#( molly;replies)

[anghraine]

Do you have any favorite/interesting short essays? I'm in between semesters and not wanting to fall totally out of practice reading academic writing.

I do! It seems like you're specifically thinking of academic essays, which for me are generally specialized enough that it's a bit difficult to recommend them without knowing what topics someone is interested in.

That said, some academic essays worth reading, which are available on JSTOR:

Julia Prewitt Brown's 1990 review "The Feminist Depreciation of Jane Austen" articulated a lot of my frustration with feminist critics' often rather narrow readings of Austen (it's not anti-feminist, but rather pointing out the short-sighted form of feminism and bizarre hot takes in what was then the established feminist literature on Austen specifically). 11 pages long.

Elizabeth McGrath's 1992 article "The Black Andromeda" about the whitewashing of Andromeda (especially in reference to Ovid's Andromeda) in art and general discourse around her. 16 pages long.

Jacqueline Jones Royster's 1996 essay "When The First Voice You Hear Is Not Your Own." I have a lot of gripes with composition studies, but this one's good. 11 pages long.

William K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley's 1946 "The Intentional Fallacy" is very dated, but also very worth reading in terms of the history of anti-intentionalism, especially given how important anti-intentionalism is to modern fandom (usually in reference to Barthes's "Death of the Author" but the basic concept long predates it). 19 pages long.

It belatedly occurred to me that you might be looking for shorter or more casual essays than these, or on less directly academic topics (though maybe not!). For instance, if you're more "here" for SF/F than my other interests, there are some great essays in Uncanny Magazine and Reactor among others (I find Reactor a bit hit and miss, but when it hits, it hits hard). For instance, I recently read and enjoyed "Seven of Nine is a Third-Culture Kid" by Dawn Xiana Moon and "On Learning to Read Generously" by Molly Templeton.

I could also give you some recommendations for essays more directly about history or psychology in some area that I find interesting, but that's likely to be less accessible and I assumed not what a follower of mine was likely looking for.

[nerd-flash]

[mintaikk]

No, but can you imagine the Body Dysmorphia that Sinners must face?

You go into a realm that feels completely different from yours, and there's no way out. You look down and see your hands, but they're not your hands. They look like a monster. You find the nearest mirror, and you look to see a creature looking back at you. You jump in horror, only to realize it's you. The monster is you.

[consult-sherlockholmes]

How are you dealing with the heatwave in london?

By sneaking staying in the morgue. I can guarantee you it has the best air conditioning, if you are not bothered by the fact it is a morgue. Thank you for giving me access today, @pathologistmollyhooper.

[spacedlexi]

Oh my god talking about underrated women in TWDG—season 1? Molly??? Her storyline was cool but this woman for real shows up with her parkour/pickaxe combo, kicks ass, then just dips. I don’t doubt she’s still out there surviving.

MOLLY MY BELOVED!!!!

the way she wouldve killed both lee and kenny immediately if clem didnt sneak out to follow them lol. its so funny how fast she gets them both on their asses. shes definitely still out there somewhere taking names with hilda 💕

[johnhwatsonblog]

John, tell your Sherlock to stop texting me about our 'coffee corner'. Molly says hi.

Is this you, Mike?

Am I not allowed to tell him about your “trophy wall”?

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Steph how are you? Hope youre keeping well! I am in europe and currently dying of thw heat we are experiencing, ah but you know glibal warming and everything 🙃🫠. Aaaanyway, I was wondering if you had any fics where Molly has a more central role, and less so just her being in love with Sherlock and being friends with him instead? All the hugs to you ❤️

Hi Nonny!!

I'm doing alright, thank you!

Oh gosh, I hope you're enjoying or enjoyed your trip to Europe!! It's one of my dream destinations, just don't want to go alone :P

I DO have some fics with Molly in the central role, conveniently on the list called "Molly Plays a Role"! Not many on there, but a good list nonetheless!

I'd love MORE if y'all got them, so please friends, add them so I can add them to the second list :)

Thank you for your kind words and I hope you enjoy that list!!

