much better than I thought it would be. Enjoyed.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-23 23:45:52 -0400",
    "date": "11:45 p.m. on May 23, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/23/watched-this-is-not-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F23%2Fwatched-this-is-not-a.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 50,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Wrote opening and ideas for new poem while walking in the rain. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-23 15:17:59 -0400",
    "date": "3:17 p.m. on May 23, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/23/wrote-opening-and-ideas-for.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F23%2Fwrote-opening-and-ideas-for.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 51,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Hellbender 🍿\nFantastic flick, great music (written \u0026amp; performed by actors who were a band first). Great witchy/horror, coming of age feel. I also thought there were 🏳️‍⚧️ allusions.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-22 16:50:38 -0400",
    "date": "4:50 p.m. on May 22, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/22/watched-hellbender-fantastic-flick-great.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F22%2Fwatched-hellbender-fantastic-flick-great.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 52,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Letting go is the hardest but the most necessary thing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-21 23:56:25 -0400",
    "date": "11:56 p.m. on May 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/21/letting-go-is-the-hardest.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F21%2Fletting-go-is-the-hardest.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 53,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "First full vacation as Dawn ",
    "text": "This was my first full multi-night vacation where I presented the whole time as my true self. It was definitely a safe area in general, but still, it was a huge step. I can\u0026rsquo;t say how amazing it was and how wonderful I felt.\nWe had many wonderful encounters with people. One woman talked with us for a while about her own friend\u0026rsquo;s trans child and in the end, we all ended up hugging. It was so powerful. My heart was soaring. I was able to go shopping for jewelry, clothing, and shoes. And no real hassles or concerns, even from older and younger people. It just worked out. I was just a person at the beach, living her life and not bothering anyone. This is how the world can be and should be.\nI did get some glances from a folks here and there, but only once was it bad, and I missed most of it as I was facing a different direction. But some privileged wannabe decided it would be fun to relive her high school bitch phase. She stopped right by our table and dramatically turned to her date and whispered and pointing at me. Probably because I had a killer set of red sandal heels and looked amazing both inside and out. My honey called her out in a nice way and she didn\u0026rsquo;t know how to respond to being called out and just left.\nI won\u0026rsquo;t end on a downer. We saw old friends. Some knew about me, others didn\u0026rsquo;t. But, I got hugs and love and just was seen for who I am. I really needed that vacation and it came through for me. 🩷🏳️‍⚧️\np.s. OMG, packing was a pain in the tush. 4 pairs of shoes, multiple outfits, makeup, jewelry case, etc. But, I used everything. Important lesson for people of all genders, break in your shoes before doing 5 miles walks! Or, come prepared with band-aids I had some so I was good to go.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-19 17:29:53 -0400",
    "date": "5:29 p.m. on May 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/19/first-full-vacation-as-dawn.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Ffirst-full-vacation-as-dawn.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 54,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Today's workout playlist",
    "text": "Amazing playlist this morning for my workout. I made a new list for 2026 finally (almost 5 months in) and put it on shuffle. It doesn\u0026rsquo;t always sync up with my exercise but today it nailed it. It was a 48 minute workout and the last song was finishing as I finished. 🎵\n I Am The Best (Just Ask Your Momma) - Delilah Bon Girls in Bikinis - Poppy Blood on the Stone - H6LLB6ND6R Make It Right - The Coathangers Sabotage - Beastie Boys Chop Dicks - Delilah Bon Jolene (remastered) - Tears for the Dying Butterfly - Crazy Town Out of Luck - H6LLB6ND6R I\u0026rsquo;m a Man Too - Death Valley Girls Armageddon - H6LLB6ND6R Lost Girls - Tears for the Dying Straight to Hell - H6LLB6ND6R Shadows - Tears for the Dying Yoo Hoo - Imperial Teen Perfume - The Coathangers  ",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-18 14:54:49 -0400",
    "date": "2:54 p.m. on May 18, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/18/todays-workout-playlist.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F18%2Ftodays-workout-playlist.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 55,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Som 📚\nA great read: fun, deep, insightful, some good foodie items, and a cute kitty to boot.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-10 17:31:18 -0400",
    "date": "5:31 p.m. on May 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/10/finished-reading-spellbound-a-graphic.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F10%2Ffinished-reading-spellbound-a-graphic.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 56,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Hellbender Side A album is the perfect chill album. One of the best I’ve heard in decades.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-08 21:10:36 -0400",
    "date": "9:10 p.m. on May 8, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/08/hellbender-sode-a-album-is.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Fhellbender-sode-a-album-is.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 57,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Little things… first time using a lip pencil with my lipstick. Looked amazing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-05-02 21:24:53 -0400",
    "date": "9:24 p.m. on May 2, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/05/02/little-things-first-time-using.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F05%2F02%2Flittle-things-first-time-using.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 58,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: The Serpent\u0026rsquo;s Skin 🍿 Fantastic. Alice Maio Mackay does it again!\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-30 11:14:05 -0400",
    "date": "11:14 p.m. on Apr 30, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/30/watched-the-serpents-skin-fantastic.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F30%2Fwatched-the-serpents-skin-fantastic.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 59,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I have never felt so confident in who I am. 🩷🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-22 21:15:28 -0400",
    "date": "9:15 p.m. on Apr 22, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/22/i-have-never-felt-so.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F22%2Fi-have-never-felt-so.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 60,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Voyager 1",
    "text": "I have loved the Voyager program since before it launched. It is an amazing feat of engineering and passion. I read NPR\u0026rsquo;s story on shutting down one more instrument on Voyager 1 to help extend its life for maybe at least another year. I was sad but I still love that this little probe is still going, still performing science, and still sharing its information back to its home world.\nGo Voyager! You show the best of humanity, even when we don\u0026rsquo;t always deserve something as amazing as you.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-20 21:57:51 -0400",
    "date": "9:57 p.m. on Apr 20, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/20/voyager.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F20%2Fvoyager.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 61,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Becoming: Poems by Dawn Asson 📚\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-19 17:36:17 -0400",
    "date": "5:36 p.m. on Apr 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/19/finished-reading-becoming-poems-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F19%2Ffinished-reading-becoming-poems-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 62,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Just a perfect day. Amazing notes from friends about my poetry book. Beautiful outdoor walk. Wonderful dinner with my love. Trans joy is simply joy. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-18 21:11:01 -0400",
    "date": "9:11 p.m. on Apr 18, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/18/just-a-perfect-day-amazing.html",
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  {
    "id": 63,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I’ve reached out to so many people tonight and the ones who’ve replied already have made me smile and affirmed that I have such amazing friends! 🩷🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-18 00:09:03 -0400",
    "date": "12:09 p.m. on Apr 18, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/18/ive-reached-out-to-so.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F18%2Five-reached-out-to-so.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 64,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Highly recommend (because I love them and they look great on me), MAC Velvet Teddy and Mehr lipsticks. Subtle yet perfect. Best for cool toned people.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-12 21:16:22 -0400",
    "date": "9:16 p.m. on Apr 12, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/12/highly-recommend-because-i-love.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F12%2Fhighly-recommend-because-i-love.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 65,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "National Poetry Month and my recent collection",
    "text": "Since it\u0026rsquo;s National Poetry Month, I want to highlight my recent collection that I published in March. Digital copies are on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Kobo, Apple \u0026amp; Amazon for 99¢ now; and a print version is on Amazon for $4.99.\nCheck out \u0026ldquo;becoming\u0026rdquo; by Dawn Asson if you are interested in this girl\u0026rsquo;s trans journey so far. It\u0026rsquo;s a collection of 28 poems that poured out of me. They are full of fear, happiness, exploration, regret, and hope.\nThank you! 🩷🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-10 13:22:08 -0400",
    "date": "1:22 p.m. on Apr 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/10/national-poetry-month-and-my.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F10%2Fnational-poetry-month-and-my.html"
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    "id": 66,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Woodworking by Emily St James 📚\n6 stars. Damn you for making me cry! Amazing read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-04-05 22:56:40 -0400",
    "date": "10:56 p.m. on Apr 5, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/04/05/finished-reading-woodworking-by-emily.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F05%2Ffinished-reading-woodworking-by-emily.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 67,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Trans Day of Visibility 2026",
    "text": "This is my second time celebrating, or perhaps, observing Trans Day of Visibility since I came out. Last year, only one other person knew besides me. This year, I am surrounded by such amazing friends who\u0026rsquo;ve accepted me for who I am.\nIn most cases, this wasn\u0026rsquo;t a big deal as I\u0026rsquo;m still who I always was. Some have gone out of their way to make it even more special. And there\u0026rsquo;s definitely some amazing people in medicine and in restaurants, who just treat me like a person (ref: my recent doctor and now dentist visits).\nToday, I wore shorts for the welcome spring warmth, cute shoes, and my \u0026ldquo;Kindness is Free\u0026rdquo; shirt. I had my trans pride flag heart-shaped studs on as well as a dash of my favorite perfume (Lake \u0026amp; Skye 11 11 Vanilla). I felt on top of the world.\nBut, as much as I want to celebrate, I know how privileged it is for me to be able to be open. I\u0026rsquo;m in a trans friendly state, in a good neighborhood, and I can work from home so I\u0026rsquo;m not constantly on guard out in public. But I\u0026rsquo;ll never blend in or be confused for a cis woman. And I don\u0026rsquo;t want to. I am trans and that means so many things to me, as well as meaning so many possibly different things to my sisters, brothers, and family. I keep exploring it through writing, journaling, and exploring the boundaries out there.\nI think those who are able to should stand up, and stand out, so that we are more seen. That we define ourselves, rather than be defined by those who use us to further their political careers. Or worse, those who hate us because their twisted cults tell them that their sons, daughters, spouses, friends or neighbors are evil because they can\u0026rsquo;t understand them or they threaten their power and control over their members.\nSome can\u0026rsquo;t be safe if they\u0026rsquo;re visible, today or any day in many parts of the United States (and world, since along with our movies and tech, we\u0026rsquo;ve exported our hate). Some choose not to be visible for a myriad of reasons. As I can be visible and I want to be visible, I choose to be visible. To show, hopefully, that I\u0026rsquo;m just a person like they are, trying to get by, understand this world we live in, and find love and friendship. If one person opens their mind, that\u0026rsquo;s a win. And if no one does, so be it.\nBut, this isn\u0026rsquo;t enough. Standing up for an hour, a day, or a year, isn\u0026rsquo;t enough. Engage with your elected officials. Call or write them. Let them know they represent us too. Help out trans communities and friends: buy their books \u0026amp; zines. Support them staying alive and let them thrive, not barely survive. There are many ways and each of us has different ways of helping: cash, connections, knowledge, power. If you can help, you should help.\nWe have always been here and we always will be. 🩷 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-31 17:29:32 -0400",
    "date": "5:29 p.m. on Mar 31, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/31/trans-day-of-visibility.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F31%2Ftrans-day-of-visibility.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 68,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "First time at doctor\u0026rsquo;s office using my name, Dawn. I was treated with respect and it was just like nothing had changed. It was amazing how powerful that was and how it made me feel noticed and a full person. It cost no one anything and it gave me such joy. A perfect way to start a Friday.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-27 17:12:13 -0400",
    "date": "5:12 p.m. on Mar 27, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/27/first-time-at-doctors-office.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F27%2Ffirst-time-at-doctors-office.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 69,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Missed Connections with Tall Girls by Gwen Aube 📚\nPoetry always refills my well 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-22 16:41:57 -0400",
    "date": "4:41 p.m. on Mar 22, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/22/finished-reading-missed-connections-with.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F22%2Ffinished-reading-missed-connections-with.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 70,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Ghost World by Daniel Clowes 📚\nA book of its time. I so wished I’d seen this back in the 90s.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-22 15:25:14 -0400",
    "date": "3:25 p.m. on Mar 22, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/22/finished-reading-ghost-world-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F22%2Ffinished-reading-ghost-world-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 71,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "So many wonderful people surround me. More I need to tell. Scared, yet those who accept truly are my friends and those who don’t have shown the hands I knew were always there.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-21 00:12:54 -0400",
    "date": "12:12 p.m. on Mar 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/21/so-many-wonderful-people-surround.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F21%2Fso-many-wonderful-people-surround.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 72,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Today’s thought",
    "text": "For all their screaming \u0026amp; terror/genocide campaign against trans people, it didn’t keep me in the closet or keep me quiet. It actually encouraged me to come out and be more vocal. To share myself, not hide myself. Epic mistake. We will not be silenced. We have always been here \u0026amp; will always be here!\n🩷🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-18 14:40:15 -0400",
    "date": "2:40 p.m. on Mar 18, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/18/todays-thought.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F18%2Ftodays-thought.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 73,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "becoming: debut poetry collection published!",
    "text": "becoming, my debut poetry collection is out! These 28 poems explore my identity and journey as a trans woman. There is fear and defiance in these lines, doubt and strength too, and always pain and joy. I\u0026rsquo;ve always been here, but now I say it out loud. Writing these poems has given me so much joy and hope, but also strength. Speaking the truth has made me stronger and able to finally live my truth. I hope you enjoy them.\nYou can find it online under my name, Dawn Asson.\n Ebook: Amazon, B\u0026N, Apple, and Kobo Paperback @ Amazon  Book2Read also has a centralized page that links to all the places it\u0026rsquo;s available as an ebook or print copy. You don\u0026rsquo;t have to use it. Feel free to go to the sites yourself and search for the title and my name, Dawn Asson.\nThe ebook cover only has the sky and clouds. The paperback version has the pier as well as water \u0026amp; sky.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-15 17:13:19 -0400",
    "date": "5:13 p.m. on Mar 15, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/15/becoming-debut-poetry-collection-published.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F15%2Fbecoming-debut-poetry-collection-published.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 74,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Oh my god, I found this on 512pixels. I loved and used HyperCard on my Mac SE/30! This video is amazing.\n  ",
    "dateiso": "2026-03-10 13:29:23 -0400",
    "date": "1:29 p.m. on Mar 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/03/10/oh-my-god-i-found.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F03%2F10%2Foh-my-god-i-found.html"
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  {
    "id": 75,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I read this and just had to post it. Giving credit to the amazing poet, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. This poem is called \u0026ldquo;Queering Success\u0026rdquo; and is from her collection I Don\u0026rsquo;t Want To Be Understood.\n You've gone\nand pulled\nyourself up\ninto a world\nthat doesn't even want\nyou.  ",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-24 16:28:01 -0400",
    "date": "4:28 p.m. on Feb 24, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/24/i-read-this-and-just.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F24%2Fi-read-this-and-just.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 76,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading Joshua Jennifer Espinoza’s I Don’t Want To Be Understood 📚\nFantastic poetry collection. Bare, sparse yet impactful.\nFavorite pieces were Everyday, Makeup Ritual, I Want to Write a Poem, My Name–, Queering Success, This Is What Makes Us Worlds, and Departure.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-23 23:57:44 -0400",
