#John Hemingway

[boasamishipper]

[whale-wolf]

Eve Eggers is an absolute mess, and I love her for it. Sometimes I wonder how a relationship would've gone if she and John got together.

[seriouslycromulent]

Me, only just realizing that the same actress who played Christine Sullivan's sister on the new Night Court also played Carly Watkins on The John Larroquette Show.

Yeah, I'm slow.

I'm also re-watching The John Larroquette Show and I'm halfway through season 1 before I realized it was the same actress, Gigi Rice. Don't judge me.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Prompt: The Last Lines

Choose one of the last lines of these literary works, and either create a new story/poem or continue writing the story...

“He was soon borne away by the waves, and lost in darkness and distance.” —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)

“After all, tomorrow is another day.” —Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind (1936)

“She looked up and across the barn, and her lips came together and smiled mysteriously.” —John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (1939)

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)

“Are there any questions?” —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)

“Yes,” I said. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” —Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (1926)

“She called in her soul to come and see.” —Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)

“There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.” —Kate Chopin, The Awakening (1899)

“It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” —J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951)

“The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards me, and guiding myself by them, as by a magical thread, I stepped into the room.” —Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (1963)

If this writing prompt inspires you in any way, please tag me, or leave a link in the replies. I would love to read your work!

more last lines ⚜ the first lines More: Writing Prompts

[elvisqueso]

"Marry Kocoum? But he's so...serious."

Pocahontas (1995)

[venusimleder]

Margiela, S/S 2021.

Ph. Jordan Hemingway

[thensson]

We can just pretend

The Garden of Eden, Ernest Hemingway || Ophelia, John William Waterhouse || Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Ross Gay || Night, Ferdinand Hodler || Litany in Which Certain Things are Crossed Out, Richard Siken || Nickie Zimov

[wronghands1]

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[got-ticket-to-ride]

A delicate ___ mouth that, on a girl, would have been the mouth of a beauty.

His chin was well built and he had good ears and a handsome, almost beautiful, unmarked nose.

The mouth worried you until you knew him and then it worried you more.

Ernest Hemingway describing Scott Fitzgerald (or how John would've described Paul)

[boasamishipper]

LARROQUETTE POLL ROUND ONE RECAP

our original pool of sixteen sexy larroquette characters has been winnowed down to an elite eight. if your faves won the fight, congratulations! pat yourselves on the back for a vote well cast and a propaganda campaign well run. if your faves sadly did not emerge victorious, don't worry: the round one losers will have a bracket of their own after this tournament is over, so they'll all have one more shot at the crown.

let's meet our elite eight!

Billy Ace (Choose Me)

though David Bedford (Blind Date) fought the good fight, Billy Ace (of tall dark and handsome, leather jacket, and motorcycle riding fame) emerged victorious with 18 votes to 12. hopefully David will find consolation in his gigantic pile of teddy bears.

Carl Sack (Boston Legal)

his bitchiness, stoic demeanor and steadfast refusal to take part in the Shenanigans™️ around him have bewitched larroquette nation body and soul: Crane, Poole, and Schmidt senior partner Carl Sack beats serial killer-turned-attorney Joey Heric (The Practice) 33 votes to 9. 'no hard feelings,' says Joey amiably while sharpening his knives. sleep with one eye open, Carl.

Jenkins (The Librarians)

this race saw the highest voter turnout, and while things were close in the beginning, TWW's Lionel Tribbey's faithful cricket bat was no match for Jenkins's sword, or his crossbow, or his lightsaber, or his bow ties, or his clubbing outfit. with 36 votes to 24, our beloved caretaker moves onto the next round, and Lionel Tribbey can take a much needed vacation someplace warm, with as many drinks with little umbrellas in them as his heart desires <3

John Hemingway (The John Larroquette Show)

hemingway during the final hours of the race:

it was close, but our favorite well-read bus depot manager John Hemingway emerged victorious over ex cop turned lawyer curmudgeon with a heart of gold Mike McBride. congratulations john! see you next time, mcbride!

Bob Anderson (Baa Baa Black Sheep)

our good baby-faced second lieutenant took the lead early on and maintained it all the way to the end. rip Captain Stillman. back to commanding officer duty at an alaskan weather station you go.

Mark Bannister (Madhouse)

in a race that led many (my dear friend emily @footnoteinhistory) to ask Why Are You Doing This To Me, sexy yuppie driven to madness Mark Bannister (Madhouse) beats nice handsome single father Don Moore (Summer Rental) 26 votes to 9. Mark may be going onto the next round, but does he have a boat? No? Didn't think so.

