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[scribbiesan]

Day 1: Your Apocalypse Survivor.

@imagine-darksiders

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I’ve never really done an Inktober before, but what the hell, imma try this year!

This is Marissa. She’s a college student who was on her way from classes when shit hit the fan. Her equipment consists of: a wallet containing 4 dollars, 2 expired coupons, her drivers license, and a gift card, a duffel bag with a cracked laptop, 2 schoolbooks, several pens and pencils, and 3 notebooks, an old flip phone, and some pepper spray. She survives by being wily enough to skitter outta tight situations.

Anywho, thank you Ellie for the prompts list!! I’m gonna try to work on the next one after I’m done babysitting tomorrow.

Toodles!~

[mikodrawnnarratives]

im waiting for pills to kick in now that ive started for the month so little idea for broken clasp duo, tw menstruation talk:

I dunno if i'll get around to drawing or writing this but im having fun imagining this sort of crack scenerio:

So. Nova post canon sometimes having the thought of how old Evie would be if she was alive (she dont know, pre reveal). And sometimes she thinks abt what she might have taught her abt, if shed be the one to tell her abt stuff like menstruation and what not. I cant see Honey or Ingrid being the best at telling Nova when she got hers, well. Maybe Honey.., but anyway THEYD probably be flawed. Maybe Leroy would help out. ANYWAY And nova would think abt how she might have done things differently if her sister survived.

But alas. Wasn't meant to be

UNTIL NOT

Maggie's alive, and that drama ensues maybe when Maggie's 16-17. Next time Nova is reminded of her wonders, its still sorted into the Life Events That Nova Didn't Get To Be With Her Sister For category ish. Cuz. Surely Maggie's already gotten it and has heard the speal. It'd probably be awkward anyway y'know they are still new to being sisters and mending their relationship, probably for the best to avoid awkward puberty talk

Oh well, move on.

EXCEPT ONE DAY NOVA FINDS OUT MAGGIE'S REAL DELAYED AND HAS HAD ALMOST NO EDUCATION ON THE MATTER

Maggie's like NOVA WTF IM BLEEDING OUT AND DYING IM DYING THIS IS THE END I CANT DIE IM SUPPOSED TO BE A SURVIVOR AAA

shes not gonna be happy that this'll be a recurring thing

and nova gets that awkward, but no longer impossible, scenario with her sister she never thought would happen

[simplegenius042]

Fallout 4 is a part of my adolescence so I would like to know more about your story A Symbol For A Better World 😊 a snippet or an anecdote, whatever you want 🤗

I unfortunately do not have a snippet, but I can sure talk a little about it @cassietrn!

So A Symbol For A Better World is a fic of Fallout 4 (obviously) and the final installation of A Radioactive Calamity of Love, Bombs & Gore. It takes place some years after The House Always Wins (FONV fic) and a decade after The Waters Of Life Flow (FO3 fic). It's still in its early stages, but so far what I got is this; Marissa Bishop, or "Ress" as she liked to be called by her brother until he died, is a half-human, half-dimensional creature, that has traveled from California to the Capital Wasteland, to the Mojave, and all the way down to the Commonwealth, where she knows her father, Arcane Urias, and the Occult he founded are beginning their next step in their master plan; the resurrection of the Mad God of Carnage, Discord. With the few allies she has left out in other parts of the Wasteland, she goes on the hunt for him alone, though she stumbles into the Sole Survivor of Vault 111; Nate Gust Sarid, recent widow but still a father looking for his son. Taking pity on him, she does her best to lead him to the only group she trusts to be safe; the Minutemen... who are in a bit of a pickle, so both help them out. Ress is very reluctant with sticking around, but is persuaded by Preston Garvey and Nate to lend a magical hand, in exchange of directing any information on the Occult to her. She and Nate go explore the Commonwealth together, kissing faces, earning names and kicking ass, and collecting a bunch of weirdos and outcasts that Ress can help train to at least survive against her father (she learnt the hard way in the FO3 fic that mortals are pretty weak against Urias, and the FONV crew got off lucky facing Aggravor), while getting in a four-way conflicting between the Minutemen, the Railroad, the most xenophobic chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel she's disappointed to see, and lastly the damn Institute. Meanwhile the Occult benefits off the distraction the war brings as Urias prepares his final moves against his remaining child and humanity as a whole.

I would like to say more, but it's still in early development, and I'm hoping the final product can give justice.

[chewbop]

My 10 Favorite Games of 2022 Part 1 (#10-6)

10.Wordle [PC/Mobile]

A simple, and devastatingly effective, piece of design. Damn near anyone can play and anyone can get it. Wordle is the pinnacle of game as watercooler. A brilliant little brain tickler that really only asks for about 20 minutes of your day at a time.

9. Vampire Survivors [Xbox/PC]

Vampire Suvivors is a deceitful dollop of dopamine. What starts as a borderline idle game becomes a demon-hunting, castlevnia-like by way of pacaman scrambling out of the proverbial pocket like a gothic quarterback. VS's depth is astounding, and it's screenfilling domination is absolute hijacking of the pleasure center.

8. Immortality [Xbox/PC]

Immortality is a fascinating expirement in narrative. An FMV game that directly distills the essence of film and game. The story of Marissa Marcel is a weird, wild and unhinged excercise in creativity.

7. Marvel Midnight Suns [Xbox/PC/Playstation]

The creators of X-Com: Enemy Unknown have spun out the most creative Marvel games to date. It's a bizarre stew; 1 part deckbuilder, 1 part turn-based strategy, 1 part Persona, 1 part marvel reality show. The result is a mechanically brilliant and wonderfully goofy game, that calls to a time before the MCU.

