did you enjoy the Daily Screams? should I do more themed Daily Stream recommendations?
Plus: how to get the Daily Streams (and other stuff from me) in your email in-box…
maryann buzz
more bad news: RIP my uncle, John Benton-Harris (update: the Guardian ran an obit)
My year of hell continues…
new Flick Filosopher strand: 21st-century science fiction
I’ve been teasing this for a while, and it’s finally here: a new section at Flick Filosopher examining science fiction films of the 21st century and what the genre has to say about humanity now that we’re living in science-fictional times.
where (else) to find me online
tl;dr: I use my real name everywhere. If you’re not sure how to find me, search on “MaryAnn Johanson” and that should get you close.
now anyone can join my Patreon, for free!
This makes my Patreon almost exactly the same as my Substack. The only difference is that the Weekly Digest email goes out only via Substack.
behind the scenes: I am unmoored and paralyzed by polycrisis
tl;dr: Finally able to step back from my year of hell and take a deep breath, all I see is pandemic denial, the world on fire, and fascists getting bolder and bolder. I feel so hopeless, and so helpless.
my long nightmare may be coming to a middle (update)
I didn’t mean to take so long to update everyone here on how my hip-replacement surgery, two weeks ago today, went — sorry!
behind the scenes: I’ve never been so low
tl;dr: Everything at the moment is just so difficult, and requires so much effort, mental and physical. I’m so exhausted. My mood just decays a little more each day.
I was extremely absent last week, sorry about that…
I had a terrible week last week, which made it even more difficult than it has been lately for me to focus on anything productive. It’s all about the spoons…
should I post my daily streaming recommendations here too?
The idea is for you to get a little treat in your in-box each day, but maybe some would prefer to see them here?
