black lives matter

r - 20. black, gay, trans man.

[jamesusilljournal]

Departure, cyanotype, Thomas Hager, 2009

[floridakilo]

i’m just like a gaping wound but a girl

[primulaceas]

Mary Oliver, “Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches.” West Wind

[roadmotel]

He wants to say I love you, nothing can hurt you but he thinks this is a lie, so he says in the end you’re dead, nothing can hurt you

Louise Glück, A Myth of Devotion

[cor-ardens-archive]

Interesting that Mark says this after Anna tells him of her “miscarriage”, and of course Nola accuses Frank of being repulsed by her after he sees her give (a twisted kind of) birth.

The Brood (1979), dir. David Cronenberg

Possession (1981), dir. Andrzej Żuławski

[autotono-deactivated20221027]

chose tenderness once again. this is awesome actually has anyone else tried this

[cor-ardens-archive]

“What I miscarried there was sister Faith, and what was left is sister Chance.”

The Brood (1979), dir. David Cronenberg

Possession (1981), dir. Andrzej Żuławski

[luthienne]

“I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.”

— Antonio Porchia, from Voices (trans. W. S. Merwin)

[metamorphesque]

your hand touching mine. this is how galaxies collide. ― Sanober Khan

― Carolyn Forché / Katatsumori (Naomi Kawase, 1994) / John Berger / Katrien de Blauwer / Hélène Cixous / Bruno Munari / Eli Craven / Sharon Olds / Hart Crane / A Hidden Life (Terrence Malick, 2019) / Mary Ruefle / Robert Bly / Hans Bellmer / Richard Siken / Eli Craven / Cassandra Clare / Katrien de Blauwer / Louise Glück ―

[littlebirdofprey]

ive always hated when a vampire story is trying to distance itself from traditional lore or common perception and the vampire turns up their nose and says "and no. I don't turn into a bat" like they're so offended that you'd even suggest that they could do something so cool. well congratulations you're uncool and boring goodbye

[emilyjeanperkinsfan]

[moosearesocool]

from now on we’re calling all the stem folk ‘students of the unhallowed arts’, just like mary shelley wanted us to do

[heavensghost]

Catherynne M. Valente

[yvesolade]

Maybe / I wasn't made right. / Even when I'm happy, I'm the wrong shape for this / house.

—Reyna N.A., from “No Windows”, in Thrice

[company]

WORKING FOR THE KNIFE - Mitski's Statement

[llleighsmith]

i get in the light of the sun and i am suddenly like, life has meaning and is beautiful actually

[dushku]

halloween 2021 marathon ↳ day 9 🎃 HELLRAISER (1987) | dir. clive barker