    "date": "11:57 p.m. on Feb 23, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/23/finished-reading-joshua-jennifer-espinozas.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F23%2Ffinished-reading-joshua-jennifer-espinozas.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 77,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: The Martian 🍿 maybe an unpopular opinion but absolutely hated this flick. Hollywood to the extreme.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-20 23:57:45 -0400",
    "date": "11:57 p.m. on Feb 20, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/20/watched-the-martian-maybe-an.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F20%2Fwatched-the-martian-maybe-an.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 78,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Clicking my heels and struting for joy",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s amazing how putting something away can be like opening up something new. 🩷\nI packed away the last two pairs of my boy shoes. They were a constant reminder to the facade I\u0026rsquo;d been living behind all these years. It was so empowering to put them in a big box, close it up and put it away until I can donate or dispose of them. (One pair is not in bad shape, the other probably needs to be trashed).\nI\u0026rsquo;ve bought several pairs of new shoes. There are cute ones, ones for summer, ones for winter, ones for lounging and ones for fine events. 🥰\nIt\u0026rsquo;s taken me a while but it has been worth it. A simple joy for the day.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-19 18:10:05 -0400",
    "date": "6:10 p.m. on Feb 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/19/clicking-my-heels-and-struting.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F19%2Fclicking-my-heels-and-struting.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 79,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars",
    "text": "Finished reading: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 📚\nAbsolutely loved this, 5 stars. I loved Katrina! 🩷 I saw parts of myself in her.\nIt\u0026rsquo;s rare for me to have a book I don\u0026rsquo;t want to end. Even if I enjoy a book, I look forward to reaching the end and moving on. This one, I slowed myself down and didn\u0026rsquo;t read it for too long each session. I wanted to savor it. Every now and then I would think 4 stars, but it just kept bubbling back to the top rating.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-13 16:53:56 -0400",
    "date": "4:53 p.m. on Feb 13, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/13/ryka-aokis-light-from-uncommon.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F13%2Fryka-aokis-light-from-uncommon.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 80,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Jamming to Head Hunters album by Herbie Hancock. Succulent jazz and funk. Love it 🎶\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-13 16:49:27 -0400",
    "date": "4:49 p.m. on Feb 13, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/13/jamming-to-head-hunters-album.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F13%2Fjamming-to-head-hunters-album.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 81,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Little things",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s the little things that can really help on a day to day basis. Little indulgences like a spritz of perfume to brighten my nose. Or some nice rings on my hand to catch the light. Or putting my belt on in the opposite direction. There\u0026rsquo;s nothing powerful or life-changing in these little actions, but they mean so much to me personally. Just a little extra warmth, a little extra self-love, a little boost. It can also be so simply as accepting a compliment from someone instead of dismissing it. Or saying hello or even just waving to a stranger you cross paths with during your daily routine. Interact with your environment, get out of your head.\nI think this applies to everyone. We all need these tiny indulgences for ourselves. We often deny ourselves the small things, for whatever reasons. But in this fast-paced world, especially in these current dangerous times, a moment of joy here and there can be a small, but strong light against the darkness.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-12 14:46:28 -0400",
    "date": "2:46 p.m. on Feb 12, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/12/little-things.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F12%2Flittle-things.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 82,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Carrots are like vegetable candy. I love them. \u0026ldquo;Chips\u0026rdquo; without the guilt.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-02-01 17:02:10 -0400",
    "date": "5:02 p.m. on Feb 1, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/02/01/carrots-are-like-vegetable-candy.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F02%2F01%2Fcarrots-are-like-vegetable-candy.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 83,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "A joyful moment",
    "text": "It was such a simple thing to say in such a short amount of time. But it made my whole day.\nI was at the checkout at a Trader Joe\u0026rsquo;s, and the person ringing up my purchases said she loved the color of my purse. She said she loved how it looked with my jacket too. We chatted a bit while I bagged my items. She asked whether it rolled off my shoulder and we laughed about that. I told her I had a longer strap but when I carried my purse crossbody, it always gave me a pain in my neck, and she agreed. And then we said goodbye and wished each other a great day.\nShe didn\u0026rsquo;t need to say anything, but she did. And I felt more affirmed in public than I have in ages. It was just a simple interaction between two people. It\u0026rsquo;s what makes us human: interacting with each other. It was a bright, sunny, heartwarming moment for me.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-28 14:11:09 -0400",
    "date": "2:11 p.m. on Jan 28, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/28/a-joyful-moment.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F28%2Fa-joyful-moment.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 84,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Perfume can be power. Not just external but internal.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-25 18:48:16 -0400",
    "date": "6:48 p.m. on Jan 25, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/25/perfume-can-be-power-not.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F25%2Fperfume-can-be-power-not.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 85,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Scream / Queen by C. D. Eskilson 📚\nA good collection. Really liked “The Ocean Within Me” and “Portrait as Werewolf”. Also enjoyed “Update on HIM from Powerpuff Girls” and “Ghost Story with My Uncle”. “Since Moving from the Beach” and “Draft Message to My Sibling after Top Surgery” made me think back to friends and relationships.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-25 17:42:33 -0400",
    "date": "5:42 p.m. on Jan 25, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/25/finished-reading-scream-queen-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F25%2Ffinished-reading-scream-queen-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 86,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Galaxy by Jadzia Axelrod 📚\nFive stars. The dedication at the beginning said it all for me: “For the girl who needed this book ages ago, and couldn’t find it”. 🩷\nBeautiful art too.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-24 20:55:27 -0400",
    "date": "8:55 p.m. on Jan 24, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/24/finished-reading-galaxy-by-jadzia.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F24%2Ffinished-reading-galaxy-by-jadzia.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 87,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Back to Things 3 ",
    "text": "Now that I have some projects to manage, e.g. my writing and getting my new poetry collection published, I found that Apple\u0026rsquo;s Reminders app just isn\u0026rsquo;t enough for me. I was a die-hard fan of Reminders, and I\u0026rsquo;ll keep it for managing location-based reminders being able to add pictures to items, and the general way that it\u0026rsquo;s linked up with every other stock app.\nBut I needed something to manage multiple projects in a nice, clean way. I like the \u0026ldquo;Area\u0026rdquo; organizational tool for grouping my home/misc stuff away from my writing and mutiple projects for each unique work I\u0026rsquo;m doing. Within that, each task is related to writing \u0026amp; publishing, and even some of those tasks have checklists that help further organize things that need to get done.\nSo, I guess I\u0026rsquo;ll be in a Hybrid mode for now. I still like being able to add items to Reminders via Siri and Things pulling those added items into its INBOX.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-21 15:43:39 -0400",
    "date": "3:43 p.m. on Jan 21, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/21/back-to-things.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F21%2Fback-to-things.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 88,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: The Andromeda Strain 🍿\nStill a fantastic movie. One of my most watched.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-19 00:48:39 -0400",
    "date": "12:48 p.m. on Jan 19, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/18/watched-the-andromeda-strain-still.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F18%2Fwatched-the-andromeda-strain-still.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 89,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Creating",
    "text": "Quick thought of the day that popped into my head while taking a walk this morning.\nIs creating a solitary act or a group project? I was thinking about my poetry collection and getting it published. A traditional route for fiction writing is the writer creates, then finds an agent and works with them, and if it sells to a publishing house, they work with an editor there, etc. So the final novel is more of a group production rather than a solitary creation.\nBut, it made me think about photographers and painters. They don\u0026rsquo;t normally work with editors to constantly shape and mold their work. What you see is what you get (pun intended).\nI\u0026rsquo;m not opposed to this process but just think it doesn\u0026rsquo;t have to be the only way. I also have seen the product and love books that have gone through this process. But, for me, I think I want to publish what I created, and let it stand on its own merits and failings.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-14 14:10:48 -0400",
    "date": "2:10 p.m. on Jan 14, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/14/creating.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F14%2Fcreating.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 90,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton 📚\nEffortless, fun writing in the style of Max Barry.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-13 23:23:57 -0400",
    "date": "11:23 p.m. on Jan 13, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/13/finished-reading-mickey-by-edward.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F13%2Ffinished-reading-mickey-by-edward.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 91,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Taboo, Issue One; edited by Luke Sutherland and Andrea Morgan. 📚\nI enjoyed this collection of poetry, short story, essay and images from a diverse collection of trans writers.\nThe introduction by Andrea Morgan and Luke Sutherland was excellent and powerful. Anemone \u0026amp; C.J. Harsh’s pieces (“Women Taste Better” and “Devour”, respectively) made me write ‘Holy Fuck’ in the margins. Both pieces were dark, delirious and delicious. C.S. Laing’s “False Tooth” wowed me with its dark goodness too.\nGolden Boy’s “Reflections on Addiction and Community” and Alana Storm’s “Casa Susanna \u0026amp; the Legacy of Mid-Century Transvestism” were strong, thoughtful essays.\nThe last piece was a perfect way to end this collection. I loved Winona Meridian Marks’ “Sackcloth Opals Ashes Pearls”. It reminded me of a prose version of some of my poetry. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-10 18:53:36 -0400",
    "date": "6:53 p.m. on Jan 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/10/finished-reading-taboo-issue-one.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F10%2Ffinished-reading-taboo-issue-one.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 92,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Emergency! S3E6, Snakebite 🍿\nRewatched this at the gym this afternoon. Just a great episode. Some good storytelling and action scenes. Must have cost a mint for the helicopter scenes but added to the depth of the show.\nSeason 3 is where it came into its own.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-10 18:20:18 -0400",
    "date": "6:20 p.m. on Jan 10, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/10/watched-emergency-se-snakebite-rewatched.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F10%2Fwatched-emergency-se-snakebite-rewatched.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 93,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Mozart’s Requiem ",
    "text": "Listened to Mozart’s Requiem tonight. The Nicholas Harnancourt version. It’s one of my favorite pieces. It has always settled and calmed me.\nThough in our current situation, it’s an apropos choice. This is a requiem for America. The end of democracy. The end of freedom. The end of free speech. The end of the rule of law. The end of truth.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-08 23:24:54 -0400",
    "date": "11:24 p.m. on Jan 8, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/08/mozarts-requiem.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F08%2Fmozarts-requiem.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 94,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Star Trek: The Next Generation S5E2, Darmok 🍿\nPossibly one of the best pieces of SF ever written and filmed. I love this episode so much.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-06 15:48:52 -0400",
    "date": "3:48 p.m. on Jan 6, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/06/watched-star-trek-the-next.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F06%2Fwatched-star-trek-the-next.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 95,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi 📚\nPoems I really liked in this collection were “My Perimenopausal Body Cistern Bow Disappointing”, “Write the Best Thing That Happened Today”, and “Good Friday”\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-05 22:44:48 -0400",
    "date": "10:44 p.m. on Jan 5, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/05/finished-reading-the-new-economy.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F05%2Ffinished-reading-the-new-economy.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 96,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Captain Janeway is MY Captain. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-04 23:04:28 -0400",
    "date": "11:04 p.m. on Jan 4, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/04/captain-janeway-is-my-captain.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F04%2Fcaptain-janeway-is-my-captain.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 97,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Best Woman by Rose Dommu 📚\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-04 19:39:55 -0400",
    "date": "7:39 p.m. on Jan 4, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/04/finished-reading-best-woman-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F04%2Ffinished-reading-best-woman-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 98,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "There are times… and then friends respond and for a moment, it’s better\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-04 01:51:34 -0400",
    "date": "1:51 p.m. on Jan 4, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/04/there-are-times-and-then.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F04%2Fthere-are-times-and-then.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 99,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Bluebirds 🩷 ",
    "text": "I was trying to snap a photo of the boy who landed on our deck railing. I wasn\u0026rsquo;t concentrating, just trying to get the shot. After taking it, I looked at photo and was blown away that I\u0026rsquo;d also caught a snap of the girl too. I\u0026rsquo;d seen them both a few minutes before but only saw the boy when I grabbed my camera. Congratulations on her perfect, in focus photobomb!\nOn a day like today, it\u0026rsquo;s nice to have something positive to appreciate.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-03 18:04:09 -0400",
    "date": "6:04 p.m. on Jan 3, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/03/bluebirds.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F03%2Fbluebirds.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 100,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Carrie 🍿 pretty good though parts felt a little rushed in that some characters changed too quickly to be believed.\nWarning, do NOT watch the trailer if you’ve never seen this flick. Gives away way too much.\n",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-02 00:11:13 -0400",
    "date": "12:11 p.m. on Jan 2, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/01/watched-carrie-pretty-good-though.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F01%2Fwatched-carrie-pretty-good-though.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 101,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "My App Defaults ",
    "text": "I saw this post about the default apps the writer uses for various services \u0026amp; tools. I love seeing these lists. I learn about new apps and sometimes I feel vindicated for having choosing something similar.\nHere\u0026rsquo;s my list. But I warn you that what normally happens when I do something like this is that it gets my mind churning and the next thing I know, I\u0026rsquo;ve changed my defaults. 🤣 But, this is a current snapshot. As you will see, I\u0026rsquo;m pretty much an Apple fangirl.\n 👩🏻‍💻 Blogging: Micro.blog 📚 Book tracking: Book Track 📅 Calendar: Apple Calendar everywhere and Calendar 366 on iPhone 💬 Chat: Apple Messages ☁️ Cloud Storage: iCloud 📇 Contacts: Apple Contacts 📀 Database: Collections DB 📔 Journaling: Apple Journal ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast 📬 Mail client: Apple Mail ✉️ Mail service: Apple iCloud 🧭 Maps: Apple Maps 🎸 Music: Apple Music 🗞️ News: Apple News 📝 Notes: Apple Notes (hands down so amazing) 🔐 Passwords: Apple Passwords 🌅 Photos: Apple Photos \u0026amp; iCloud 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast 🛠️ Productivity suite: Pages, Numbers and Keynote 📖 Reading: Kindle (physical \u0026amp; app), Libby 🧐 Read Later: GoodLinks 📰 RSS client: News Explorer (sync via iCloud) 🛒 Shopping Lists: Our Groceries 🙋🏻‍♀️ Social Media: BlueSky, Tumblr ✅ Tasks: Apple Reminders 🌤️ Weather: Apple Weather 🌐 Web browsing: Safari everywhere, and also DuckDuckGo browser on Mac  ",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-01 19:34:29 -0400",
    "date": "7:34 p.m. on Jan 1, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/01/my-app-defaults.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F01%2Fmy-app-defaults.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 102,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Year in books for 2025",
    "text": "I read some amazing books and poetry in 2025. The depth of these writers was amazing and some will nestle in my heart for a long time to come.\nEnding the year with Jeanne Thornton’s A/S/L was a true treat. She is an amazing writer, both in storytelling and craft\n ",
    "dateiso": "2026-01-01 11:33:31 -0400",
    "date": "11:33 p.m. on Jan 1, 2026",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2026/01/01/year-in-books-for.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F01%2Fyear-in-books-for.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 103,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "A Transformative Year",
