the trees waiting to hear what next you'll hum

https://ko-fi.com/peppermintlark Follow my writing blog @peplark-writes for updates on my projects! Let me know if you need anything tagged! Hello! Call me Rook. 31 years old. He/they pronouns. Puerto Rican. I like to stick m legy out real far

[peppermintlark]

Moving Fundraiser

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Hello everybody! 

As some of you may know, my partner and I are planning a pretty big move. Without going into too much detail, this move will be the beginning of a much needed healing journey for both of us. We will be living together, just the two of us (and, of course, our cats) for the very first time, in a quieter place near beloved friends. 

That said, moving is NOT cheap, and this move will be even more expensive than usual. This is where you come in! I am holding a fundraiser to raise funds to help us get where we need to be. 

Since this has a pretty hefty goal attached to it, I thought I'd include some incentives (more information under the cut)! If you donate:

- $3 or more: I will write your name on a piece of paper that will hang up in my stream background, and I'll put a sticker next to your name!

- $25 or more: I will do an oracle reading for you! Specifically, a storyteller spread! This is a spread I created to help me when I don't know what to write, but the "main character" the cards speak of could also be you, if you want a personal reading. Here is the card spread:

- $50 or more: I will draw you a creature randomly generated by a 3d20 roll! You will choose 3d20 from my collection, which I will roll. Each number on the dice corresponds to an animal on a list I have created. The number on the first die will be the head of the creature, the number on the second the body, and the number on the third the tail. Here are the dice you can select from (pokemon cards for scale):

Here are a couple of examples of creatures I have drawn with this method:

- $75 or more: I will record a personal video for you giving you gentle words of encouragement. Let me know what you need to hear right now and I will tell you. I'm your gay dad/uncle/cousin now and I will give you the message of comfort you need. Or if you just want a silly video of me making dad puns and cheesy smiles that's cool too I can do that.

I know that was a lot of information, but seriously, anything helps! And if you're not able to donate, I would appreciate if you could share this around so it might reach the eyes of someone who can! 

Thanks for reading,

Rook

[vidapuppen]

Donate to Standing with Vida After Her Seizure, organized by Kassaundra Burrow

On Friday, June 19th, around 2am, my heart dog Vida had a pretty severe seizure… Kassaundra Burrow needs your support for Standing with Vida

Getting Vida the MRI she needs is going to be a big financial struggle, especially after the financial hit we already took this year from my car getting wrecked. Any shares or donations will be more appreciated than you can imagine.

[vidapuppen]

Vida is scheduled for an MRI consult and MRI on July 15th & 16th at the Kansas State University Veterinary Hospital

Going the 8hrs out of state is significantly cheaper, and faster (places around here are booking into August) so I've adjusted the GFM accordingly

[vidapuppen]

Vida's fundraiser is 24% funded and we have 11 days until her MRI - please share or donate if possible, it would be so so appreciated.

[vidapuppen]

Vida had her MRI on Wednesday at Kansas State University because they rearranged their schedule to get her MRI done then instead of the consult Wednesday and the MRI Thursday to reduce her stress since she doesn't like the vet. Unfortunately, it was not good news. Vida has a 12mm x 14.3mm x 13.3mm meningioma (cancerous tumor) on her olfactory nerve pressing into her brain. The vet said it is a very slow growing type of cancer and that it wouldn't likely grow large enough to kill her before old age does, and the only thing it causes is seizures which can usually be controlled with medication, so we can treat the symptoms and ignore it, or I can talk to CSU about doing radiation or surgery. He said the big downside of the type of radiation that she'd need is that it can cause death and damage of healthy brain tissue, which can cause rapid neurological degeneration, so he doesn't necessarily think it's the best call, but since he's not an oncologist he can't make that recommendation and I need to talk to CSU. Her GoFundMe is still going on, and as we explore our options, any money and reblogs will help, thank you.

[pmamtraveller]

by Jessica Cioffi

[peppermintlark]

I swear to god I put this under a read more initially lmao. Anyway PTSD brain shit below

Haven't heard from friend I usually talk to at least weekly innn 10 days? Which isn't that much longer and I know they went on a trip last time we were talking and then back to work over the week. And their partner is posting normalstyle on instagram. But for some reason my PTSD is going fucking crazy. Like what if he's just posting normalstyle to keep up appearances y'know. And I know I KNOW this is all my traumatized brain making situations where there likely aren't any. But aaaaaaa

[peppermintlark]

Oh thank gods

[peppermintlark]

I swear to god I put this under a read more initially lmao. Anyway PTSD brain shit below

Haven't heard from friend I usually talk to at least weekly innn 10 days? Which isn't that much longer and I know they went on a trip last time we were talking and then back to work over the week. And their partner is posting normalstyle on instagram. But for some reason my PTSD is going fucking crazy. Like what if he's just posting normalstyle to keep up appearances y'know. And I know I KNOW this is all my traumatized brain making situations where there likely aren't any. But aaaaaaa

[luna-ocelot]

₊˚.༄ Heavy Water ₊˚.༄

(click for quality)

Witch Hat Atelier has consumed me... I adore it so much... I'm so happy with the anime so far!!!

