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Jay | he/him

[makingqueerhistory]

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Nghi Vo 

With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.

A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.

Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.

At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.

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[myrfing]

everyone’s always like if you engage with the story it pays off in shb and ew but it imho it pays off in a much more tangible way far earlier in sb if you gaf about Arenvald (him talking to A’aba and Aulie while everyone else is congratulating you is one of my favorite parts of the game), if Gallien saying you might not remember him but he remembers you means anything before the summoning of shinryu (he’s also an oft-unmentioned part of the drk quests), if doing the For Wilred questline and walking back with Bertliana to Ala Mhigo means anything to you. and to possibly do that you gotta engage a little with the world beyond the parts that boost your wol’s personal angst portfolio

[razzmothazz]

still caring about internet friends you lost touch with years ago is so embarrassing. yeah i had a deam we met up irl recently. the last time we spoke was maybe 7-8 years ago. i still wear the laces we randomly decided was a sign of our friendship. i dont know what any of your socials are or if youre even active on any. sometimes i see someones art resemble yours and i wonder for hours. do you still go by that name you chose? whenever i see it i wonder if its you. we couldve passed each other in this vastness a thousand times and not have a clue.

[razzmothazz]

we were lonely kids having fun together. do you remember?

[camestela]

I give you: more femme vashwood (Aka: Nico big naturals and spaghetti vash)

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I can't believe that this beautiful 1873 former Trustee Savings Bank House in Allendale, Northumberland, England is less than $1m. 4bds, 1.5ba, £550,000 / $733,865 approx. USD.

Enter a lovely little foyer with wainscoting and a tiled floor.

The foyer opens to this nice central hall.

The sitting room is cozy and look at how the fireplace is basically flush with the wall.

Very comfortable room.

The 2nd sitting room is a pretty one.

The space is shared with the dining table.

The large kitchen is lovely and even has a sofa.

It's big, but very warm.

And, this little sitting corner is adorable.

This isn't a bath, so I think it's a laundry room, but all I see is a fridge.

Big 2nd fl. landing.

Beautiful bedroom #1.

Bedroom #2 is lovely, too.

Beautiful corner.

Oh, this is so pretty.

There's a small yard in the back with a stone wall, garage and garden shed. Love the little one- it would make a cool playhouse.

Such a good price for a lovely historic stone home.

https://www.inigo.com/sales-list/trustee-savings-bank-house?

[void-drifter]

it’s cheaper to buy vegetables here

[sparkytheandroid]

life feels exactly like this now

[jsong0-0]

Milky Way

[botanyshitposts]

scientists in the 1990s, putting a Get More Purple gene attached to a harmless plant virus into an already purple petunia: please get more purple

the petunia, sensing an apparent honest to god Get More Purple Disease, using the previously undiscovered RNAi antiviral ability to shut down all other purple genes along with it just in case: you put VIRUS in petunia? you infect her with the More Purple?? oh! oh! her children shall bloom white! jail for mother, jail for mother for One Thousand Years!!!!

[flipocrite]

[clickityweasel]

[catboybiologist]

Btw the thing this discovered is like. A foundational lab technique now and has revolutionized genetics

[alleesaur]

the red herring

[writingsforwinter]

New poem.

By Meggie Royer

[charseraph]

Safe disposal

[crimson-sun]

ALL THE CARDS ARE COMPLETED! We are in the final stages of creating the deck!

If you're interested, now is the time to join us on Patreon. Even as a free member you'll get emailed updates on the progress of the deck, so you won't miss out when it releases! And if you happen to have a few more dollars than that, prints of completed cards are available on the $20 tier. Literally nothing I do is possible without the fine folks over there, so please consider helping out if you can.

Previously: FF playing cards | FFVII playing cards | FFXV Tarots | FFVII Tarots | FFXV Playing cards | FFVII Full Tarots | FF Hanafuda deck | FFVII Shinra photo book

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[guooey]

Uni's magical Mario Galaxy adventure..

[were--ralph]

this genuinely made me so happy

[destiny-islanders]

yeahhhh nothing's gonna get clean, sorry

[pangur-and-grim]

accidentally stayed up until 2. they got so tired waiting for me to go to sleep

[angelwasnothere]

[Childhood Crush] pt. 1 I know Jason was well dressed when living with Bruce, but I like to think that in those few times he got to hang out with Dick in civies he wore clothes that felt more comfortable, like himself and, it turned out that his love for leather jackets was thanks to Dick.

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