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Helpful former homeowner.

When I say love makes us human, this is what I mean.

it’s so true that the greatest weapon against nihilism and existential despair is to find joy in the mundane and never stop chasing after love

nicostiel

#iconic

nicostiel

Heartstopper (2022) + Text Posts

araekniarchive

Have u ever read one of the fragment of Sappho? this one "“someone will remember us/ I say even in another time”. Could you create smt based off that feeling? Thanks, adore ur stuff btw

A letter between Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, written during WWII (via)

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E. M. Forster, Selected Letters of E. M. Forster: 1879-1920

Sappho, translated by Anne Carson, from If Not, Winter

Laura de Force Gordon (via)

Paul Monette, Borrowed Time

Regina Spektor, Samson

Patricia Cronin, Memorial to a Marriage

Graffiti found in Pompeii (x)

Richard Siken, Little Beast

swallowedabug

ruched

Qian Kun - Fang Yi: Heaven Gaia Spring/Summer 2022

tlirsgender

A nonhuman character in heavy makeup: *is very long*

Me: is that you, Doug

The credits: Freaky Creature played by Doug Jones

Me: YEAHHHH

ampervadasz

saccharinegreen

Ugh, this is one of the best things ever

theartsyproject

Hugo Simberg, The Garden of Death, 1896.

citizen-zero

Every time I see this I always wonder what the painter’s intended message was. It looks so pleasant, that middle skeleton looks so happy with its work.

Maybe it’s supposed to be a memento mori, but a comforting and encouraging one.

spookyloop

This is one of the most famous paintings in Finland. There are multiple interpretations of it but they all share the same base idea:

“According to Simberg, the flowers represent people’s souls, the skeletons are aids to Death, and the Garden of Death is a purgatory of sorts for souls waiting for entrance into heaven. This artwork invites the viewer to consider the afterlife, to take comfort in his or her own passing, and to not fear what happens after the body fails to function.”

“It depicts Simberg’s thoughts on afterlife, which is not run by angels but skeletons who take care of the heavenly garden with a gentle hand, while waiting for more “gardeners” to arrive. It is derived from the medieval belief that the dead sleep in a blooming garden.”

“In Simberg’s garden the humble Death-like figures struggle against harsh conditions; the landscape around the garden has burnt yellow, it is dry and barren. The cherished flowers grow in exotic shapes, slowly, requiring constant care. The black-clad figures love their nurslings. The garden is a place where Death is allowed to realize its feelings of affection. The Garden of Death can be seen depicting the impossibility of this love; maybe the flowers are tender and fragile because they can not handle the love of Death. Love has two faces: one of them is the face of devastation.”

kazuoishiguro

modern greek mythology stories as penguin classics

the penelopiad by margaret atwood, lore olympus by rachel smythe, ariadne by jennifer saint, circe by madeline miller, the song of achiles by madeline miller, the lightning thief by rick riordan