frizzkidart

Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: the perfect book for anyone who’s felt small, broke, or kind of dirty

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Though the world is currently on fire, both literally and figuratively, writer and illustrator Hana Shafi’s newly released book, Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: Affirmations for the Real World, is a soothing, reassuring, and empowering spray of water. Bonus, it’s a fairly short and digestible read and is filled with Shafi’s illustrations. True to its name, this book is very affirming, providing assurances for anyone who has ever felt out of place in this patriarchal, colonial, and capitalist world. The book is broken up into five chapters on kindness, bodies, politics, self-love…

Continue reading