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jo | they/them | 30s ao3 @ anecjotes

[anecjotes]

klickitats >>> anecjotes

just a lil fyi

UPDATE: and slowly migrating to anecjotes on ao3 too

[pyx]

victorian sterling silver seal peppers

[qvarr]

This piece has been rotting in my art folder for months now and I finally figured out how I Wanted to color/render Dinraal.

I want to make a piece for each of the dragons, so consider this part 1 of the set.

[unfamiliarsculptures]

I have a few different badger sculptures in this forest spirit series. They will be available this Friday, July 17th at 8pm Eastern time.

[urgetocreate]

Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese 1847-1915), Fireflies by the Kinu River, 1930, Color woodblock print

[urgetocreate]

Victo Ngai (Hong Kong/American, b.1988), The Day, 2012

[ellmovy]

noisy birds abundant in my undisclosed rural hometown in South East Queensland, Australia

print

[illmadekn1ght]

every day it gets harder to have a relaxed jaw and decent posture

[toroidalearthtruther]

"less is more" is a lie perpetuated by big small to sell more less

[cleverwordsandotherstuffilike]

[bowelfly]

brother gregor's catch of the day

[atyourperil]

is anyone here ready for fat transgender summer can we give it up for fat transgender summer

[sick-jan]

[hotvampireadjacent]

There’s a really good book all about this.

Last seen by Judith Giesberg

[digitalkiddo]

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

[yan-may-fire]

some tender moments

[falseknees]

Stickers and prints available in my store!

[mismedleym]

there is gold in the sky