Softly

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[greraden]

[sunsbleeding]

[kafkasapartment]

Chaka Khan, 1977. Norman Seeff. Gelatin silver

[theapplepielifestyle]

“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi river in places, to make room for houses and livable acreage. Occasionally the river floods these places. “Floods” is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding: it is remembering. Remembering where it used to be. All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.”

— Toni Morrison

[lostinurbanism]

Susan Meiselas, Kenya (1977)

[anxeious]

[distantvoices]

“Dandyland” celebrating Superfine: Tailoring Black Style- Ayo Edebiri, Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe, Teyana Taylor, Ryan Destiny, Anok Yai, Julez Smith, Imaan Hammam, Achol Ayor, Ajus Samuel, Layla Etengan, Rejoice Chuol, Victoria Fawole, Yar Aguer, Agel Akol, Laura Reyes, Adut Akech, Yseult, Tyshawn Jones, A’ja Wilson, Justin Jefferson and Naomi Ackie by Tyler Mitchell for Vogue and GQ May 2025

Styled by Law Roach. Hair by Sondrea “Dre” Demry-Sanders. Makeup by Keita Moore. Grooming by Camille Ariane and Alex Keating. Barbers Don Brown and Kyle Smith. Nails by Dawn Sterling. Tailoring by Carol Ai at Carol Ai Studio Tailors; Daniella at R-Zee Tailoring; Da Shoné by DaSh; Matthew Reisman; Tae Yoshida; Travis Thi. Produced by Rosco Production. Set Design by Julia Wagner.

[vintagehomecollection]

Rooms by Design, 1989

[rosechata]

Dave Coyle

[classicdavinci]

Henri Biva (1848 - 1928) 

Villeneuve-l'Étang embrumé

[as-deep-as-the-sea]

“I don’t want to be a burden” you’re more like a relief, a gift, a blessing actually

[firstfullmoon]

Megan Denton Ray, from “A Recovery Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics”

[metamorphesque]

musings on touch the hand has twenty-seven bones, natalie diaz haiku #11, tathev simonyan the touch, anne sexton isn’t the air also a body, moving?, natalie diaz ulysses, james joyce you are jeff, richard siken lady, i will touch you with my mind, e. e. cummings to your hands…, vahan teryan (translated by tathev simonyan) state of emergency, joy sullivan i was reading a scientific article, margaret atwood one of those kisses, viggo mortensen

[souvenirglace]

[cloudsnvrgetold]

Cloudsnvrgetold

[forestgreenlesbian]

Snow in the Suburbs

Linocut, 40cm x 70cm

Gail Brodholt

[typewriter-worries]

Manhattan is a Lenape Word, Natalie Diaz | Winter Without You, Sarah Kay 

[ Text ID: It is December and we must be brave. / It is December and nobody asked if I was ready. ]