6.Citizen Sleeper [Xbox/PC/Switch]

This narrative, space, tabletop-lite RPG is strikingly human. Citizen Sleeper is deeply and reverently empathetic. It's story of disability, disenfranchisement, survival and community is among the most touching pieces of fiction in all of 2022.

[ohpheeb]

WIP Intro & Call for Beta Readers!

Premise:

When the sole survivor of a small town serial killer swears his ghost has come back to haunt her, she tracks down the detective who originally caught him to uncover the secrets behind the killer and put him down for good.

genre: contemporary fiction/lit fic (and paranormal + suspense elements)

themes: overcoming fear, identity/being able to change

tropes: unreliable narrator, revenge, emotional hurt/comfort

cw: explicit depictions of trauma/violence/panic attacks, mental health issues (some suicidal ideation), paranormal hauntings and stalking

length: ~49k

beta period: starting around mid-June, ending in mid-July (4-6 week beta period, specific dates TBD). I'll choose betas by May 30 at the very latest.

No beta experience required - I want genuine feedback from people interested in the story!

Sign up to be a beta here!

beta signups are now closed!

Signal boosting would be super appreciated! :'-)

↓ Excerpts and more story details under the cut ↓

Marissa is a survivor fueled on paranoia and spite. When she realizes she's being haunted, she's determined to do whatever it takes to get rid of the killer's ghost - even if that means uncovering the secrets of the case and returning to a town more haunted than she is.

"Marissa takes a step forward and the man’s eyes dart around, panicked. It feels good to be the cause of it, to have some semblance of control for once. She takes another step."

//

Cary is a dedicated son and friend, fiercely loyal and totally out of his depth. He's back in town eager to connect with his mother and bring her out of the darkness she's wallowed in for so many years.

"Cary moves around the kitchen quietly. It’s different from the way Talia moves and different from Marissa too... Cary is quiet because he loves his mother."

//

Talia is a former detective stuck in the past, resigned to spend the rest of her life rotting away in her home. She wants to help Marissa but it's clear she's not the woman she used to be — although maybe that's for the best.

"Talia Hayworth moves around her kitchen like she barely lives in it; she reopens the same three cabinets twice before she finds two mugs hidden behind a stack of plates."

☆ wip tag / pinterest / song insp / photo credit

[gatheringbones]

[“The stories of criminalized survivors can be hard to read. The violence they have experienced, both at the hands of individuals and the state, is extreme. Narratives about and from those who are directly affected convey that violence in a visceral way and bring to light what many criminalized survivors have struggled with and continue to endure. These stories are offered not because they are sensational but because they are ordinary— they capture the violence inflicted on criminalized survivors every day.

The criminal legal system’s treatment of survivors of gender-based violence raises broader questions about the intersection of the criminal legal system and the antiviolence movement. The antiviolence movement was built through grassroots organizing. Survivor defense, as in the case of Joan Little, was very much a part of that grassroots effort. But the anti-violence movement was also an early adopter of criminal system reforms, advocating for mandatory arrest and strict prosecution policies as early as the 1970s. Some in the antiviolence movement championed VAWA not despite, but rather because of, its support for criminal responses to gender-based violence (and funding to implement those policies). Others swallowed concerns they may have had about forging close alliances with the criminal legal system to ensure VAWA’s passage. Advocates then championed VAWA reauthorizations that required the antiviolence movement to formalize its relationships with the criminal legal system to be eligible for funding.

Over time, antiviolence organizations and law enforcement have become increasingly enmeshed, so much so, Bierria has observed, that it is “rare for folks who are in direct service organizations to have the capacity to imagine a response outside of the usual paradigm of either direct services or pro-criminalization.” Even as antiviolence organizations recognized the harms done to victims of gender-based violence because of criminalization, most continued to advocate for and benefit from VAWA and related criminal laws and institutions. Bierria and organizer Hyejin Shim have noted that mainstream domestic violence organizations were reluctant to join survivor defense campaigns for criminalized survivors Marissa Alexander and Nan-Hui Jo. In Alexander’s case, prosecutor Angela Corey actively pressured antiviolence organizations to withhold their support. Although Shim was not certain that similar pressure was exerted in Jo’s case, she did “wonder if the reliance of domestic violence orgs on the DA to prosecute batterers and thus legitimize domestic violence work is a barrier” to publicly supporting criminalized survivors.”]

leigh goodmark, from imperfect victims: criminalized survivors and the promises of abolition feminism, 2023

[thousandfireworks]

Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.

Abigail Hing Wen.

Alex Aster.

Alice Hoffman.

Alice Oseman.

Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’

Allie Sarah.

Amber Kelly.

Amy Harmon.

Annabelle Monaghan.

Anna Akana.

Aurora Parker.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.

Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.

Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.

Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.

Colleen Hoover.

Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.

Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.

Danielle Lori.

Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.

Dian Purnomo.

Eliza Chan.

Elle Kennedy.

Elyssa Friedland.

Emily Henry.

Emily Mclntire.

Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.

Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.

Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.

Hannah Whitten.

Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.

Heidi Shertok.

Jamie McGuire.

Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’

Jean Meltzer.

Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.

Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.

Jen Calonita.

Jessa Hastings.

Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.

John Green.

Jojo Moyes.

J. Elle.

J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.

Kate Canterbery.

Kate Stewart.

Katherine Howe.

Katherine Locke.

Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.

Laini Taylor.

Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.

Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.

Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.

Leigh Dragoon. Islamaphobic and anti Asian racist rants on Twitter and threads

Leigh Stein.

Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.

Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.

Lisa Steinke.

Liz Fenton.

Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.

L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).

Mariana Zapata.

Marie Lu.

Marissa Meyer.

Melissa de la Cruz.

Michelle Cohen Corasanti.

Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.

Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’

Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.

Naomi Klein.

Navah Wolfe.

Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.

Nicholas Sparks.

Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.

Nyla K.

Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.

Pamela Becker.

Penelope Douglas.

Pierce Brown.

Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Rebecca G. Martinez.

Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.

Rena Rossner.

Renee Ahdieh.

Rick Riordan.

Rina Kent.

Rivka (noctem.novelle).

Rochelle Weinstein.

Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’

Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.

Samantha Greene Woodruff.

Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.

Stephanie Garber. Promoting books by zionist author (Sarah J. Mass)

Skye Warren.

Sonali Dev.

Talia Carner.

Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’

Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.

Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.

Tillie Cole.

Tracy Deon.

Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.

T. J. Klune.

Uri Kurlianchik.

Veronica Roth.

Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.

V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.

Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’

Zibby Owens.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in April 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ Spring on the Peninsula - Ery Shin 🧡 When I Arrived at the Castle - Emily Carroll 💛 Bloodline - Jenn Alexander 💚 Grey Dog - Elliott Gish 💙 Every Time You Hear That Song - Jenna Voris 💜 I'm in Love with the Villainess v. 2 - Inori and Hanagata ❤️ The Caravaggio Syndrome - Alessandro Giardino 🧡 Leather, Lace, and Locs - Anne Shade 💛 Firebugs - Nico Bulling 💙 I Married My Female Friend v.2 - Shio Usui 💜 The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray - Christine Calella 🌈 A Sweet Sting of Salt - Rose Sutherland ❤️ The Selected Shepherd: Poems - Reginald Shepherd 🧡 Rough Trade - Katrina Carrasco 💛 Aubrey McFadden is Never Getting Married - Georgia Beers 💚 Taming of a Rebel - Eada Friesian 💙 Dayspring - Anthony Oliveira 💜 The Titanic Survivors Book Club - Timothy Schaffert ❤️ Orphia And Eurydicius - Elyse John 🧡 The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers - Samuel Burr 💛 A Good Happy Girl - Marissa Higgins 💙 Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine - Nicole Melleby 💜 Here We Go Again - Alison Cochrun 🌈 Women! In! Peril! - Jessie Ren Marshall

❤️ Blood City Rollers - V. P. Anderson and Tatiana Hill 🧡 The Prospects - KT Hoffman 💛 Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia - Christi Furnas 💚 WATCHNIGHT - Cyree Jarelle Johnson 💙 Love From The Sidelines - Tuesday Harper 💜 The Pleasure in Pain - Roxie Voorhees ❤️ Mal - Perla Zul 🧡 The Black Girl Survives in This One - Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell 💛 Darker by Four - June C.L. Tan 💙 Otherworldly - F.T. Lukens 💜 Hearts Still Beating - Brooke Archer 🌈 Tryst Six Venom - Penelope Douglas

❤️ Teenage Dirtbags - James Acker 🧡 The Heart Wants What It Wants - D.M. Batten 💛 Something Kindred by Ciera Burch 💚 Sheine Lende - Dr. Darcie Little Badger & Rovina Cai 💙 Rainbow Overalls - Maggie Fortuna 💜 Flowers for Dead Girls - Abigail Collins ❤️ Canto Contigo - Jonny Garza Villa

❤️ Court of Wanderers - Rin Chupeco 🧡 Molten Death - Leslie Karst 💛 Triad Magic - ‘Nathan Burgoine 💚 You, Me and Bad Movies - Twoony 💙 The Faithful Dark - Cate Baumer 💜 A Case for Discretion - Ashley Moore ❤️ Party of Fools - Cedar McCloud 🧡 The Last Love Song - Kalie Holford 💛 This is Me Trying - Racquel Marie 💙 Dear Wendy - Ann Zhao 💜 Sun Eater - Dre Levant 🌈 The Breakup Lists - Adib Khorram

❤️ Bad Dream - Nicole Maines & Rye Hickman 🧡 If We Were Stars - Eule Grey 💛 The Broken Lines of Us - Shia Woods 💚 Eye of the Ouroboros - Megan Bontrager 💙 Henry Henry - Allen Bratton 💜 Dear Bi Men - JR Yussuf ❤️ Paige Not Found - Jen Wilde 🧡 Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership - Chaya Milchtein 💛 Wide Awake Now - David Levithan 💙 Merciless Saviors - H.E. Edgmon 💜 Smile and Be a Villain - Yves Donlon 🌈 Crash Landing - Charmaine Anne Li

❤️ Call Forth a Fox - Markelle Grabo 🧡 Central Avenue Poetry Prize 2024 - Beau Adler 💛 Good Bones - Aurora Rey 💚 Curiosities - Anne Fleming 💙 Someone You Can Build a Nest in - John Wiswell 💜 Revisiting Summer Nights - Ashley Bartlett ❤️ Bright Spring - Emmaline Strange

❤️ Girls Night - I.S. Belle 🧡 Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings 💛 Withered - A.G.A. Wilmot 💚 A Wolf Steps in Blood - Tamara Jerée 💙 It Always Finds Me - Anthology 💜 Dulhaniyaa - Talia Bhatt ❤️ Moon Dust in My Hairnet - JR Creaden 🧡 Blood Justice - Terry J. Benton-Walker 💛 Relinquishing Control - J.J. Arias

❤️ Selamlik - Khaled Alesmael 🧡 Houseswap 101 - Jaime Clevenger 💛 Earthflown by Frances Wren & Litarnes 💚 Covenant v.1 - LySandra Vuong 💙 Honey - Victor Lodato 💜 The Dragonfly Gambit - A.D. Sui ❤️ Double Dyno - Sharon K Angelici & Taylor Rose

[shannendoherty-fans]

Published Aug 1, 2024

The Cancer Community Says After The Loss of Shannen Doherty, It’s Important To Keep Going- A Legacy of Bravery

The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star candidly shared about her day-to-day fight with metastatic breast cancer up until the end.