Roan Montgomery (Chuck)

another nailbiter of a race, but much like rock beats scissors, legend suave debonair secret agent man (Roan Montgomery) beats cigar-smoking businessman with a predilection for child murder (Lawrence Van Dough) every time. off you go to your next assignment, Agent Montgomery. Mr. Van Dough, back to court-mandated community service on the sprawling lawns of the Rich mansion with you.

Dan Fielding (Night Court)

he couldn't beat a dead man, he couldn't beat a spunky blonde, but by god, our favorite ADA absolutely trounced paranormal detective Wilbur Willis (Second Sight) in a battle of sexiness. good work as always, mr. prosecutor - let's see if you've got what it takes to go all the way!

Round 2 will begin at 12pm CT on 9/16.

[literaryvein]

L. V., idk how to let you go

[acronychalwitch]

I'm searching for a phrase that will release everything that's pent up in me.

- Henry Miller, in a letter to Anaïs Nin, featured in A Literate Passion, Letters of Anaïs Nin bad Henry Miller, 1932-1953

[musician-not-magician]

August Books

I used 🌈 to indicate LGBTQ+ featured characters within the book. I rated each book from ⭐️ - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. The books are listed in the order that I completed them.

“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“The Blacktongue Thief” by Christopher Buehlman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“Renfield” by Barbara Hambly ⭐️⭐️

“Steep Trails” by John Muir ⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Dark Tales” by Shirley Jackson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Time of Contempt” by Andrzej Sapkowski ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“To Shape a Dragon’s Breath” by Moniquill Blackgoose ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Darkening” by Sunya Mara ⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Faebound” by Saara El-Arifi ⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Darkly Dreaming Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay ⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Handmaid’s Trail” by Margaret Atwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Baptism of Fire” by Andrzej Sapkowski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“The Burning God” by R. F. Kuang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Wicked King” by Holly Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“The Lightstruck” by Sunya Mara ⭐️⭐️

“For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Tower of Swallows” by Andrzej Sapkowski ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“Dearly Devoted Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay ⭐️⭐️

“Clytemnestra” by Costanza Casati ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 🌈

“The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[gregor-samsung]

" Il riso è una contrazione del volto e nella contrazione l'uomo non ha il dominio di sé, è dominato da qualcosa che non è né la volontà né la ragione. E questo è il motivo per cui lo scultore antico non raffigurava il riso. L'uomo che non ha il dominio di sé (l'uomo al di fuori della ragione, al di fuori della volontà) non può essere considerato bello. Se la nostra epoca, contrariamente allo spirito dei grandi pittori, ha fatto del riso la forma privilegiata del volto umano, significa che l'assenza di volontà e di ragione è diventata lo stato ideale dell'uomo. Si potrebbe obiettare che la contrazione mostrataci dai ritratti fotografici è simulata, e dunque razionale e volontaria: Kennedy che ride davanti all'obiettivo non reagisce a una situazione comica, ma apre la bocca e scopre i denti con grande consapevolezza. Questo, però, dimostra soltanto che gli uomini d'oggi hanno innalzato la contrazione del riso a immagine ideale, dietro la quale hanno deciso di nascondersi. Rubens si dice: il riso è la più democratica di tutte le forme del volto: con i lineamenti immobili ci distinguiamo uno dall'altro, ma nella contrazione siamo tutti uguali. Un busto di Giulio Cesare che sghignazza è inconcepibile. Ma i presidenti americani se ne vanno nell'eternità nascosti dietro la contrazione democratica del riso. "

Milan Kundera, L'immortalità, traduzione di Alessandra Mura, Adelphi (collana gli Adelphi, n° 47), 2023²¹; pp. 343-344.

[Testo originale: Nesmrtelnost, 1988]

[writing-for-life]

Sandman Comics Re-Read

Issue 6: 24 Hours

We’ve all been a bit side-tracked by the Netflix Sneak Peek this week, so our community reread of “24 Hours” has suffered a bit. Having said this, it is a particularly dark issue, and we will catch up when we do the rewatch of “24/7” next week.

Before we get to that though, we will start our reread of issue 7 “Sound and Fury” today since both issue 6 and 7 make up episode 5 of the show.

If you’d like to join us, we’d be thrilled to have you. Even if you read for the first time.

Here come my contributions for the past week again for later reference (the synopsis was done by @tickldpnk8 this week):