why is peter pan always flying?
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he neverlands
I love this joke because it never grows old
It has a nice hook.
It ticks to its own rhythm
I don’t get it.
I’m lost, boys.
I am so sick of the “Not like other girls” trope in YA literature.
Give me Abercrombie barbie-doll with perfectly applied eyeliner running full-throttle into danger to protect her rag-tag group of misfit friends.
Give me the hella nerdy girl best friends with the cheerleader because they bumped into each other at a book store and started comparing favorite authors.
Stop acting like “other girls” is some kind of insult. Stop encouraging people’s special snowflake complexes. Stop acting like you can only be worth something if you treat all the other women in your life like they’re beneath you.
holy shit
I read somewhere that sirens/mermaids sang songs that they heard from sailors on passing ships. I imagine this is what a modern siren would sound like singing this song.
I was not expecting this to be good. I was so wrong.
lgbt+ book recommendations
I often see people talking about how they would like to read more lgbt+ books/series but do not know where to find them. SO I’ve made this list to give people somewhere to start !
PLEASE NOTE; I’ve written which stories are #ownvoices that I know of, some of them that I didn’t mention may be - sometimes it is hard to know, especially since it’s not something all authors write in bio’s ect. :) Please forgive and correct if you know some are #ownvoices that I have not mentioned.
f/f
- counting to zero - a.j quinn (#ownvoices)
- everything leads to you - nina lacour
- of fire and stars - audrey coulthurst
- not your sidekick - c.b lee (poc)
- the long way to a small, angry planet - becky chambers (#ownvoices)
- a closed and common orbit - becky chambers (#ownvoices)
- ice massacre - tiana warner
- axiom: the last hope - marie rachel pearcy (#ownvoices)
- get it together, delilah ! - erin gough
- empress of the world - sara ryan
- the upside down of unrequited - becky albertalli
- girls man up - m-e girard
- tell me again how a crush should feel - sara farizan
- juliet takes a breath - gabby rivera
m/m
- the foxhole court - nora sakavic (also poc)
- the raven cycle - maggie stiefvater
- six of crows duology - leigh bardugo (also poc)
- aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe - benjamin alire saez (ft. poc characters) (#ownvoices)
- will grayson, will grayson - john green and david levithan (semi #ownvoices)
- we are the ants - shaun david hutchinson (#ownvoices)
- the five stages of andrew brawley - shaun david hutchinson (#ownvoices)
- the mortal instruments - cassandra clare (also bi rep, poc)
- the dark artifices - cassandra clare (also bi rep)
- the love interest - cale dietrich
- captive prince series - c.s pacat
- the song of achilles - medeline miller
- whatever. or how junior year became totally fucked - s.j goslee
- grasshopper jungle - andrew smith
- ill give you the sun - jandy nelson
- simon vs the homosapiens agenda - becky albertalli
- carry on - rainbow rowell
- boy meets boy - david levithan (#ownvoices)
- two boys kissing - david levithan (#ownvoices)
- the perks of being a wallflower - stephen chbosky
- the gone series - michael grant (also, lesbian character. However, both side characters (though major ones), and not explored until later books. both poc )
trans
- a kind of justice - renee james (#ownvoices)
- if i was your girl - meredith russo (#ownvoices)
- the art of being normal - lisa williamson
- george - alex gino (#ownvoices)
- every heart a doorway - seanan mcguire (asexual character)
- coffee boy - austin chant
- when the moon was ours - anna-marie mclemore
- roller girl - vanessa north (also f/f couple)
bi
- adaptation - malinda lo (#ownvoices)
- ash - malinda lo (#ownvoices)
- radio silence - alice oseman
other lgbt:
- magnus chase and the gods of asgard - rick riordan (genderfluid character)
- every heart a doorway - seanan mcguire (asexual character)
- the long way to a small, angry planet - becky chambers (gender fluid and non-binary characters - NOTE: this is a space opera and features aliens who are non-binary/gender fluid not humans. however, the main character who is human is lgbt - this is a very socially aware book and I recommend it even if it’s non-human characters)
FINAL NOTE: I have not read all these books and cannot comment on the representation in all of them, but I have only included books I’ve heard good reception about.
