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[ravioliet]

a long distance friend is kind of a dead wife in a way

[optical-trapping]

[thepromiscuousfinger]

[chaifootsteps]

#Please little bird

[meriwetherwrites]

I love that the modern-day tumblr post equivalent of chain emails only requires me to reblog a relatively pleasant image instead of forward an email to a bunch of my friends and family members to quell my raging anxiety.

[nightguardmod]

It’s a win win. I get a bit of hope, you get a cute birb photo

[apolladay]

Which notorious English class short story fucked you up the most?

* I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

*The King in Yellow

* The Lottery

* The Masque of the Red Death

* The Monkey’s Paw

* The Most Dangerous Game

* The Nameless City

* The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

* There Will Come Soft Rains

*The Yellow Wallpaper

* The Veldt

* “you think those were fucked up? What about [X]!”

Which notorious English class short story fucked you up the most?

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

The King in Yellow

The Lottery

The Masque of the Red Death

The Monkey’s Paw

The Most Dangerous Game

The Nameless City

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

There Will Come Soft Rains

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Veldt

“you think those were fucked up? What about [X]!”

Voting ended onApr 30

[it-grrl]

Okay I have things I should be seeing to but I couldn't help myself. In case you, like me, have not read all of these stories and would like to be amongst the lucky 10,000 today:

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers*

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson**

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard O'Connell

The Nameless City by HP Lovecraft

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K LeGuin

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

Honorable Mention from the comments/reblogs:

All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

*note: this is actually a collection of short stories and clocks in at about 72k words

**Originally published in the New Yorker in 1948; interestingly, the New Yorker still has this story archived on their website BEHIND A PAYWALL. CAN YOU IMAGINE.

[drowsy-fantasy]

All the Troubles of the World by Isaac Asimov. This one made me lie awake in bed all night for like a week after hearing it - our 8th grade teacher read it out loud to us one day in class. At the end of the year before we 'graduated' I remember going back and asking her. I still have her note in my scrapbook with the name of the story so I could look it up on my own (along with some other book recommendations and the book she had been reading to us but hadn't finished - The Wind Singer.

[beardedmrbean]

this sounds like a party to me

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

[animentality]

[crustystherat]

Random thing for people to consider is that since Laika is the saint of one way trips should Felicette be known as the saint of safe landings since she did make it back to the ground safely

[somefishycat]

tu LANCES félicette ? tu lances son corps comme la fusée ? oh ! oh ! prison pour les scientifiques ! prison pour les scientifiques pendant Un Mille Ans !

[bug-yogurt]

You can understand the French perfectly fine with only context but the English translation I got still had me floored

[magicalastronomies]

Help out a disabled latina trans woman stay afloat?

Hi everyone, my name is Vi and I'm a trans woman from south america with a disabling neurological condition. I've had extensive nerve damage and years of underemployment has only make it worse to the point where my mobility is heavily compromised and my grip strength is barely nonexistent. Holding on to objects is an ordeal and moving around is extremely difficult.

To make matters worse, the price of groceries gets hiked up ridiculously month to month were i live, sometimes 20% or more, and minimum wage only covers about 1/4th of it, not even taking into account the prices of the medicine me and my mom need, since i struggle with diabetes and she's a cancer patient, and taking even less into account the costs of housing and constant trips to doctor's appointments.

I know things are tough for everyone but please, if you could help us out in any way possible I would be grateful from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for reading so far and I hope you have a good day.

paypal: https://paypal.me/V3nusP

kofi: https://ko-fi.com/S6S6IC6X

[hellgrub]

he fixed a bunch of potholes recently and all my gay neighbors won't stop posting shit like this

[hagfashion]

Miriam Margolyes for British Vogue’s July 2023 pride themed issue: “I wouldn’t want to be straight for anything.”

Photos by Tim Walker

[thegaymertrainer]

Ribbon dancing I was not aware of your evolution 🤯

[woodwool]

severely deficient in whatever vitamin makes u a person

[mayadile]

URGENT!!!PLEASE BOOST!!

I do need something for today!!! I would like to have enough to stay in for the week until May 28 hits so I can get my testosterone! Please I need something for today so I won't be outside in the heat!! And the goal I'm going for is to get $700-800! It would help me plenty this week to get things done! Paypal

So help boost so I can stay out of the heat!!

(Note: It is very disheartening that I have people saying they're unfollowing or are skeptical of my situation, I am really in need of help, I have been going through this for awhile now and I don't need to dox myself to show that I am going through alot. I have close friends to back me up and know of my situation. I have been to the hospital, I have been calling people, I have been calling shelters. I need all the help I can get, so please keep helping me so I can get to my goal.)

[mayadile]

GOOD NEWS!!!

So we got news that the truck my mom's boyfriend got will be here in 4 days!! We just need to last in a hotel until it gets here 😭 this is very good news and I'm happy so if we get this truck I'll finally be okay!! So help me this last time!!! Please!!! PayPal

I have nothing for tomorrow so if we can make it until Sunday it would be a blessing!!! To my goal ($700-800) or whatever, if we make it to this truck I'll be good 😭😭😭 I'm so happy I can finally live normally!! Dang I'll even take a picture to show when it gets here!!!!

[mayadile]

Please I need something for this morning at 11am or I'll be outside!!! Please!!!! I'm almost there!!!

[voiceofaboud]

BREAKING: Humanitarian activists from the GLOBAL SUMOOD FLOTILLA are being ZIP-TIED and ABUSED while being forced to listen to Israel’s national anthem.

[voiceofaboud]

[voiceofaboud]

If this is how they treat Western activists, imagine how we Palestinians are treated every single day.

[voiceofaboud]

Even if they stop the boats and arrest those trying to help us, you can still help directly here. I am in Gaza suffering from unbearable tooth pain with no treatment. Please donate or share to help me get treatment and survive.

Chuffed – PayPal – Verified

[voiceofaboud]

14 hours of waiting with no donation!!!

[hagiomoto]

The Sameer Project needs you!

Please consider increasing your contribution to The Sameer Project. They have several campaigns on Chuffed that support different areas across Gaza. I encourage you to choose any campaign and contribute regularly, increasing your donation whenever you are able to.

The Sameer Project Official: Instagram | Linktree

We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,

[hagiomoto]

Please increase your donation if possible because Israel just attacked a community kitchen in Gaza killing three volunteers but I'm not sure which community kitchen they attacked but increase your donation anyway. This is a dire time.

[stupidestasshole]

THE TRUTH: art is inherently manipulative and artists are wicked evildoers who like to power trip off of controlling other people's emotions

[bigbigtruck]

true and one of the greatest joys in life

[mayadile]

👋 Please Please I need something for this weekend 😭 I don't want to stay outside in the weekend, I just got out of the clinic from a dire situation and I don't want it to flare up again.

This weekend is a bit pricey, I do t care as long as I could be in a hotel room to keep recovering. I got no food and I need to use a washing machine and shower...Please I don't want to get sick and end up in the clinic again. PAYPAL

[mayadile]

please keep boosting this, I do need somewhere warm. I just got out of the clinic and my stress levels are hard to maintain. Help and share this. I want to relax and everything. I haven't eaten, I'm fatigued, I'm stressed, everything is loud. I'm trying to stay strong and keep my head leveled, but from going through this for years, I'm slowly spiraling again I just want to be happy. My provider said she can help me, but I have to drive there and I have no car, I would like to go to her. I just need to get to my goal. I'm literally begging hard right now I'm at my limit I'm serious.

Please