    "text": "This has been an incredible and insane year. I\u0026rsquo;ve come into my own identity just as so many have been working to erase me and my brothers \u0026amp; sisters from the greater culture. We\u0026rsquo;ve got a long road ahead of us but we have always been here and we will always be here.\nI have found that I have surrounded myself with so many wonderful people in my life. They have been accepting and supportive of me as I explore the world through awakened eyes. I have been lucky and I hope that I have been as supportive to them through their lives as well.\nAnd I\u0026rsquo;ve found such a great home here, on Micro.blog. It\u0026rsquo;s such a great system and the community is wonderful. I\u0026rsquo;ve \u0026ldquo;met\u0026rdquo; some wonderful people and I can always find something to make me smile whenever I scroll through my timelines.\nWishing everyone a Happy New Year! 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-31 13:40:41 -0400",
    "date": "1:40 p.m. on Dec 31, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/31/a-transformative-year.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F31%2Fa-transformative-year.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 104,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Night Gallery S2E1, The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes 🍿\nThe Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes is probably some of the finest pieces of television I’ve ever seen. Tight, fun, dark, well acted. I really enjoyed it. Clint Howard is excellent in this role.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-23 20:19:43 -0400",
    "date": "8:19 p.m. on Dec 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/23/watched-night-gallery-se-the.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F23%2Fwatched-night-gallery-se-the.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 105,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton 📚\nThis couldn’t be anything but 5 stars. I might even have liked it more than Summer Fun. Fantastic story and writer.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-23 20:17:51 -0400",
    "date": "8:17 p.m. on Dec 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/23/finished-reading-asl-by-jeanne.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F23%2Ffinished-reading-asl-by-jeanne.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 106,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Letter writing ",
    "text": "While I like to text, I love emails more. I like having the time to form thoughts, massage the text, and think about how my words will be received.\nReading about the Danish government’s plan to end postal letter delivery at the end of 2025, I thought of how before email, I loved to send and receive (!) physical letters.\nThe thought that this joy will stop for some is heartbreaking to me. I can’t say how important it was to receive letters from a loved one or a pen pal as I was growing up. I would ride my bike to a favorite secluded place and read the letter, rapt.\nI will strive to write physical letters to my friends in the future to keep this practice alive. I beg you to do the same.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-23 01:00:32 -0400",
    "date": "1:00 p.m. on Dec 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/23/letter-writing.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F23%2Fletter-writing.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 107,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Had to happen eventually. One person, a friend but not a close friend, seemed to reject me. It doesn’t change things but it is a sad moment.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-17 00:26:48 -0400",
    "date": "12:26 p.m. on Dec 17, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/16/had-to-happen-eventually-one.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2Fhad-to-happen-eventually-one.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 108,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Good Boy 🍿\nOh My God. The dog lead character acted better than most of the A list Hollywood folks. An amazing, jump scare, emotional film. Loved.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-14 01:23:14 -0400",
    "date": "1:23 p.m. on Dec 14, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/14/watched-good-boy-oh-my.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F14%2Fwatched-good-boy-oh-my.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 109,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Ginger Snaps 🍿\nWow. Twisted. Epic. Powerful.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-12 23:22:22 -0400",
    "date": "11:22 p.m. on Dec 12, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/12/watched-ginger-snaps-wow-twisted.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F12%2Fwatched-ginger-snaps-wow-twisted.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 110,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Like a new pair of shoes I wrote about yesterday, you have to enjoy the little things. I went grocery shopping today and the bill was $64.64. 😁 I thought that was so cool. I’ve always loved numbers.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-12 18:58:54 -0400",
    "date": "6:58 p.m. on Dec 12, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/12/like-a-new-pair-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F12%2Flike-a-new-pair-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 111,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "A simple new pair of shoes: cute, red, strappy, my size. It’s seems trite but like the Grinch, my heart grew three sizes.🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-11 21:45:16 -0400",
    "date": "9:45 p.m. on Dec 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/11/a-simple-new-pair-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F11%2Fa-simple-new-pair-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 112,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr",
    "text": "Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr is an amazing short documentary by Kimberly Reed. It\u0026rsquo;s on State Rep. Zooey Zephyr from Montana, an open transgender woman who was sanctioned and kept off the floor of teh chamber SHE was elected to. The internet archive has more info from the original documentary site and the New Yorker has an article.\nThe documentary is only about 15 minutes long, well worth it to watch, cry, smile and hope.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-09 16:55:06 -0400",
    "date": "4:55 p.m. on Dec 9, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/09/seat-zooey-zephyr.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F09%2Fseat-zooey-zephyr.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 113,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Might not close my rings on my Apple Watch, since I wore a beautiful rose gold analog Skagen watch to dinner with necklace and perfume. Was so happy. Literally affirmed my existence. The little things, everyone, matter the most.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-06 21:09:54 -0400",
    "date": "9:09 p.m. on Dec 6, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/06/might-not-close-my-rings.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F06%2Fmight-not-close-my-rings.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 114,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "New perfume!",
    "text": "If you\u0026rsquo;re into perfumes, I think that an important choice is picking a scent for yourself. An even more monumental choice is picking your first one. I finally crossed that threshold and I\u0026rsquo;m super happy. It seems silly or trite, but little moments are sometimes the easiest to come by and the simplest to enjoy.\nI did a bunch of online research for this. I\u0026rsquo;m a vanilla and musk kind of girl, but I hate stuff that\u0026rsquo;s overpowering (to myself and to others). I wanted something delicate, feminine, but something I could wear everyday or on a special night out.\nHello Lake \u0026amp; Skye\u0026rsquo;s 11 11 Vanilla! It is my new signature scent. It\u0026rsquo;s light and smells of fresh linen, some powder, a little musk, \u0026amp; hints of vanilla. I did one spray onto a wrist, touch the other and my neck pulse points. It was heavenly. I could smell it but it wasn\u0026rsquo;t overpowering at all. It was at peak scent for about 3 hours. After that it started to decline unless you were up close to where it was sprayed. By 6 hours, it was mostly gone.\nThis is an intimate scent, one for you and those closest to you. I think that\u0026rsquo;s really cool. Something for myself to enjoy or to share with a loved one. It\u0026rsquo;s not \u0026ldquo;in your face\u0026rdquo; for the whole world to share, even if they don\u0026rsquo;t want to share.\nThis was a nice indulgence for me during the winter season.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-04 17:21:07 -0400",
    "date": "5:21 p.m. on Dec 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/04/new-perfume.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F12%2F04%2Fnew-perfume.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 115,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Echoes of myself in a painting?",
    "text": "I was recently chatting with a friend about art. She said she\u0026rsquo;d heard about someone asking random people \u0026ldquo;if you could own any piece of art, what would it be and why?\u0026rdquo; I thought that was a great question and immediately one picture came to mind. It\u0026rsquo;s Picasso\u0026rsquo;s Head of a Woman, a small painting from 1924 that\u0026rsquo;s in the Tate Modern collection in London. I saw it in person while I was in town for a work visit. For several days, I was writing at the museum, and I\u0026rsquo;d go visit this painting each day. It drew me in and I wasn\u0026rsquo;t sure why.\nMy friend, who I recently came out to, asked if it resonated with me personally? I said I hadn\u0026rsquo;t thought about it at the time (this trip was over 10 years ago). But, I told her, thinking about it now, maybe I was drawn to it because I saw myself in it. Feminine, contemplative, somewhat abstract, a tad withdrawn? Saying this out loud to her was really powerful. It further illustrates how much of my true self was bubbling up under the surface. Even though I\u0026rsquo;d known for longer, I never connected this attraction to a painting with my inner self.\nThis is yet another reason why I love art, be it music, painting, writing, etc. It gets inside you. There are immediate reactions, but sometimes the delayed ones are even more profound.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-12-01 16:04:20 -0400",
    "date": "4:04 p.m. on Dec 1, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/12/01/echoes-of-myself-in-a.html",
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    "id": 116,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "After such a nice posting, I hope no one takes this the wrong way. OMG, I want to kill Comfort Zone podcast crew Christopher Lawley, Matt Birchler, and Niléane for introducing me to Raycast! Damn them! It is amazing. I\u0026rsquo;ve been fighting with Spotlight for ages and this is perfect solution.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-27 17:38:39 -0400",
    "date": "5:38 p.m. on Nov 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/27/after-such-a-nice-posting.html",
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    "id": 117,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "A more thankful Thanksgiving ",
    "text": "Today, I’ve been reaching out to close friends to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve done this in the past but I think this year I truly mean it more.\nI am thankful for their friendship and support as I’ve realized my true self and shared it with them. Their love and support has meant so much to me and helped me move forward.\nI hope others have friends and/or family who also have been supportive of them and are able to thank them for this act of kindness and love.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-27 14:48:37 -0400",
    "date": "2:48 p.m. on Nov 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/27/a-more-thankful-thanksgiving.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F27%2Fa-more-thankful-thanksgiving.html"
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    "id": 118,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Trans Day of Remembrance 2025",
    "text": "This is my first Trans Day of Remembrance since I\u0026rsquo;ve come out. It is horrible that we need a day like this at all and it seems like it will only get worse in the near term.\nI want to remember all of those who came before me. I couldn\u0026rsquo;t be who I am if they hadn\u0026rsquo;t led their lives proudly and outwardly so that I could see them and read about them. They died or were murdered for simply living their truth. They weren\u0026rsquo;t hurting anyone or taking anything away from anyone else. Their deaths diminish us all.\nBut what doesn\u0026rsquo;t diminish is us. They can kill us, or lead us into death, but they cannot squelch or deny our existence. We were here since the beginning of humanity, we\u0026rsquo;ve been in the recorded history since history started being recorded, and we will be here long after the hateful rhetoric and those who push it are reduced to ash and blown to the four corners of the earth.\n🩷 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌹\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-20 16:53:13 -0400",
    "date": "4:53 p.m. on Nov 20, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/20/trans-day-of-remembrance.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F20%2Ftrans-day-of-remembrance.html"
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  {
    "id": 119,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Changing apps just to change apps?",
    "text": "Trying NetNewsWire again for my RSS feed reader. It\u0026rsquo;s nice on the iPhone but not quite as nice on my Mac or iPad. I normally use News Explorer, an amazing app that parses most websites. NewNewsWire still has issues with some. News Explorer doesn\u0026rsquo;t get updated often, but they did a massive update in the last year that was a game change.\nNews Explorer has almost too many preferences and configurations while NetNewsWire is the bare minimum. NewNewsWire is very fast but navigation between feeds/folders is handled better in News Explorer\nI wonder if it\u0026rsquo;s more me being bored and wanting to try something new? I also go back and forth between Apple stock Calendar app and Calendar 366.\nLet the experiment begin (again). 😊\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-20 14:23:34 -0400",
    "date": "2:23 p.m. on Nov 20, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/20/changing-apps-just-to-change.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F20%2Fchanging-apps-just-to-change.html"
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    "id": 120,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: I\u0026rsquo;m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya 📚\nFantastic long essay. Powerful reading.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-16 18:01:51 -0400",
    "date": "6:01 p.m. on Nov 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/16/finished-reading-im-afraid-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F16%2Ffinished-reading-im-afraid-of.html"
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    "id": 121,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Passage by Gwen Benaway 📚\nStarted off slow but I found many amazing poems. My favorites were: Gills, Photographs: An Auto-Biography, Kensington Series, Death, Girls, Trans, and Ceremony\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-16 16:41:21 -0400",
    "date": "4:41 p.m. on Nov 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/16/finished-reading-passage-by-gwen.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F16%2Ffinished-reading-passage-by-gwen.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 122,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: even this page is white by Vivek Shraya 📚\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-16 15:34:00 -0400",
    "date": "3:34 p.m. on Nov 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/16/finished-reading-even-this-page.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F16%2Ffinished-reading-even-this-page.html"
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    "id": 123,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Watched: Black Christmas 🍿\nomg, super dark. Great flick. And I thought I’d seen it all. Wow\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-14 00:14:34 -0400",
    "date": "12:14 p.m. on Nov 14, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/13/watched-black-christmas-omg-super.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F13%2Fwatched-black-christmas-omg-super.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 124,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Writing while listening to Mozart\u0026rsquo;s piano concertos (9, 14 and now 15).\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-13 15:19:57 -0400",
    "date": "3:19 p.m. on Nov 13, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/13/writing-while-listening-to-mozarts.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F13%2Fwriting-while-listening-to-mozarts.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 125,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "My poetry well seemed to have dried up for a while, but last night and most of today it seems to be producing again. Whew. Pleased with one and very pleased with another (that I\u0026rsquo;m still hacking away at right now \u0026hellip; even though I just took a break to post to Micro.blog 🤣)\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-13 15:12:16 -0400",
    "date": "3:12 p.m. on Nov 13, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/13/my-poetry-well-seemed-to.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F13%2Fmy-poetry-well-seemed-to.html"
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  {
    "id": 126,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz 📚\nA fun, cozy, quick feel-good read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-09 18:00:47 -0400",
    "date": "6:00 p.m. on Nov 9, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/09/finished-reading-automatic-noodle-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F09%2Ffinished-reading-automatic-noodle-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 127,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "iPhone apps \u0026 layout",
    "text": "I am a crazy person. I like minimalism and have tried to implement that through my home screen on my iPhone. I posted before about my home screen.\nI always seem to be tinkering with it. My latest was to get down to one page of apps and some widgets on the Today view page. That lasted about 4 days. I just have too many apps that I like to open and I hate folders. I hate the extra clicking and for the apps I use, I actually like their icons. And, I absolutely hate seeing a notification on a folder for one of the apps (e.g. I use Overcast for podcast listening and I have the number of unplayed episodes on the app icon). Some apps I don\u0026rsquo;t use often, but I tell you, as soon as I moved them to the App Library only, I needed them multiple times a day! 🤣\nSo, I\u0026rsquo;m back to 2 pages of apps, and widgets on the Today View. In case you\u0026rsquo;re wondering, I\u0026rsquo;m using the double-wide Calendar widget (I love how it shows multiple days in a nice format), a double-wide Battery widget (to see watch, phone and AirPods). Then I have small widgets for Activity and Sleep Score.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-06 17:35:26 -0400",
    "date": "5:35 p.m. on Nov 6, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/06/iphone-apps-layout.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F06%2Fiphone-apps-layout.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 128,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Importance of knowing your community",
    "text": "I loved something I heard on a podcast this morning during my walk. It\u0026rsquo;s a great podcast (sadly it finished its run a few years ago) on trans writers, and the creator/interviewer themselves are trans. I\u0026rsquo;ve read so many of these folks that it\u0026rsquo;s wonderful to get to here their physical voices and listen to an interview. The podcast is called t4t, created by Hazel Jane Plante. By the way, Plante\u0026rsquo;s own works are amazing. Check out Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) and Any Other City. They\u0026rsquo;re worth it.\nAnyway, back to the quote. The interviewee was Morgan M Page, a Canadian writer, artist, historian and activist. She was commenting on a conversation she had with trans youths in Toronto and how they knew who they were in the present but didn\u0026rsquo;t know that they had a history and could be artists, writers, etc. themselves since others had blazed a trail before them. She explained a lot of this history and their eyes widened.\nPage said, \u0026ldquo;Once you reconnect someone to their lineage, they no longer feel like they are adrift and alone in an empty sea. And it just has such a powerful impact on people\u0026rsquo;s lives and what they think their lives could be.”\nThis. This is how I felt when I started reading trans writers and watching films written and directed by trans people. I saw this whole community unfurl before my eyes. I knew I wasn\u0026rsquo;t alone before I read/viewed these works, but still, to see it physically before me, I was blown away. It was like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, the warmth of a home after coming in from the snow, the embrace of a true love after a hard day.\nThis is also why I get so angry and fight so hard to keep books in libraries and in front of kids and adults. As I\u0026rsquo;ve said in my \u0026ldquo;About\u0026rdquo; page, never underestimate the power of seeing yourself positively portrayed in popular culture.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-05 12:42:18 -0400",
