encouraging things (if not cat pictures)

[tielan]

A small tale of hope c/o an Australian author and her daughter: Four Years#WhatIReallyWant: A little cheesy, and somewhat ironic given the election, but I find it...oddly uplifting. There are women and minorities in countries that have far less than women and minorities the west, and yet they're willing to fight for what they want, if it takes

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[kiss_me_cassie]

Thank you for all of these.

(On a shallow note, because I'm living for shallow distraction right now, there are more ice hockey romance series? SQUEE. I mean, I've read Rachel Gibsons series, but didn't realize there was much more. I have high hopes for this!)

[tielan]

Oh, hon, there is an entire SUB-GENRE out there! Books upon books upon books...

(They're not as awesome as Philyra's "Get Ready For It" series, of course, but they're still pretty damned awesome.)

[kiss_me_cassie]

I tend to rely on the used bookstores & library for my romances, so I have apparently missed this because the real bookstore romance section ovewhelms me with SO MANY I WANT. (I'm a book whore anyhow, but romance novels are my comfort food for the brain.)

[tielan]

Yeah, romance novels are definitely my comfort read, too!

Well, that and good books written by my friends.

[timespirt]

Love the cat pic, they are cute and funny.

[mieystrapurore]

hey as I recall, Australia went through a similar election a couple years ago. What was your experience in the last few years with the Liberals in power?

[tielan]

A couple of months ago, actually. And the experience of the Liberal Party in power has been...problematic