By Marissa Sullivan.

An Inspirational Icon

The loss of Shannen Doherty, who died on July 13 of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at age 53, affected fans and loved ones from around the world, and the cancer community was hit particularly hard by this profound loss.

The Beverly Hills, 90210 actress gave people hope, and despite her passing — which can be especially devastating for other late stage survivors, it’s important to keep going in her honor and not give up that hope that she instilled.

After the death of a loved one or someone you looked up to, it’s key to remember that grief may look different for everyone. The stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These labels help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. These stages can also occur in any order.

As far as your own cancer journey, don’t give up. There are more and more options becoming available for patients to manage symptoms of advanced stage disease, and it’s best to talk about specific treatment plans and what is best for you with your own doctor.

The loss of Shannen Doherty, who died on July 13 of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at age 53, affected fans and loved ones from around the world, and the cancer community was hit particularly hard by this profound loss.

The Beverly Hills, 90210 star gave people hope, and despite her passing — which can be exceptionally heavy on other late stage survivors, it’s important to keep going and not lose faith in your own journey.

Doherty was over four years into her advanced stage diagnosis and had gained a powerful voice in the health space with her Let’s Be Clear podcast, holding nothing back as she aired out past personal struggles in her career and love live, and candidly spoke of her day-to-day fight.

Actress Shannen Doherty became a household name after starring in hit shows like ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed.’ “This is what I am currently facing. #cancer #life,” Doherty captioned what would be her last video post.

The day the world woke up to the tragic news, comments came pouring in on Instagram for the late pop culture icon.

“Rest in peace. I’m donating to metavivor today in your honor,” one fan commented, while actress Selma Blair shared: “Thank you for showing us how to keep going.”

CEO Alana Stewart — who runs the Farrah Fawcett Foundation in honor of her late best friend’s cancer mission — wrote, “God bless you, you’re an amazing inspiration.”

How to Cope After Losing a Loved One to Cancer

After the death of a loved one or someone you looked up to, it’s key to remember that grief may look different for everyone.

Everyone is entitled to their feelings, and yes, the emotions are real, even if you consider yourself “just a fan.”

The stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These labels help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. These stages can also occur in any order.

The time it takes to navigate these stages can also vary, so giving yourself grace and patience is essential while navigating your feelings.

“It often gets better over time, but on certain days, it can look like depression, and on other days, people look perfectly normal and can function,” Dr. Scott Irwin, a board-certified psychiatrist and Director of Supportive Care Services at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, previously told SurvivorNet.

‘Grief Comes in Waves’

Dr. Irwin added that grieving people are coming to terms with “the change in their life; the future they had imagined is now different.”

SurvivorNet also had a prior conversation with Megan Newcomer, who lost a close friend to metastatic cancer in 2018. She shared her unique way of coping with grief.

Newcomer’s friend was an athlete and soccer player, so to help her cope, she embarked on a marathon race in his honor, and advises others grieving to first “acknowledge your feelings.”

Shannen Doherty was a passionate animal rights activist. Courtesy of Instagram/Shannen Doherty

“Then, think about a way that you could honor the person through a mechanism that is meaningful to you,” she continued. “So that can be artwork, music, or developing a financial fundraising project. It could be something very simple, but I do think having it be intentional is what you’re doing to help honor this person.”

In a column for SurvivorNet, New York-based clinical psychologist Dr. Marianna Strongin expressed that it may be helpful to remind yourself that these feelings are “meaningful yet temporary.”

“If you approach them with compassion, kindness, and eventually acceptance, you will come away from this period in your life more connected to your resilience and strength,” Dr. Strongin added.

Understanding Metastatic Breast Cancer

Stage 4, or metastatic breast cancer, means that the cancer has spread to distant areas of the body. Even though there is currently no cure for metastatic breast cancer, doctors have many options to treat this advanced stage of breast cancer.

Hormone therapy, chemotherapy and targeted drugs are all options to talk to her doctor about, depending on your individual needs. Sometimes surgery and/or radiation is considered as part of the treatment, but mainly it is important to focus on improving your quality of life.

Dr. Erica Mayer, a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, says clinical trials have shown that hormone medicines are more effective when paired with targeted therapies. At some point, chemotherapy will be introduced. And according to Dr. Mayer, it’s delivered at a dose and schedule that’s as well-tolerated as possible.

“We are so lucky in breast cancer that we have so many effective and well-tolerated treatments,” Dr. Mayer previously told SurvivorNet. I’m so gratified to see that patients are doing better and living longer today with metastatic breast cancer than they have ever done before.”

Bottom line, there are more and more options becoming available for patients to manage symptoms of advanced stage disease, and it’s best to talk about specific treatment plans and what is best for you with your own doctor.

Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer

With metastatic breast cancer, the primary goal of treatment is to control its spread. SurvivorNet offers information about what those options are from targeted therapies to chemotherapy and when these various treatment options can be used.

We also provide information on new, exciting research that is currently being tested in clinical trials and information about when recently approved drugs, like immunotherapies, can be used.

For help finding a clinical trial that may be right for you or a loved one, try our easy-to-use Clinical Trial Finder.

While there have been many developments in recent years when it comes to treating late-stage breast cancer, which therapies can be used will depend on the characteristics of the patient’s cancer.

What are the treatment options for late-stage breast cancer?

“Metastatic breast cancer is a treatable disease,” Dr. Kenneth D. Miller, medical oncologist at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore shared in a pior interview with SurvivorNet.

“Fortunately, we have so many new treatments for women with recurrent breast cancer and for many women who look at this as a chronic disease that they can live with — often for many years.”

