oh weekend! and a rec

[katekat1010]

on fun
went out last night to the favorite neighborhood bar and had these, where they serve my new favorite drink. it's called a 'blue moon' though actually violet, not blue. and not sweet at all. but omg tasty:

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[katekat1010]

thanks sweetie!

and they are! though at times super tiring!

and i was totally thinking of you when i posted - so glad i could point at new place for you - hopefully you find lots of useful goodies :D :D

[beraht]

The feminist mountain witch fable sounds intriguing.

[katekat1010]

it both is and isn't - she's doing a fantastic retelling and really sharp social criticism of women's lives in the modern age to be sure, but compared to some of my other favorite female authors it's not as exciting as i feel i should be. also really a wretched story of a woman who becomes what everybody else wants her to be and then dies... so yeah, maybe that's why i'm not as in love with it.

if you can find it out there, it's been translated into english and is called "The Smile of a Mountain Witch" by Ooba Minako (or Oba Minako)

and if you're curious about feminist japanese writers, check out Kono Taeko. She's my hands down favorite.