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[whimsicalfairytales]

I really do think that it’s good for the soul to be unironically pretentious about something. Not in a gatekeeping kind of way but in a “yes, it really is that deep and I would love to enthusiastically and passionately explain why” kind of way.

[monimuasblog]

I hate the whole “build independence” message when raising kids. “Don’t cuddle too much” “Don’t co-sleep” because they won’t be independent. Well GOOD I don’t want them to be. We are a gregarious species. We are happiest when surrounded by loved ones. I want my kid to want to have a partner (or partners) and many friends. Who ASKS and EXPECTS help and support in every endeavour of life from every single loved one. We were never meant to do everything or anything alone, there should never be a load to carry only on your own. You should share your joy, your love and your pain.

I truly think this whole message of “be independent” is the WORST thing that’s come out of modern society and it’s the real root to many or our collective mental health issues.

[lesbianmarrow]

vince gilligan: and so for this episode i am asking for 1 plurbillion dollars so rhea seehorn can sing some songs. such as, it’s the end of the world as we know it. and, it’s getting hot in here so take off all your clothes. i’m vince gilligan

apple tv: okey dokey

[mentalhellonline]

[c3rvida3]

I dedicate this post to my cousin Leah who was gonna FaceTime me and then didn't because she had "corndog bloat" and needed to "sweat it out on the beanbag chair". That sounds really scary, Leah. We're all praying for you.

[mevil]

[gingik]

[gingik]

[yenthecat]

My powerful and sturdy stance

[eldritchbauble]

My old person take today is that I feel like people have normalized being on your phone every single moment including when you're spending "quality" time with others so much that they're defensive if someone isn't ok with it. Yes, you have a problematic relationship with your phone and social media if you physically cannot put it down for a couple of hours to like, have dinner with your friends. It's a show of respect for other people's time and energy as well as important to be present and connect with people around you. Your parents who told you no phone at the table were right for that one.

[threedollarsdotcom]

≤5 mm deviation in hip joint placement got me moving like a haunted soul

[ostolero]

I can use excel and the toilet

[ostolero]

spreadcheeks

[beesmygod]

op must have been snacking on cheese and crackers when they made this

[sabertoothwalrus]

(said with the intonation of a YA novel) a plate of cheese and crackers

[fireandslate]

"Do you mind naming some of your inspirations for [Blank Slate]?"

I got this question as a reply on my main "hey read this" post, and I thought it would be a great jumping-off point for one of my favorite pastimes: talking about books.

Now before we get really Into it, let me say that I have touched on this in the "About the Author" section of the Blank Slate website. Some repetition is inevitable, but it also will be fun for me to keep the answers unique.

Short answer is - if you liked So You Want To Be A Wizard, The Locked Tomb, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, or Protector of the Small then it is my hope that you will like Blank Slate. I read three of those books on infinite loop as a kid, and let me tell you if I'd been a kid in 2019 I would have done the same with Gideon The Ninth.

If that's enough and you are already interested in Blank Slate, the web serial novel I am writing after having been infected by those series - then hit this link and enjoy.

If you want to read more about inspiration - then I am very excited to inform you that this is going to be long. SMASH THE READMORE

First and foremost we have to say that "inspirations" is a beautifully nebulous word. This is not a problem. The openness of the question suits the ineffable nature of inspiration.

I have been Inspired by 10th century religious music and weird art on tumblr, woody glades in Squirrel Hill, PA and the experience of owning a wood stove. However, I sense that while "I used to live in the kind of rural forest that made HP Lovecraft deeply anxious" is an answer to this question, it is not the answer most people are seeking, however true or explanatory it may be.

So we will answer the question of literary inspiration together. Take my hand. The question will get six answers. Not because only six things went into this work (a whole life is pouring into this book), but because I have a 6 thing I am doing on this blog, and god dammit I will stay on brand if it kills me.

I have to start with The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne. I grew up reading Celtic mythology - especially RJ Stewart's phenomenal Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses - and the desperate flight of Diarmuid and Gráinne captured my imagination. What was it like to live pursued - what must it have been like to run so far in the throes of some enchanted romance? Themes of flight and pursuit appear over and over in Blank Slate.

For number two I have to say, A Wizard Abroad by the inimitable Diane Duane. The calling and binding of the Spear Lúin made its way into my bone marrow - I had the 1993 paperback, and I read that book over and over again. I think I dropped it in the bath once, which really fucked up the paperback cover, but the book survived. I should reread that this summer, actually.

Number three: Heart's Blood by Jane Yolen was a profound influence on me as a kid. It is a slim and efficient story, like a stiletto. I could not stop rereading this scifi dragon book about love, about loss, about freedom and secrets - maybe this was where I was first inflected by the touch of some sulphur-red spirit of melancholy. I have never met anyone else who has read this book, so I never mention it, but that feels somehow appropriate.

Fourth - speaking of sulfur - an essay by depth psychologist James Hillman called The Thought of the Heart and the Soul of the World. It is in my opinion his best essay (not least for its scalpel-fine concision, sorry but Jim does natter on sometimes), and it weaves in and out of the background, growing stronger as the story goes on.

Fifth - The Last Unicorn. I read the book for the first time when I was probably 12 or 13, and hoo baby that book has never escaped me since. The sense of melancholy, beauty, joy, and loss in that book is haunting, and when those emotions occasionally come through in Blank Slate, there is always somewhere in the mix a drop of blood from the wound Peter S. Beagle dealt me. The bastard. Peter, if you are reading this I would like to buy you a beer and possibly also fight you out back of a Denny's.

Sixth, final, worst-for-last - Frank Herbert's Dune. Blank Slate is in some sense written in dialogue with Dune - but while I adore the book and can quote it chapter by chapter, Dune is not a guiding light - it is the wall I play squash against through the course of the story. If Blank Slate is about anything at all, it is about syncretism - anathematic to Herbert's dim view of cultural meddling, and a feminist retort to his misogynistic pessimism.

I could go on (and I have only scratched the surface - I highly encourage checking out the About Me page on the blog if you are still curious), but I promised six, and I am just about out of time for the morning. If any of this resonates with you, or if you just liked my prose and want to see what the hell is wrong with me in narrative form, hit this link to get to the landing page for Blank Slate.

In the meantime -

Thank you for reading, thank you for being, I love you, stay warm. ❤️‍🔥

[quantummoonjune]

hot new reaction image just dropped

[wizardshark]

I admit I have enjoyed looking at boobies once or twice

[meanbuddhist]

if it’s a lot of work then you better start now!!!!