a ghost
@ritaolds.bsky.social
👻 i’m just here so i won’t get fined.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
Pinned
a ghost
@ritaolds.bsky.social
· Apr 1
i’ve named my enemies for myself.
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
painting my room olive today.
and ordered rust & terracotta bedding.
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and ordered rust & terracotta bedding.
😮💨🙂↕️
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
painting my room olive today.
and ordered rust & terracotta bedding.
😮💨🙂↕️
and ordered rust & terracotta bedding.
😮💨🙂↕️
also soulmates on netflix is a cute anthology—very Black Mirror + Fingernails-coded.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
also soulmates on netflix is a cute anthology—very Black Mirror + Fingernails-coded.
he is back, chat.
in a new city, Guadalajara, but still in MX.
i am snot-nosed crying again.
but tears of joy.
that's where i'll be for NYE.
with my babyyyyyyyyyyy.
in a new city, Guadalajara, but still in MX.
i am snot-nosed crying again.
but tears of joy.
that's where i'll be for NYE.
with my babyyyyyyyyyyy.
my favorite friend is leaving the city & i am snot-nosed, crying on the floor distraught. living abroad & all the transitions & impermanence is heartbreaking 🥹
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
he is back, chat.
in a new city, Guadalajara, but still in MX.
i am snot-nosed crying again.
but tears of joy.
that's where i'll be for NYE.
with my babyyyyyyyyyyy.
in a new city, Guadalajara, but still in MX.
i am snot-nosed crying again.
but tears of joy.
that's where i'll be for NYE.
with my babyyyyyyyyyyy.
i am tizzy and only listen to music i know.
no real new music each year.
my listening age is 41.
i am 38.
😬
no real new music each year.
my listening age is 41.
i am 38.
😬
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
i am tizzy and only listen to music i know.
no real new music each year.
my listening age is 41.
i am 38.
😬
no real new music each year.
my listening age is 41.
i am 38.
😬
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folks be thinking an uncomfortable feeling means they’re owed an apology, but nah.
March 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
folks be thinking an uncomfortable feeling means they’re owed an apology, but nah.
brain on this morning 🙂↕️
Connections
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December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
brain on this morning 🙂↕️
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the juror (the Black woman) choosing participate in this documentary should have sat this one out.
also fuck those jurors 🤷🏾♀️
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
the juror (the Black woman) choosing participate in this documentary should have sat this one out.
also fuck those jurors 🤷🏾♀️
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
also fuck those jurors 🤷🏾♀️
kalenna from dirty money is a strange one, too.
my guy wouldn’t give you 5K to keep your kids and you make a statement in support of him?
beloved.
also them kids need some help.
my guy wouldn’t give you 5K to keep your kids and you make a statement in support of him?
beloved.
also them kids need some help.
December 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
kalenna from dirty money is a strange one, too.
my guy wouldn’t give you 5K to keep your kids and you make a statement in support of him?
beloved.
also them kids need some help.
my guy wouldn’t give you 5K to keep your kids and you make a statement in support of him?
beloved.
also them kids need some help.
he is such an insecure, unloved, fragile, evil bitch.
i hope he suffers so much in this lifetime & the next.
i hope he suffers so much in this lifetime & the next.
diddy is a piece of shit.
this doc is…something
this doc is…something
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
he is such an insecure, unloved, fragile, evil bitch.
i hope he suffers so much in this lifetime & the next.
i hope he suffers so much in this lifetime & the next.
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Falling in love with my friends—
In the quiet moments,
I learn the way they think, move, find joy.
I borrow their words.
See my thoughts slip into their lives.
This unspoken interdependence
is a quiet magic that happens without asking.
And suddenly,
they’re woven into my everyday.
I’m just… giddy.
In the quiet moments,
I learn the way they think, move, find joy.
I borrow their words.
See my thoughts slip into their lives.
This unspoken interdependence
is a quiet magic that happens without asking.
And suddenly,
they’re woven into my everyday.
I’m just… giddy.
January 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Falling in love with my friends—
In the quiet moments,
I learn the way they think, move, find joy.
I borrow their words.
See my thoughts slip into their lives.
This unspoken interdependence
is a quiet magic that happens without asking.
And suddenly,
they’re woven into my everyday.
I’m just… giddy.
In the quiet moments,
I learn the way they think, move, find joy.
I borrow their words.
