#Exit West

[quotessentially]

From Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

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[shannonsutorius]

Exit West — Mohsin Hamid

[Text ID: Saeed for his part wished he could do something for Nadia, could protect her from what would come, even if he understood, at some level, that to love is to enter into the inevitability of one day not being able to protect what is most valuable to you.]

[turtles-read]

love the library used book sale!

A haul from my local library’s used book sale. I love the public library and I especially love getting to build up my collection. Lots of new reads in this collection and one for childhood memories (Ingrid Law’s “Savvy”).

Now back to reading!

[duckysprouts]

*cracks knuckles*

yeah i’m back

[constellationclarke]

Hadestown today for Grace and Dónal's final performances was actually insane. The energy was electric, every single performer on stage gave it their fucking all as though it was also their last performance too, right off the bat everyone was already emotional, the crowd was wild and cheering insanely loud at the very beginning, all the emotional moments were 10x more tender. Dónal's last If It's True was actually fucking crazy it was a showstopper to the point that when it ended not only did everyone applaud like usual but everyone stood up for a grand standing ovation. (Also I was sat next to his parents!! When everyone came out on stage at the beginning his mum stood up and waved and clapped for him, I was so emotional!) During Promises when Eurydice says "You finished it" about Orpheus finally completing his song the whole theatre erupted into cheers and applause (that never happens in that moment). When Grace has her big note at the end of Wait for Me (Reprise) the cheering and applause was so loud. The audience was just electric like never before, the cheering and applause for every single song had such a different and more intense feel to it than any other day. When Orpheus turns around and loses Eurydice the whole theatre held its breath and you could hear a pin drop when Hermes starts singing the finale. Melanie started it so so quietly and solemnly and tragically and it was so beautiful. Everyone on stage was crying when they came to take their bows and Madeline got a moment of appreciation since she's taking over as Eurydice. Dónal and Grace had extended applause moments. Everyone was a sobbing mess during We Raise Our Cups, both audience and cast alike AND!! The rest of the cast (swings and understudies) came out during the song to raise their cups as well!! And then Melanie asked everyone to be seated again and called all the tech team out to stage too, taught us a call and response she'd like us to keep in mind from a storytelling tradition back in Trinidad and Tobago (sorry I can't remember it rn I was too much of an emotional wreck!!) And then she gave Grace and Dónal respectively a beautiful heart felt genuine lovely speech and goodbye, there was not a dry eye in the whole place. She asked everyone on stage to create a path and then sent Grace and Dónal off with a rhyme and the call and response she taught us, and they walked off the way Orpheus and Eurydice would have walked out of hell together if he hadn't turned around!!!!!, and they stopped at the top just before the exit to wave bye to everyone and honestly there's probably loads I'm missing out on but I cried too damn much to be able to have the mental capacity to even formulate thoughts so if anyone else was there today and has anything to add please do so!!!! 😭 it was an insane time and I'm so so glad I got to be there and experience it, it was pure magic. I got this vid of the bows and you can see how emotional everyone was but had to cut it off as We Raise Our Cups started because my hands were shaking so much (I have a full vid of the song from months ago tho if anyone wants to see it just search on my blog)

[cungleart]

everyone already headcanons team dark living together and that’s all well and good but if it’s not been proposed already I think they should live in the suburbs, preferably in one of the countries

could you imagine some guy mowing the lawn and shadow the hedgehog walks outside to get his mail

[raenchels]

[aseel18nejm]

The suffering of Gazans during the winter due to the war

In Gaza, we suffer at the start of winter from freezing cold and heavy rains in fragile tents after the war destroyed our homes. Life has become a daily struggle under unforgiving conditions, and we ask for donations and support through the link.

https://gofund.me/9c993c11

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[ritavonbees]

the entire modern history of Israel is like, hey, remember what happened last time the British made us do their dirty work for them? Anyone? Anyone? No? well fuck

[robo-dino-puppy]

ancient spires

[abdullah-n2004]

Help us evacuate Gaza and find a safe shelter

Today, our area was hit by a dangerous strike very close to our tent, putting our lives and the lives of our loved ones at risk. We appeal to anyone who can help to evacuate us from Gaza and provide us with a safe shelter, away from the ongoing danger donate in the link

https://gofund.me/192a9d49

Any amount, even just 1$, will make a difference in our lives and help us escape the war and leave Gaza.

@whatcoloristhatcat

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[asoftepiloguemylove]

It's been raining a lot where i live and i thought about you. Could u do a post about rainy days? I would love it.

Ocean Vuong Night Sky with Exit Wounds / E.E. Cummings In the Rain; Complete Poems of E.E. Cummings: 1904-1962 / Mike Barr / Childe Hassam Rainy Midnight / Haruki Murakami South of the Border, West of the Sun / Edna St. Vincent Millay What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why; The Harp Weaver and Other Poems

[fnafverse-quotes]

Glamrock Chica: How often do you exercise? Like… get out of the West Arcade?

DJ Music Man: Three times.

Glamrock Chica: A week? A month?

DJ Music Man: I have given my answer.

[rathologic]

the 1 extant image of an unused clara (RePlay magazine, issue 4, page 23) always feels like an alien sighting photo to me

[abdne20]

Gaza, that small strip of land turned into a battlefield, where the sounds of life mix with the echoes of destruction, and where survival becomes a daily achievement. Here, we are not living; we are merely trying to endure. We bear the burdens of displacement and fear, facing death at every corner. Our children play among the rubble, our mothers cook over open fires beneath skies filled with smoke, and our fathers struggle to protect what remains of our dignity.

https://gofund.me/2892018d

The war here is not just a headline; it is a reality that invades every detail of our lives. Every day, we ask ourselves: Will we survive? Can we keep going? We live in fragile tents that provide no shelter from the winter cold or the scorching summer heat, our eyes fixed on a sky we hope will stop raining bombs. Gaza is bleeding, but it refuses to surrender.

We need your support, your real help. We need your donations to feed our children, to heal our wounded, and to provide shelter that protects us from the shelling and death. We are not asking for the impossible; we are asking for our right to live with dignity and safety.

Evacuating Gaza from the war is not weakness but a necessary step—a new hope for us to continue our lives. We are not fleeing our land; we are fleeing the death that surrounds us. We want to live, to build, to dream of a future untouched by war.

In Gaza, bread mixes with blood, where every bite bears witness to tragedy, and the scent of life blends with the scent of loss, as we consume pain and live resilience.

Your voice could be our only hope. Stand with us, be our support in this darkness. Gaza is calling; do not let it down.

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