Magic Wishes

"Those who do not believe in magic will never find it" -Roald Dahl || I have DID, which I will occasionally talk about, but it's mostly just memes here || PayPal: [email protected]

[konzaprairieunofficial]

Thinking about that one jumblr post from years ago about how A Series of a Unfortunate Events is such a Jewish story and wishing I could find it because the idea of the Baudelaires being constantly gaslit about Count Olaf’s identity while in disguise as an allegory to Jews being constantly gaslit about antisemitism is on rotation in my brain like a rotisserie chicken

[konzaprairieunofficial]

Jews pointing out antisemitism and non-Jews saying it’s not/it’s just criticism/etc. is literally Jews as the Baudelaire orphans going “that’s Count Olaf in a disguise!” And non-Jews as Mr. Poe, et al. going “That’s not Count Olaf, that’s sailboat real estate agent Captain Sham, obviously. Honestly orphans, you think everything is Count Olaf.”

[unrelentingembers]

getting a diagnosis should not have to be an actual fight and yet a majority of the time it is

[sufjansjoy]

does anybody know how to get out of bed. or be a better person

[sufjansjoy]

wow

[userfish]

[thatlavendergremlin]

Galaxies are yurinating...

[spotforme]

don't say it like that

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[gubsauce]

He's enjoying Wednesday night

[wodneswynn]

He's enjoying Wednesday night

[bloodanddiscoballs]

He's enjoying Wednesday night

[osh-my-prince]

[so-much-for-subtlety]

[pingintech]

literally a cartoon bad guy

[ralfmaximus]

Disclosure Day (2026)

[scribefindegil]

I'm still thinking about the guy who saw me realize my wheelchair wouldn't fit in the elevator because he (also a wheelchair user) was already inside it and immediately quipped, "This elevator ain't accessible enough for the both of us."

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

if they're gonna remake The Princess Bride, it should open with a kid sick in bed scrolling on his phone. his grandpa arrives with a gift--it's a DVD player with a disc already inside. grandpa hooks it up to the TV and presses play. and we all just watch the original 1987 film again.

[gremlininho]

then & now ♡

[7dmom]

What is that

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

idk man I'm thinking a lot about the discourse being reported in this post and my own post about crushes, which has garnered a lot of responses like this one

and I don't know exactly what to do with this yet but I'm fascinated, in a really upsetting way, by the way some of these people seem to conceptualize romantic and/or sexual attraction as an act of violation that no one should do to people they like and care about. if nothing else it raises some really compelling questions about what they think actually goes on between people who have sex and/or romantic bonds with each other if that's not supposed to be something that happens between friends.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

normal stuff happening in the replies

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

oh my god I'm doing patriarchy now

[vaspider]

This just in, "having feelings, regardless of how or whether you act upon them, is an aggressive, patriarchal act." 🙄

Saying this as gently as possible: if you have any of the above reactions to finding out that someone has romantic feelings for you, that's on you, not on them, and your reactions are both evidence of trauma and not something you should encourage in yourself. Please seek help and healing.

[bemusedlybespectacled]

[victusinveritas]

[black-crested-jaybird]

I always think of the description I saw years ago: Self-imposed deadlines don't help me, because I know the person who set them, and they're full of shit.

[37q]

[antisocial-transfag]

tags by nothorses

[lesbiantahani]

Jenny Slate, Stage Fright (2019)

[ryebreadgf]

Ugly, Bitter, and True by Suzanne Rivecca

[homemade-ghosts]

John Mulaney on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2020)

[eugeniedanglars]

“Robin Williams and Why Funny People Kill Themselves” by David Wong

[seravph]

letters from Medea, salma deera

[amingledyarn]

Pigeon Purse, a free crochet pattern designed by Emma Manos on Ravelry.

[pleuvoire]

it kills me because in anti-piracy discourse people will so often be like "okay yeah people in the global south can't afford books but i'm talking about people in rich countries who CAN afford them obviouslyyyy" well those people in the global south are getting arrested by the companies and policies you're caping for so i'm afraid you can't just wave away such a big chunk of the picture

[makingqueerhistory]

if you'd like to share, what is your favorite piece of queer literature of all time? no matter what genre, fiction or non fiction, whatever, just your subjective personal all time favorite. or a top three if you can't pick one? i love this blog so much, and you do such a wonderful job of giving a platform to such diverse queer perspectives. i've come to trust your taste and would love to hear what you personally really love. ♥️

Thank you so much for saying that! It means a lot to me to hear that. I was also able to immediately figure out my list as soon as I saw this question today, so I am excited to share! In no particular order:

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

This book really moved me in it's depictions of restorative justice, queer chosen family, asexual identity, and spirals are now a part of my own spiritual practice because of this book.

Beyond the Pale

Elana Dykewomon

The best queer historical fiction that I have ever read. It has an earthy and intense understanding of queer history that most books can't comprehend.

Dear Senthuran

Akwaeke Emezi

This book understood something about me that I still have yet to comprehend. Cannot sing its' praises enough.

Also I know no one asked, but as a bonus, my favourite non-queer book that I have ever read:

Right Story, Wrong Story

Tyson Yunkaporta

This book challenged my understandings of truth and storytelling. I would recommend it to anyone who prioritizes stories and storytelling in their own lives.

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