David Li

@2cheng.bsky.social

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Aspiring, perspiring, expiring.

A Stephen King quote clipped from Goodreads.com that says, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” (Source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1404-if-you-don-t-have-time-to-read-you-don-t-have)
The lyrics to “Unpindownable” by Chumbawamba.
An empty Cartesian coordinate system with the x-axis indicating “DIY/subcultural” versus “mainstream/commercial” and the y-axis “solo” versus “collaborative.”
A photo of a framed poster hung on the wall of the computer lab of my college’s Writing Center. The poster shows a list of crossed-out misspellings of the English word “failure,” black text on a blue background, culminating in the phrase “failure endears” accentuated in a black rectangular outline at the bottom. The photographer (me) can be seen in reflection form.
An illustrated page from “Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism.” On the left hand side: a cartoon of a woman wearing a balaclava, smirking at the viewer. On the right, the title, “Rule No. 2: DO IT YOURSELF,” and a quote from the author, Nadya Tolokonnikova: “If you want to change something, you need to know how things work. An activist should know this. You’re learning about how things work by practicing them. Who wants to be that alienated (wo)man from the ivory tower? Try. Win. Fail. Put on different roles, masks, personas. Don’t wait until you’re told what you’re supposed to do. Choose by yourself. And do it yourself.”