[alexandreanarchive]

Portrait of a Queen

Govaert Flinck ~ 1615

[shamebats]

"it's just stress" oh thank god, it's just the silent killer that slowly kills you, perfectly harmless, no need to worry

[depsidase]

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[prettycolors]

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[cosmicanger]

[theolduvaigorge]

Dancing Goddesses

These are AWESOME.

(Source: Nina Paley)

[mournfulroses]

Izzy Ravas, from her novel titled Disarm: A Forbidden Romance (What We Don't Say,)

[mixedindy]

ɪɢ:sᴜɴʟɪɢʜᴛᴀғᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʀᴋ

[mapofthedreams]

[hansilw]

Eligible voters of the United States!

The NPR voter registration guide has been updated to help get you ready for the 2026 primary elections.

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[depsidase]

[luxe-pauvre]

BITTER: always a bit unanticipated. Coffee, chocolate, rosemary, citrus rinds, wine. Once, when we were wild, it told us about poison. The mouth still hesitates at each new encounter. We urge it forward, say, Adapt. Now, enjoy it.

Stephanie Danler, Sweetbitter

[icaseybaybee]

[sotrias-labyrinth-deactivated20]

I feel like when I say ‘relatable’ what I really mean is ‘resonant.’ I don’t want characters who I feel are like me, I want characters who have emotions so strong I can feel them through the page.

[secretlyatargaryen]

I think this is important because a lot of us forget the power of stories to make us feel things about characters who are not like us, who have experienced things that we never will. The purpose of listening to someone else's story should not necessarily be identification, but understanding.