    "date": "12:42 p.m. on Nov 5, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/05/importance-of-knowing-community.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F05%2Fimportance-of-knowing-community.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 129,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Embodied Exegesis, Ann LeBlanc, ed.",
    "text": "Finished reading: Embodied Exegesis by Ann LeBlanc 📚\nA good collection. There were three stories and one poem that really stood up and spoke to me.\n Lillian Boyd’s “The Repossession of Kevin’s Perfect Hair” was dark and awesome. Elly Bangs “Bespoke” started slow but I really enjoyed how it progressed and concluded. Ryka Aoki’s poem “The Woman of Water Dreams” was concise, powerful and so good. I’ve read other pieces of her work. I love her style. I loved Izzy Wasserstein‘s “Syndical Organization in Revolutionary Transition.”  ",
    "dateiso": "2025-11-04 11:40:37 -0400",
    "date": "11:40 p.m. on Nov 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/11/04/embodied-exegesis-ann-leblanc-ed.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F11%2F04%2Fembodied-exegesis-ann-leblanc-ed.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 130,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s been an amazing week. I really need to get a longer post out but I need to find some time to do it justice. Leave it to say that I have some amazing friends who while I never doubted their support, receiving it has so deeply touched me and energized me.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-29 18:53:55 -0400",
    "date": "6:53 p.m. on Oct 29, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/29/its-been-an-amazing-week.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F29%2Fits-been-an-amazing-week.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 131,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Sometimes you need an album of funny nature pictures. Something to make you smile and just be a happy human being for a few moments. This set of photos from the Guardian is perfect!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-23 11:59:05 -0400",
    "date": "11:59 p.m. on Oct 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/23/sometimes-you-need-an-album.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F23%2Fsometimes-you-need-an-album.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 132,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Damn, I hate when my subconscious knows better than my conscious mind what I need to write and edit! This poem keeps getting better even though I keep trying to subvert it and not listen to my inner voice. The psychosis of writing! 😊\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-21 17:58:13 -0400",
    "date": "5:58 p.m. on Oct 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/21/damn-i-hate-when-my.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F21%2Fdamn-i-hate-when-my.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 133,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "A little pride",
    "text": "I got this delivered yesterday. It\u0026rsquo;s a pride pendant on a really delicate and beautiful chain. The pendant is a love knot of the three colors of the trans pride flag 🏳️‍⚧️, pink, white and light blue.\nI simply adore it. It made me tear up a little when I put it on. No matter how hard they fight against us, I can still hold my head up and say I am who I am and I\u0026rsquo;m proud of who I am. It\u0026rsquo;s little gestures like this that help me keep moving forward.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-21 11:35:42 -0400",
    "date": "11:35 p.m. on Oct 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/21/a-little-pride.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F21%2Fa-little-pride.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 134,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Writing doubt ",
    "text": "When I hit a bump in my writing, it gave self-doubt a chance to peek up again. I’m forever fighting that beast. But, I do feel this time that it’s not fighting me as hard. That I’m winning this battle.\nSometimes I feel like I need to write my “Nobel book” with my first work. It’s insane the amount of pressure we put on ourselves as creatives. But, after years of confronting this, I feel stronger.\nMaybe it’s because I came out and now I have nothing to fear and so much to share? Maybe because I’m blogging again so my writing is already reaching out to others? No matter what, I’ll take it.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-19 15:26:19 -0400",
    "date": "3:26 p.m. on Oct 19, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/19/writing-doubt.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F19%2Fwriting-doubt.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 135,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon 📚\nfantastic read. 5 stars. Perfect melding of sci-fi with trans experience. can be read either way or both ways. fast paced read too!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-15 19:08:54 -0400",
    "date": "7:08 p.m. on Oct 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/15/finished-reading-volatile-memory-by.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 136,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Herculine by Grace Byron 📚\nA good read but glad I got it from the library. I’m not much into the demonic horror genre. The writing was good though it dragged at times. I think I could have rated this a 3 or if I was more into the genre a 4, but 3.5 sounds pretty good.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-14 11:02:27 -0400",
    "date": "11:02 p.m. on Oct 14, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/14/finished-reading-herculine-by-grace.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F14%2Ffinished-reading-herculine-by-grace.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 137,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I never realized how many wonderful friends I’ve had. As I’ve unveiled myself to an ever widening group of people, the love and acceptance I’ve felt has warmed my heart and wiped away some of the sadness in my world.\nHope, no matter how small or fleeting, is still hope and I will cherish it.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-12 18:05:07 -0400",
    "date": "6:05 p.m. on Oct 12, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/12/i-never-realized-how-many.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F12%2Fi-never-realized-how-many.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 138,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "My writing as of late seems to be ideas comes to me before the sun comes up and I’m in bed and then it percolates all day in my head, and I produce the work between 4:30 and 6:30pm. Hey, I’ll take it!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-08 18:28:32 -0400",
    "date": "6:28 p.m. on Oct 8, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/08/my-writing-as-of-late.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F08%2Fmy-writing-as-of-late.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 139,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I can’t say how much this MAC makeup ad means to me as a Trekkie and a trans woman. It makes me smile. It gives me joy. It’s always the little things that truly make me happy.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-07 21:27:16 -0400",
    "date": "9:27 p.m. on Oct 7, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/07/i-cant-say-how-much.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F07%2Fi-cant-say-how-much.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 140,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid 📚\nGood but could have been a long form article rather than book length. Still, I enjoyed.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-10-04 23:02:25 -0400",
    "date": "11:02 p.m. on Oct 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/10/04/finished-reading-between-two-rivers.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F10%2F04%2Ffinished-reading-between-two-rivers.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 141,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Simple Joy",
    "text": "A simple moment of joy. I wrote a new poem after I woke up this morning. It was entitled \u0026ldquo;happy\u0026rdquo; and it talked about how many moments of joy and happiness we miss because we\u0026rsquo;re working so hard and spending so much to find happiness and joy. There is so much in nature, or among our loved ones, or even strangers.\nI was walking this afternoon and came across this leaf. It was like a ton of other leaves lying around but it just struck me and I was in the moment and I was taken by it. It brought me a small measure of happiness that no amount of money or effort could buy.\nLet\u0026rsquo;s all try to spend some time engaging with our surroundings and letting the little, simple joys of life inspire or just pleasure us.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-27 15:11:07 -0400",
    "date": "3:11 p.m. on Sep 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/27/simple-joy.html",
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    "id": 142,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I haven\u0026rsquo;t written much here lately. But, it\u0026rsquo;s partly because I\u0026rsquo;ve been writing poetry for a collection I\u0026rsquo;m pulling together. I haven\u0026rsquo;t had writing flow so easily in ages, so whenever it hits me, I go right to it. I\u0026rsquo;m sure more posts will be forthcoming!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-25 17:39:10 -0400",
    "date": "5:39 p.m. on Sep 25, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/25/i-havent-written-much-here.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F25%2Fi-havent-written-much-here.html"
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    "id": 143,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I’m not going away. Ever. 🏳️‍⚧️ I love who I am and I love my sisters, brothers, and chosen family. Fuck all who try to come for me.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-19 22:02:34 -0400",
    "date": "10:02 p.m. on Sep 19, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/19/im-not-going-away-ever.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F19%2Fim-not-going-away-ever.html"
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    "id": 144,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Always have loved Tears for the Dying, ever since hearing them in Bad Girl Boogey. This cover of Jolene is fantastic.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-16 22:52:21 -0400",
    "date": "10:52 p.m. on Sep 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/16/always-have-loved-tears-for.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F16%2Falways-have-loved-tears-for.html"
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    "id": 145,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I miss my guitar. I\u0026rsquo;m watching videos of garage bands and remember jamming and just making sonic poems. Hmmm\u0026hellip;maybe time to look into getting another guitar?\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-16 22:06:47 -0400",
    "date": "10:06 p.m. on Sep 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/16/i-miss-my-guitar-im.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F16%2Fi-miss-my-guitar-im.html"
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    "id": 146,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "“Protest is when I say this does not please me. Resistance is when I ensure what does not please me occurs no more.” —Ulrike Meinhof, journalist\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-15 22:54:23 -0400",
    "date": "10:54 p.m. on Sep 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/15/protest-is-when-i-say.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F15%2Fprotest-is-when-i-say.html"
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    "id": 147,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The Virtues of Underwear by Nina Edwards 📚 I heard about this from a podcast. I think the author was on and talking about the material I think the podcast had all I needed but still a cute read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-15 21:58:17 -0400",
    "date": "9:58 p.m. on Sep 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/15/finished-reading-the-virtues-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F15%2Ffinished-reading-the-virtues-of.html"
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  {
    "id": 148,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Happy birthday to Agatha Christie. Her novels were so important to me when I was younger and just out of university. In a complex world, her cozy little mysteries took me away and made me think, smile and worry. I bought or borrowed so many of her Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-15 10:58:08 -0400",
    "date": "10:58 p.m. on Sep 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/15/happy-birthday-to-agatha-christie.html",
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    "id": 149,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Heretic by Catherine Nixey 📚\n4.5 out of 5 rating\nAn excellent resource though it would probably be better as a reference than stand alone work. It’s got so much detail and includes many references.\nI liked it more than her first book, The Darkening Age, in that it didn’t feel like a disconnected series of rants (even though her rants were correct). This book feels more polished, and it makes it better.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-14 15:06:58 -0400",
    "date": "3:06 p.m. on Sep 14, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/14/finished-reading-heretic-by-catherine.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F14%2Ffinished-reading-heretic-by-catherine.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 150,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "A new week, newly re-energized. Fall is here, one of my favorite seasons. Crisp air, changing colors, often beautiful skies.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-09 11:24:01 -0400",
    "date": "11:24 p.m. on Sep 9, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/09/a-new-week-newly-reenergized.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F09%2Fa-new-week-newly-reenergized.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 151,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "It’s been a hard week, but some things have rescued me from the abyss. One was a single word, the power of which can’t be underestimated. Another was seeing micro.blog posts by people I follow. It’s so amazing to see them look at the world we live in and react thoughtfully to it. There is hope. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-07 18:25:43 -0400",
    "date": "6:25 p.m. on Sep 7, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/07/its-been-a-hard-week.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F07%2Fits-been-a-hard-week.html"
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  {
    "id": 152,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Corman/Poe: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964 by Chris Alexander 📚\nA fun fanboy/fangirl read if you were into these films (I was! And still am.). Each film reviewed had a detailed synopsis, an interview with Roger Corman, and an analysis of the film and its impact. Lots of great production stills and, even better, lots of posters in various languages for where the film showed.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-09-07 16:03:03 -0400",
    "date": "4:03 p.m. on Sep 7, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/09/07/finished-reading-cormanpoe-interviews-and.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F09%2F07%2Ffinished-reading-cormanpoe-interviews-and.html"
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    "id": 153,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante 📚\nOne of the best books I’ve read so far. Beautiful, fast flowing prose that hit me in the heart and gut. I absolutely love Hazel Jane Plante!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-31 19:38:16 -0400",
    "date": "7:38 p.m. on Aug 31, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/31/finished-reading-any-other-city.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F31%2Ffinished-reading-any-other-city.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 154,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Happy birthday to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley",
    "text": "While I watched the various Hollywood incarnations of Mary Shelley\u0026rsquo;s Frankenstein (be they the original with Boris Karloff, the spoofs with Abbott \u0026amp; Costello, etc.), I didn\u0026rsquo;t read her actual novel until university. In a horror films class, of course. I remember not really enjoying the book, thinking that the movie was so much better.\nThankfully, I revisited the novel once I was older. By then, I knew more about her, her life, and the Romantic era. I love epistolary novels, but the beauty of this work is that there is no monster, only The Creature and its creator, Frankenstein. The Creature taught itself to read by finding three books, Milton\u0026rsquo;s Paradise Lose, Goethe\u0026rsquo;s Sorrows of Young Werther, and one volume of Plutarch\u0026rsquo;s Lives. Wow, talk about heavy hitting philosophical treatise on life and meaning. The novel is sewn through with thoughts on life, death, meaning of life, existence, love and being an outsider, shunned for who you are. This novel continues to resonate with me at each stage of my life and journey.\nAn interesting study on the novel was done by Charles Robinson, in his book \u0026ldquo;The Original Frankenstein\u0026rdquo;. He worked with an early draft held at the Bodleian Library. An amazing look at how the novel originally was structured. It flowed better and was a faster read. Worth checking out if you are interested in the history of this novel.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-30 18:26:38 -0400",
    "date": "6:26 p.m. on Aug 30, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/30/happy-birthday-to-mary-wollstonecraft.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F30%2Fhappy-birthday-to-mary-wollstonecraft.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 155,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I\u0026rsquo;m writing again, every day. My ideas come to me usually 4-6:30am! I turn over, wake up a little, a title comes then a few lines. I try to remember them, repeating them like a mantra, so that they\u0026rsquo;ll be there when I get up later. I flesh out each piece in the afternoon. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-28 18:22:50 -0400",
    "date": "6:22 p.m. on Aug 28, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/28/im-writing-again-every-day.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F28%2Fim-writing-again-every-day.html"
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  {
    "id": 156,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Happy birthday to Goethe \u0026 Le Fanu",
    "text": "Happiest of birthday to these two writers today, August 28th.\nFirst up is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. 1749). While often remembered today for his Faust (the first literary work I read in German), I was particularly drawn to his first novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. I\u0026rsquo;m enraptured by epistolary novels and a lover of the Romantic movement and its precedents. The beauty of the book was its story, so well told by a young writer. Even if I didn’t always like Werther as a person, I wanted to know what he thought and how his story unfolded.\nSecond, J. Sheridan Le Fanu (b. 1814), an Irish writer who is mostly known today for being the writer of Carmilla, an early Gothic vampire novella. I read that first but was more taken with the collection in which it was included, \u0026ldquo;In a Glass Darkly.\u0026rdquo; That work contained 3 short stories and 2 novellas. I loved \u0026ldquo;Green Tea\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;The Familiar\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;The Room in the Dragon Volant\u0026rdquo;, and \u0026ldquo;Carmilla\u0026rdquo;. Well worth dipping in to this collection.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-28 12:24:20 -0400",
