Da mi basia mille

I'm Samayla on AO3 and DA. I write fantasy, scifi, historical, and fanfiction, and I currently have three (?!) novels in the works because I have no self control. I also create fandom based and original art when the mood strikes. I'm crafty and crazy and a little bit obsessed with everything, it would seem...

[samayla]

An Utterly Impractical Magician

When John Reed burnt Thomas Godbless’ book of magic to spite his cousin, he had no idea how drastically he would alter both her fate and that of English magic.

Or... Jane Eyre grows up at Hurtfew Abbey.

A Jane Eyre/Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell fusion fic on AO3.

Follow #eyre/strange fusion on Tumblr for updates, outtakes, and behind the scenes flailing!

@majorxmaggiexboy @shygaladriel @bookhobbit @wolfinthethorns @kaethe-nicole @warsawmouse @cassandravision @mythopoeticreality @jmlascar @seriouslythoughguys @isawatreetoday @rude-are-food @the-stars-above28 @the-candor-shadowhunter

Let me know if any of you would like to be added/removed in the tags list. I know updates have been super sparse, so if any of you want to be removed, I’ll totally understand.

[butch-tradwife]

For everyone who ‘used to love reading’ but now hasn’t finished a book in years, you CAN get it back. Genuinely start bringing a book (preferably short and either fiction or a non fiction topic you already really enjoy) everywhere you go and when you have 5-20 mins waiting for the bus or at the doctors office or mechanic or whatever, get out your book and read it! You don’t have to finish it quickly or even read it often but it is so good for your brain and fun to get into the habit of reading more (and replacing being on your phone for those moments). Source: I read 0 books in 2023 and I’ve read 12 in the first 4 months of 2026

[samayla]

And if you need an even more gentle way to ease into it... start with a book you have already read and loved! Something you remember fondly from back when you 'used to love reading.'

Rereads can be great for teaching your brain to anticipate rewards for reading, in the same way your brain anticipates rewards for playing on your phone.

"Ooh... one more level and I'll get a gem!" or "Ooh... share this post and beloved mutual will Like it!" can become "Ooh... I remember I used to love this part!" and then eventually "Ooh... I wonder what comes next!" when you get into new books with your newly-enriched attention span :)

[beanabouttown]

just successfully sewed my first dress from a pattern I drafted!

[beanabouttown]

In my sister’s words, “it’s just like a real dress!”

[beanabouttown]

She helped as much as she could

[samayla]

The way you added the cat pics, my first thought was, "That's not a dress."

Then I read your caption, and my second thought was, "Your sister's a cat?"

I may be too tired for Tumblr today...

(but congrats on the dress!)

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

The art of mindless embroidery.

by @ toolbburs (no pronouns in bio).

[samayla]

I want to crochet an RPG supply organizer for myself, but I can't find a pattern that does what I want. I made a dice bag with a rolling tray in the center this past fall, and I love it, but it doesn't have room for my oracle cards for when I'm solo-ing, or pens/pencils or even paper. It also doesn't keep my dice very well organized.

Ideally, I'd like to make something like those roll-up crochet hook organizers, or a folio-type pouch of some sort. Objectively, I know it's probably just squares and rectangles stitched together, but I don't know if I'm brave enough to try crocheting something completely from scratch, with no pattern...

[yayxstitch]

Anybody have a suggestion?

[samayla]

@yayxstitch Thanks for the boost! I'm getting lots of good advice already!! 💕💕

[samayla]

I want to crochet an RPG supply organizer for myself, but I can't find a pattern that does what I want. I made a dice bag with a rolling tray in the center this past fall, and I love it, but it doesn't have room for my oracle cards for when I'm solo-ing, or pens/pencils or even paper. It also doesn't keep my dice very well organized.

Ideally, I'd like to make something like those roll-up crochet hook organizers, or a folio-type pouch of some sort. Objectively, I know it's probably just squares and rectangles stitched together, but I don't know if I'm brave enough to try crocheting something completely from scratch, with no pattern...

[ggghoulish]

(aes.) john childermass

“And all that Childermass knew made him smile; and some of what he knew made him laugh out loud; and none of what he knew wrung from him so much as ha’pennyworth of pity.”

[dailycatsblog]

[samayla]

Skill issue.

My cat has never paid taxes in her life.