[zumicho]

ree!!!! dont be afraid i promise yn is going to get her happy ending!!! also yes i can still spite you for keiji angst and do this to you. i contain multitudes. how was your day queen

u talk in tongues idk what to believe

[piratespencil]

Trick or treat!! mollymauk :) 💜

Mollymauk!! Let's go with a cute treat headcanon for Molly. :)

I love the headcanon that tieflings purr. Especially Molly. It feels very Molly. He's just one big cat.

(A bonus headcanon that's not exactly angsty or fluffy is that I think that, if Molly had been around to find out about Nott/Veth's whole backstory, it would have pushed him to think more about his own past. I think he and Nott would have butted heads A LOT about their different views on their past lives, but I think it would have led him down a path to discovering more about Lucien's family... and he might have met Aldreda because of it...)

[strawbrryrush]

closed starter for sansa !! @lcngliive

"oh ! did you need any help with that?" she asked with a smile. "-i don't mind."

[redux-iterum]

Heavens, I didn't know that. Thank you for warning me. When I get to the fish I will absolutely make sure they're all one or the other. I only plan to get 4-5, so hopefully it won't be hard.

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

🎃 - Ask a creator about a current project or WIP.

Tell me all about it!

💝 - Reblog a fic/gif set/graphics/work of art. Extra treat if you reblog with a comment!

You have some beautiful gif sets!

🎃 - Ask a creator about a current project or WIP.

Tell me all about it!

Honestly, the only thing I'm working on at the moment is The Molly Yates Chronicles, my Doctor Who OC fic. In the chapter that I'm currently writing, Molly unknowingly time travels to 1970s England, gets captured, escapes, and meets the Doctor for the first time, from her perspective. Unfortunately, I'm stuck on reuniting her with her dad, David.

💝 - Reblog a fic/gif set/graphics/work of art. Extra treat if you reblog with a comment!

You have some beautiful gif sets!

Um, I don't have any gif sets. I don't know how to make them. I wish I did. I don't have any recent graphics. I guess I can reblog the last one I made, which was probably in June.

Also, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to reblog something of mine or someone else?

[loonarmuunar]

Kicks down the door. Epithet erased monster au lore

Monsters and humans live in different worlds. But there are weak spots, and they can overlap. If you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could slip to the other side. This is how Molly got there.

Monsters are usually stuck in their world, keyword being usually. The weaker spirits have more freedom, and while they’re ultimately tethered to the spirit world, they can pass through to the other world and back easily. Stronger spirits are trapped.

The monsters are people who died unsatisfied. This unsatisfaction stays into the afterlife, and they lose their memories and a part of their soul to it. They want to make themselves whole, to find that missing part of themself.

Monsters try to fill that missing part by feeding off human souls. They can’t remember who they used to be or that they even used to be living people, so they don’t actively know or want to go back to it. It’s more instinctive than a conscious desire. Like “hunger”, kinda.

[falllpoutboy]

sydcarmy would not generate this much pushback on social media and have people scream for them to stay platonic if both of them were white

it’s time like these when i remember this article that may be of some use for everyone to read

[sherlockholmescd]

Hi Sherlock. I think you left your riding crop in the mortuary.

Hello Molly. That is my spare riding crop. I presumed I could leave it at the mortuary, so I don't have to bring it with me every time I need it. My favourite riding crop is here at 221B.

Any interesting bodies?

[ofaflower]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 / @storyuntrue

" in fifty years will all this be declassified and you'll confess why you did it ? "

" 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 if you think this story will ever be officially released... " His voice quickly retorted as he struggled to meet her gaze. Sherlock was aware that he was stalling, intentionally evading the point. Usually, this worked well when there was something that felt too heavy and emotional to face --- people expected him to be lacking when it came to sentiment. Incorrectly assuming he didn't feel or understanding them, when he did - but chose to neglect them for a myriad of reasons that all felt so broken and complicated since he'd been to Sherrinford.

However, Molly Hooper had never been most people - which is why his sister had targeted her specifically. " But... I digress... " he relented after a moment, taking a breath as he resisted the urge to pace. "The short answer is I was under the impression that your life was at risk if I didn't. The long is, frankly much more complicated than that... I'm still processing it all. "