Hope Still Waits in the Wings

Hello there! My about me page is below. Please feel free to come talk to me! I'm always here if you want a friend or just need someone to rant to. Check out my links below!

[tuiliel]

Working with the Fae

So, I saw a post on adoptawitchling, where a witchling wanted to learn more about working with the Fae.  I asked if there was anything specifically they wanted to know, and they responded with the following:

“Pretty much anything. I would love to work with them in any way I could I just thought it would be best to get the help of someone who knew what they were doing, since the fae can be so mischievous! If you would be interested in helping are there any basics I should know?”

I would love to help, but this is a really huge topic, so I’ll start with some of what I consider the very basics.  And, just to be clear, this is drawing from the experiences I’ve had with the fae, and also the experiences  of friends and acquaintances.  Your mileage may vary. ~disclaimer~

Keep reading

[ddeeleted]

[justangrymacaroni]

i’m working on a play about 65-year-old lesbians, and my dramaturg is an older gay man who has been helping me with historical context and research, and also just in general giving me advice based on his own personal experiences.

fav thing he told me so far, said with a lot of love: “dyke drama was specific. it was always so specific. it was precise and narrowed and pointed. and also so dumb.”

[justangrymacaroni]

also spoke to an older lesbian professor. i was asking her all these questions about marches and protests and summits and infighting and rallies and “what was it like what did this mean to you what was it like to experience that?”

and she kinda stared at me for a bit and said, “you know, it was a lot. and it was big and it did feel revolutionary. but also at that time i was mainly focused on getting my heart broken in a bar.”

and like. yeah.

[justangrymacaroni]

another thing my dramaturg told me, from the perspective of a gay man who lived through the 80’s, was that whenever a young gay person asks him what the dating and play scene used to be like, he answers:

“we went to rallies and funerals.”

[justangrymacaroni]

our persistence in our continued existence is big and scary and revolutionary, and the grief stretches on and the losses hit hard.

and because of that, i think it’s important to remember the dumb drama, and the first loves, and the first heartbreaks over beer. i think it’s important to go to rallies and vigils, and also dive bars and game nights.

it’s all so big and so small.

[p1ss]

[ejacutastic]

I DIDN’T LEARN ABOUT THIS IN DRIVING SCHOOL

[biszumletzten]

Stop says the red light, go says the green

Wait says the yellow light, twinkling in between. 

KNEEL, SAYS THE DEMON LIGHT WITH ITS EYE OF COAL  SAURON KNOWS YOUR LICENSE PLATE  AND STARES INTO YOUR SOUL

[demonsnakes-deactivated20160829]

THIS IS ALWAYS FUNNY

[brightlotusmoon]

@irritatedlifeguard I agree with your tags.

[sar-kalu]

@screaminginternallyalleternity

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[unclefather]

If the joker was good

[imsobadatnicknames2]

I love when ppl dunk on the "no pronouns" crowd but also it's pretty worrying how thoroughly the anti-trans movement has managed to redefine "pronouns" from "a short word you use to replace a noun in a sentence" to "some wacky made-up woke words that crazy lefties use" in so many people's minds.

[theconcealedweapon]

Cis people have been using pronouns since forever. And the vast majority would consider it offensive to use the wrong pronouns, especially if it's done repeatedly and/or intentionally.

It's only considered "wokeness gone mad" when an oppressed group wants literally the same respect that everyone else gets by default.

[rebel-ramen]

i’m like a vampire in the way that you have to 100% confirm that it is okay for me to join into anything

[ma-ghostly-petite]

A question for the masses...

I am the author of Time Spent with a Cat is Never Wasted, a Holtzbert fanfiction. It was pretty popular in it's heyday, so I was thinking...

If I turned it into a more fleshed out, original romance story, would people be interested? Maybe for like...$5.00 tops? As a Kindle book?

It's oblivious WLW romance. It's cats. It's stolen underwear.

What do y'all think? 😉

[staff]

tumblr tuesday: today, we celebrate every woman...

