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sketch for the judgement, charcoal on paper, john singer sargent, c. 1903-1916

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ἔστιν ἄρα (therefore it is), 2025

(inspired by @two-bees-poetry - still fascinated by the poem lady macbeth grants you an interview, it's my favourite <3)

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Swallow, Sam Rush

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brain chemistry changed from no longer you and monster btw

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twenty years across the sea

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on music, art, and dreams

dead poets society // laufey, letter to my 13 year old self // joseph-marius avy, bal blanc // mitski, because dreaming costs money, my dear // william hunt, gladys // megan agnew, interview with hannah neeleman (ballerinafarm) // mary macomber, an instrument of many strings // jefferson chalfant, the old violin // mitski, because dreaming costs money, my dear

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I rewatched Dead Poets Society a few weeks ago and felt inspired to write this contrapuntal poem :)

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Sick, Jody Chan

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"the world isn't kind" ok??? Much more importantly are you?????

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we must believe the love is worth the risk of whatever comes after btw

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even more on violence, love, and god

vladimir nabokov, letters to véra // blood-and-breath, wound // niklaus largier, in praise of the whip // konstantin korobov, agnus // bernini // ethel cain, sun bleached flies // caravaggio, sacrifice of isaac // aiskhylos, agememnon // francisco de zurbarán, agnus dei // lucille clifton, lumpectomy eve

on violence, love, and god

david cronenberg, consumed // megofwands // rollercoasterwords // jen mazza, peripety // bebx // simon marmion, man of sorrows // tory adkisson, the flesh between us

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on violence, love, and god

david cronenberg, consumed // megofwands // rollercoasterwords // jen mazza, peripety // bebx // simon marmion, man of sorrows // tory adkisson, the flesh between us

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my voice is in my sword

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does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

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Everything feels awful right now but it isn't really. We still don't officially have a winner, but regardless of how the presidential election ends up, I wanted to take a minute and find what lights I can in the 3 a.m. darkness. Here's what I know:

* Kentucky overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to undermine the public education system by offering private school vouchers:

* Delaware has elected a transgender woman to the House of Representatives, the first out trans person of any gender ever elected to congress:

* For the first time in history, two Black women will be serving in the senate at the same time, and they are only the fourth and fifth Black women ever elected to the senate:

* New York State has passed a constitutional amendment enshrining the rights of pregnant people (including the right to an abortion), LGBTQIA+ people, the disabled, immigrants regardless of legal status, and other at-risk groups:

* Democrat Josh Stein has beaten self-avowed Nazi Mark Robinson to become governor of North Carolina:

That's everything I know off the top of my head. It's not many bright spots, but it's not zero. I'm going to try to find more and I'll add them to the post. It's the only thing I can think of to do that isn't sobbing and throwing up or looking up Canadian immigration rules.

If you know more good news, I encourage you to add it in reblogs.