*****

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[toprayarc]

"i imagine a world where nothing exists but us: casual conversation, bonded in boundless love, and intersecting only by sheer fate. perhaps in this world, no one dies at all. perhaps we all exist, in a warm kitchen full of baked goods and careless jokes. maybe there, the joke of marissa dai doesn’t exist at all. maybe it is simply mari, dancing in the sunlight, drinking my favorite tequila, drowning in the presence of my favorite people, and dizzy with the high of a life, loved." — 'A RECORD ON REPEAT', OLD DRABBLE.

if you're ever wondering why mari's recovery arc is so extremely important to me, it's because the quote above is at the core of what mari really wants. what young mari dai dreamed of. and what, in her primary verse, she obtains— mari dai, dancing in the sunlight, drinking her favorite tequila. (this is even more poignant if you know mari doesn't listen to music out loud because of a traumatic experience in her childhood, and she doesn't dance because she finds it hard to feel free in her own body, as many trauma survivors do.) mari's story as a recovery arc may seem not in line with what a lot of people do with quote-unquote villains, but trauma often tells us we can never move past a certain point. that this moment, this painful experience, will last forever. for mari to be able to move on, to put down the knife, to find something for herself that allows her to feel safe in her own body beyond brutality and relentless maladaptive coping mechanisms (ones that, ultimately, keep her trapped in those cycles,) is important. it is immeasurably valuable. it is living proof, in her very own body, that she can find a home in it. that she has a place in this world beyond violence. that she, above all, is a person, and not a weapon, or an asset, or a skillset, but a human being who can love, be loved, and trust, and be trusted. that these moments of horrific violence, of achingly painful memory, are not all there is.

"...attachment researchers have shown that our earliest caregivers don’t only feed us, dress us, and comfort us when we are upset; they shape the way our rapidly growing brain perceives reality. Our interactions with our caregivers convey what is safe and what is dangerous: whom we can count on and who will let us down; what we need to do to get our needs met. This information is embodied in the warp and woof of our brain circuitry and forms the template of how we think of ourselves and the world around us. These inner maps are remarkably stable across time. This doesn’t mean, however, that our maps can’t be modified by experience. A deep love relationship, particularly during adolescence, when the brain once again goes through a period of exponential change, truly can transform us. So can the birth of a child, as our babies often teach us how to love. Adults who were abused or neglected as children can still learn the beauty of intimacy and mutual trust or have a deep spiritual experience that opens them to a larger universe." — THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, BESSEL VAN DER KOLK.

often, trauma survivors can be stunted to where the moment of impact happened. for mari, there are so many pieces of her that developed into these strikingly dark pieces, but plenty more pieces that never developed past initial stages. for her to learn how to not only acknowledge those pieces (and those wants and needs of her younger self,) but also be able to get their needs met and move forward is an intensely important step in recovery. it is the first step in being able to develop those pieces past their stunted development, and the first step in being able to allow them to grow to bigger pieces of her. mari, in the beginning of her arcs, is in such a dark place with nothing nurturing those soft, tender, caring and compassionate pieces of her. mari, by the end, is able to nurture themselves, and find who they are. and isn't that transformative? isn't that the butterfly motif in visible action? the unfurling of her wings taking place as her being able to find things she loves, to find joy in her daily life, to begin to feel safe enough to be herself, is all pieces of this story that i cherish deeply. it is more than just a story about crime, injustice, and cycles of violence. it is about breaking through those, and finding the other side. it is about being more than what we have had done or given to us. it is about returning to the core of ourselves, and perhaps not being able to find full love, but at the very least, acceptance. and if that isn't what recovery is about, then i don't know what is.

[fearsmagazine]

DECADE OF THE DEAD comes to life with Film Mode Entertainment and makes Cannes World Market Premiere.

Film Mode Entertainment (FME), Flynn Forest Productions, Sight & Sound Productions and Lucky 13 Productions announce the Cannes World Market Premiere and screening of newly completed action/adventure, Decade of the Dead. The film stars Sean Patrick Thomas (Till, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Lying and Stealing), Shane Johnson (Power), Jenna Leight Green (Sabrina, Wicked), Corsica Wilson (In a World…, Dead Season) and Marissa Merrill (End, Dead Season). Decade of the Dead is directed by Adam Deyoe and Fairai Branscombe Richmond and written by Loren Semmens and Adam Deyoe. The film was produced by Loren Semmens, Bryan Spicer and Joel Michaely.

Decade of the Dead takes place ten years after the apocalypse, where a group of bounty hunters finds refuge on a tropical island only to discover it’s ruled by a deranged cult leader with plans to take over the post-apocalyptic world. Stuck between the cult and the relentless hordes of the walking dead, the survivors must fight for their lives.

Sean Patrick Thomas’ extensive body of work includes critically acclaimed features Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till”, Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” with Denzel Washington, and Darren Aronofsky’s “The Fountain” with Hugh Jackman. His current role as Polarity in “Gen V,” Amazon’s The Boys spin off, has introduced him to a whole new generation of fans. As well as countless other memorable films such as the iconic “Cruel Intentions”, additional credits include the hit ensemble franchise “Barbershop”; and the fan favorite “Save The Last Dance”, which garnered him the Young Hollywood Award for Standout Performance; and two MTV Movie Awards, for Breakthrough Male Performance and Best Kiss. He is repped by Innovative Artists and Greenlight Management.

Film Mode Entertainment has acquired international sales rights for Decade of the Dead and is presenting the film and promo-reel to buyers in Cannes for the first time. The deal was negotiated by Andrew van den Houten of 79th & Broadway Entertainment on behalf of the producers with Clay Epstein of FME.

