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Self-Portraits of a Stranger

Self-Portraits of a Stranger

Why should I want to draw myself ... when my eye is a weapon turned on my body with the precision of a knife, dissecting its every surface?

MusingsA. MartineOctober 13, 2019art, drawing, self portrait, sketch, oil painting, painting, charcoal, mirror, self-image, self-loathing, art class, introspection, crying, patience, self-loveComment

Falling In Love With the Women Who Taught Me Not To Be Nice

Falling In Love With the Women Who Taught Me Not To Be Nice

It took me nearly two decades to unlearn the lie we women have been told: that our propriety is the only thing that matters.

MusingsA. MartineDecember 9, 2018pop culture, popular culture, television, film, music, daria, daria morgendorfer, jessica jones, sexual assault, sexual trauma, metoo, timesup, rizzo, grease, sandy, problematic, coming of age, composure, nice, double standards, sexism, misogyny, pippi longstocking, lisbeth salander, millennium, stieg larsson, arya stark, game of thrones, george rr martin, resting bitchface syndrome, rbs, womanhood, woman, girl, girlhood, assault, abuse, anxiety, adulthood, beauty standards, childhood, curiosity, depression, decorum, extrovert, introvert, introversion, introverted, exploration, self-love, self love, yes, mental health, recovery, self-care, mental illness, fixation, suffering, self care, friendship, self-loathing, self-image, growing up, honesty, heritage, shy, shyness, introspection, literature, kindness, loneliness, memoir, no, neurosis, unconditional love, openness, patience, pain, pathology, quiet, restlessness, romanticization, romanticize, trauma, crying, suicide, sensationalize, teenagehood, turmoil, extroversion, twenties, social experiment, glamorize, glamorizationComment