Thing have been silent around here for quite a while. First for a good reason – I went to Kenya and Tanzania and it was awesome.
Then for a bad reason – the election in the US has hit me hard. Like really hard. I am completely disillusioned with the world. I haven’t read anything non-political since Tuesday and I can’t write.
I’m reading Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit and hoping that will do the trick.
52 books or bust 
Thank you for your sympathy on the results of our election. It has hit many of us hard as well. Perhaps you could write about your trip to Africa. That would cheer me up!
Wow that you went to Kenya and Tanzania recently! 😀 Hope you were able to find some of your writing mojo since we last spoke on Twitter?
No writing mojo yet. But I knew this was going to be a busy week. Here’s hoping for tomorrow. How about you?
This is my next non-fiction read and, like you, I’m hoping for a little comfort and guidance. First Brexit then Trump – both, it seems, coming from the same angry place – I feel as if we’ll be ending 2016 in an entirely different world from the one we began it in and it’s shattering.
I’m so worried about the French election in 6 months. I thought Brexit was a blip, not the start of a trend.
Me, too. Although as a head of steam seemed to build up behind Trump it seemed all too recognisable.
This sounds promising. Let us know how it goes!
Ah Tanya, I hear you. I feel you. Every once in a while I feel OK, I forget, and then something draws my attention back to what happened and I can’t remember how to function. Take care of yourself. When you’re up to it, we’d love to hear about your trip! xxx
You’re definitely not alone feeling like this! I had to take a break from Facebook and twitter (and reading all the political posts) because it was making me so depressed, but then my friends in the US sent me information about which organizations and rallies they are now getting involved with and that made me feel a bit more hope for the future.
Social media is such a double edged sword right now. I like it because i can see that others are feeling as hurt and dismayed as I am, but I think if it turned if off for a while I’d be able to move on. But then, moving on probably isn’t the thing to do when there’s someone like Trump in charge.
We hear you. Brexit, Trump etc. Sigh, aaaaggh! Let us know if Hope in the Dark helps.
Hugs.