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I finished Misery (Stephen King) and oh boy I have Thoughts about this book

It might just secure itself in my favourites

I'm still quite processing but here's what I enjoyed

- the meta commentary about writing being wrapped up into the plot because Paul needs to write to surivive

- the little snippets of Misery's Return with the missing n's, filled in by hand

- the way King just describes everything (so vivid)

- "Annie are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?" Was playing in my head when I was not reading the book. Annie was not okay, RIP Annie you would have loved Bridgerton

- the fact that he saved the manuscript of Misery's Return because even because of the circumstances being the worst time in his life he knew that book was a banger because he ACTUALLY LIKED IT. He thought 'fast cars', the manuscript Annie made him burn was going to be the banger that freed him from writing a book series he didn't like, because he only wrote them because people liked it so much.

Then when Annie was like nah bitch you'll write a new one bringing misery back to life, the idea he comes up with on how to do that leads him down the path of writing the book that he actually wanted to write.

- 'cockadoodie' has entered my vocabulary

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LOVED mtmtm and the way you write. are there any writers, artists, or anthologies you would recommend that exist in that same trans/horror/erotica/fantasy crossroads?

a few! not many that hit all points at once, but here's some reads you might enjoy:

Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror - exactly as it says, this is a collection of 13 stories by trans and nonbinary writers. i liked it a lot, thought it had a lot of great stories, and it made me feel really excited about the future (and present) of trans horror.

Body after Body by Briar Ripley Page - "Sex, drugs, violence, cannibalism, psychic powers, a catgirl (sort of)", body after body is a novella that describes itself as a "lurid, dreamlike, amoral queer/trans sci-fi trash literature at least four or five people have been waiting for". i can confirm everyone i know who has read it has loved it, myself included.

Eyetooth by Mars Adler - trans horror erotica novelette with medkink + wound fingering (one of my absolute favorite things!) between an art student and a mysterious androgynous doctor. LOVED the surgery scene.

The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray - not horror. This one's an f/f trans erotic romance novella between the last living Basilisk and Medusa, but i have to mention it because its a strong contender for my book of the year. Loved loved loved the writing. Poetic prose that had me highlighting lines on every page. Just astoundingly wonderful.

Kissing Carrion by Gemma Files - a collection of short horror stories "where obsession is stronger than death... body, soul, time and space itself, are all fluid and treacherous... vampires ache for more than simply blood... where the only escape from the darkness within is to embrace it". none of these stories are trans, but it has some queer horror elements that have left a heavy mark on my brain. gemma files has been a big influence on my writing in so many ways and reading this collection last year was one of the big things that pushed me to take the leap to write something like MtMtM!

that's all for now. i have a ton of weird trans indie sex books on itch.io bookmarked i still need to check out, but people are free to leave their own recs in the replies. and i talk a lot more about books over on my personal blog (@wiltking).

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Can we normalize this?

Like please please please??

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Filipino artist, Gregory Halili, carves intricate skulls into mother of pearl shells.

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Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

There’s blood all around,

By the way, I love you

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🟪 🗑️ Trash Taste 🗑️ 🟪  

Fanart for da boiz!! 

Thank you for content m(_ _)m

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The collection is complete!!! This series of portraits took so long 😭 but I am happy with how they turned out 🥲💕

These will all be available as prints when my shop launches on Friday! And, if you’re interested in a giveaway for the whole set, check out my instagram (same username!) where we’re celebrating 15k 🥰

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"Whatever awaits us, my lady, I know only one thing--I would never have you face it alone."

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Day 13 of #Veiltober - Bellara! I wanted to go back to this prompt to finish drawing all our future companions in Veilguard 😌

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can you reblog a two-part post in the correct order?

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you! tumblr user!

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Jessica and Paul Atreides (tools : pilot pbs fine red and blue)

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but on the real though, here is your guide to assyrian rice preparation from your friendly neighborhood assyrian:

start wanting rice. (or, if you are traditional, simply recognize your constant desire for rice.)

measure out two cups of rice. then one more. then two more. then another. this seems fine. you love rice. there is no way that this will backfire on you.

remember that your great-great-uncle’s recipe says it should be soaked overnight.

become consumed with despair.

decide to soak it for half an hour instead, acknowledging that the final product will be inferior and anger your ancestors but will still satisfy your now almost-overwhelming need for rice to be inside your body much faster.

remember that you should have set the water to boil when you soaked the rice. goddammit. 

once the water boils, put the rice in until it is half-cooked. the eyeballing or intuitive method is less effective than a timer but that’s how your aunt does it so you feel compelled to meet her standards.

now that the rice has fluffed up, realize how much rice six dry cups really is. holy shit. you’ve fucked up immeasurably. 

take a minute to dwell upon your failings.

grease a baking dish with butter. this will never be as elegant as you want it to and your fingers will get greasy, but the slightly shameful, self-indulgent joy of licking your fingers afterwards will make up for it.

pour the rice into the dish. wonder immediately if you actually buttered the dish beforehand and if you’ve just fucked up. 

melt approximately one thousand pounds of butter in the microwave and pour it over the rice, pondering your imminent death from rapid-onset arterial clogging. put a small pat of butter on the top to properly gild the lily.

put your pan into the oven, which you have absolutely preheated after your previous lack of foresight. shake the rice once or twice while it bakes to make sure the butter is well distributed. resist the impulse to climb into the oven with the rice. for the last ten minutes, sit next to the oven and count the seconds until it’s done.

remove the dish from the oven. shed a tear or two at the perfection laid before you. if you are dining with others, this is the time to serve the rice while making passive-aggressive statements about how oh no, you don’t need any help, you just made dinner all by yourself, you can serve everyone as well. (this is still fun if done alone, but optional.)

CONSUME THE RICE.

realize that you have eaten half of the dish in one sitting. no matter how much rice you made, this will always happen. 

put the leftovers away, if there are any, and enjoy a cup of chai while marveling at the amount of food you have just eaten. if possible, fall asleep in an armchair, sitting up, head tilted slightly back, like a grandpa.

for the rest of the evening, think fondly of how much rice you have in the fridge now and how many meals it will supplement, refusing to acknowledge that you will almost certainly eat the rest of it in a few hours for a midnight meal.

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Okay, we can have a little height difference this time, as a treat.

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This family of 5 (Toleen (6), Walid (3), Layan (2), and their mother and father) needs your help in raising €20,000 necessary to evacuate; find medical care and equipment for Walid, who is disabled and unable to stand or walk; and provide for the kids.

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Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.