…whatever powers she may possess (@fionacreates):

…who feels things just as she should (@papaartistakabettyrose):

…whether she be the rescuer or the rescued (@vetyr):

…whatever journey she may be on (@jeniferprince):

…however many underestimate her (@refrigerator-art​):

…however she comes to be herself (@thetranspositivitycafe​):

…with or without a cape (@asknicorobean​):

…whether she be a goddess of the waning moon (@painted-maypole​):

…or a goddess of the waning year (@samticore​):

…who cares for her family, whatever shape that takes (@druidart​):

…who dreams (@strijkdesign​):

Have a good, safe International Women’s Day. You deserve it all.

An earlier version of this post included an additional illustration. After we were informed the art was misgendered, we removed it. We sincerely apologize to the artist and entire community for our error. Thank you for calling this to our attention.

[cybergata]

[whitegirlsaintshit]

i the snail.

[omgs]

everybody here is perfect

[mamaduafe]

I have never seen a happier snail omg

[ti0mumu]

Life imitates art

[star-anise]

THOSE CATS ARE IMMORTAL

[pepamadrigalbrainrot]

Okay so I've been thinking about this.

I've seen people's headcanons that the weather gets very humid when Pepa is *ahem* getting it on. But can you imagine how fun it would be as her spouse to mess with her?

Félix wakes up to Pepa's bedroom eyes at the breakfast table but chooses to play dumb and have a little fun instead.

The sun is just starting to come up on a naturally warm day, so no one notices that such high humidity this early in the day is just a little unusual.

"You have a little food right here, right in the corner of your mouth, just let me...there we go."

"Are you alright, my love? You're looking a little warm."

Pepa is sweating but can't say anything about it because the whole family is right there at the breakfast table.

Félix spends the day sneaking little touches that can still be brushed off as innocent or accidental. Pepa thinks he's just being unusually clueless about her advances, because she's never known her husband not to want to enjoy one of her amorous moods.

He wraps an arm around her waist and lets his hand wander just a bit too low before recovering like nothing happened.

He leans in to whisper something in her ear, making sure he's close enough that his lips brush against her.

"You're looking very tense." Cue a *completely oblivious* shoulder massage that almost makes Pepa lose it.

The rest of the family is complaining about how hot the day has turned out to be. They all take opportunities to hide in their rooms between chores because their own rooms are climate controlled according to their personal preferences. Everyone is starting to get headaches from the atmospheric pressure building. Isabela and Mirabel take refuge in Luisa's room because she runs hot so her room naturally stays cooler.

This gives Felix even more freedom to tease, since none of the kids are to be seen for most of the day.

Julieta is the only person who's onto what Félix is doing, and only because she knows her sister so well.

Otherwise Félix is so smooth even his wife isn't 100% sure that he's doing this on purpose. Everytime she tries to make an advance on him he deflects her perfectly.

"Félix, I might go take a nap. I'm awfully tired." "You're looking so flushed my love. You never nap in the middle of the day. Do I need to call Julieta?" "...nevermind."

Dinner is a nightmare. Everyone is sweating so badly that their appetites are practically non-existent. They are chugging water and the other drinks sit untouched because everyone is too parched for wine or coffee or anything else.

Félix, on the other hand, seems perfectly fine. In fact, he has oh so innocently laid a hand on Pepa's knee.

"My god, there must be a storm coming. This humidity is unbearable."

Julieta: ರ_ರ

Félix's hand starts creeping higher, casually tracing fingers up her inner thigh.

Finally Pepa starts to realize what's going on, and suddenly there's an ominous thundercloud as she glares daggers at Félix, who just smiles at her.

Dinner is cut short because no one can handle sitting there anymore. They just want to take cold showers and hide in their rooms for the rest of the night.

Pepa practically drags Félix to their room.

A little while later the clouds burst and the Encanto experiences the hardest rain they've had in quite some time. The humidity lets up and everyone breathes a sigh of relief, except for Julieta who is just shaking her head.

[bookishdiplodocus]

Don’t return ebooks or audiobooks you’ve consumed on Amazon and Audible

Amazon and Audible made it into their policy that you can return ebooks and audiobooks and get a full refund.

They actively promote this, making their book shop into a book lending service, de facto a library you subscribe to. That’s their business plan to encourage subscribtions.

The dirty thing, however, is that Amazon and Audible are making the authors pay for each refunded item. They will detract money, income, royalties, from the authors’ account. They’re not hurting from the refund, the author is.

