#threecankeepasecret

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threecankeepasecret said: did they cut anything? there was a pretty long scene of two girls making out (in a really lovely, non-objectifying way), so it’s not as though they’re throwing away their girl x girl content (which is probably 50% of the show by now)

lol i don't even watch the show but here's a screencap of the tweet i was referring to. it seems like the scene was supposed to be part of a longer sex scene but they cut it down to kissing because abc wouldn't have it

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things I read that I love [part 1/?]

I read a lot online-- the Internet makes access to quality material so easy, reading makes you a better writer, and what else am I supposed to do on lunch break?-- and felt like starting a weekly/biweekly post to curate some of the pieces that have stuck with me.

These recs are fandom-related, nonfiction, books and so on. The idea is a little self-indulgent, I admit, but if you read any of these and enjoy them, let me know! If you have any recommendations of your own, I'd love to hear them - really. 

(** and if you're completely uninterested, you can always tumblr savior "rrkr: things I read that I love." I'll never know, shh.) ________________________________________________________________

fandom-related/fics

Strange Language, by Brigdh (ASOIAF, 3442 words) - a really excellent fic centered on Missandei, her backstory, and her relationship with Queen Daenerys. 

Wolf Moon, by labonsoirfemme (ASOIAF, 9039 words) - an exceptional Robb/Margaery story, canon-divergent and set in King's Landing. This sucked me in immediately. 

let me be your ruler [2/?], by twocankeepasecret (ASOIAF, 4415 words, incomplete) - a Gossip Girl AU with a Sansa/Margaery twist and plenty of label name-dropping to go around. I can never resist modern AUs, and this one has the perfect amount of bite.

non-fandom/LGBTQ

Showtime, Synergy - a first person piece written by Matt Siegel about the anxieties of intimacy and gay identity. Incredibly touching, vulnerable, and profound.

Ellen Page Suits Up - my actual favorite person Ellen Page's first major print interview since her Valentine's Day coming out speech. 

Butch Please: Butch in the Airport - part of Kate's "Butch Please" column over at Autostraddle, and some of my favorite writing I've found online. Her language is hypnotic, reminiscent of Dorothy Allison, and this is actually one of her choppier pieces. I can't recommend this column (or the incredible queer website, Autostraddle) enough.

print literature

1Q84, by Haruki Murakami

There aren't enough words for how much I loved this book. It's dense, nearly a thousand pages long and initially difficult to get into - but wonderfully weird  and world-encompassing in its own way. It's one of those books that redefines the meaning of what a novel can be, rolling together a love story, gentle science fiction, and raw observations on human nature. READ IT.

The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides

This book and its subsequent movie adaptation put me off for a long time because as a snobby teenager I decided I didn't like Sofia Coppola's aesthetic. But the book came highly recommended by Erika, and luckily I reconsidered, reading and rewatching the closely adapted film with an entirely new appreciation for both. The story dwells in a hazy evocative dreamworld, uniting themes of girlhood, growing up, and the male gaze with an overwhelming feeling of misty nostalgia.