feel free to add on !! or check my READING LIST for more
how to really get to know someone:
- look at their handwriting
- read their favourite book and search for pieces of them within the pages
- listen to their music and let it resonate with you
- go to their favourite place
- stay up ‘till 3am and let them spill their heart out to you
- ask them unusual questions that you never even thought would intrigue you
- spend a day with them doing nothing
- look out for the things they subconsciously do when they’re happy
- watch how their smile forms
- go through old photos with them
- use their body wash when you shower at the persons place (truly, you’ll feel it)
- talk to their parents, grandparents or siblings
I love the ones added <3
-Make them laugh and learn their different laughs (my personal fave to share with someone is the sleepy-drunk laugh)
- make art with them, sitting in the silence just drawing or painting, or having deep conversations while making art, both realllyyy connect them
- spent time with their pets (but not too much because they might be jealous)
- notice how they squeeze the toothpaste bottle.
- let them tell you their dreams and ask if you can look it up for them, share the results.
- learn their impulse buys/decisions
^^^ ahhh these are so cute!!
- listen to their scratchy voice in the morning
- have deep eye contact with them
- look at their hands
don’t date anyone who doesn’t want to hear your favorite song, watch your favorite movie, read your favorite book
When you love someone, you just want to know their soul better than your own. You crave to see and memorize everything they love. You read their favorite book even if it’s very long. When they show you their beloved song, you listen to it 5 times, even if you don’t really like it, just to find out what touches their heart. When they talk to you about something exciting with sparkles in the eyes, you listen, because there is nothing important. Those little things are the pieces of us that matter so much. Don’t live your life holding a hand of a stranger. Look, listen, understand.
San Francisco
*spins my clothes in a wet metal tube then bakes them in a different metal tube to undo the wetness*
in literature this is called defamiliarization so congrats this post is officially a literary masterpiece
In my house its called laundry! Thank you!
Tarot Decks by Theme
via aeclectic.net
- Abstract
- Affirmation
- African
- Alien & UFO
- Ancient Egyptian
- Ancient Greek
- Angel
- Animal
- Anime
- Art Nouveau
- Art Styled
- Arthurian
- Astrology
- Australian
- Beginner
- Books & Literature
- Business
- Cat
- Celtic
- Chakra
- Children
- Chinese
- Christian
- Collaborative
- Crystal
- Dark & Gothic
- Dog
- Doreen Virtue
- Dragon
- Dream
- Eastern
- Eastern European
- Erotic
- Fairy
- Fairy Tales
- Fantasy
- Feminine
- Fine Art
- Flower
- Food
- Gay
- Goddess
- Golden Dawn
- Halloween
- Herb & Plant
- Historical
- Historical Reproduction
- Holy Grail
- Humorous
- I Ching
- Karma
- Learner
- Lenormand
- Love
- Manga
- Marseilles
- Marseilles-Inspired
- Masculine
- Medieval & Renaissance
- Modern
- Moon
- Multicultural
- Native American
- Nature
- Norse
- Novelty
- Occult
- Ocean
- Pagan & Wiccan
- Past Life
- Psychic
- Qabalah
- Regional
- Rider-Waite Clone
- Rider-Waite-Inspired
- Rune
- Russian
- Sacred Geometry
- Scientific
- South & Central American
- Sport
- Steampunk
- Surreal
- Teen
- Thoth-Inspired
- TV & Movies
- Vampire
- Victorian Era
- Visconti
The Aeclectic Tarot website is how I discovered what type of Tarot deck style I wanted! It also offers details about each deck like number of cards, measurements, and a few cards to preview. It’s incredible! I HIGHLY recommend using it when searching for a tarot or Oracle deck