“We’re thrilled to be working with the amazingly talented Decade of the Dead team, who have successfully crafted an action-adventure film that raises the bar on one of the most popular and lucrative genres in the marketplace today,” said Epstein. “Decade of the Dead will wow audiences across the globe and leave them on the edge of their seats throughout a wild ride, to the very last shot of the movie.”

[scribbiesan]

Day 14: Danger

@imagine-darksiders

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Okay, this one gave me some trouble, mainly bc I spent most of my day with my roomies dicking around and binging Ellie’s fanfics over on AO3 (as one does of course I always need my Darksiders/FNAF:SB fix), but I’M DONE!! :D

Legit tho I was also trying to find something that would vibe with me today, and I was tempted to do a scene from the Chaos War blurbs Ellie has done with the Goremaw and War trying to wrangle this slippery little human while he’s tramping across the city too big for his own good, but I chose to give Marissa a bit more love and some color instead.

Tomorrow I will actually do a scene from either Accidental Human Acquisition OR Hollow! Both give good shit for the Safety prompt, and I adore rereading those fics, so imma give them some love.

Anyway, hope y’all enjoy!

Toodles!~

[abstractguilt]

(s) [private message: misc marissa]: i dare you to go to new horizons school library at 6:30pm on thursday, locker 26, code 2014

the alert was. . . unexpected, though sanem would be lying if she were to say receiving it didn't send a skidding bolt of electricity down the length of her spine. though she was alone, her eyes still skidded around to see if anyone around looked disturbed. questioning. uncomfortable. eyes flickered back down to the illuminated screen of her phone, manicured thumb dragging back and forth across the private messaged she had received, as if teasing it — to open or . . . not to open.

sliding her tongue along her lower lip, an almost morbid excitement gripped at her bones, heart stuttering in her chest like she had just received an anonymous love letter from a mysterious suitor. . . though sanem was wise enough to know, delighted enough to realize, that this was anything but. opening it only confirmed that suspicion, bringing a wicked gleam of curiosity to the girl's eyes.

a DARE.

her blood practically sweltered at the sight word, so glorious and magnificent in its simplicity. a definition she'd never soon forget; to have the courage to do something. to challenge.

sanem was practically foaming at the mouth, leaping from her seat as she held her phone tight to her chest. had anyone else received a text ?? did anyone else KNOW that the four letter word that had steered them all back here was once again in play ?? her opportunity was flashing in bright, golden lights with her name spelled out on a glistening marquee and sanem would be a damned fool to turn it down.

sanem, the sole survivor. the butterfly who could change the trajectory of life itself if she so much as flapped her wings and FLEW.

—

the count down to thursday felt like a ticking time bomb, a metronome of potential destruction that had sanem's heart singing like a songbird. painted fingers trembled as she slipped through the halls like she was still a young teenager, the sound of her heels on linoleum floors echoing throughout a corridor that felt so much smaller now. the library had been a sanctuary for her, an escape, a place to hide from the noise that never involved her and plot a way to make it so her name rung like church bells through the halls. now, it was her moment . . . a light so bright not even a FAMILY MASSACRE could hold a candle to it. she made a show of peering around to see if anyone was watching, just in case anyone was, almost wanting them ( god, she hoped someone was watching ) to know she was up to something without having to say it.

what was SANEM KEMAL doing in the new horizon's school library ??

why was she alone ??

what is SANEM KEMAL up to ??

finding the locker with ease, sanem practically pressed herself against it, wanting to feel an ounce of the power its mystery held burrowing deep into her skin. like a spirit to a host. TAKE ME, her palm seemed to say as it slid against metal. USE ME.

quick though savoring fingers twisted at the combination lock, plugging in the code with an anticipation, an excitement, that made her tremble. sanem gasped for breath, eyes almost watering with desire, her spirit HUNGRY for whatever laid beyond the barrier of the locker door. she then held her tongue between her teeth, closed her eyes, and breathed in a deep inhale as the dust-filled scent of the air around her swarmed her flaring nostrils. then, with an eager tug that almost sent her weight falling backwards, sanem yanked open the locker door.

besides a thin veil of dust that coated the locker, sanem's holy grail seemed to sing to her as her eyes fell upon it. a black tape rested on the shelf, the only thing occupying it besides a dead bug curled up in the back corner. there weren't even finger prints in the dust that coated the shelf; just a lone, black tape. her head tilted, long lashes fluttering, tongue pressing against the back of porcelain teeth as her fingers reached out but didn't dare touch the tape, not yet wanting to soil the majesty of the power it likely held with her fingers.

sanem would bask in this moment for as long as time would allow. feeling the aura of potential engulfing the plastic, how it penetrated the pads of her hovering fingers and burned them with a searing heat. what was on it ?? what would it reveal when placed into a projector ?? what truths did its reels of footage hold onto, kept from the world until sanem ALLOWED them to be seen ??

she was practically panting, climbing to a euphoric peak that she had only experienced between sets of silk sheets, one that made the apples of her cheeks rouge and the muscles in her limbs twitch. power was such a beautiful thing, and as she finally allowed the tips of her fingers to graze the edge of the tape, sanem released a slow and shuddering breath.

even if it was footage of her own truth. . . sanem would relish in it. even if it was proof of the skeletons not kept in her closet, but buried six feet below the ground in a graveyard not far from here. skeletons in graves marked by tombs that had the names of her family etched into their faces, a shared date of death scrawled beneath in font she had picked.

even if that was what the tape held, GOD was it fucking beautiful to feel even the potential exposure of her own secret. the potential of her own destruction.

pulling the tape from the locker, sanem raised it to her face, holding it close, breathing so hard the condensation of her breath clung to the plastic's front. the brunette then lowered it to her lips, stamping it with the waxy lipstick she had adorned her lips with. as if sealing the secret, and the power of it, as hers.

then, holding it to her chest like a newborn infant, sanem shut the locker behind her, mindlessly twisting the lock to seal it shut once more. her heart was swelling like an orchestra reaching a crescendo, the sound echoing throughout her body, finding the holes in her soul and filling them with the sweetest symphony.

sanem kemal had received a dare.

and in true sanem kemal fashion, she had completed it.

whatever the tape would reveal, she didn't care, but the feeling of being chosen was one she'd revel in until she was chosen again.

