ismatu gwendolyn

04
Nov

a prelude: “blessed,” meaning washed with blood.

in which ismatu delivers a free-styled, spoken essay where they realize Grief as a seed blooming their bones.
11 min read
24
Oct

Drugs are fucking everywhere (and we’re all addicted to comfort).

musings on my previous and current addictions as we witness genocide live televised.
10 min read
16
Oct

I love my country//she looks like me.

On loving Palestine, forever.
4 min read
13
Oct

Information Anarchy: The Case Against Sponsorships

What is information anarchy? Why is ad-free education of the utmost importance? In which Ismatu Gwendolyn, influencer (gag) and perpetual student, decides not to sell their word.
19 min read
11
Oct

Mutual Aid is Mutual! Recap + Readings

A summary of the Mutual Lemonade Series + list of external resources
4 min read
26
Sep

Revolutionary Healers: A Syllabus

In which Ismatu Gwendolyn, new to the healing profession and rooting in revolutionary thought and action, provides structure for their studies in public.
4 min read
30
Jul

Revolutionary Love costs you something.

Notes on refusing to charge for client services.
18 min read
27
Apr

Therapists Are Also the Police: Sex Work, Social Work, and the Politics of Deservingness

Alternatively titled, “Reasons I Have No Desire to Get Licensure as a Clinical Therapist.”
20 min read
09
Apr

There is no safety in being Beautiful: reflections from a life spent On Display (™)

A child model turned grad-school stripper talks openly about the reality of being shackled to Beauty and the negotiations a life of Beauty investment necessitates.
31 min read
19
Feb

Reproductive justice is economic justice.

We owe the children of this world, including our childhood selves, lasting reproductive justice.
13 min read