# afghan women (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover afghan women. Page: Feed: --- ## [The joy of (sort of) missing out](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/digital-minimalism/) _2026-06-09 · wombat · womblog_ After a month-long hiatus, I have risen from the dead to tackle another Bear Blog Carnival entry, this time hosted by Juni. Her full prompt is: “How do you stay connected while practicing digital minimalism, and how did you make the switch?” A pertinent topic, and one that I’m sure will resonate with those of us that are still blogging in 2026. In my early teens, during COVID lockdowns, I stumbled… ## [My favorite unconventional animal: the crab hacker barnacle](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/crab-hacker-barnacle/) _2026-04-30 · wombat · womblog_ Sims alien pregnancy real?! ## [A year on an e-reader](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/a-year-on-an-e-reader/) _2026-04-29 · wombat · womblog_ Title to the tune of "Livin' on a Prayer". ## [FROM BAGHDAD TO ALBANY: LISTENING TO THE OTHER SIDE](https://helenbenedict.substack.com/p/from-baghdad-to-albany-listening) _2026-04-01 · Shouting at Pigeons · Shouting at Pigeons_ I'm shouting at pigeons again, this time over our latest illegal, pointless war. Thanks to Tom Dispatch and Read Her Like an Open Book. ## [My favorite meme: Steamed Hams](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/steamed-hams/) _2026-03-30 · wombat · womblog_ Egads! My post is ruined! ## [Read the World #2: Broken April by Ismail Kadare](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/broken-april/) _2026-03-22 · wombat · womblog_ Mama, just killed a man... ## [Read the World #1: My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird by Afghan Women](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/my-pen-is-the-wing-of-a-bird/) _2026-02-17 · wombat · womblog_ What a way to start off the StoryGraph Reads the World Challenge . As outlined in my earlier post , this short story anthology authored by 18 Afghan women was my pick for Afghanistan. The stories in this book were written and collected before the Taliban returned to power; the book was published a year later in 2022. The fact that they are available for us to read is a marvel to begin with.… ## [How to be interesting](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/how-to-be-interesting/) _2026-02-14 · wombat · womblog_ ...says the most boring man alive ## [Boredom](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/boredom/) _2026-02-04 · wombat · womblog_ or: ennui ## [25 hours in Beta Minecraft](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/25-hours-in-beta-minecraft/) _2026-01-31 · wombat · womblog_ I realize that this is kind of a long one. TL;DR for busy readers: university student gets bored, plays old Minecraft, is forced to slow down and be creative, has more fun than expected. Also, this post might not make a lot of sense if you have zero familiarity with Minecraft. Sorry! In the past two weeks, I have sunk 25 hours into a 14-year-old version of Minecraft. As a casual Minecraft player… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yNnLlGI4XtLx) _2026-01-31 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [How I procrastinate](https://wombat.bearblog.dev/how-i-procrastinate/) _2026-01-31 · wombat · womblog_ or: five ways I occupy myself ## [WHY AREN’T WE TALKING ABOUT AFGHAN WOMEN?](https://helenbenedict.substack.com/p/why-arent-we-talking-about-afghan) _2025-12-09 · Shouting at Pigeons · Shouting at Pigeons_ The World is Turning its Back on Afghans, and even worse, on Afghan Women, Yet Almost Nobody is Paying Attention ## [“WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THIS PAIN?”](https://helenbenedict.substack.com/p/what-should-i-do-with-this-pain) _2025-11-23 · Shouting at Pigeons · Shouting at Pigeons_ Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Use Their Grief to Advocate for Reconciliation and Peace Together (Originally published in TomDispatch, Oct. 2024) ## [TEACHING AT CAPITULATION COLUMBIA](https://helenbenedict.substack.com/p/teaching-at-capitulation-columbia) _2025-11-18 · Shouting at Pigeons · Shouting at Pigeons_ (TomDispatch, Nov. 17, 2025)