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“The Cheapside Hoard c. 1600. A hoard of jewellery found under a house in Cheapside in 1912. Presumably the stock-in-trade of a local jeweller.”
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I think the fandom is seriously underestimating Sansa's self-control at the purple wedding
She smiles, compliments and encourages all those nobles who participated in her suffering, laughing when she was beaten and stripped, or remaining unmoved when she was forcibly married to a man twice her age who also happened to be her jailer and enemy
She compliments Elinor on her gown, same Elinor who threw her away like dirt, she compliments Lancel on his strength, same Lancel who laughed loudly when she was beaten and stripped
She's so good at it that Kevan and Lancel are beaming and even Tyrion (who regularly called Sansa dumb in his thoughts) is amazed by her courtesy and thinks she would have been a great queen
People always seem to portray Sansa’s ladylike behavior as something innate to her, and not an actual choice she makes, something she works hard at, first because she was raised to believe it was important and then because she uses it to survive.
My girl has nerves of steel, and brilliant mind, and the self control any warrior would die to possess.
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If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.
1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.
2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.
3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.
4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.
5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.
Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.
Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.
manifestation is instant because time doesn’t exist
the true explanation of the common term thrown around in the loa community
if you find yourself saying “but how does time not exist?” or “why don’t i have my desires?” then this post is for you
i believe almost everyone here has been confused by the common term “time does not exist”, or “manifestation is instant”. if it was instant, why didn’t i have my desires already?
time does not exist because there is no past or future. it is what you are aligning yourself with that you are experiencing.
let me go further in depth: when you are “remembering” the past, you are visualizing a moment that you associate in the past, and label it a “memory”. it is scientifically proven each time we remember something further from the present, we never remember it entirely accurate. we may add or miss details that may or may not have ever happened.
when you think about the future, you are visualizing something that has not happened yet. let’s say you have a concert tomorrow. you feel excited, you envision yourself walking or taking the bus/train to your designated area. you imagine how the music will sound, or maybe potential interactions you will have with your friends or the people around you. most importantly, you are happy in this moment, one that has not happened.
the key thing that happens with both remembering the past and envisioning the future, is that it stems from imagination. you are imagining a moment and deciding that this is what happened, or what will happen. and what is the #1 thing talked about in law of assumption? how our imagination dictates our life.
by now, i’m sure you’ve gotten my point. if not, I’ll simplify it: time does not exist, because we merely visualize a moment and label it a memory of the past, or an expectation of the future. we deem this to be true, and it is reflected into our 3D. this means that the only thing that truly exists, is now. it is the present.
so we know only the present is real, then how do we tie this back to how manifestation is instant?
if the only moment happening is the present, the moment we say “i have my desire”, it is done. we do not visualize this happening in a day, or a week, but now, because that is the only moment in time that we truly live in.
we don’t focus in what “time” has passed, because again, it does not exist. there is no delay. instead, it is an identity shift that we go through; it is the shift from aligning your inner man from being someone who identifies with the old story, into your dream self. the manifestation itself does not take time to materialize. the only reason you are still in the old story, is because you are further identifying your 3D with a moment you visualize and assign with a past memory.
your undesired past does not exist if you don’t want it to. a future filled with anxiety and fear does not exist if you don’t want it either. it always starts with the mind, and what you are imagining yourself in.
so yes, manifestation is instant. you already have everything you want!!
time doesn't exist the way we think it does. the past is just a memory you're imagining. the future is just a scene you're playing in your head. both of them are imagination. and imagination is exactly how you create your reality. so when people say manifestation is instant — they mean the moment you decide you have your desire in this present moment, it is done. not in a week. not after enough time passes. now. the only reason it feels delayed is because you keep going back to the old story in your mind and calling it real. drop the old story. live in the now where your desire already exists. that's it. 🌙✨
Writers, which software do you use?
Google docs
Microsoft word
Ellipsus
Libre office - writer
Notepad (the fuck is wrong with you lol)
Pages
Other (comment, please, esp if you recommend it)
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I used to use Google docs, but the white mode only was really annoying me (tires my eyes), so I swapped to Ellipsus (which I genuinely love and recommend), but it was bothering me a bit that I need wifi in order to use it, so now I switched to LibreOffice Writer, which I do like.
It very much has a Microsoft Word feel, but is open source and you need no accounts to use it. It's local on your device, so no AI can scan it, and no wifi is needed.
I still wish it had the Google Docs cards, because, bitch, that thing is so good for easy organizing.
Erika Toliusis (b.1969) - Pacific Angel. 2022. Oil with palette knife on canvas.
MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006) dir. Sofia Coppola