Look, no-one is saying you’re not allowed to return an item if you’ve read the first 50 pages or listened to the first 45 minutes. Maybe the style is not your thing. Maybe you don’t like the narrator’s voice. Maybe the quality of the writing drops severely after chapter three. Go ahead, if the product is bad, return it.

What I’m talking about is that no one should be able to listen to a ten-hour audiobook or read through nearly an entire novel and still get a refund.

Most of the readers don’t know who’s paying for this business plan. It’s not Amazon and Audible, they’re still keeping your subscription money. It’s the authors.

Spread the word.

[myautisticpov]

Yeah, in all honesty, I would legit rather you pirate my series than do this.

I had someone read and then return the entirety of one of my series last month, and I don’t make enough from my books for that sudden loss of income to not be noticeable. So, I was going ahead going “oh, okay, when Amazon pays out for this month, I will make X amount, which means I can afford Y”, and then in one day, there was a significant drop from someone returning an entire series.

Like, I need to be able to plan ahead when it comes to my income, so honestly, if your plan is to buy and then return my series as a way to get it for free, please just pirate it instead of fucking me about. Or, you know, join my beta/ARC team or wait for me to make the series Pay-What-You-Want on my website. Or, hell, get it from your local library! It’s not like I don’t make it easy to get my books for free/cheap…

[myautisticpov]

Reblogging again because I just woke up to “you have earned negative money so far this month” which is just a super great way to start the month… /s

[s-n-arly]

If you don’t have the money to buy the books, consider borrowing them from the library.  Most US libraries offer ebooks now, and the process is SUPER easy.

[closet-keys]

Everyone should aspire to a cat’s understanding of healthy relationships

-they are vocal about their emotional as well as physical needs (alerting you when they need affection or entertainment in addition to when they need food), demonstrating an excellent example of self care and open communication

- they can enjoy being in a space with you while you’re each doing your own thing, demonstrating the healthy boundaries and separate interests

- they also like learning about what you’re doing and being involved in your hobbies (e.g. sitting on your laptop, cuddling while you read a book or knit a scarf or play a game) 

-they consistently enforce their boundaries. first with nonverbal communication, then verbal (hissing/growling), then violence (scratching/biting) when needed, demonstrating that it’s 100% appropriate to defend your bodily autonomy by any means necessary, even against those you love and depend on. 

-they demonstrate the importance of ongoing consent by respecting their ability to change their mind during physical affection and stop at any point

[arcusxx]

photography by Księżycolica

[aiamare-art]

A short story about uncontrollable internal voices, nightmares, and finding respite—or, perhaps, respite finding you. ⚡️

Full comic under the cut! (High quality PDF without breaks on my Gumroad)

*For posterity, this was created when up to C3E05 was released, so expect some creative liberties

Keep reading

[ma-ghostly-petite]

Me: I should be working toward my NaNoWriMo word count today!

Also me: But I really wanna write fic about two scary lesbians.

*writes fic about two scary lesbians*

[nothwell]

nautical history friends help

there’s a glass thing aboard wooden whaling ships where it’s like a little crystal they put in the ceiling to let light in belowdecks

what the fuck is it called

it looks kind of like this

???

[focsle]

Deck prism!

[nothwell]

#they’re so amazing

YES! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[focsle]

Sure thing! I remember being so surprised at HOW much light they brought into a space, when I first saw them in action.

[ID: photo of closely clustered ship bunks, lit by an overhead prism. /end ID]

The yellow light is artificial but the blue is from the deck prism, on a cloudy day.

[lethalice]

A variation of this was also used by european artisans in the form of a water filled glass sphere that focused the surrounding light

[antiquesfreaks]

WHAT.

[once-delight]

Translation as requested:)

“The Cobbler’s Ball is a glass sphere filled with water, which is hung in front of a light source (f.x. a candle). It concentrates (? gathers, intensifies) the light like a sort of lens on the desired area of the cobbler’s workspace.”

[days-of-storm]

lots of people have been using water filled plastic bottles in an imitation of those old techniques to bring light to areas with no stable electricity, like Alfredo Moser, in Brazil!

[mysharona1987]