Always 2nd

I found you in the graveyard of a city I may never see again and you remind me it's ok for me to carry my corpse.

[pastellovenightmare]

First time kayaking!

"Daylight" by Joji

[pastellovenightmare]

First time kayaking!

"Daylight" by Joji

[pastellovenightmare]

First time kayaking!

"Daylight" by Joji

[maureen2musings]

Cute encounters

jukkarisikko

[pukicho]

Went outside and honestly, what is the fuck is going on out here.

[pastellovenightmare]

Nothing I want to be part of for sure

[digitalkiddo]

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.

[hylianane]

functionally suicidal character saying “I would die for you” to their significant other and its like. I get the sentiment, honey, but if a hot dog vendor told me he’d sell hot dogs for me, I wouldn’t feel very moved now would I

[important-cat-pics]

[cafffine]

be pro-aging but wear sun screen. sun protection is not beauty industry propaganda it will save you. wear it. or else.

[rheumaticrhetoric]

[pastellovenightmare]

[liarsblade]

Ugly Duckling sequel where the swan is like hey it's nobody's fault and I don't think anyone did anything wrong per se but nonetheless I did feel really alienated and depressed for most of my youth and those years do continue to affect me in the present day and their mom is like, so what you're saying is that you think I'm a failure and a bad duck.

[socialistexan]

Obviously you take the info from a recently "reformed" MAGA influencer (who was so dedicated she had Elon Musk's baby) with a grain of salt, but this is just too obvious

[nudityandnerdery]

"[Y]our Harry Potter games are Cybertrucks" is such a good way to put it.

[disorientation]

Having a "stupider people have done this" attitude about the things you want to do can open so many doors

[itsapmseymour]

Never in my wildest dreams would I get to say

“I voice a buff handsome tall rabbit man wielding a Greathammer” until today…

You can hear me as Cesar in CyGames’ Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond ✨

[itsapmseymour]

AND WITH WHITE HAIR NO LESS

[roycohn]

the only truly funny joke anyone's ever made about easter and every year i forget about it and then get to laugh and laugh anew

[krisispiss]

kris goes to the moon

[dat-soldier]