At first glance, these stats look like I was going a bit overboard on reading in April, but 14 out of the 51 books were picture books—there was a readathon on booktube encouraging adults to read picture books. I also participated in #TransGirlApril —and read 13 books by trans or nonbinary authors. 10 memoirs or biographies were for #PeopleApril. #readingstats (for bookish nerds)
pickFor 20 years, Hilary Peach worked as a welder in the Boilermakers Union, often the only woman present. She has many great stories to tell of experiencing the rewards of camaraderie and stings of misogyny along the way. I love her sense of humour and found her memoir very engaging. #CanadianAuthor
Mental illness & addiction thrive in the dark. It‘s ironic that the most stressful, the most dangerous jobs, the ones with the longest hours & most extreme conditions, where people are separated from their families & support systems, are the same jobs that teach us not to show how we feel. If I could change one thing about construction culture, that would be it: the introduction of a little more tenderness.
In the early 2000s the retail side of Fort McMurray was run by children. The minimum age for working legally in Alberta had been reduced to 13 years old. But kids who were 11 & 12 were lying about their age & cutting classes in grades 5 & 6 to pick up shifts. Big money on the projects left a void in the retail sector & businesses were offering top dollar to anyone who would put on a name tag. So little kids […] would pull $800 a week.
Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood | 
