monstrous is the wound hope enters through

31, ae/aer or he/him. Writer. Gamer. Sleeper. Ask me about my horrifying fantasy novel "Unquiet Bones".

[n0isy-gh0st]

“We won’t die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward. We will be citizens. The time has come. Bye now. You are fabulous creatures, each and every one. And I bless you: More Life. The Great Work Begins.”  —Tony Kushner, Angels in America 

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Prior at the end of the novel

[qqchurch]

[normalbrothers]

[thekidsarentalright]

when a songs lyrics use repetition to signify growing desperation and emotion that additional words wouldnt be able to convey

[yellow-cat]

pride flag for nonbinary asexual aromantic individuals that just says "not gonna do all that"

[loveridden1999]

seeing beautiful women in low cut tops with boobs spilling out is good enough reason to stay alive

[die-rosastrasse]

Golden Autumn in Spain 🌾🥀

October 2024

[tardxsblues]

One question, and you will answer. How long was the Doctor trapped inside the confession dial? We think four and a half billion years. He could have left anytime he wanted, he just had to say what he knew. The dial would have released him.

Before the Flood || Face the Raven || Hell Bent

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

they should breed dogs that bark at 1/5th volume and with a deep and soothing resonance that calms the nervous system

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

‘cats’ no. when cats wish to generate loud and annoying sounds they do so with almost as much proficiency and relish as dogs.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

The first photo is from 1956. It shows a Black woman watching members of the Ku Klux Klan (a terrorist, racist, far-right organization focused on white supremacy) walking along a sidewalk in Montgomery, Alabama (USA). I couldn't find the photo's author, but most sources state that it was taken in 1956.

The second photo shows members of the Patriot Front group (a white supremacist and nationalist group, formed in 2017, that openly advocates what they call "American Fascism") traveling on the subway during the 250th anniversary of the U.S. independence in Washington D.C., while a Black woman watches them. The photo is by photographer Cheney Orr, taken on July 4, 2026, 70 years after the first photo.

Via Jurunense

[ralfmaximus]

Oof. Cheney Orr is probably gonna get a Pulitzer for this.

[thecollectibles]

Haunted House by Niccolo Scardino

[transgender-dumpster-princess]

For me a big part of “sex work is work” is that sex work should be socially viewed as totally legitimate work. I should be able to put sex work on my resume. I should be able to lean on the skills and knowledge I gain in this field and have that experience be respected. Right now I have a gap in my resume. But I’m also consistently doing advertising, social media management, inventory, merchandising, customer service, upselling!!! I’m working self directed, I’m solely responsible for every aspect of my business. I deserve respect, fuck.

[desolationlesbian]

I don't want to buy mass-produced garbage from a big box store so I go to etsy but half of etsy is now dropshipped mass-produced garbage or AI slop so I go to the local arts and crafts street market but a ton of those booths are also selling the same generic plastic objects or identical stickers or 3D printed dragons so WHERE do I buy real trinkets and art from sincere freaks

[memorycycle]

these teenagers and their dog are trying ruin our money laundering business. no tony put the gun down were doing this the old fashioned way. were gonna dress up as monsters and scare them

[marioyuri-moved-to-transkaito]

I think the most fun part of monsters inc is boo calling sulley “kitty” and mike wazowski by full government name

[freakoutgirl]

bless horror actors who give their performances their all even knowing they're never going to get awards for it because critics hateeeee horror movies

[freakoutgirl]

toni collette, inde navarrette, lupita n'yongo, florence pugh, anya taylor-joy, betty gabriel, keke palmer, essie davis, you're all starssssssssss

[theliteraryarchitect]

Something that's been knocking around in my head for a while: I think a lot of new writers get thrown off by their assumption that writing will be anything like reading. Reading is a dreamy, passive experience--scenes, dialogue, and description flow over you as you are taken under the writer's spell. Writing, on the other hand (with the exception, sometimes, of the first draft), is the laborious, almost mechanical-like task of putting narrative elements together so that the reader can lose themselves in your story. In short, reading and writing are very different experiences, and the assumption that they will be, or even should be, the same, is cause for much angst among new and experienced writers alike. It's a frustrating thing, because a love of reading is usually what gets people interested in writing in the first place. I've been writing for several decades and I still feel confounded by this clash--it's part of why I don't read much when I'm deep into my writing, and vice versa. And when I am writing, I constantly have to remind myself: Writing is not watching a magic show. Writing is figuring out how to smuggle the rabbit into the hat.