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

you're given a million of whatever you just googled, how is it going?

good

bad

great

awful

aAAAAAAAA

results

Voting ended onDec 30, 2025

[samayla]

@englishmagic Apparently... yes. Yes, there can.

And they're all yours now...

[sweetfirebird]

Hey the US government is proposing to get rid of the Endangered Species Act. Please go comment.

(yes this entirely for corporate profit)

Cut and paste the docket number to put in your response if you remember. You can comment anonymously if you want.

The Oregon Zoo has some sample arguments you can make.

We have until December 22nd!

[autie-j]

Streaming services: huge budgets for an 8 episode show

Me: ha back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest was a different planet 20 times a season and we liked it

[everythingfox]

Adding expressions to a cat

(via)

[lilaccatholic]

I got this while scrolling on instagram to try to convince me to join threads and I—

We did it. We finally saved her.

[reinanova]

[terror-billie]

[creekfiend]

something that drives me insane on a relatively regular basis as a body jewelry understander is talking to people who have sensitive skin who are like "oh well I just can't wear any earrings without my ears getting inflamed" and I say "well what have you tried" and they say "well I've tried sterling silver and I've tried gold..." and it's like. ok. I don't know how gold and sterling somehow got spun by the jewelry industry as being especially good for sensitive skin but whenever I'm like "well have you tried implant grade titanium" they're always like "no....... but I've tried sterling silver... and it didn't work ..." like. I don't know how this narrative about sterling silver somehow got so strong but when they put pins in your fucking legs when you snap your leg in half are those pins made of sterling silver or are they made of implant grade titanium or surgical steel????????? HELLO. HI. YOU MIGHT BENEFIT FROM TRYING IMPLANT GRADE TITANIUM I AM JUST SAYING

[creekfiend]

to clarify this is not because of any particular thing about sterling silver being an alloy or anything like that. it's because some people's piercings think that they are open wounds and there are only certain kinds of metal that are rated to put in open wounds. the jewelry industry largely does not understand that this is not the same as "having sensitive skin" which I think is the real root of the problem. the body piercing industry understands that we are talking about open wounds. the mainstream jewelry industry does not want to think about that because it's yuckyicky so they keep trying to sell you regular metal to put inside the hole in your body that your body thinks is an open wound. which doesn't work. this is my hypothesis

[countesspetofi]

Titanium was a game-changer for me. And the cheapskate's way is to buy a few French wire hooks:

in titanium. Then, you can buy as many cheap-ass dollar-store, rummage sale dangly earrings as you like, pry them off the original hooks, carefully ease them onto the titanium hooks, close the loop back up with needlenose pliers, and Bob's your uncle.

I don't do it as much as I used to because my eyesight and arthritic fingers win out over vanity, but it was a lot of fun for a while.

[samayla]

Seconding the titanium hooks! My mom enjoys making jewelry, so she usually swaps mine out for me, and it literally just takes a couple of minutes. She even started putting little seed beads from her stash on the ones that are safe for me to wear, since she and my brother never need anything special for their piercings. A cute little coordinated bead instead of the springy thing on the hook, and I never have to guess if I'm going to have a reaction.

Also, there are shops on Etsy that make stud earrings on titanium posts. Just check reviews before buying. I've generally had good results, but one of the last sets I bought had titanium posts attached to cheap metal fronts, and my ears were Unhappy. Titanium and resin studs are my best bet.

[astoldbyidiots]

i regret to inform everyone that i can no longer clown on thorin oakenshield for getting lost like five times on the way to bilbo’s house

[samayla]

I have to say that as nervous as I was about Tales of the Shire, I am quite enjoying just playing through a day or two as a mellow end to my real life day. The silly little hobbity problems are just the perfect size after a long day...

I especially enjoy the cooking mechanics in the game. So many cozy cooking setups just have you sit and wait, but Tales is great about giving you actual things to do when you set out to make a meal. And I love that you can customize basic recipes by swapping out certain ingredients or adding seasonings. It makes me feel actually accomplished when I set out a Shared Meal for my neighbors!

[samayla]

A Deadly Education - Full-Color Illustrated Deluxe Edition

Book 1 of Naomi Novik's beloved 'The Scholomance' trilogy comes to Wraithmarked as an illustrated deluxe hardcover! And in FULL-color!

The Kickstarter has launched!!!