[maddieinheaven]

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[wisteriasymphony]

Wisteria's Book Club - July-September

Hiiii everyone :)

Let's hope I don't get too ahead of myself here, but I wanted to open up whatever rec lists I create to my followers. While I don't think it's a great use of my time to open up my DMs to everyone who wants to discuss what we read one-on-one, maybe a discussion board could be in order...?

I think one thing that gets people anxious from time to time about regularly reading is that they always imagine diving headfirst into 200-400 page novels, but that doesn't have to be the case!! For this book club, I'm going to be on the lookout for shorter fiction so it's more easy to digest. From there (if you're up to the challenge) it's best if you read whatever catches your eye at least twice: Once to experience the plot ("what is written"), and then once to pick up on any literary techniques you think you notice ("how it's written"). This doesn't need to be sophisticated at all—If a specific word the author uses stands out to you, or you like the rhythm of a sentence/line of poetry, that counts!!!

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Magical Realism (One of my favorite genres!)

The Aleph, by Jorge Luis Borges - ~11 pages https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/borgesaleph.pdf

The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges - ~7 pages https://sites.evergreen.edu/Borges-The-Library-of-Babel.pdf

And of Clay Are We Created, by Isabel Allende - ~10 pages https://jerrywbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/And-of-Clay-We-Are-Created-Allende-Isabel.pdf

Two Short Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marqeuz - ~10 pages (The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World + A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings) http://faculty.las.illinois.edu/rrushing/242/Marquez.pdf

Spooky Stuff (Horror, Apocalyptic, and Gothic Fiction)

Sable Revery, by Robert Nelson - ~1 page (Poetry) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sable_Revery

There Will Come Soft Rains, by Ray Bradbury - ~5 pages https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

Cool Air, by H.P. Lovecraft - ~5 pages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cool_Air

Ligeia, by Edgar Allen Poe - ~8 pages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ligeia

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I might re-use these genres again later on down the line, or I might not! Right now I have these eight pieces picked out, which I've all personally read; From here, I plan to be searching for free pdfs or wikisource links so it's all accessible online. Sometimes it might be a handful of 10-page short stories like this, or all poetry, or even public domain nonfiction so we can see the differences between fiction and nonfiction.

I'm hoping to get all of them read maybe by next week in the event that people do want to have a public discussion (which already sounds soooo fun), but if we're all way too busy to bother I'm going to put it up to a vote as to what one discussion I'll have no matter what. It'll be in a reblog, don't worry.

[tweos-incorrect-quotes]

tweos incorrect quotes #36

Claudia: We all have our demons.

Claudia, grabbing Adrien: This one’s mine.

Adrien: Are you saying that because I'm white?

[bunbuttbread]

Because Tumblr is very English speaking and some ppl like France a little too much I just want to remind you of a few things:

- France abolished the Code Noir 2 months ago. That law project that said hey you can enslave, mutilate, kill, cross breed, etc. black people at will bc they're not people they're property ? Yeah. Abolished 2 months ago. We are in July 2026.

- the last human zoo closed its doors in 1994 in France due to social pressure. Not bc they were running out of business, no. Ppl still visited that place until it closed its doors. No, it was bc (black) French people were fed up. That human zoo was specialized in displaying black (presumed Congolese) people in fake huts in enclosures, for white entertainment.

- now while this might no longer be the case, when I was growing up, I went to a French school (as in. It was an international French School w the French flag n all) and the way we were taught French geography was that France has the biggest and largest access to the sea in the world. And they'd show us a map of France and its colonies around the world. It's all occupied indigenous lands. I don't know if they still teach that. I hope not. But they absolutely did until I graduated high school in 2017. Again, I write this on July 21st 2026, for the record.

Anyways that's all I have for now. Y'all don't hate France enough. Y'all need to hate France more.