    "date": "12:24 p.m. on Aug 28, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/28/happy-birthday-to-goethe-le.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 157,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Revealing oneself ",
    "text": "Coming out and revealing your truth to your friends and others is a complicated process. As I\u0026rsquo;ve posted before, sometimes you want to shout it from the rooftops, because you\u0026rsquo;re happy and confident and feel yourself, maybe for the first time, at least on a conscious level. But, other times you want to keep it low-key, and maybe tell people only if it comes up, or your presentation invites questions. Others might never ask and you might never see them, so no need to reach out to everyone you\u0026rsquo;ve ever known. I guess it comes down to how you feel and who you would like tell.\nI feel like I should let my close friends know sooner, come out to them before they ask. That\u0026rsquo;s what friends do, they share with each other. I had a few friends that were top of my list. I\u0026rsquo;ve already mentioned one awhile back. I had another and I told them straight out. They were surprised but very accepting. I was close to telling another friend recently but that didn\u0026rsquo;t pan out since we were video chatting and they weren\u0026rsquo;t alone on their end. But, I\u0026rsquo;ll tell them when I can. I have friends who I trust and think will accept me who I\u0026rsquo;ll be seeing in the next few months, so I\u0026rsquo;ll be able to do it in person.\nBut, the important thing is you don\u0026rsquo;t have to force it. There\u0026rsquo;s no script or checklist you have to follow. Each person will figure out their own way of sharing their truth with others who matter to them. For me, it shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be like, \u0026ldquo;hey, long time no chat, btw, I\u0026rsquo;m trans.\u0026rdquo; I think it needs to organically come up, otherwise you\u0026rsquo;re likely to shock or unsettle the person you\u0026rsquo;re telling.\nKind of a long post without a ton of content, but sometimes it\u0026rsquo;s nice to write things down and share them in case others stumble across it and find something of value, even if it\u0026rsquo;s just someone else is thinking about the same stuff.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-27 16:59:48 -0400",
    "date": "4:59 p.m. on Aug 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/27/revealing-oneself.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F27%2Frevealing-oneself.html"
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  {
    "id": 158,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I had so much hope for Star Trek Picard. First season, great. Second going down. Third was a fan circle jerk at best. Wow, so much money, so much wasted.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-26 22:18:44 -0400",
    "date": "10:18 p.m. on Aug 26, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/26/i-had-so-much-hope.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F26%2Fi-had-so-much-hope.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 159,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Update I noticed that I had a typo in my last post. I meant to write \u0026ldquo;forced\u0026rdquo; but I wrote \u0026ldquo;forged\u0026rdquo;. I tried to update via iOS Micro.blog app, but it never went. It was stuck in \u0026ldquo;syncing files to server\u0026rdquo; forever. But, I realized that forged works too and might even be stronger. So, I\u0026rsquo;l leave it.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-18 14:07:31 -0400",
    "date": "2:07 p.m. on Aug 18, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/18/update-i-noticed-that-i.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F18%2Fupdate-i-noticed-that-i.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 160,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Birth names are given to us, true names are chosen by us. Embrace your belief not what has been forged upon you.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-17 21:58:05 -0400",
    "date": "9:58 p.m. on Aug 17, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/17/birth-names-are-given-to.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F17%2Fbirth-names-are-given-to.html"
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  {
    "id": 161,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I always celebrate the little wins. I went into and exited a Trader Joe’s shop and only bought what was on my list, no extraneous candies, snacks or goodies. Yay!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-13 14:20:36 -0400",
    "date": "2:20 p.m. on Aug 13, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/13/i-always-celebrate-the-little.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F13%2Fi-always-celebrate-the-little.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 162,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Then Dawn arose from bed beside Tithonus to bring new light to deathless gods and mortals (Iliad, 11:1-2)\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-10 17:02:34 -0400",
    "date": "5:02 p.m. on Aug 10, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/10/then-dawn-arose-from-bed.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F10%2Fthen-dawn-arose-from-bed.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 163,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Dandelion Daughter by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay",
    "text": "Finished reading: Dandelion Daughter by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, translated by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch 📚\nI gave this 4.5 stars. A moving story told in almost snippet fashion. I really enjoyed it, especially reading a first person narrative! Beautiful prose and a fast read.\nAll along, I was thinking an easy 5 stars until the ending that was just too nicely tied up.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-07 18:27:31 -0400",
    "date": "6:27 p.m. on Aug 7, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/07/dandelion-daughter-by-gabrielle-bouliannetremblay.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F07%2Fdandelion-daughter-by-gabrielle-bouliannetremblay.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 164,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Swung back today. Wore my pride shirt proudly and clothes that express who I am. Was out at a Home Depot and a BJs, also filled up my car. It\u0026rsquo;s sad (and great) that little moments where I can just be a person are so wonderful.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-04 17:32:27 -0400",
    "date": "5:32 p.m. on Aug 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/04/swung-back-today-wore-my.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F04%2Fswung-back-today-wore-my.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 165,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I swing from wanting to shout it from the rooftops to whispering it in the dark alleys. It is so hard.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-08-03 18:47:40 -0400",
    "date": "6:47 p.m. on Aug 3, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/08/03/i-swing-from-wanting-to.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F03%2Fi-swing-from-wanting-to.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 166,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - the Original 1886 Classic (Reader\u0026rsquo;s Library Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson 📚\nIt’s been awhile since I read the original story. It’s a quick read, only 90 pages in my edition. It started off a little slow but then rocketed up. Themes that I thought about while reading were: hidden desires, addiction, faces we wear in public vs private, and so on. Well worth the investment of rereading.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-27 18:10:12 -0400",
    "date": "6:10 p.m. on Jul 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/27/finished-reading-dr-jekyll-and.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 167,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Seems so easy to just tell someone but it’s not… partly me, partly them\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-27 01:02:27 -0400",
    "date": "1:02 p.m. on Jul 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/27/seems-to-easy-to-just.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F07%2F27%2Fseems-to-easy-to-just.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 168,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Whipping Girl by Julia Serano (3rd ed.)",
    "text": "Finished reading: Whipping Girl by Julia Serano 📚\nA powerful read that was at times depressing and demoralizing, but overall was uplifting, affirming, and empowering. Well worth the investment of time.\nThree great quotes:\n In a male-centered gender hierarchy, where it is assumed that men are better than women and that masculinity is superior to femininity, there is no greater perceived threat than the existence of trans women, who despite being born male and inheriting male privilege \u0026ldquo;choose\u0026rdquo; to be female instead. By embracing our own femaleness and femininity, we, in a sense, cast a shadow of doubt over the supposed supremacy of maleness and masculinity. (p. 15) There is no right way to be trans. Each of us simply needs to figure out what works best for us and what allows us to best express who we feel we are. (p. 28) It\u0026rsquo;s time we replace the existing gatekeeper model with one that\u0026rsquo;s centered on the needs of trans people themselves. This begins with the public acknowledgment that all people have the right to self-identify (even if that identity falls outside of the male/female binary), and that one\u0026rsquo;s self-identified gender is necessarily more legitimate than the one that is rather naively assigned to them by others. (p. 158)  And finally, this thought really struck me. When asked by a friend what she found attractive in trans women, the author replied, \u0026ldquo;\u0026hellip; it is almost always their eyes. When I look into them, I see both endless strength and inconsolable sadness. I see someone who has overcome humiliation and abuses that would flatten the average person. I see a woman who was made to feel shame for her desires and yet had the courage to pursue them anyway.\u0026rdquo; (p. 279)\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-23 15:08:33 -0400",
    "date": "3:08 p.m. on Jul 23, 2025",
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    "id": 169,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Since I recently posted my latest iPhone Home Page, I thought I\u0026rsquo;d post one from December 2009! Wow, small format, different look, but some pretty cool nostalgia. I still mourn the loss of TUAW (The unofficial Apple Weblog).\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-20 14:55:22 -0400",
    "date": "2:55 p.m. on Jul 20, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/20/since-i-recently-posted-my.html",
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  {
    "id": 170,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "The Seam of Skin and Scales (wow!)",
    "text": "After my last post, I\u0026rsquo;ve been down. I heard the opening of the following on a podcast and spent a little time digging up the original post. This enlivened my day, my mood, and my life. I\u0026rsquo;ve been saying something like this in my head these past few months, but it\u0026rsquo;s wonderful to see it so concise and powerful.\nThis is an excerpt of the beginning of a post \u0026ldquo;The Seam of Skin and Scales\u0026rdquo; by Elena Rose (posting as Little Lake). I was pointed to this by the goddess writer Casey Plett. She was speaking with her fellow publisher/goddess/poet Cat Fitzpatrick on a LitHub podcast.\n The seam of skin and scales I am not a woman trapped in a man\u0026rsquo;s body. This body is no man\u0026rsquo;s; it is mine, it is me, and there is no man in that equation. And I am not trapped in it. There are a million and one ways out of this body, and I have clung to it, tooth and claw, despite an endless line of people and institutions who would rather I vacate the premises, and have sometimes been willing to make me bleed to convince me they\u0026rsquo;re right.\nThis body is mine, and I claim it and its bruises, and it is not a man\u0026rsquo;s, and I am not trapped here.\n You can find the entire post online. I\u0026rsquo;ve saved a copy in case this site ever goes down.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-16 12:24:30 -0400",
    "date": "12:24 p.m. on Jul 16, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/16/the-seam-of-skin-and.html",
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  {
    "id": 171,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "There have been many moments of joy, and maybe I had too many recently, so the universe decided some pain \u0026amp; sadness were warranted. It doesn’t change who I am but helps ground me to know that no matter how much I strive, some will just not accept. But I am still Dawn. 🩷 ✊🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-15 21:26:10 -0400",
    "date": "9:26 p.m. on Jul 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/15/there-have-been-many-moments.html",
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    "id": 172,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology",
    "text": "Finished reading: In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia anthology edited by Marie O\u0026rsquo;Regan \u0026amp; Paul Kane 📚\nProbably the best piece in the collection was Tori Bovalino\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Phobos\u0026rdquo;. Wow, excellent writing, dark as fuck, character development, cool idea. Wow.\nI got this book primarily to read M.L. Rio\u0026rsquo;s short story. I loved her book If We Were Villians. I read her novella Graveyard Shift and liked it a lot as well. But, and I never say this, Graveyard Shift needed to be longer to more fully develop the story. Rio\u0026rsquo;s short story here, \u0026ldquo;Weekend at Berties\u0026rdquo;, falls into that same trap. It\u0026rsquo;s good writing but it was too quick and not enough development. I despise tomes, but this needed a little more space.\nIn that same vein, I think \u0026ldquo;Four Funerals\u0026rdquo; by David Bell needed a bit more space to develop. Not much, maybe 10-20 more pages? Still, a great idea and nice writing.\nKelly Andrew\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;The Hare and the Hound\u0026rdquo; was great writing, although I\u0026rsquo;m not much into the fantastical. I still enjoyed it. I also liked the story telling in \u0026ldquo;The Professor of Ontography\u0026rdquo;, by Helen Grant. A little kooky at the end but up to there it was a good read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-15 11:19:39 -0400",
    "date": "11:19 p.m. on Jul 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/15/in-these-hallowed-halls-a.html",
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  {
    "id": 173,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "My iPhone Home Screen",
    "text": "Last night, I saw @manton’s post re: Swarm changing their app icon. He included his iPhone home screen. It reminded me of when I first got an iPhone and my friends and I would share our home screens to see what apps everyone thought were important enough to keep on their main screen. Manton said that he also likes looking at other folks screens, so I’m posting mine with some explanations. This is a long post, but I’ve seen so many other bloggers do stuff like this and it’s how I’ve discovered some fun apps.\nI must admit that I change my home page often. Sometimes it’s a new app or interest. My big thing is adding widgets, then lamenting the fact that even a small one takes up the space for 4 apps. Currently, I have two and I use them daily.\nI have some more widgets that are on the Today view (slide right). If I put them on my home screen, I would only be able to fit 4 apps plus what is on the Dock! For those interested, the widgets in my Today view are a medium battery (so I can see percentages), a small Book Tracker status, a small Fitness, and a small Weather. I don’t need Weather on my home page since it’s on my lock screen.\nMy Widgets  Things 3: I am a to do person, and I go back and forth between Reminders and Things. Things is more slick, though I like some of the integration that the stock Reminders app provides. I am always adding to dos using Siri (“Remind me today …\u0026quot;). Doing it with Things had a few extra steps and it was clunky. But, I found a neat feature: I have Things import new todos from a particular list in Reminders. I created a Reminders list called “Things3”. Then I set up Things to show that list in my Things Inbox. I can then import them and voila. Pinterest: I love Pinterest for saving ideas and images. I collected my favorite ones into one folder and have the widget display a rotating selection from there. I like having something besides apps and to dos staring back at me when I open my phone.  My Dock  Calendar: I love having the date display and I do use Apple’s stock app. Fantastical is nice, but overkill for my needs. I loved Calendar 5, but that’s been replaced with just Calendars and it too is more than I actually need. Calendar 366+ is pretty nice, especially with the “Agenda” view (reminds me of my Week-at-a-Glance planners from college!). But, Cal 366 was having some bugs with the display so I keep it in the App Drawer in case I need it. Why would I need it? Apple’s stock app on the iPhone only allows 2 alarms to be set for an event. Sometimes I have 3 alarms (a week in advance, to plan, that morning, and then an hour before). I can enter those on the Mac app but not the iPhone app. Cal366 lets me add infinite number of alarms right there. So, I keep it around for now. Safari: I keep trying to move this off the dock, but I do need access to the web more often than not. So, it stays Mail: I like Apple’s stock mail app and I’m still a big email user. Messages: I text with friends and family everyday, so I need this.  My Apps  Overcast: I love this app. Clean, simple, fast, great audio clarity even at higher playback speeds, nice organization. Plus, I really like seeing how many episodes I have as an app badge. I really wanted to use Apple’s Podcasts app, but it just took too many clicks to get to my podcasts, it kept going back to the home page instead of staying in my show lists, it showed me early-access pay episodes always (no way to turn that off). I do still look at Apple’s podcast app from time to time since their discovery of new shows is pretty nice, but I listen to enough podcasts or read enough RSS feeds to get new recommendations from them instead of an app. Music: I pay for Apple Music and really like it. On walks, I listen to podcasts, but when I’m out and about, or even when I’m at home, I use the Music app all the time OurGroceries: I bought this ages ago and the app continues to shine and be updated. I have multiple lists (specific stores, general warehouse stores, etc.). I like how it keeps a history of previous items (how many is a setting) so I can just type a letter or two and see from my previous items. Even better, if you manually sort your lists, it remembers the ordering. This is indispensable if you ambulate a grocery store the same way. Photos: I’ve organized my photos and I’m always looking things up in there, so it deserves a front page slot. Book Tracker: I just started using this app in the last few months. I had to buy it once for iOS/iPadOS and once for macOS, but it is worth it. It’s like what Goodreads could be if Amazon threw some of their gabillions of dollars at it. Plus, it’s private and I’m not providing data to some huge company that will target ads that follow me night and day. It also has great statistics for current and former years, ability to add your own notes, own pictures, etc. A really slick app, worth checking out. GoodLinks: If I read everything that I wanted to when scrolling through news, BlueSky, my RSS feeds, etc., I’d never get anything done. So, I need a read it later service. In the past, I used Instapaper, Pocket, and Apple’s Reading List. But GoodLinks just works better. It has tags like Pocket had, it allows highlights, it syncs through iCloud and is integrated throughout the Apple ecosystem via Share sheets. It was a one-time purchase, but now they’ve added a subscription model. It’s unique, though, in that whatever features they add while your under subscription, you get to keep even if you let the subscription lapse. I had it pre-subscription, but pay for the subscription for new features and helping out an indie developer. News: I also subscribe to Apple News+, so I keep it on my front page. This app has moved back and forth over the years, since I mostly read News on my iPad. But, it’s nice to have there. And, my saved stories sync across devices so it makes sense to sit next to GoodLinks. News Explorer: I’ve been an RSS junkie for years. I’ve tried both free and pay (NetNewsWire, Reeder through its various incarnations, feeeed, Unread, and many more that I sometimes trialed and ditched). News Explorer was really slick, then it seemed like abandon-ware. I reached out to the developer and they responded quickly about a major update coming. It was indeed major and I love this app. I can do feeds from regular RSS, youtube, reddit, Mastadon, and BlueSky. It can search for feeds too. There are a tons of configuration options that were overwhelming when I started using this app years ago, but I’ve figured them out. If you like RSS, you should check this out. Btw, I really wanted to like Reeder. It seemed like it was abandoned too, then it came back and what it’s morphed into isn’t what it used to be and it doesn’t meet my needs. Alas. Journal: I couldn’t wait for this app to be released, then I was so disappointed. So few features (like they rushed it out the door), clunky, etc. So, I kept using Day One. But, the next major release fixed so many issues and now I use it several times a week. I didn’t mind that it only worked on iPhone since I use my phone a lot. But, I am excited that in the newest OS releases, it’ll be across the Apple ecosystem. Notes: I love notes almost as much as I like to dos. 