Have Courage, and Be Kind

i'm grace. 27. constantly drinking tea, listening to old jazz, and researching pride and prejudice. former bookseller in scotland, now a bookseller in a fly-over state.

[partywithponies]

Strange racists and homophobes on the internet seem to have access to an alternate way cooler version of TV than me. "every white character on TV is in an interracial relationship" "every show has a gay couple in it" "main characters keep having to secretly be bisexual and nonbinary" "every show has gratuitous full frontal nudity" like damn promise?? What channel???

[lesbiantahani]

Jenny Slate, Stage Fright (2019)

[ryebreadgf]

Ugly, Bitter, and True by Suzanne Rivecca

[homemade-ghosts]

John Mulaney on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2020)

[eugeniedanglars]

“Robin Williams and Why Funny People Kill Themselves” by David Wong

[seravph]

letters from Medea, salma deera

[apocryphics]

In this short life / that merely lasts an hour / how much — how / little — is / within our / power

[human-pet-they]

when the author describes someone dying and you can just tell they’ve never actually died by the way it’s written

[ratantics]

I needed to see this today.

[obsidianpegasus]

Basic Fandom Etiquette Everyone Needs to Remember:

Creators do not owe anyone content. Do not ask writers when they will update.

If an author did not ask for criticism , do not give criticism.

Read the tags carefully before reading a fanfic.

If you ignored the tags and were upset, that is your responsibility, not the creator’s.

Disliking a ship does NOT give you the right to attack people who enjoy it.

Do not tell authors or shippers that their ship is “disgusting,” “wrong,” or “shouldn’t exist.” Shipping fictional characters is not a moral failing.

No one is obligated to justify why they ship two fictional characters.

Headcanons are PERSONAL interpretations, not universal truth.

Dark themes in fiction do not equal real life beliefs or intentions.

Leaving kudos or short positive comments genuinely matters.

Not every fanwork is made for you, and that is okay.

Scrolling past content you dislike is better than engaging negatively

Enjoying a fandom later than others does not make someone less of a fan.

Disliking a fanfic does not entitle you to announce that to its creator. Sending hate comments to authors is NEVER justified, even if you disliked the work.

[ooppo]

At this point it's more disappointing than shocking that not a single assassin in the states can aim a fucking gun

[ooppo]

Not fucking really

[everydaylouie]

good and evil

[ymutate]

Barbara Regina Dietzsch (Bavarian, 1706-1783) Parrot Tulip with Bluebird and Caterpillar,

Tempera on vellum Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

[plumebeat]

cheat day

[dailyflicks]

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) dir. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

[louisegluckpdf]

how it feels to go to the library without a specific book in mind and to leave with a stack of books you’re excited about in your arms just like you did as a little kid

[meltygetswifi]

not to be a dirty commie or anything but i don't think any one person should have enough money to solve world hunger and then get to decide not to

[incorrect-the-pitt]

[lamignonette]

[izzydaydreams]

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more I am dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.” 

— Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice

[tvandfilm]

Frankenstein dir. Guillermo del Toro | 2025