Putri Prihatini

Hello! I just refreshed my pinned tweets. I usually share all things Tolkien, folklore, folktale, and sometimes just RT cute arts or cats. Below are examples of the types of things I like to tweet! This one is about Tolkien's essay on fairy stories. twitter.com/BlogTolkien/st…

For the first time in two years, Bethlehem Christmas Tree is being lit up today

Cheers to Singapore 🇸🇬 on giving @ElishaYered a tiny bit of the recognition he deserves. Yarde, chief terrorist for Eastern Ramallah, has been involved in countless acts of violence, scum that any nation committed to peace must reprimand. See more on this 💩 in 🧵

Their names were Fadi and Jumaa Abu Assi. They were siblings.

I swear I have other books too 😁 This Indonesian poetry book by Hendri Yulius Wijaya and English-language anthology from Anamot Press depict Indonesian queer experiences. One of the poets in the anthology is actually from the same province as me.

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025, day 7: the Indonesian translation of Thyme Travellers, an anthology of speculative fiction short stories by contemporary Palestinian authors. Gaza Luna is also my favorite story: about a failed astronaut who worked to bring a Palestinian flag to the moon.

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025, day 6: a recent anthology with testimonies and frontline report. Raw, eloquent, with reminders of realities: from medical staff coming up with WCNSF (wounded child, no surviving families) to how genocide impact climate change. Purchased at @transitreads

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025, day 5: an anthology of writings by Gaza's youths from 2015 to 2023, shining light to the reality of occupation through young eyes. Part of We Are Not Numbers project where Gaza's young writers are mentored by global volunteers. Purchased at @transitreads

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025: day 4. An anthology of essays, poems, and artworks on Palestine. They are the expression of sumud (steadfastness). More than just survivorship, it describes remembrance, revitalization, record-keeping, and everyday resistance. Purchased at @transitreads

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025, day 3: A dismantling of the politics of defanging that force Palestinians to constantly audition to have their humanity acknowledged, to always be palatable, not angry. Purchased at my favorite indie bookshop @transitreads

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025, day 2: a memoir in the form of Plestia Alaqad's diary entries as she shared her observations, reporting, personal life, and stories of Gazans as the genocide unfolded. Honest, strong yet vulnerable, with jolts of humor. Purchased at @transitreads

Community-based organization Cangkang Queer in North Sumatra opens donation channel to help queer community in the region affected by the recent flood. You can donate to their Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) account. They'll use it to provide food, water, hygiene kits, and others.

I love that Muhawi and Kanaana emphasized the importance of oral tradition aspect and criticized tendency to sanitize folktales. Their notes added new layers of meaning and cultural contexts, such as racy anecdotes over details of one story, shared by an elderly storyteller.

#ReadPalestineWeek 2025: day 1. A collection of Palestinian Arab folktales gathered from regions like Gaza and the West Bank. They were recorded as told by 17 traditional Palestinian storytellers, mostly women, with folkloric analysis, translation notes, and folk motif index.

Getting ready for Read Palestine Week 2025 (29 November - 5 December).

Published 30 years after its title's inspiration "Stone Butch Blues", this memoir by Lamya H. reflects Leslie Feinberg's way of exploring queer identity that doesn't fit into fixed, narrow boxes, as well as intersectionality, acceptance, and unexpected found family.

My first horror novel by trans author, "Tell Me I'm Worthless" is a haunted house tale where the insidious supernatural horror intertwined with the bleak, real-world one; rage bleeding from every page. A mirror on Rumfitt's experience facing organized, politicized transphobia.

A Balinese blawong, a decorative stand to display keris (traditional dagger), also popular in Java. Shaped like Hanuman and made of jackfruit wood. At the bottom are ceremonial Balinese keris, the types that would be displayed proudly on a blawong. 📸: Museum Nasional Indonesia

Tomás Karmelo Amaya's photographs of grass dancer Adrian Matthias Stevens and fancy dancer Steven Snyder, a Two-Spirit couple; taken during participation in 2019 Tinta Wita Wacipi powwow. They also expressed hope for the creation of support network for LGBTQ+ Indigenous people.

My last two birthday books arrived after almost two months! I've read good words about Alison Rumfitt's haunted house horror that reflects organized transphobia. And a book that references "Stone Butch Blues" also talks about being a queer person that doesn't fit into fixed box.