. . . and she WOULD be chosen again.

[simplegenius042]

If you're taking the WIP Folder asks, I would love to hear about A Symbol For A Better World!

Sure thing!

A Symbol For A Better World is the sixth and final installation to my Fallout fic series A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs & Gore, taking place during the events of Fallout 4.

The fic stars Nate Gust Sarid, my Sole Survivor OC, and my other OC, Marissa "Ress" Bishop; they encounter each other in the Commonwealth, with Nate searching for his son Shaun, who had been taken by Conrad Kellog and the Institute, while Ress is hunting down the two leading heads of "the Occult"; the founder and her father, Arcane Urias, and his right hand, Aggravor, whom had killed her brother in The House At The Top (Fallout New Vegas fic). Both Nate and Ress work alongside the Minutemen and the Railroad (as well as a strained partnership with Maxson's Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel) to find both groups and eliminate them, as well as retrieve Shaun. Nate is under the belief that the Institute holds Shaun to indoctrinate him to be apart of their callous cult, while Ress believes that Urias is planning on sacrificing Nate to bring back the Mad Kin of Carnage, Discord, just as he'd done with previous allies that both she and her brother had known (that being the previous Fallout protagonists; Elrand, Finidy, Alph and Ryder, though neither were old enough/alive yet to meet Vega). However, neither Nate and Ress could be farther from the truth.

Not to mention how neither could have expected the carefully crafted orchestration the Institute had over Nate's life, nor the meticulous infiltration of the Occult within the Commonwealth, especially when more threats are being rallied on both Far Harbor and Nuka-World.

As the fate of the Commonwealth is on the brink of destruction, allies and companions must come together now more than ever to put down the threats that hinder a future for a better world in the Wasteland.

This fic is till under heavy construction, and I don't have anything more else to share as of now, but I do have a solid idea where I want to take this finale to A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs, & Gore.

[sapphicmsmarvel]

2023 reading catalog

January

a million to one by adiba jaigirdar 💜

Iron widow by xiran jay zhao 💜

An encore of roses by st gibson 💜

Im a therapist and my patient is going to be the next school shooter by Dr. Harper 💜

I’m a therapist and my patient is in love with a pedophile by Dr. Harper 💜

I’m a therapist and my patient is a vegan terrorist by Dr. Harper 💜

The disturbing incident at lonesome woods boarding school by dr. harper 💜

One dark window by rachel gillig 

February 

The twisted dead by darcy coates 

The house across the lake by riley sager 

Renegades by marissa meyer 🤍

Archenemies by marissa meyer 🤍

Supernova by marissa meyer 🤍

Daisy darker by alice feeney 

March 

The lost apothecary by susan penner 

MHA 37 by kohei horikoshi 

The pronoun lowdown by nevo zisin 

The queen's english by chloe o davis

MHA team up 1 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama 

To make monsters out of girls by amanda lovelace 

MHA team up 2 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama 

JJK 0 by gege akutami 

MHA team up 3 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama 

Hell bent by leigh bardugo 

Spice road by maiya ibrahim 

The stardust thief by chelsea abdullah 

The london seance society by susan penner 💜

All the dangerous things by stacy willingham 

April 

The fae princes by nikki st crowe 

Carnage by sarah bailey 

Final offer by lauren asher. 