See my thoughts slip into their lives.
This unspoken interdependence
is a quiet magic that happens without asking.
And suddenly,
they’re woven into my everyday.
I’m just… giddy.
diddy is a piece of shit.
this doc is…something
this doc is…something
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
diddy is a piece of shit.
this doc is…something
this doc is…something
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Working class Americans need to realise, en masse, that the rich and powerful capitalist ruling class that run their lives are extremely violent. Voting won't help against that violence. Peaceful protest won't help against that violence. And things are only going to get worse.
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Working class Americans need to realise, en masse, that the rich and powerful capitalist ruling class that run their lives are extremely violent. Voting won't help against that violence. Peaceful protest won't help against that violence. And things are only going to get worse.
my homegirl gifted me a jacket from the 2023 Tony! Toni! Toné! tour and if you know me...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
my homegirl gifted me a jacket from the 2023 Tony! Toni! Toné! tour and if you know me...
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Grieve openly and honestly.. the more we intentionally build it into how we move socially it will become more "normalized". Anybody making you feel weird about it can move around!
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Grieve openly and honestly.. the more we intentionally build it into how we move socially it will become more "normalized". Anybody making you feel weird about it can move around!
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collapsing wit dat mf
What skill will you contribute when society collapses?
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
collapsing wit dat mf
oh i did this 😈
and was blessed with the best 🍆 of my life.
we both hated my ex so it was just a grand ol' time.
and was blessed with the best 🍆 of my life.
we both hated my ex so it was just a grand ol' time.
The line brother he’s secretly jealous of.
shrek is smiling and looking at the camera in a close up of his face .
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media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
oh i did this 😈
and was blessed with the best 🍆 of my life.
we both hated my ex so it was just a grand ol' time.
and was blessed with the best 🍆 of my life.
we both hated my ex so it was just a grand ol' time.
the season finale of The Morning Show, season 4 got me bawling.
alex + bradley really are my fave lil' friendship.
mia + christine, too.
friendship is just so sweet.
alex + bradley really are my fave lil' friendship.
mia + christine, too.
friendship is just so sweet.
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
the season finale of The Morning Show, season 4 got me bawling.
alex + bradley really are my fave lil' friendship.
mia + christine, too.
friendship is just so sweet.
alex + bradley really are my fave lil' friendship.
mia + christine, too.
friendship is just so sweet.
a word 👇🏾
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
a word 👇🏾
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Writers you know how it be. You know it's about the long game. Tell me why I got a rejection of my manuscript from a publisher yesterday, two years after my submission to them, a month & a half after this book's publication by another publisher. Keep fighting for your work.
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Writers you know how it be. You know it's about the long game. Tell me why I got a rejection of my manuscript from a publisher yesterday, two years after my submission to them, a month & a half after this book's publication by another publisher. Keep fighting for your work.
this year has been beautiful despite it all.
why ain't nobody tell me healing is grief? so. much. grief?
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his neck is making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his shirt saying "cut the show. I am done"
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
this year has been beautiful despite it all.
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"are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?… just so’s you’re sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter. a lot of weight when you’re well."
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
why ain't nobody tell me healing is grief? so. much. grief?
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
letting go of the familiar ache that used to explain my choices.
it's accountability?
like my coping mechanisms are gone.
whew. what a responsibility.
a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his neck is making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a green shirt with a microphone on his shirt saying "cut the show. I am done"
media.tenor.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?… just so’s you’re sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter. a lot of weight when you’re well."
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
--toni cade bambara , the salt eaters
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Emotional denial is the weft and warp of American culture. How could we continue to uphold the lies about our superiority and freedom if we confront the emotional reality of what we've done to ourselves/each other?
This country does not do well with collective mourning or acknowledging death by contagious illness. You probably never heard of the pandemic of 1918, if you're under 35 you probably never seen the AIDS quilt and the fact that we've never had a national acknowledgment of the people who died of COVID
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Emotional denial is the weft and warp of American culture. How could we continue to uphold the lies about our superiority and freedom if we confront the emotional reality of what we've done to ourselves/each other?
stella’s letter to mia.
stella’s last scene of the episode?
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stella’s last scene of the episode?
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The Morning Show S4 E6
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
BITCH!!!!
the be writing & acting DOWN.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
stella’s letter to mia.
stella’s last scene of the episode?
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stella’s last scene of the episode?
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