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a screenshot of a tweet from Matthew (@crowsfault) posted on 10 Mar 22. It reads “people speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go”

Found this on tumblr and it sums my feelings up pretty nicely

A tree with vibrant, crimson-colored leaves.

Good morning everyone! 3 more sleeps until Halloween 🎃👻🍁

A drawing of Harrowhark stepping on shards of bone with a red background. Remnants of skeletons surround her.

A drawing of Harrowhark holding her hands in front of a flame emanating from a coffin-shaped hole in her chest.

Harrowhark still holds a special place in my heart. #TheLockedTomb

~NEW FIC~
a woman who says her prayers is still a wolf when the moon is bright

Rated E / #TheLockedTomb / #Griddlehark / 7k words

AU - Werewolves, Catholic Nuns, Lesbian Awakening, more tags at the fic

archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Must have an AO3 account to read

An older lady, with a string of pearls round her neck.

Mary Burchell remains one of the most successful romance writers, ever. Over 110 Mills and Boon books to her name.

Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:

Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.

Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵

This story is inspiring 💜💜💜 Thanks so much for sharing

A cute little robot with upturned eyes, signifying a smile.

Good morning people who live in my phone! Happy Thursday! Which is functionally my Friday.

Here is a happy robot from a webinar I attended earlier in the week.

Generative AI is, at root, a pattern-recognition and -replicating tool (it is not, despite what everyone seems to think, a knowledge generator or an answer machine). And racism and eugenics are definitely woven into the patterns of our discourse, scientific and otherwise.

The Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers, minus book 1 because it's with a friend.

Yet another series! The Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers (I lent book 1 to a friend). Basically Star Trek but humans rank low on the galactic social hierarchy. Can be read out of order. The books are gentle and cozy and character-driven. Highly recommend to any scifi fans, especially Trekkies.

This is SO GOOD!

Harrow Nova from The Locked Tomb book series by Tamsyn Muir. Text overlay mimicking the book covers. Nova is flanked by two skeletons on each side.

The book you wish you had.
Harrow Nova, you will always be famous.

Art rendering of the screen shot from arcane season 1 episode 5 where Vi is talking to Babette in the brothel. She is leaning forward with her elbows on her knees and looking off to the viewers left.

Screenshot redraw! Trying new things. Trying to get out of a slump.

This is probably the best Vi I've ever drawn

#WrenArts #arcane #arcanevi #viarcane

All seven books of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells lined up on a bookshelf

Another series for the meme—The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. I literally cannot read just one; I have to reread the entire thing. Luckily they're short.

Murderbot is so relatable as a character. It's aroace. It's socially awkward. It overanalyzes every interaction. Please read Murderbot.

Hardcover and softcover editions of The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir stacked on a bookshelf.

First book from my shelves is actually a series: The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir. The only books I got doubles of—I lend out the extras. I love how Muir references 2015 Tumblr memes and classical literature in the same breath. Literally Homestuck 2.0: Lesbian Edition. I love them so much

That looks gorgeous! I would totally take a winter hike in those woods.

Fully agree. I started writing with an in-person group almost a year ago and it's done wonders. I am halfway through a novel, which is a lot further than I've ever gotten without a hype team.

@amalelmohtar.com @maxgladstone.bsky.social I finished my Time War dress! (The blue bird is wonky but it was the best of three attempts so I'm going to let it stand.) It also has bird print fabric for the pockets and facing.

I'm gonna join this meme train! For every like I get, I'll share one of my favorite books.

TWINS! Two of our Our Candy Cane Cocktail roses in bloom.

TWINS! 😊🩷🩷
Our Candy Cane Cocktail roses in bloom this morning. 🌱🌿🍃
#FlowerReport 🌱
#Flowers🌱
#Photography 📷

Three pumpkins in a row. Left, a standard orange pumpkin. Center, a pumpkin painted like a chibi Frankenstein. Right, a pink pumpkin painted with many ghosts.

Good morning and happy spooky season to the people who live in my phone!

#MadisonWis #Halloween

With a pumpkin patch! 🎃 🩹

How do you fix a broken jack-o'-lantern?

Hello! A friend! 👋☺️🌻

Until I figure out how to interact on this site, I might just say greetings with fun pictures. Surely someone will say hello back.

⚔️💀Gideon Nav, first flower of my house💀⚔️
#thelockedtomb
#gideontheninth

A goat stands high on a rooftop covered in grass, unbothered by anything the world presents

Good morning people who live in my phone. How are we doing this fine day?

Photo: a goat from Al Johnson's in Sister Bay, Wis; taken last month.

Thank you! It's a wintertime mug ☕ ❄️ I'll be starting to use him again soon

Rumpus Original Fiction: To Go - The Rumpus Love can feel muddled, vast, diffuse; so little to do with the singular volatility of a firework. I hunger for that kind of crystalline precision, though. That clarity. To scream myself across the sky...

It was a joy to spend another year of Pride reading incredible short fiction by queer writers. If you missed one this year's stories, you can find all 30 in this thread.

6/1: "To Go" by @temim.bsky.social!
therumpus.net/2022/09/19/r...

Greetings from my work office where one of the light fixtures is leaking, slowing tapping the passage of time in regular intervals.

Violet Buttercream is a top tier name. Violet lives at home and Bennett lives at work so unfortunately they can only be pen pals. Violet only likes coming out when it snows (which it has recently!)