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stacia l. brown
@slb79.bsky.social
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writer. mother. sound-capturer. newsletter: stacialbrown.substack.com site: stacialbrown.com/bio
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 15h
i used to be obsessed with this song that appears briefly in “mo better blues,” performed by denzel as bleek gilliam on a bridge in this one gorgeous night shot. it’s not on the film’s soundtrack so i really had to work to find it. music.apple.com/us/album/sin...
Sing Soweto by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music
Song · 1991 · Duration 4:01
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 15h
we actually don’t discuss Terrence Blanchard enough in the pantheon of great film composers.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 15h
yall wanna know what is still one of the *coldest* film score tracks?? to this day? lo, these many 30 years hence? music.apple.com/us/album/fru...
Fruit of Islam by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music
Song · 1992 · Duration 3:52
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 22h
wow. i’m so sorry for your loss. 💕
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d
i had to google. like, this universe completely spins out between seasons.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d
also: they always pop up every season with these high-profile new cast members with like no intro to their storyline. they've added william jackson harper *and* aaron pierre and like... who are they??? where did marion cotillard come from?!
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d
and when people say this show could go on forever? it absolutely could, bc what even is it and whyever would it stop?
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d
billy crudup gives such an unhinged performance in "the morning show." always has. it's... so weird and interesting to watch.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4d
it’s a once in a decade phenomenon. we can just let it stand. 😂
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 5d
i love this song, too, and you’re right. it doesn’t get enough credit.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 8d
oooh, that sounds like an *incredible* show. enjoy!
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 8d
a cartoon of two teddy bears hugging each other
ALT: a cartoon of two teddy bears hugging each other
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
long story short: don’t let your existential dread stop you from getting your checkups.✌🏾
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
results are in: all clear till next time. no ultrasound needed. same time next year. took all of an hour in total.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
they took me back to the flattener for additional imaging on the right side. 😬
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
saw this in a comics shop yesterday with my daughter. i was so intrigued by the cover. congratulations!!
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
okay. first part’s done. if i recall correctly, that’s actually the easier part. the ultrasound is actually more uncomfortable. I’m waiting for that now. they say it’ll be awhile. i don’t doubt it.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
also she said it’s been almost 2x as long as i thought since my last mammogram. it was during the thick of the pandemic, so 4 years, not 2.5! 🤦🏾‍♀️
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
oop. I’m back here now. Will report back.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
I’m only supposed be grateful and my faith is supposed to silence my fear. even if my faith is minuscule. and it isn’t! it isn’t minuscule. but it also doesn’t silence or even outweigh my anxiety.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
then i feel guilty for thinking of any of that because i wasn’t raised to think about unknown futures in any way except optimistically.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
i think: my daughter will probably be with her dad and his family. i think: that will be for the best. and that will make me sadder.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
so i think: i wonder how long i could keep working? how soon would i have to move home and burden my overtaxed, only-daughter mom who’s already doing elder care?
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
i think, “damn. if routine imaging is a $96 copay, how much would longterm treatment be?”

and i already know: unaffordable.
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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 9d
i’ve been hyper-aware of my own mortality (and my kid’s, actually) ever since I’ve had a kid. a lot of my anxiety is around how I’d navigate any card in our fragile, one-adult house being pulled.

i think abt things like that at mammograms.
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