I wanted to include some progress work this time! ༄ final rendered piece ༄ flat colours ༄ colour plan ༄ value blockout ༄ sketch

I use procreate so I do have timelapses but I preview layers so much that theres always a ton of flashing lol

[c0ulrophilia]

I really do hate this post because like. a lot of children are right to be angry but obviously they don't have the means to properly voice what they're angry about or toward, nor do they know where to directly point it. Instead of caring about that, it's easy to just be smug about "well they're stupid children and I'm smart now" as if OP and the people retweeting were not 15 year olds who were justifiably angry once.

[yswapy]

my better version

social media phenomenon

[vampirefabio]

what kind of vacationer are you?

sightseeing—landmarks

sightseeing—museums

sightseeing—hiking

swimming

scuba/snorkeling

boating

shopping

im just here for the food

im not leaving my hotel

Voting ended on1h

yes yes ideally you’ll do multiple, but if you have to choose one.

[64mpg]

does anyone have $1k and a parasocial relationship with me that may tempt them to send it to me

[asofteredge]

hey everyone, just curious:

what is everyone's criteria for blocking people?

[e-n-d-a-s-h]

Liz Toohey-Wiese, 2024.

"A sign installed in the largest wildfire burn I’ve ever seen, along the BC/YK border. Borrowing the aesthetics of BC Recreation Site signs, once again pointing to the overlaps of outdoor recreation, resource extraction, and the consequences of the climate crisis. Most recreation sites in BC exist along previously built logging and mining roads.

“Forced into a great and difficult transformation” was a line I heard in a lecture on Buddhist philosophy I was listening to on my drive up north. But it became another mantra I thought about while living in a place that’s been utterly transformed by resource extraction over the past century, and as I thought about the burnt landscapes I drove through."

More here.

[blackjame]

https://www.instagram.com/staydancingdave/?hl=en

Patricide (Button Poetry)

Dave Harris, 2019. Harris' stellar debut collection of poetry takes a nuanced look at the complexities of black masculinity.

Kearney Blvd. | A. Zell Williams | Substack

I'm A. Zell Williams and Kearney Blvd. was the first place I called home, hints the name. I'm a playwright, TV writer, podcaster, a dog dad,

https://www.instagram.com/azellwill/

https://www.instagram.com/benphilippe/?hl=en

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[stevebunge]

I had the privilege to take some higher level math classes a long time ago when I was in college. And I remember thinking that, at some high level, math seems like philosophy where people are pondering questions just in an effort to understand the world around them, not to to build a bridge or give the change back after selling a candy bar. And then someone told me that the PhD is an acknowledgment that when you go above applied anything, math chemistry physics english spanish art women's studies, you have entered the realm of philosophy. You are pondering, and sometimes answering, existential questions. And it sort of blew my mind.

And this is why universities are still relevant after 900 years or whatever. We know a lot more about the world around us but there are still mysteries of our existence to ponder.

[iwannabeaswampwitch]

Lots of drama in our household

[queer-ragnelle]

also, there's a lot of wlw pairings in arthuriana if you know where to look and i wish they got more focus. even in a non romantic lens. isolde/brangaine, laudine/lunette, enid/guinevere, morgan/sebile are there in medlit and their relationships are sooo complex layered and fascinating.

also, if arthur gets to have homoeroticism with his knights then so too should guinevere with her ladies.

WELCOME TO THE MASTER POST OF

Here I shall detail various Arthurian media with apparent yuri encounters we as a fandom could stand to appreciate more! All details will be marked with links so you can read or watch the media for yourselves.

Wholesome Yuri

♡ Ragnelle/Guinevere ♡

— Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Hastings

— Queen of the Summer Stars by Persia Woolley

♡ Guinevere/Enid ♡

— Illustration by George Wooliscroft Rhead & Louis Rhead

— The Mabinogion

— Erec et Enide by Chrétien de Troyes

— Erec by Hartmann von Aue

— Mordred a Tragedy by Henry Newbolt

— Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson

♡ Guinevere/Elaine ♡

— Knights of the Round Table (1953)

— The Birth of Galahad by Richard Hovey

♡ Guinevere/Isolde ♡

— Guenevere and Isoude Stained Glass by William Morris

— Prose Tristan

— La Tavola Ritonda

— King Arthur's Tomb by William Morris

♡ Guinevere/Bloie of Malehaut ♡

— Vulgate: Lancelot Part II

Toxic Yuri

♡ Guinevere/Morgan ♡

— The Mantle

♡ Laudine/Lunette ♡

— Yvain: Knight with the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes

— Iwein: Knight With the Lion by Hartmann von Aue

— Yvain: Knight with the Lion by John Howe

— Yvain: Knight with the Lion by M. T. Anderson

♡ Isolde/Brangain ♡

— Prose Tristan

— Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

I reached picture limit lol but there's even more out there for each example plus more couples/throuples I didn't even get to. So yeah there's plenty of sapphic potential in Arthurian Legend across a wide variety of media. Let's celebrate it!

[thelionheartacademyofmagic]

Fallen Memories is an incredibly personal story created in a time where I was unsure about what my future held. It’s full of so much love and passion and I truly can’t wait for you all to hear it. https://crowdfundr.com/FallenMemories

Fallen Memories

About the Show: Fallen Memories is a cozy magic story and a love letter to autumn. It’s an audio drama about two students at a magic academy

[ocean-lilac]

Podcast Girls Week - First Love Monday

Isabel Lovelace from Wolf 359

Like many, I was introduced to fiction podcasts by Wolf 359, so I decided to draw Lovelace for this prompt!