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jill | she/they | 30

[teathattast]

[louisegluckpdf]

i think every publisher should have to institute a ban on books that fail what i’m calling the “little life” and “what else?” tests

[louisegluckpdf]

for reference.

[rebellum]

Maybe its just cause I'm not a very skilled writer, but I really dont understand this? And would really appreciate it if someone could explain it to me. What does Gück mean what else? What did Morrison mean by saying she didnt want to hear about the person's "little life"?

[necronatural]

For Toni Morrison, she says this during creative writing classes, so she's talking about teaching new writers to avoid dependence on solipsism and the familiar. If you don't extend yourself to try to imagine total alien ideas, you lose your range. This is really important when you're teaching at an Ivy League university in the imperial core, which will be full of students who think they are the centre of the universe.

Gück is more practical advice; writing does need to have a definitive direction, and relying on the reader to respond to their heartstrings being plucked is not enough. In fact, for a critique like this, I would expect the answer to just be "the point is X, and the prose style I'm using is Y", to which Gück (if he is any good as a teacher) would give direction to help your vision come to life.

These are challenges from teachers who want to help budding writers stretch their legs. You take classes like this in order to get challenged.

[malevolentcafe]

Happy pride to black trans people in particular I know it can be tough out here with how often the image of what and who counts as always seems to never consider us

[jillepathy]

Happy Pride Month!

My top 5 yuri over the last 5 years (anime only):

2026

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

by Hey

Botan Kamiina becomes drinking partners with her dorm leader, Ibuki Tonami, a reserved young woman who is usually uncomfortable drinking in front of others. Rated TV-14.

2025

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty

by Hiroshi Fukuda

A twist of fate brings Lilisa Suzunomiya to a classmate who also loves rock music, and she’s confronted with two options: become a Noble Maiden or play the guitar. Rated TV-14.

2024

Gushing Over Magical Girls

by Akihiro Ononaka

When fan of magical girls Utena Hiiragi is approached by a talking mascot, she’s granted the ability to transform into her true nature -- a villainous dominatrix. Rated TV-MA.

2023

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

by Piero Karasu and Yuri Kisaragi

Princess Anisphia Wynn Palettia uses knowledge from her previous life in modern Japan to revolutionize magic in a different world, falling in love with her research assistant in the process. Rated TV-14.

2022

Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch From Mercury

by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino

Transfer student Suletta Mercury pilots a mobile suit made with forbidden technology, allowing her to win duels against her classmates. The Benerit Group president offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to the school’s top ranking duelist. Rated TV-14.

While there were plenty of great yuri anime to come out over the last five years, this is a list of my favorite for each year. I initially struggled with including Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury, since it is not technically part of the yuri genre, but ultimately decided to include it as it features a lesbian relationship between the two main characters. Some honorable mentions are There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… by Teren Mikami and Eku Takeshima which came out in 2025 and I’m in Love with the Villainess by Inori which came out in 2021. I’m always looking for more yuri to watch!

[miyakuli]

🎶I won't lose / 負けるもんか - Barbee Boys🎶

[talesfromthecrypts]

I'm not unemployed. I'm in an existential transition.

No Other Choice (2025) dir. Park Chan-wook

[shrineheart]

Yeah.

Sure.

We'll call it enthusiasm.

[liquidsnace]

[shutupandmakemepizzaroll]

politicians wasn't broad enough. somebody do something

[jillepathy]

the outpour of rejection emails coming to my inbox this day after memorial day is violent

[tiptoeing-the-fractures]

see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

[occasionallysubtle]

some of my newer sailor moon inspired prints :)

[sugarsaltreading]

earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend

illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)

illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)

photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")

illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)

illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)

illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)

BONUS:

[frogribbit]

i wish people would stop romanticizing not eating breakfast and not getting enough sleep and being dependent on coffee to function and always being in a bad mood and treating yourself poorly because that behavior is very unhealthy for you

[flameraven]

He’s right.

[taracandycorn]

Been a WHILE since I sketched our favorite duo

[cjowoart]

[tonyzaret]

I’ll admit I was skeptical of the AI revolution at first- but then I vibe coded an app to end woke