#Engagement To Die For

[clarislam]

To celebrate Halloween, ALL BOOKS in the Harlow Mystery series are 25% off starting TODAY and ending November 1st! 🎃

"Winner Takes All" (Book 1): https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro "Engagement To Die For" (Book 2): https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3): https://books2read.com/u/38veQa

Please note: Sale applies to all retailers except Amazon.

Please share this news with your fellow murder mystery readers! Thanks for your support!

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[clarislam]

Hi! I'm Claris, a Chinese Canadian indie author & poet with three self-published amateur sleuth murder mystery books! All of them are part of the same series - the Harlow Mystery series - and I just released "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3) earlier this year!

Also - the first two books in the series, "Winner Takes All" and "Engagement To Die For," were nominated for multiple categories in the 2023 Indie Ink Awards and the 2023 Queer Indie Awards!

Read "Winner Takes All" (Book 1): https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro Read "Engagement To Die For" (Book 2): https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V Read "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3): https://books2read.com/u/38veQa

Please share this with any murder mystery reading enthusiasts! Thanks in advance for your support!

Want to check out what else I'm writing? Follow me at:

Website: https://clarislam.ca/ Newsletter:https://buttondown.email/clarislamauthor Carrd: https://clarislam.carrd.co

Indie authors let me talk to ya!

If you're an indie author, please, promote your book here! This post is both a boost, and an opportunity for me to gather a list of indie books from my writeblr friends that I want to get my best friend for their birthday! If you write queer (ESPECIALLY sapphic) books, that is an added plus!

[mirensiart]

Chat, is it gay to kiss my bestie's bloodied knuckles while we have an alone moment in the somniel's orchard? Asking for a friend

Interrupting my zelda posting to show y'all my piece for the @fesapphiczine !!! Leftover sales are now live, go and grab a copy if you love fire emblem and sapphics 💖

[luck-of-the-drawings]

THIS THING IS SCUUUFFED AS HELL & ITS ALSO THE BEST THING I HAVE ANIMATED THUS FAR. IM SO IN LOVE WITH EMIZEL. JUST WISH I GAVE HIM MORE STUPID TATTOOS. NEXT TIME THO. NEXT TIME. I ALSO LOVE VEX&VIV SOOOO MUCH. charlies flavor of Deranged is my FAVORITE!!

[clarislam]

Hi! I'm Claris, a Chinese Canadian indie author & poet with three self-published amateur sleuth murder mystery books! All of them are part of the same series - the Harlow Mystery series - and I just released "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3) earlier this year!

The Harlow Mystery series features a bisexual heroine in Aubri Harlow (as well as other supporting/main characters that are gay, lesbian, etc.). Though our heroine does not end up romancing anyone, there is an established gay romance between two supporting characters in the latter two books (and that's all I can say without giving spoilers).

Also - the first two books in the series, "Winner Takes All" and "Engagement To Die For," were nominated for multiple categories in the 2023 Indie Ink Awards and the 2023 Queer Indie Awards!

Read "Winner Takes All" (Book 1): https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro Read "Engagement To Die For" (Book 2): https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V Read "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3): https://books2read.com/u/38veQa

Please share this with any murder mystery reading enthusiasts! Thanks in advance for your support!

Want to check out what else I'm writing? Follow me at:

Website: https://clarislam.ca/ Newsletter:https://buttondown.email/clarislamauthor Carrd: https://clarislam.carrd.co

Self published authors, this one’s for you!

So, I’m looking for some more books to add to my shelf and want to support self published authors at the same time!

I enjoy most genres, tbh, although I do prefer LGBTQ stories! So promo yourself to me and show me your books! ❤️

I’m also looking for more mutuals so I’ll be following all of you back if you choose to follow!

