Alice Eris Urchin: 2014

19 January 2014

Feminist Apology Cards, Sorry Not Sorry

Feminist Apology Cards, "Sorry not sorry, bitch." By Alice Urchin

Because sometimes you're out smashing the patriarchy and people get hurt—but fuck those people. Those people need to suck it up. You don't owe them shit.

Feminist Apology Cards, Sorry for the Rage

"I'm sorry that you were caught in the devastating typhoon that is my feminist rage."

Feminist Apology Cards, "Sorry for the Rage," by Alice Urchin

Sometimes when you're out smashing the patriarchy, you smash a little too hard and innocent people get hurt. For example, sometimes your boyfriend tells you about some sexism he saw happening that he disagreed with and you grow 10x your normal size and start rampaging at the thought of some sexism happening and blackout and the next thing you know, you're coming to and your boyfriend is cowering in fear like, "Why are you yelling?"

THE YEAR OF THE PEN

Today is cold but you are filled up with love and hope and inspiration for ten thousand good things to come and you will be the creator of each one.

THIS WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE PEN.

You are going to master the art of letting things go. Of never looking back. Of being too sure of yourself to sulk over mixed metaphors and misplaced modifiers. You are going to stop erasing, stop second-guessing, stop stopping and starting over. Keep moving forward, sure enough. No pause for reflection. Just keep moving, moving, growing your muscles, loosening your limbs, blooming so big you shatter the pot you were born in and sprawl yourself into the unknown countryside, past orchards, past ponds, past swamps, past hills and mountains and deserts and beaches 'til you turn into dust, dissolve back into the air and light up the sky.