Glitch by briana michaels 

Never lie by frieda mcfadden 

The locked door by frieda mcfadden 

The inheritance by cassie cole 

Emily wildes encyclopedia of faeries by heather fawcett 

 The stolen heir by holly black 

May 

Chaos by sarah bailey 

Corrode by sarah bailey 

Cataclysm by sarah bailey 

Howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones 

Fourth wing by rebecca yarros 

Cursed crowns by catherine doyle + katherine webber 

Girls of fate and fury by natasha ngan 💜

We free the stars by hafsah faizal 

A war of two queens by jennifer l armentrout 

The crown of gilded bones by jennifer l armentrout 🤍

Malice by heather walter 💜

Misrule by heather walter 💜

June 

MHA vol 38 by kohei horikoshi 

Sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley 

jjk vol 21 by gege akutami 

jjk vol 22 by gege akutami 

lore olympus vol 4 by rachel smythe 

the fiancee farce by alexandria bellefleur 💜

the only survivors by megan miranda 

what lies in the woods by kate alice marshall 

the last word by taylor adams 

you’re invited by amanda jayatissa 

ward d by freida mcfadden 

once returned by darcy coates 

double pucked by lauren blakely 

mated to the monster by sarah spade 

July

the thicket by noelle w ihli 

the good lie by ar torre

a naughty lesson by mika lane 

love creekwood by becky albertalli 💜

the heartstopper yearbook by alice oseman 💜

demon in the wood by leigh bardugo and dani pendergast 

the young elites by marie lu 

nick and charlie by alice oseman 💜

a haunted road atlas by christine schiefer and em schulz 

the rose society by marie lu 

the midnight star by marie lu 

a wicked education by mika lane 

a sinful classroom by mika lane 

the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag 💜

August

how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix 

the foxglove king by hannah whitten 

seven faceless saints by mk lobb 💜

divine rivals by rebecca ross 

sing me to sleep by gabi burton 

silver in the bone by alexandra bracken 

foxglove by adalyn grace 

assistant to the villain by hannah nicole maehrer 

September

a broken blade by melissa blair 

bonesmith by nicki pau preto 

the angelmaker by alex north 

the family across the street by nicole trope 

October 

the sun and the star by rick riordan and mark oshiro 💜

lore olympus vol 5 by rachel smythe 

the chalice of the gods by rick riordan 

fangs by sarah anderson 

throne of the fallen by kerri maniscalco 

kingdom of the wicked by kerri maniscalco 🤍

kingdom of the cursed by kerri mansicalco 🤍

kingdom of the feared by kerri maniscalco 🤍

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon 💜

catwoman soulstealer by louise simonson, samantha dodge and sarah j maas

starling house by alix e harrow 

November 

savage hate by amanda richardson 

a curse for true love by stephanie garber 

forged by blood by ehigbor okosun 

if i have to be haunted by miranda sun 

heart trick by kristen granata 

the legacy by elle kennedy 

odd man rush by kristen granata 💜

that one night by emily rath 

pucking around by emily rath 💜

pucking ever after vol 1 by emily rath 💜

iron flame by rebecca yarros 

my hero academia team up missions vol 4 by yoko akiyama and koehi horikoshi 

December 

spin the bottle by stephanie alves 

as good as dead by holly jackson 

the lightning thief by rick riordan 🤍

the sea of monsters by rick riordan 🤍

i am not your final girl by claire c holland 

the titans curse by rick riordan 🤍

the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan 🤍

[nerdynikki94]

Starting season 2 again, and it's so interesting to really analyze Hannibal once you realize how deeply and thoroughly he plans everything, you can see the exact moments when he decides to alter his plans or switch into different stages of them. He had plans to frame Will in the 1st season but wavered as they grew closer. In episode 12, once Will started to connect the Copycat with the deaths of Dr. Sutcliffe, Georgia Madchen and 'Abigail', Jack wrote him off. Hannibal tried to persuade Will that he was grasping at straws for his own interests, but even with his brain on fire, Will still couldn’t shut it off; he could sense the truth unfolding before him. It impressed Hannibal, but you can also see the exact second it also made him realize Will was way too close to getting to the truth and needed to be pulled off his scent and, more importantly, he needed to make Will disreputable. Still, in the finale, when Will confronts him, Hannibal continues to try and pull a confession out of him about his 'true nature', certain of that dark connection between them.

Unrelated, but honestly, Freddie Lounds is low key the worst. She pulls a Hannibal season 2 in the first season with Nicholas Boyle by telling him that Abigail is home. She stirs the pot, creates dozens of unnecessary problems, tampers with crime scenes, prints a lot of libel amongst her semi-correct theories, witnesses horrible acts of violence and continues to trek further into the shit and make everything worse. I don't condone murder necessarily, but she kind of has it coming; in the way that Hannibal is partially guilty for what Mason does to Margot, Freddie is partially guilty for a lot of what happens to Abigail. She says she cares what happens to her, but she's constantly manipulating her and orchestrating bad situations for her. If Abigail hadn't killed Nicholas Boyle, Hannibal would never been able to manipulate her; she needed to be at his mercy, and Freddie Lounds was the one who encouraged him to go see her before Marissa Schuur was killed. She didn't care that Abigail was lost and traumatized.

Like Hannibal said, regardless of being her father's lure, Abigail was an innocent. She was a survivor who was afraid of what her father might do to her. She insists that she didn’t help her father kill or disassemble the bodies, so in her mind, she could always maintain some plausible deniability. She couldn't know for sure that her father killed him if she never actually witnessed it. She was raised in a traumatic situation and coped by prioritizing her survival. If she hadn't killed Nicholas Boyle, she never would've had to actually fear prison time. She was still a child; her father put her in a position she never should’ve had to be in, and she just wanted to live. If she was an actual monster, psychopath or whatever, she wouldn't have experienced so much guilt for the deaths of all those girls and to some extent, Nicholas Boyle, once Freddie insisted he was an innocent man.

Time and time again, we see Freddie act as a malicious manipulator in her own right, but she just pretends she's some fly on the wall, when quite often, her actions have a direct effect of hindering cases and destroying lives.

Talk about psychopathic tendencies, yet unlike every other character to come into contact with Hannibal, she gets away practically unscathed, physically and psychologically. Hannibal loathes the discourteous and rude, but despite everything, he never makes any sincere attempt to kill her. Imo she deserves to get got just as much as Bedelia, if not more. That being said, she's a beautiful boss ass bitch, and her cuntishness is ridiculously attractive. Kind of annoying how Jack threatens her at the beginning of the series and then never actually does a single thing about it when she immediately continues to write even more shit about Will.

Season 1 feels like such a freshmen beginning. Don't get me wrong, I love the whole show, but you can see how they were almost trying to start with the crime show format, but season 2 is where the themes and visuals become a lot more abstract and artistic. The show catapults into the stunning structure that it's most recognized for. The relationships are also so much more complicated and expansive; such as Hannibal's methodical decision to engage in a relationship with Alana at the precise time to best alienate and distract her from Will, also working as a way to threaten Will, to push him further.

Also, Mads is shot in such perfect lighting with precise angles that realistically illustrate Hannibal's canonical 'maroon' eyes from the book series, playing with tricks of shadows to deepen the fiery/tawny shade of his eyes without it coming across as cartoonish. It's such an important and intricate detail because of how often his eyes are the focal point of a shot, essential to reading the slightest changes in his expression.

Also, really unrelated, but Hannibal's wardrobe is perfection. Like my real-life aesthetic is a sloppy season 1 Will Graham, but I definitely want the fashion sense of a power-dyke Hannibal Lecter.