[toskarin]

why are you not filipino

I'm not sure of the steps to take

[bobbole]

[kropotkindersurprise]

You can report suspected or confirmed IDF war criminals to the Hind Rajab Foundation, and they will try to get the war criminal's country of residence to follow international law by prosecuting them

[kropotkindersurprise]

Some of their recent cases against international IDF volunteers and vacationing IDF war criminals:

you can support their work [here]

[maxknightley]

(girl who's been thinking about The Character nonstop for two months voice) you'll never guess what this song reminds me of

[loveridden1999]

atleast we have megan thee stallion. at the end of the day atleast we have her

[loveridden1999]

atleast we have megan thee stallion. at the end of the day atleast we have her

[loveridden1999]

atleast we have megan thee stallion. at the end of the day atleast we have her

[firebuug]

Colombia Earthquake Relief

Hello, if you haven't heard yet, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Western Colombia this morning. The death toll so far is at least 111. I'm lucky that my family living there was safe and unaffected from what I've heard so far, but many are suffering right now from loss of family, friends, homes, work, transportation and pets.

I've gathered links to donate to verified relief in the area. My heart goes out to anyone suffering in Colombia right now.

Bogotá Food Bank - I believe mercado pago allows non-Colombian payments via card

World Central Kitchen

Direct Relief

GEM Latam

Plan International

Feel free to append more or link smaller fundraisers for families affected. If you are not able to donate right now all is good, if you're able to spread the word that is more than enough. Thanks.

[chloesimaginationthings]

ALWAYS BET ON FNAF WORLD 2,,

[eraserheadadult]

when i was a kid i had moments of being so fucking diabolical because i realized at some point the best way to leverage power over my family was to do shit that would make everybody late

[eraserheadadult]

our house was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by woods so when i decided i didnt want to wear dresses anymore if we were going to some event & my parents insisted i had to wear a dress i would just go hide in the woods. was so committed i almost made us miss a flight once bc my mom packed a dress in my suitcase

i only promised to stop doing this if my parents got me formal boys clothes to wear which eventually they did. i don't feel bad about resorting to violence bc i asked politely and they said no. proud of 10 yr old me for evil annoying lesbian behavior

[the-prophesied-disco-gay]

5th grade was the last time I wore a dress for school pictures. When my parents attempted to force the issue for 6th grade, I climbed onto our roof and pulled the ladder up after me. My dad borrowed the neighbors ladder. As soon as it touched the roof I pulled it up too. By the time I had 3 ladders they were willing to negotiate, and 2 hours late for work.

[max1461]

[ostensible-adult]

[Image ID: a tumblr tag reading "problems that can be avoided if you simply treat your child as a human being with the right to make decisions on what they wear". End ID]

[currentlycryingaboutlancelot]

yeah it’s just like so uninteresting when it’s like penelope can only be interesting if she’s a tough girlboss badass strategist but not if she’s weeping herself to sleep. telemachus can only be engaged with if he is a young and optimistic bright eyed child and not the adult that he is certainly considered to be by the standards of the homeric epic (young but still very much an adult!) complicit in the murder of slave women and misogynistic toward his mother. odysseus’ love for penelope can only compelling if he’s never interested in other women. first of all like these are just very one dimensional views of these characters that are like not really honest engagements with them. and way less interesting. also if you have to go in and erase parts of the odyssey you’re uncomfortable with then eventually you are just no longer engaging with what it is.

[currentlycryingaboutlancelot]

like do I think odysseus’ love for his family and particularly penelope is one of the most captivating and moving stories in all of ancient literature? yeah. do i think he was a good person and a perfectly faithful husband to her? well not necessarily at all. but the secret is that you can recognize universal themes that you like without erasing the parts of the text that make you uncomfortable

[crystallizedtwilight]

Gaston naming his twins Gaston Jr. and Gaston the Third was truly the most hilarious option, I do have to applaud the writers for that. [X]

[weirdstaffbot]

Are you excited for the new restaurant

[squeak-wizard]

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