😊 Apple’s app just works. I don’t need crazy stuff but I like to organize my notes into folders (and folders within folders). I like the views they offer, I like that it syncs across all my devices, pretty consistently and pretty quickly. One thing it desperately needed was an interface on Apple Watch, and it appears it’s coming! I know it might be a bit clunky on the watch, but it’s nice to not have to pull my phone out of my purse if I’m checking a recipe or some notes when meeting someone. MultiTab for Tumblr: I’ve been with tumblr for ages. I used their free app for a long time, and even did a year with the ad-free paid version. But, the price doubled this year, and it’s not worth $70 to use their app. I pay $5.99/year for MultiTab. It has a nice interface, has none of the tumblr ads and fluff, and just works. I follow mostly nostalgia type stuff (movies, books, art, fashion, etc.). If they had a widget, I’d use it in place of the Pinterest one. The only thing I miss from the default Tumblr app echoes what I said about Overcast vs. Apple Podcasts: recommendations. Sometimes, when scrolling through the official app, I’ll get a “based on your likes” and maybe 10% of the time, I’m like, Cool, I’ll check it out. You don’t get that via MultiTab nor do you get access to messaging, etc. But, it’s still a great app. BlueSky: As soon as South African Hitler, aka Musk, took over Twitter, I deleted my account. I tried Mastodon but it wasn’t quite working at top speed when I was using it. BlueSky, when it was opened to all, was something I wanted to try. I really like it and have a real sense of community there. The app just keeps getting better. I hope it lasts. Epilogue: Since I didn’t want to give freebies to Amazon, but I still wanted to share some social info about my book reading, I was super happy to find this app. It’s easy to use and it populates pages I’ve set up on this blog (see Books link at top). Believe me when I say a good compliment for an app is that it just works. Epilogue just works. Micro.blog: Duh. 😊 I love micro.blog: the app, the concept, the developers, the community. I’m really happy to be here.  Ok, this was originally just going to be a reply to Manton with my home screen. If you made it to the end, congrats and I hope it was entertaining or informational. Take care!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-11 15:13:37 -0400",
    "date": "3:13 p.m. on Jul 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/11/my-iphone-home-screen.html",
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  {
    "id": 174,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "After Realism, ed. by André Forget",
    "text": "Finished reading: After Realism edited by André Forget 📚\nA really fun read of short stories by Canadian authors. Some were experimental, some long, some short, some really out there. It was a fun few days as I worked through them.\nMy favorites were:\n Carleigh Baker\u0026rsquo;s “Baby Boomer”: wow, short and powerful Tom Thor Buchanan\u0026rsquo;s “Jamaica”: another great story. So many loose threads that didn’t impact the story one iota. Camilla Grudova\u0026rsquo;s “Madame Flora’s”: wow, weird but interesting Casey Plett\u0026rsquo;s “Portland, Oregon”: there is no reading joy more perfect that a Casey Plett short story! I love her writing. I knew I’d read this before, it was in her debut collection, A Safe Girl to Love. David Hubert\u0026rsquo;s “Chemical Valley”: fucking dark. Good writing. Michael Lapointe\u0026rsquo;s “The Stunt”: powerful and very dark. Sadly true.  I also thought the following were good:\n Ryan Avanzado\u0026rsquo;s “Tita Esme\u0026rsquo;s Room”: pretty good. Probably needed more space at the end to flesh story out. But pretty good. Paola Ferrante\u0026rsquo;s “Underside of a Wing”: good read, nice running repetition of the word albatross and its meaning to the author) Sofia Mostaghimi\u0026rsquo;s “Roxane and Julieta” Cason Sharpe\u0026rsquo;s “California Underwater”: good quick slice of life, nicely written too.  John Elizabeth Stintzi has a piece in here. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t one of my favorites in this collection, but please check out their novel Vanishing Monuments or their poetry collection, Junebat. Those are heart-shatteringly beautiful.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-05 18:43:06 -0400",
    "date": "6:43 p.m. on Jul 5, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/05/after-realism-ed-by-andr.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 175,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I can\u0026rsquo;t believe where we are today. It just boggles the mind and the heart. And, I got this in my email this morning. It\u0026rsquo;s a review for a book published in 2022, though so apropos for today. It\u0026rsquo;s title? \u0026ldquo;The betrayal of the humanities: the university during the Third Reich\u0026rdquo;.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-03 15:13:11 -0400",
    "date": "3:13 p.m. on Jul 3, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/03/i-cant-believe-where-we.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 176,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "This Decoder podcast w/Matt Mullenweg is enlightening \u0026amp; depressing. His picture should be next to the definition of apologist. His fuzzy \u0026amp; non responses re Tumblr and Meta and the trans community mad me very angry. Beware burning your user base…\novercast.fm/+AAQLdsK4\u0026hellip;\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-07-02 11:28:07 -0400",
    "date": "11:28 p.m. on Jul 2, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/07/02/this-decoder-podcast-wmatt-mullenwe.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 177,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Empowered: Cultivating Voices for Liberation and Unity by Camryn Garrett 📚\nA fantastic collection of young writers that gives me hope for the future.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-29 10:52:43 -0400",
    "date": "10:52 p.m. on Jun 29, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/29/finished-reading-empowered-cultivating-voices.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F29%2Ffinished-reading-empowered-cultivating-voices.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 178,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I put a new page up on my blog highlighting some favorite movies, songs, tv, etc.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-25 17:33:12 -0400",
    "date": "5:33 p.m. on Jun 25, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/25/i-put-a-new-page.html",
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  {
    "id": 179,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Nothing beats the joy of cutting into perfect onions and bell peppers when cooking. Probably one of the best onions I ever saw. Yay!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-23 19:49:55 -0400",
    "date": "7:49 p.m. on Jun 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/23/nothing-beats-the-joy-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F23%2Fnothing-beats-the-joy-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 180,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "In the midst of all this, I got a new shirt. Wore it yesterday. Was so happy.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-22 14:37:35 -0400",
    "date": "2:37 p.m. on Jun 22, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/22/in-the-midst-of-all.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F22%2Fin-the-midst-of-all.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 181,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Fucking Hitler incarnate. Not in my name. Not this attack. Not in the US’s name either. This is his little cadre of hate. They are burning America down to the ground.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-21 21:44:13 -0400",
    "date": "9:44 p.m. on Jun 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/21/fucking-hitler-incarnate-not-in.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F21%2Ffucking-hitler-incarnate-not-in.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 182,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "First time painting my fingernails. I’ve done toes before but never fingernails. It’s eye opening. To my sisters, I can only say how powerful it is. I’m not afraid. Sounds silly but it’s not. We are here and we will not go away. Ever.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-21 00:44:52 -0400",
    "date": "12:44 p.m. on Jun 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/21/first-time-painting-my-fingernails.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F21%2Ffirst-time-painting-my-fingernails.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 183,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Consider giving to The Trevor Campaign to help provide life-saving services to young LGBTQ+ people. I just did.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-19 16:30:59 -0400",
    "date": "4:30 p.m. on Jun 19, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/19/consider-giving-to-the-trevor.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F19%2Fconsider-giving-to-the-trevor.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 184,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Cruel attack on the most vulnerable",
    "text": "The Trump regime contains to further its goal of genocide for trans people, and also all who fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Trump Administration cuts LGBTQ-specific care from suicide hotline.\nThis is cruel and inhuman. It reeks of pure hatred and violence. Why cut off this lifeline to people? The service that the Trevor project provides will still be around, but it won\u0026rsquo;t be a \u0026ldquo;button push\u0026rdquo; away through the one, national clearinghouse line for suicide prevention. Also, the Trans Lifeline Hotline is still around and can be reached at (877) 565-8860 in the US and (877) 330-6366 in Canada.\nIt feels like they announced this during Pride month just to make it extra hurtful and painful. These people running our nation (into the ground) are like a bunch of bullies in a middle school playground. However, in our case, their actions will most certainly contribute to the deaths of our fellow citizens.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-18 17:15:42 -0400",
    "date": "5:15 p.m. on Jun 18, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/18/cruel-attack-on-the-most.html",
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    "id": 185,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s such a wonderful feeling to have this urgent need to tell people about me. I\u0026rsquo;ve kept things bottled up so long that it\u0026rsquo;s exhilarating to be less secretive, more open, more proud.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-17 11:09:52 -0400",
    "date": "11:09 p.m. on Jun 17, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/17/its-such-a-wonderful-feeling.html",
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    "id": 186,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The Dream of Doctor Bantam by Jeanne Thornton 📚\n10/10: Jeanne Thornton knows how to get in your head and your guts. A visceral story that still has joy and sadness in measured doses. I read Summer Fun a year before this, but I can see and feel the same things. This doesn’t mean each novel isn’t great on their own, but her style of grabbing the reader by the throat was well developed when she wrote The Dream of Dr. Bantam and it carries on to her later works.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-15 17:22:01 -0400",
    "date": "5:22 p.m. on Jun 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/15/finished-reading-the-dream-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F15%2Ffinished-reading-the-dream-of.html"
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  {
    "id": 187,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "A new (and welcomed) step",
    "text": "To paraphrase Jane Eyre, \u0026lsquo;Dear Reader, I TOLD him.\u0026quot;\nThat is, I told my best friend that I was trans. They totally accepted me, and were happy that I was finally able to find my truth. It came out in a text. My finger hovered over the send button for like five minutes, constantly re-editing and thinking how I wanted to say it. But, it came out beautifully (I think) and the response was immediate and positive. I didn\u0026rsquo;t expect it to be different, I\u0026rsquo;ve known them forever, but it was validating, heartwarming, and a welcome moment on this long journey. We then talked on the phone right away for a long time. It was so good to here their voice and say out loud what had been in my heart for so long. They were at the top of the list for who I wanted to tell.\nP.S. Having referenced Charlotte Brontë, I do have to say that she\u0026rsquo;s my least favorite of the Brontë sisters. Anne is tops for me (Tenant of Wildfell Hall is one of my favorite books of all time). Emily is next up. Was there ever a darker piece of literature than Wuthering Heights?\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-15 14:03:54 -0400",
    "date": "2:03 p.m. on Jun 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/15/a-new-and-welcomed-step.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F15%2Fa-new-and-welcomed-step.html"
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    "id": 188,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "The meaning behind this tattoo is multi-layered. I\u0026rsquo;m sure you can guess some parts. One you might not know is drawn from Homer\u0026rsquo;s Iliad (opening of Book 11). This line has resonated with me from the very first time I read the Iliad, and it still warms my heart and soul each time I reread it. (This is from Emily Wilson\u0026rsquo;s translation, one of my top three translations of this work.)\n Then Dawn arose from bed beside Tithonus to bring new light to deathless gods and mortals”\n I loved this line before I even chose my name. Maybe that helped direct me to it.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-12 12:09:13 -0400",
    "date": "12:09 p.m. on Jun 12, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/12/the-meaning-behind-this-tattoo.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F12%2Fthe-meaning-behind-this-tattoo.html"
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  {
    "id": 189,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "You build up the fright or worry and then you go and get the tattoo and are like, \u0026ldquo;wow, I way over-worried\u0026rdquo;. It was great. I\u0026rsquo;m sure having an artist like I did helps a lot. They talked with me about the tattoo, about life, about me, them, etc. Was really wonderful.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-11 17:51:24 -0400",
    "date": "5:51 p.m. on Jun 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/11/you-build-up-the-fright.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F11%2Fyou-build-up-the-fright.html"
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  {
    "id": 190,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Off for my first tattoo! Whee! Woot! 🥰\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-11 11:39:12 -0400",
    "date": "11:39 p.m. on Jun 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/11/off-for-my-first-tattoo.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F11%2Foff-for-my-first-tattoo.html"
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  {
    "id": 191,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Hope",
    "text": "“The Chase” (TNG 6:20) remains one of my favorite Star Trek episodes. It, along with “Darmok” follow in the footsteps of the best of this franchise. Thinking sci-fi with a look to the past, the future, and creating a sense of Hope and unity.\nHope is a rare commodity in these times, especially under a growing dystopian Trump dictatorship. His Gestapo disappears people off the streets and he threatens Constitutionally-protected rights of American citizens.\nBut with a Pride Month high and shows that swell my heart, I can believe in Hope. I can and will fight for my dreams, my rights and my existence.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-08 19:03:14 -0400",
    "date": "7:03 p.m. on Jun 8, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/08/hope.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F08%2Fhope.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 192,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Kate Wilhelm, writer/goddess",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s both exciting and sad that I\u0026rsquo;ve discovered so many things now that I\u0026rsquo;m older that I never knew about when I was younger. This isn\u0026rsquo;t about being trans, that\u0026rsquo;s something I\u0026rsquo;ve known since I was in single digit years. No, this is about an author.\nThis is about finding authors who were alive and writing when I was devouring a genre but never heard of them. I was at the library all the time, constantly checking out sci-fi books to read. I also spent every last cent I earned or was gifted for birthdays/holidays at my local bookshop. Books were my candy growing up.\nThis particular author is Kate Wilhelm. She was writing short stories and novels since the 1960s, especially in the New Wave movement of the late 60s and early 70s. Her writing is amazing, beautiful prose \u0026amp; psychologically-based stories. I love her atmospheres (no SF pun intended) \u0026amp; the inner lives of her characters. Three of my favorites books of hers were The Abyss (two novellas), Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1977 Hugo Award for best novel) and Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (collection of short stories and novellas).\nShe died in 2018. I read my first of her books in 2020. I could have been a fan. I could have seen her at a convention or a book signing. I could have told her how much she impacted me (both as a reader and a writer (her craft can teach a great deal)).\nWhy didn\u0026rsquo;t I know about her? Maybe because she was a woman in a pretty male-dominated genre, especially at her peak? But, she outclassed so many of them. Maybe because I didn\u0026rsquo;t look hard enough? I\u0026rsquo;m not sure, but I try to sample so many more authors today so that I don\u0026rsquo;t miss out on someone amazing who I might be able to have a connection while we\u0026rsquo;re both still walking around.\nJust my 2¢ on an idea that popped into my head at 4:14 am this morning.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-04 17:14:17 -0400",
    "date": "5:14 p.m. on Jun 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/04/kate-wilhelm-writergoddess.html",
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  {
    "id": 193,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Tattoo booked! Next week. So excited (and a little scared). First one, but the design is something I created and it\u0026rsquo;s so affirming!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-04 16:57:34 -0400",