[ruporas]

cheers to the future of humanity (and the future of us)

[ID: Digital illustration in color of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun. The illustration takes place during the ship/home arc, specifically chapter 21. At the center, Vash is grabbing Wolfwood by the collar and pulls him into a kiss in the middle of a celebration. The pair is colored in vibrant warm hues while their surroundings are colored in cooler colors like green and teals. Luida, Brad, Meryl, and Milly are shown amongst the crowd, occupied in the celebrations as Vash and Wolfwood share a moment by themselves at the center. END ID]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Mo Ran fails to master the art of pspsps (continuation of this)

(For @airagorncharda)

[defsiarte]

I think it’s weird how hostile the art community, on Twitter especially, has become towards children as of late? Like artists that i follow one or two people in common with, I’ll go to their bio and there’ll be something saying “minors fuck off” (or something more violent like kys) and like… dude did the 🔞 emoji not suffice? I completely get not wanting to engage with children (I’m gradually reaching a point where someone follows me and I see they’re 15 or so and get Stressed™️), but that’s still a human person. Grown ass adults will have some weird hatred of kids online for the crime of being children. Something they can’t change.

[clarislam]

Hi! I'm a Chinese Canadian indie author & poet with three self-published amateur sleuth murder mystery books! All of them are part of the same series - the Harlow Mystery series - and I just released "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3) earlier this year!

Also - the first two books in the series, "Winner Takes All" and "Engagement To Die For," were nominated for multiple categories in the 2023 Indie Ink Awards and the 2023 Queer Indie Awards!

Read "Winner Takes All" (Book 1): https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro Read "Engagement To Die For" (Book 2): https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V Read "Bloody Fantasia" (Book 3): https://books2read.com/u/38veQa

Please share this with any murder mystery reading enthusiasts! Thanks in advance for your support!

Want to check out what else I'm writing? Follow me at:

Website: https://clarislam.ca/ Newsletter:https://buttondown.email/clarislamauthor Carrd:https://clarislam.carrd.co

Indie books to support instead of NaNoWriMo

Hi, have you been watching the implosion of NaNoWriMo? I have, what a mess that is. Well I have had an idea! No, not another challenge, there are plenty of other people have already made some suggestions. What I'm proposing is that this year, instead of donating to NaNoWriMo consider buying an indie book instead. Even if you've never donated before consider supporting an indie author.

INDIE AUTHORS! ATTENTION, pitch your book in the reblogs if you would never touch AI with a ten foot barge pole! Don't forget to tell us where to buy!

READERS check out the reblogs for some cool books and consider supporting an indie author.

Also even if you're not pitching don't forget to share this around!

[they-call-me-hippie]

"Those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil"

Hanna Arendt, "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship"

[clarislam]

Books 1 and 2 in the Harlow Mystery series are now 50% off until the end of June!

This is to celebrate Book 3 in the Harlow Mystery series, “Bloody Fantasia,” releasing on June 24th, 2024. Book 3 preorders will be available starting June 10th, 2024!

In "Winner Takes All," has Aubri on an island resort for a relaxing vacation, but it turns deadly when another guest dies: https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro In "Engagement To Die For," Aubri attends her mother’s engagement party, but soon discovers that someone killed the groom-to-be: https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V

Book 3 preorders will be available starting June 10th, 2024! Be sure to follow me on socials and/or at my newsletter so you don’t forget! All links are in my Carrd: https://clarislam.carrd.co

Thanks in advance for your support! Happy reading!

Please note: This sale does not apply to Amazon, but does apply to all the other online retailers! Thanks for your understanding!

[thatswhatsushesaid]

psa that the day there are no jgy stans left on tumblr dot com is the day i am dead

but rest assured i'll go to my grave exactly as i lived: obnoxiously proclaiming to everyone within earshot how great lianfang-zun is. narratively, metaphorically, spiritually. sexually, too, like why limit myself. i like to keep my options open

[moonturtlephilosophy]

I think one of the biggest drivers in the "transandrophobia discourse" is that the women/transfems who are currently going after transmascs, belive that men have some inherent qualities. The flavor changes depending on who is talking, but it's always one of them: bioessencialism, genderessencialism, sexessencialism, ect.