    "date": "4:57 p.m. on Jun 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/04/tattoo-booked-next-week-so.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F04%2Ftattoo-booked-next-week-so.html"
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  {
    "id": 194,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I think blogging is a little like pirate radio, without the illegalities. Maybe this is because I 🩷 the film Pump Up the Volume. I certainly don\u0026rsquo;t have a big audience, but it\u0026rsquo;s nice to think there might be someone out there who hears this. And maybe they smile or nod their head once in awhile.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-04 15:24:38 -0400",
    "date": "3:24 p.m. on Jun 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/04/i-think-blogging-is-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F04%2Fi-think-blogging-is-a.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 195,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Junebat by John Elizabeth Stintzi",
    "text": "Perfect score, 10 out of 10. A fantastic collection of poetry from the author who created Vanishing Monuments, a stunning novel of joy \u0026amp; sadness.\nStandout poems in this collection for me are:\n Selected Definitions of Junebat War Wounds Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Junebat The Night After Flights of Cider Evidence Disproving the Existence of a Junebat America (I\u0026rsquo;m Putting My Queer Shoulder to the Wheel) If You Could See Me You Would See  In \u0026ldquo;Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Junebat\u0026rdquo;, I absolutely resonated with: \u0026ldquo;You are not your body unless / you are\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;You are not a boy or a girl unless / you are.\u0026rdquo; (section XI).\nIn one of my favorite poems, \u0026ldquo;America (I\u0026rsquo;m Putting My Queer Shoulder to the Wheel):\n Despite the fear of the mortal danger\nI grew bold in a way the system hated.\nI decided that if this world was going\nto kill me I\u0026rsquo;d die against the grain.\nI decided that if America confronted me\nwith her rancid mouth screaming\nI would stand as tall as her and scream back.\n ",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-01 16:34:13 -0400",
    "date": "4:34 p.m. on Jun 1, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/01/junebat-by-john-elizabeth-stintzi.html",
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  {
    "id": 196,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Happy Pride Month. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈. Still a lot to do, especially with the 🍊 monster in charge, but we will stand proud \u0026amp; stand up for our rights. We aren’t going anywhere. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-06-01 14:57:01 -0400",
    "date": "2:57 p.m. on Jun 1, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/06/01/happy-pride-month-still-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F01%2Fhappy-pride-month-still-a.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 197,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Crying I am so happy. Trans joy is possible in these times. I swear it’s true. Some care about us. And that is something powerful.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-30 00:17:51 -0400",
    "date": "12:17 p.m. on May 30, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/30/crying-i-am-so-happy.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F30%2Fcrying-i-am-so-happy.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 198,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Tattoo design decisions done! Large one perfect \u0026amp; have location. Want to do political one (identifying WHO I am), on my wrist or hip. Fingers crossed 🤞 I follow through with my choice.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-30 00:15:05 -0400",
    "date": "12:15 p.m. on May 30, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/30/tattoo-design-decisions-done-large.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F30%2Ftattoo-design-decisions-done-large.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 199,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O\u0026rsquo;Brien 📚\nIncredibly slow start. Took almost 100 pages to get moving. Then was pretty exciting until it puttered out. Definitely a YA novel even though he was trying to break out of that genre\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-28 22:54:22 -0400",
    "date": "10:54 p.m. on May 28, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/28/finished-reading-z-for-zachariah.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F28%2Ffinished-reading-z-for-zachariah.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 200,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Stop with new AI of the week! ",
    "text": "OMFG, I don’t want YAAIF (yet another AI feature). Make good apps, make great OSes, fix buggy software, add features we asked for. Leave the stuff we don’t want alone.\nI’ve been a heavily invested Apple fangirl for ages. If Apple only focuses on AI, I’m not sure where I’ll end up. I hate PCs and dislike droids (phones and Star Wars). I like the 🍎 ecosystem but I don’t need these silly bells and whistles.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-28 17:43:16 -0400",
    "date": "5:43 p.m. on May 28, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/28/stop-with-new-ai-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F28%2Fstop-with-new-ai-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 201,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "It\u0026rsquo;s amazing how a simple thing like painting your toenails with a new color can heighten a day and brighten a mood. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-25 13:39:50 -0400",
    "date": "1:39 p.m. on May 25, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/25/its-amazing-how-a-simple.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F25%2Fits-amazing-how-a-simple.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 202,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Other ear pierced (joy!) and tattoo design revamped and finished. Support engaged. Ready to take on the world and share my journey!\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-24 00:39:16 -0400",
    "date": "12:39 p.m. on May 24, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/24/other-ear-pierced-joy-and.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F24%2Fother-ear-pierced-joy-and.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 203,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I knew, but waited.\nNow, I rise during a genocide.\nI\u0026rsquo;m still me \u0026hellip; I\u0026rsquo;m on my feet.\nI will meet them face to face. 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-23 13:15:09 -0400",
    "date": "1:15 p.m. on May 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/23/i-knew-but-waited-now.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F23%2Fi-knew-but-waited-now.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 204,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown 📚\nExcept for Arena, it feels pretty much schtick to me. I guess that makes sense for most SF written in the 40s \u0026amp; 50s.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-21 18:19:20 -0400",
    "date": "6:19 p.m. on May 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/21/finished-reading-the-best-of.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F21%2Ffinished-reading-the-best-of.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 205,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "There was one personality, and one hidden beneath it. Now, two are standing next to each other, one cheering the newly emerged one on. How will this play out. I’m feeling Dawn is the end point.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-19 21:38:23 -0400",
    "date": "9:38 p.m. on May 19, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/19/there-was-one-personality-and.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F19%2Fthere-was-one-personality-and.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 206,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Daniel Brook's book on Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld",
    "text": "There\u0026rsquo;s a fascinating book coming out by Daniel Brook, called The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin.\nWow, so, over 100 years ago, people were already talking about race and gender as social constructs. This wasn\u0026rsquo;t something invented a few years ago by people that Republicans and related fascists hate. And gender fluidity goes back millennia, back to the beginning of recorded history and literature.\nOne thing that blew my mind in this review from LitHub, is that the infamous Nazi book burning pictures we have are of Nazis burning his books from his Institute for Sexual Science, a think tank and surgical center in the 1910s and 1920s. Hitler and his Nazis burned and tried to erase his research, but it has lived on. Trump, Republicans and Christian Fascists are trying to do this today, and they will fail also.\nWe\u0026rsquo;re here, we\u0026rsquo;re queer, and we are strong.\nYou can read the article on LitHub.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-15 11:36:19 -0400",
    "date": "11:36 p.m. on May 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/15/daniel-brooks-book-on-dr.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F15%2Fdaniel-brooks-book-on-dr.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 207,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I quit all the Meta properties, never did TikTok and quit twitter the day before South African Apartheid Hitler-wannabe Musk took it over. I’ve never regretted it. I LOVE micro.blog. Sorry to put politics in a praise post for this great service but there it is.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-13 22:10:46 -0400",
    "date": "10:10 p.m. on May 13, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/13/i-quit-all-the-meta.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F13%2Fi-quit-all-the-meta.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 208,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "A little bit of trans joy in last night\u0026rsquo;s sunset. 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-12 09:49:02 -0400",
    "date": "9:49 p.m. on May 12, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/12/a-little-bit-of-trans.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F12%2Fa-little-bit-of-trans.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 209,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Sometimes you just burst into tears. It’s hard. I want to say it’s no big deal but it hits crazy hard and then just passes. Like waves on the ocean.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-11 22:48:31 -0400",
    "date": "10:48 p.m. on May 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/11/sometimes-you-just-burst-into.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F11%2Fsometimes-you-just-burst-into.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 210,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Girl Work by Zefyr Lisowski",
    "text": "Finished reading: Girl Work by Zefyr Lisowski 📚\nA really good collection of poetry. I love poetry, and esp. trans poetry. I\u0026rsquo;ve feel a visceral connection with the artists and their words. I sometimes find words or emotions to explain or flesh out my own experiences.\nWhen I finished reading, I thought abuot how to rate it. It\u0026rsquo;s weird that this book made me rethink how I like to rate items. I usually use a ranked system, 1-5, with 5 being the best. But, it doesn\u0026rsquo;t seem fair to rate poetry on a scale like that. It either grabs you or it doesn\u0026rsquo;t. And if it grabs you, I think it changes you, on some level.\nThat is why I always return to poetry, I think. There\u0026rsquo;s something about it that lets you think more deeply. There\u0026rsquo;s a thread, there\u0026rsquo;s scaffolding or superstructure, but you bring more of yourself to a poem since you need to provide the details. So, for poetry, I think I need to confined myself to \u0026ldquo;moved\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;unmoved\u0026rdquo;. This collection is a moved, without a doubt.\nP.S. Ok, I\u0026rsquo;d give it a 5/5 if I had to but that\u0026rsquo;s just me wanting to make sure people know this is a great work, and if the poet ever ran across it, she would know that she made a difference to me. Thank you.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-11 16:31:15 -0400",
    "date": "4:31 p.m. on May 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/11/girl-work-by-zefyr-lisowski.html",
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  {
    "id": 211,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Blogging vs journaling",
    "text": "I\u0026rsquo;ve been doing both a bunch lately and I keep blurring the lines between something that could be inner-inner monologue vs inner-outer monologue. I think a blog like this needs to have more content that probes deeper than surface level, both for me developing as Dawn as well as others who (hopefully) stumble across my scribbles. For me, I get to explore and experience myself. For others, they get to see me for who I am as well as maybe see a bit of themselves.\nThat was the hardest part growing up, not being able to see other people like me, except maybe in a film or a book where they were portrayed as a monster, a scapegoat, or just a splash of non-cishet life that could be exploited for a laugh or a jump-scare.\nI hope I\u0026rsquo;ll have more content soon that will explore these feelings. I\u0026rsquo;m figuring it out myself too as I go. I hope you enjoy the journal too.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-11 14:13:37 -0400",
    "date": "2:13 p.m. on May 11, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/11/blogging-vs-journaling.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F11%2Fblogging-vs-journaling.html"
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  {
    "id": 212,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The T in LGBT by Jamie Raines 📚\nA good read but pretty basic. As others said, would be great for an introductory text. And, someone on goodreads said it felt more like it was meant to be spoken (author is big YouTuber and speaker). I felt that too, in its cadence. But, I adapted no problem. I give it 7 out of 10.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-06 21:44:53 -0400",
    "date": "9:44 p.m. on May 6, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/06/finished-reading-the-t-in.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F06%2Ffinished-reading-the-t-in.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 213,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Canadian Authors Rock",
    "text": "The last few years, I\u0026rsquo;ve been on a kick of Canadian authors. I didn\u0026rsquo;t just wake up and say, hey, let\u0026rsquo;s read some Canadians, even though there\u0026rsquo;s no reason you shouldn\u0026rsquo;t. But, I noticed after a while, some of my favorite reads since 2020 were by these amazing Canadians listed below. Many of them may have other books and my list is just to give you one per author. If you find you like them, check out other books they may have written.\n(The ordering is simply alphabetical.)\n  Lisa Alward: Cocktail (2023): Alward nails each short story, never overdoing or undercooking her stories.\n  Mona Awad: Bunny (2019): Oh my god, this is so beautifully twisted! I loved it and thought it was kind of like \u0026ldquo;The Craft\u0026rdquo; meets \u0026ldquo;The Secret History\u0026rdquo; meets \u0026ldquo;Heathers.\u0026rdquo;\n  Gwen Benaway: Day/Break (2020): a short, beautiful collection of poetry.\n  Hazel Jane Plante: Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) (2019): A powerful story told in an unusual and unique way.\n  Casey Plett: A Dream of a Woman (2021): You can never go wrong with anything Casey writes, but I truly loved this collection.\n  John Elizabeth Stintz: Vanishing Monuments (2020): a beautiful \u0026amp; sad look at aging, dementia, and becoming and unbecoming.\n  Natalie Zina Walschots: Hench (2020): another fun romp, reminscient of the Boys without all the horrendous violence.\n  Deborah Willis: Girlfriend on Mars (2023): This sounded like it might be too cool for school when I picked it up, but I really loved it.\n  Jia Qing Wilson-Yang: Small Beauty (2016): A story that slowly builds while weaving something beautiful. A quick read that will leave a long impact on your heart and mind.\n  ",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-05 17:27:50 -0400",
    "date": "5:27 p.m. on May 5, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/05/canadian-authors-rock.html",
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    "id": 214,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Check out Alter Boys, a Perth, Australia band. Their songs in Alice Maio Mackay’s trans / queer horror films (Bad Girl Boogey and also So Vam) are amazing. Perfect for the films yet also stand on their own. 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-04 21:58:46 -0400",
    "date": "9:58 p.m. on May 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/04/check-out-alter-boys-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F04%2Fcheck-out-alter-boys-a.html"
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    "id": 215,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: I\u0026rsquo;ve Got a Time Bomb by Sybil Lamb 📚\nOne minute I’m like ok, this is insane, scattered and I’m going to not finish it, and then one sentence later, I’m whirling around on a high, loving Syb, both character and writer. Spin me, honey! Beautiful writing. Could have been about 50-100 pages shorter, but I kept reading until the end.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-04 19:44:49 -0400",
    "date": "7:44 p.m. on May 4, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/04/finished-reading-ive-got-a.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F04%2Ffinished-reading-ive-got-a.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 216,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Carnage for Christmas by Alice Maio Mackay",
    "text": "I finally was able to finish watching the most recent movie (of five) from Alice Maio Mackay that\u0026rsquo;s streaming on Shudder (and AMC+). It\u0026rsquo;s another amazing flick. If you haven\u0026rsquo;t seen this film, or any of her films, stop reading and start streaming. It\u0026rsquo;s horror, it\u0026rsquo;s art, it\u0026rsquo;s trans, it\u0026rsquo;s queer, it\u0026rsquo;s love, it\u0026rsquo;s representation.\nAlice and co-writer Ben Pahl Robinson really know how to write dialogue and group scenes. I just love these in all her films. The dialogue is not stilted, preachy or expository. It feels real, almost like you\u0026rsquo;re a part of the group or sitting at the table next to them. Also, they write (and the actors emote) beautiful relationships. These aren\u0026rsquo;t two (or more) actors who play a couple or close friends. It seems like they found a couple and cast them in their film.\nSpeaking of the actors, I love that she has a core that she uses in all her films. It\u0026rsquo;s great seeing them come back, in similar or opposite roles. And then there\u0026rsquo;s always a new face or two that she brings in that just rock. Where does she find them?!? Just great acting by everyone.\nAnd last, like everyone else, I have to mention the colors. The lighting and the clothes just stand out and grab you. Lola’s makeup when she’s standing down the two rednecks in the street near the end is awesome! I had to stop it and just look at a few frames. Attention to detail that works in a still as well as motion.\nAll of her films have touched me deeply. I see myself in these films. The words speak to my heart and mind. I wish these had been out when I was younger but they mean the world to me now.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-05-02 17:02:24 -0400",
    "date": "5:02 p.m. on May 2, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/05/02/carnage-for-christmas-by-alice.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 217,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Books don\u0026rsquo;t turn people queer or trans. Books only show us that we\u0026rsquo;re not alone. There is power in finding out that there are other people like you in the world. That\u0026rsquo;s what frightens them.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-29 10:48:46 -0400",
    "date": "10:48 p.m. on Apr 29, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/29/books-dont-turn-people-queer.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F29%2Fbooks-dont-turn-people-queer.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 218,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Imara Jones podcast on techno-fascism",