Newsflash: feminism includes everyone and strives to free ALL from these societal systems. As soon as you exclude literally anyone, you're not a feminits anymore. Even if that group is cis, white, hetero, able-bodied, upperclass men. They are not opressed by this system, but they sure are affected! And need to be included in femminist discussion. Both about their struggles with patriarchy and capitalism AND about preventative measures for rape, SA, sexism, ect. (How they cause harm through perpetuation of harmfull systems. That they did not put in place. Literally just please give men a space to deconstruct these systems for themselves. They are not gonna 100% see themselves in theory made by women and thats ok. That doesn't make them automatically evil.)

[quicktimeeventfull]

like i truly just do not think you could fuck up writing a straight person badly enough to create light. how would that even happen. how could that occur. is the assumption that o&o have never met a straight person in their entire life. what circumstances could have led them to the assumption that 'dislikes having sex with woman' is a standard straight male preference.

[ratatatastic]

"Is [Barkov] a normal dude? Meaning like—is he just like, you're having a cheeseburger some day and he's like 'Oh, no, no, no! I need this, I need the superfoods,' like is he kind-of... is he a normal guy?" "'Is that Wagyu or no?'" "'I need, you know, the best of the best,' Like how is he?" "He's undercover really funny, especially when you get to know him. I don't think he said much for the first 3 to 5 years. But I always joke with him I've never been invited to his house and we've played together for 10 years." "Dude, Brandon Montour said the same thing! We had him on last year! He's like, 'Dude, he's never had us over! We're always like—' But he doesn't live by all you guys, right? He kind-of lives a little further out?" "Yeah, he lives 20-30 minutes away in Boca [Raton.] But, yeah, no I—Listen, it's just his personality. It's who he is, and we respect him for it. Like I said, he's a really funny guy when you get to know him, and sometimes he's got those one-liners. And, you know, he's one of those perfect humans, right? You know, one of the guys we all strive to be, and we'll all come short forever, but—yeah, he's a good person."

The Cam & Strick Podcast | 7.30.24 (x)

i hope this bit never ends if not for the fact that each time ekky has to say it he has to add another year to it which adds to the comedy of it all

"Hey, who's got the best setup on your team with the Panthers? When all the boys get together, 'We're going to your crib. We're gettin' on the jet skis,' whatever. Who's got the best setup?" "Yeah, um—Aaron [Ekblad]'s probably...I mean, Aaron's been there the longest. Hopefully, Barkov hears this! He's been there the longest, but he never invites the boys over to his house!" "Oh~ Barky!" "Is he cheap?" "I'm gonna call Barky out right now, and see if he can invite the whole team over next year..." "Is he cheap? Is he cheap? What is it?" "Will he do it?" "Oh, he's up in 9 East—obviously, like quiet, unbelievable guy, but he's the only up in Boca [Raton.] So I don't know if anybody wants to even drive up to Boca..." "Oh, Fancyland Zone..." "What do you mean? How far is that away from where you are? Like, and everybody else?" "Yeah, we're all in Ft. Lauderdale, Las Olas—within probably... you know some families are in Parkland by the arena, but we're all within probably 10 minutes away and he's up 30, 40 minutes away so."

The Cam & Strick Podcast | 7.25.23 (x)

the boys ribbing sasha for living so far away and never inviting them to his house but still going btw hes amazing and incredible and perfect and sososo good we say this to tease him but like this is just who he is as a person and we accept that so please dont misconstrue this into something its not this is a joke and we dont take it to heart

and on that topic its really a shame that NA media doesnt know how fucking funny and how absolutely unserious he can be. I understand the notion of diligent no-nonsense captain is a prevalent idea (which he is lets make that clear he takes hockey so seriously) but especially since this season hes said hes cut down on weight so he could skate faster (and the results show) so i understand where the questions are coming from knowing the track record but also

we've won a cup and hes ramped it up its fantastic and this is one of my favourite examples of it of how quippy he can be

happy to talk about my cappy!!! happy to tease my cappy!!!