    "text": "I listened to a fantastic, if also terrifying, podcast from Imara Jones\u0026rsquo;s TransLast program. It was on The Rise of Techno-Fascism. She interviewed the journalist Gil Duran. He walked us through the extremism of Curtis Yarvin and his devoted followers/funders/enablers that include Peter Thiel, Musk, and JD Vance.\nDefinitely worth a listen. You can find it here.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-27 16:04:53 -0400",
    "date": "4:04 p.m. on Apr 27, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/27/imara-jones-podcast-on-technofascism.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F27%2Fimara-jones-podcast-on-technofascism.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 219,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Bad Girl Boogey 🎬",
    "text": "Watched Bad Girl Boogey last night. It\u0026rsquo;s Alice Maio Mackay\u0026rsquo;s sophomore major release. The acting was amazing, the film was beautifully shot, the themes were both joyous and heart-rendering. She really knows how to write and direct a film.\nAnd the cast has shown up again, bringing such depth. Lisa Fanto was fantastic. Her joy, her despair, her just being on the screen was something I\u0026rsquo;d expect from a much older, more experienced actor. She just nailed it. Iris Mcerlean, who played Dario, was superb. They had superb chemistry with Fanto and demonstrated that they belonged in this film.\nThis flick is even better than Mackey\u0026rsquo;s first major film, So Vam. That was a fun movie but the depth she added in so little time between releases is just mind-blowing. She was 18 when Bad Girl Boogey came out. WTF! She has three films after this one, I\u0026rsquo;ve seen two of them and they just keep getting better.\nFilms you should watch of hers, listed in order they came out.\n So Vam (fun) Bad Girl Boogey (emotional and excellent) T Blockers (my fav, I feel it was made for me) Satranic Panic (my second fav, just amazing) Carnage for Christmas (in my queue)  ",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-24 12:10:41 -0400",
    "date": "12:10 p.m. on Apr 24, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/24/bad-girl-boogey.html",
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  },
  {
    "id": 220,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Wow. This is so wonderful. 🏳️‍⚧️ I got this from Sinéad\u0026rsquo;s Bluesky post\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-23 15:44:00 -0400",
    "date": "3:44 p.m. on Apr 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/23/wow-this-is-so-wonderful.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F23%2Fwow-this-is-so-wonderful.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 221,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Appropriately Cute",
    "text": "After my last post, it seems too appropriate that sleepwear like this exists. \u0026ldquo;You are allowed to change\u0026rdquo;. Could there be anything more pretty on the inside and outside? 🥰\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-23 14:58:10 -0400",
    "date": "2:58 p.m. on Apr 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/23/after-my-last-post-it.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F23%2Fafter-my-last-post-it.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 222,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Thinking back and moving forward",
    "text": "The more I travel down this exploration, the more I remember from my early childhood. I\u0026rsquo;ve always had these feelings. As a child, I think I embraced them. I wasn\u0026rsquo;t X or Y (unintentional but apropos pun), I could be whoever I wanted to be.\nWhen I got older, I felt pressured to conform to norms and I pushed my true self beneath the surface. I could see it, I could feel it but I couldn\u0026rsquo;t share it. I never saw my true self in popular culture (e.g. in movies, books and television).\nI began to wonder if there was something wrong with me. When I got even older, I saw how others sought to represent my inner self. It was fetishized, ostracized, othered, and attacked. I was too afraid to express myself. I even bought into some of this stereotype, making myself happy for a moment and then being disgusted the next, since it was wrong.\nBut, it wasn\u0026rsquo;t wrong.\nNow, emboldened, I\u0026rsquo;m taking steps. Some small, some a little larger. Even though there is such despair right now for trans people, with such hatred and vitriol thrown at them for no reason than to find a target to focus hatred and empower fascists, there is hope. They have erased us from websites, removed us from care, are even now considering removing suicide prevention care (so much for all that pro-life rhetoric), and they are aiming their supporters at us for mental and physical harm. We have survived for milenia (yes, check it out), and we will still be here when their ideas are consigned to the landfill of hate.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-22 19:08:16 -0400",
    "date": "7:08 p.m. on Apr 22, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/22/the-more-i-travel-down.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F22%2Fthe-more-i-travel-down.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 223,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "Small steps of joy",
    "text": "Exploring means taking steps. I\u0026rsquo;ve known for a long time who I am but am only expressing it more openly and more widely recently. It\u0026rsquo;s amazing how a little thing can cause such joy, or gender euphoria. These little things are so important to me now, and so special.\nOne thing I love is my new trans pride flag earrings. Wearing it just lights up my day. I\u0026rsquo;ve worn an earring for years, and it was just like putting on a watch. I did it in the morning, took it off at night. With this earring, though, I just get a skip in my heart and a warm feeling in my body. It\u0026rsquo;s affirming who I am and what is important to me.\nI even had someone I just met say, \u0026ldquo;I like your earring\u0026rdquo;. The way she said it and looked at me, I\u0026rsquo;m almost 100% certain she understood its meaning and she supported me. That didn\u0026rsquo;t scare me, it affirmed me and made me feel just a tad more special.\nAnother thing I started doing was changing the lock screen on my phone. I\u0026rsquo;m not usually one for busy screens, preferring simple shapes or a low-res image. But, I was playing around and found out about using emojis and was able to blend a pink heart, the trans pride flag and an emoji of a woman raising her hand. To me, this is \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m here, I\u0026rsquo;m trans, I\u0026rsquo;m happy and I\u0026rsquo;m proud.\u0026rdquo;\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-17 14:22:42 -0400",
    "date": "2:22 p.m. on Apr 17, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/17/small-steps-of-joy.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F17%2Fsmall-steps-of-joy.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 224,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "We are not going back. We’ve been here for millennia. We are here now. We will be here long after they are rotting in the ground. 🏳️‍⚧️\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-15 21:34:10 -0400",
    "date": "9:34 p.m. on Apr 15, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/15/we-are-not-going-back.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F15%2Fwe-are-not-going-back.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 225,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Ron Glass was a god: Barney Miller \u0026amp; Firefly\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-13 20:11:16 -0400",
    "date": "8:11 p.m. on Apr 13, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/13/ron-glass-was-a-god.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F13%2Fron-glass-was-a-god.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 226,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "What a fun tumblr site for those interested in vintage computing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-08 15:31:40 -0400",
    "date": "3:31 p.m. on Apr 8, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/08/what-a-fun-tumblr-site.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F08%2Fwhat-a-fun-tumblr-site.html"
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  {
    "id": 227,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: The Dream Hotel: A Read with Jenna Pick by Laila Lalami 📚 OMFG, too soon. This book was beautifully written but hit way too close to my heart. Too true under our current dictatorship. A very hard read in 2025. t\u0026rsquo;s spot on true, happening today in American\u0026rsquo;s concentration camps in the US south and southwest as well as their offshore camps in Guantanamo and El Salvador.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-06 23:37:35 -0400",
    "date": "11:37 p.m. on Apr 6, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/06/finished-reading-the-dream-hotel.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F06%2Ffinished-reading-the-dream-hotel.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 228,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I am going to have to do a post, probably a long one, on Alice Maio Mackay. Her movies are amazing.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-03 18:59:00 -0400",
    "date": "6:59 p.m. on Apr 3, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/03/i-am-going-to-have.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F03%2Fi-am-going-to-have.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 229,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I\u0026rsquo;m absolutely blown away by Delilah Bon. Her music, and more importantly, her lyrics are so powerful. I first heard her song \u0026ldquo;Dead Men Don\u0026rsquo;t Rape\u0026rdquo; at the end of Alice Maio Mackay\u0026rsquo;s film T Blockers.\n(Aside: T Blockers is a fantastic film, great horror, great political message, beautifully shot and amazing acted. Check it out).\nIt\u0026rsquo;s so great to hear a strong voice calling out bigotry and privilege, that still rocks. Each time I hear it, my heart soars.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-04-03 17:42:54 -0400",
    "date": "5:42 p.m. on Apr 3, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/04/03/im-absolutely-blown-away-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F04%2F03%2Fim-absolutely-blown-away-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 230,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025! 🏳️‍⚧️ We are strong, we have always been here, and we aren\u0026rsquo;t going anywhere.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-31 14:52:38 -0400",
    "date": "2:52 p.m. on Mar 31, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/31/happy-trans-day-of-visibility.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F03%2F31%2Fhappy-trans-day-of-visibility.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 231,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Paper Doll by Dylan Mulvaney 📚\nA very fast read, finished in one sitting. I liked how she intertwined journal entries with reflections and other essay-like sections to give us a story but not one that had to be on a strict forward-moving timeline. I think I\u0026rsquo;d give it 3.5 or 4 stars.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-30 18:01:50 -0400",
    "date": "6:01 p.m. on Mar 30, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/30/finished-reading-paper-doll-by.html",
    "timelinelink": "https://micro.blog/conversation.js?format=jsonfeed\u0026url=https%3A%2F%2Feos-dawn.com%2F2025%2F03%2F30%2Ffinished-reading-paper-doll-by.html"
  },
  {
    "id": 232,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Didn\u0026rsquo;t Finish: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami 📚\nThis book started out very slow, but then I got interested, but then it just wasn\u0026rsquo;t keeping my attention. I made it about 25% of the way through. Clever idea.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-29 18:52:26 -0400",
    "date": "6:52 p.m. on Mar 29, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/29/didnt-finish-under-the-eye.html",
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    "id": 233,
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    "text": "Happy bday, Lord Derby. Your Iliad is still one of my favorites, after Caroline Alexander’s \u0026amp; Emily Wilson’s.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-29 01:15:25 -0400",
    "date": "1:15 p.m. on Mar 29, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/29/happy-bday-lord-derby-your.html",
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    "id": 234,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Tattoo is finally, I think, happening! And maybe two. They always say you can never stop at one after you\u0026rsquo;ve had your first. I\u0026rsquo;m planning my second while drawing my first, and maybe I\u0026rsquo;ll do the two at the same time. Both reflects my explorations (Dawn), in my self and my gender, and my (a)vocation. I\u0026rsquo;m so excited. I\u0026rsquo;ll see if I can post pictures (drawing and eventually the real deal once I\u0026rsquo;m able to book it and make it happen!) 🩷\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-25 20:47:49 -0400",
    "date": "8:47 p.m. on Mar 25, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/25/tattoo-is-finally-i-think.html",
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    "id": 235,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson 📚\nI liked her book The Anything Box” much more. But, I did enjoy “You Know What, Teacher” and “Loo Ree”.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-24 22:40:51 -0400",
    "date": "10:40 p.m. on Mar 24, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/24/finished-reading-holding-wonder-by.html",
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  {
    "id": 236,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Vanishing Monuments by John Elizabeth Stintzi 📚\nA stunning work of joy and sadness, reflection, becoming and unbecoming. I don’t normally like experimental writing but this is fantastic. Moving, disconcerting yet ringing true to my inner eyes and ears. I look forward to reading more works by them.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-23 18:35:59 -0400",
    "date": "6:35 p.m. on Mar 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/23/finished-reading-vanishing-monuments-by.html",
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  {
    "id": 237,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico 📚\nAn okay read that I took out from the library. It felt a little lifeless to me but not so much that I didn\u0026rsquo;t want to finish it.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-23 18:34:58 -0400",
    "date": "6:34 p.m. on Mar 23, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/23/finished-reading-perfection-by-vincenzo.html",
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  {
    "id": 238,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I added a bunch of books to my read shelf for 2025, but since I did it in bulk, I didn\u0026rsquo;t have a chance to post each review. So, here\u0026rsquo;s a quick rundown of my thoughts.\n  Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori): 5 stars. Simply a joy to read. Beautiful writing, beautiful ideas. Superb. No hesitation or doubt that this was a five-star read.\n  Gliff by Ali Smith: 4 stars.\n  Skinship by James Reich: 4 stars. It was a very fast read, so nicely done with writing craft, which made it flow so smoothly. I’m a sucker for a generation ship novel.\n  Aurora Floyd by Mary Elizabeth Braddon: 4 stars. Not quite as good as Lady Audley’s Secret, but still a great romp of a novel. Braddon’s writing style simply compels you to keep reading, even if the situation feels incredulous!\n  The Clone by Theodore L. Thomas \u0026amp; Kate Wilhelm: 1 star\n  Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio/Paulina Ganucheau (illustrator): 4 stars\n  Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler: 2 stars.\n  How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History by Josephine Quinn: 4 stars.\n  Lifeboat by James White: 3 stars.\n  ",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-21 18:42:02 -0400",
    "date": "6:42 p.m. on Mar 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/21/i-added-a-bunch-of.html",
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  {
    "id": 239,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I read The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes in 2025 and gave it 3 stars\nA good read that I picked up at one of my favorite local shops. This book, while packed with information, would probably have been better as a long-form journal/magazine piece rather than a book. It felt like reading a Wikipedia article, where you keep clicking to go deeper and deeper down different rabbit holes. There was a lack of cohesion in each section, more of a well-researched data dump rather than a contained piece.\nHaving said that, my favorite chapter was on the Mausoleum of Halikarnossos. I think it was partly due to her citing various sources that I have always enjoyed and have copies of, such as Homer’s Iliad, Aulus Gellius’s Attic Nights and Herodotus’ Histories.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-21 18:41:48 -0400",
    "date": "6:41 p.m. on Mar 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/21/i-read-the-seven-wonders.html",
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  {
    "id": 240,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "I read Listen Listen by Kate Wilhelm earlier this year and gave it 3 stars.\nAfter having finished \u0026ldquo;The Clone\u0026rdquo; which Theodore L. Thomas co-wrote with Kate Wilhelm, I was getting worried. Wilhelm is a fantastic writer, who brings depth \u0026amp; psychological to her work. \u0026ldquo;The Clone\u0026rdquo; from 1965 was simply awful. I think Wilhelm hit her stride in the late 1960s/early 1970s and that\u0026rsquo;s where some of her favorite works of mine can be found, like The Abyss, The Downstairs Room, The Killer Thing, The Infinity Box, Margaret \u0026amp; I, Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions, The Clewiston Test, and, of course, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang.\nThis new book, \u0026ldquo;Listen, Listen\u0026rdquo; was better than The Clone, but not her best work. Still, a good book by Wilhelm is worth more than a great book by a lesser craftswoman. It contains three novellas, one novellete, and a speech she gave on writing science fiction.\nThe first novella, \u0026ldquo;The Winter Beach\u0026rdquo; (1981), is the Kate Wilhelm I know and love. A hint of science fiction but an abundance of psychology, philosophy and simply beautiful writing. \u0026ldquo;Julian\u0026rdquo; (1978) is a shorter novellete that\u0026rsquo;s a great story for the most part, even with its weird ending. Still, wonderful craft at work.\nThe novella from 1981, \u0026ldquo;With Thimbles, with Forks, and Hope\u0026rdquo;, didn\u0026rsquo;t do anything for me. I didn\u0026rsquo;t enjoy it and ended up skimming it. I think the next novella, \u0026ldquo;Moongate\u0026rdquo; from 1978, was even worse.\nThe concluding essay \u0026ldquo;The Uncertain Edge of Reality\u0026rdquo; from a talk she gave at a convention in 1980, was good. Nothing spectacular like Joanna Russ\u0026rsquo;s essay collection \u0026ldquo;To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction\u0026rdquo; from 1995, but still an interesting read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-21 18:41:17 -0400",
    "date": "6:41 p.m. on Mar 21, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/21/i-read-listen-listen-by.html",
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    "id": 241,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "Finished reading: Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite 📚\nBeautifully written, very fast read, love generation ship stories. Plot a little thin but a joy to read.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-19 22:51:50 -0400",
    "date": "10:51 p.m. on Mar 19, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/19/finished-reading-murder-by-memory.html",
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  {
    "id": 242,
    "type": "post",
    "title": "",
    "text": "A new dawn \u0026hellip; that simple little phrase can mean so much. New joys or new tears. New fears or new hopes. But, if you do it right, always exploring. I have so many new things to explore and hope that each dawn brings a little joy to me and others.\n",
    "dateiso": "2025-03-17 18:38:56 -0400",
    "date": "6:38 p.m. on Mar 17, 2025",
    "permalink": "https://eos-dawn.com/2025/03/17/a-new-dawn-that-simple.html",
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