"and you know hes one of those perfect humans right? you know one of the guys we all strive to be, and we'll all come short forever but yeah he's a good person" do you also cry about how terribly fond and sincere ekky gets about sasha

[vultures-and-scavengers]

cullen is 100% unqualified.

cullen is unqualified for the role he ends up playing, but also there is NO ONE in thedas who would be qualified.

he is creating an entirely new military and on a massive scale. he is not taking a place in an already established structure. you can be a general who spent their life in the military, but if that military has been around, then you are not creating a power structure, you are taking your place in one. much of this has been organized for you.

and militaries are not just infantry. you need to set up A LOT.

you need construction. you need to be able to house your people. you need fortifications to project your objectives. you need storage space because you will need a fuck ton of supplies. you might need bridges and you might need walls and you need to be able to be flexible with what you have the ability to build.

you need acquisitions. you need to know appropriate amounts of supplies you need. you need to be able to outfit your soldiers with the gear they need, which can change depending on their assignment. you need to know the supplies you're acquiring come from reputable sources and are not sabotaged in any way. you need to have redundancies within your supply chain.

you need transportation. you need to be able to move people. you need to be able to move food. you need to be able to move weapons and armor. you need these transports to be secure and well guarded. you need to (probably) vary their routes so you don't risk predictable convoys being seized. you need animals to provide transportation. you need stablehands who also need housing and pay and food and supplies. you need to feed the animals. you need to fulfill your animals' needs adequately. you need medical care for your animals.

you need personnel management. you need to feed them. you need to manage morale and you need to manage pay. you need to know how to encourage cohesion within units while making sure those units can work with others. you need to assign differing specialties and duties appropriately and you need to provide guidance for how each role should be filled.

you need to train them. this is not just swinging a sword; this is enemy recognition, this is how to work within a rank structure, this is how to operate within a highly regulated environment. you need your people to be educated enough to handle what tasks they need to carry out. you need exercises and wargaming so your people know what to expect from the field.

you need coherent rank structure. you need uniforms so your people know who they are and who those around them. you need to plan units with different capabilities that also fall within a coherent rank structure. you need to have emblems for ranks that are easy to read. you need guidelines and standards for what is expected of different ranks because different ranks have vastly different responsibilities. you need to have standards for promotion and demotion.

you need regulation. you need to ban criminal activity. you need standards for discipline. you need to write all the guidelines and be able to provide them to your units. you need one set of rules that all your units adhere to. you need to balance the needs of the people serving with the regulations that need to be written. you need appropriate ways to alter regulations and then publicize these changes.

you need doctrine. you need to plan out how you fight and why. how do you strategize. how do your larger tactics filter down to the smallest fighting units. how centralized or how flexible is your command structure. how are you appropriately using the resources you have. how do you work with allies. why are your units set up the way they are.

you need health services. you need pest management. you need disease control. you need battlefield medicine. you need standard guidelines for triage and care that all your healers understand so they're not doing wildly different things. you need care for long term issues like broken bones. you need to consider what to do with people who are in long-term care. you need to consider what happens to those who are injured and no longer able to serve.

you need security. you need to know your communications are encrypted, obfuscated, or otherwise made difficult to intercept. you need counterintelligence. you need to have guards on patrol. you need to secure your food and water sources. you need to secure incoming shipments.

this is not at all a complete list. but cullen has to find people who can organize all of this, or he has to organize it himself. he is starting from scratch. the inquisition has nothing at the beginning. there is not a single person in thedas who knows how to come up with all this on the scale that the inquisition will require of cullen and with haste.

the inquisition's army must respond to multiple unprecedented threats: hole in the sky raining demons, tears in reality all over ferelden and orlais, red templars, a tevinter cult led by a returned darkspawn magister with a quasi-archdemon, and an army of mind-controlled wardens and demons.

respond. not plan for. they have to pivot and face these things, which all present different challenges and require different tools and methods to fix.

so yes. he is unqualified. fucking find me someone who isn't.