#beatrice meredith

[greencheekconure27]

Jessie Rose & Béatrice Meredith as Phoebe Meryll in Yeomen of the Guard, 1906-1909

[booksandmore]

all im saying is oliver and james as antonio and sebastian from twelfth night

[eesirachs]

For a school assignment, I'm assembling an anthology around the theme of queer divinity and desire, but I'm having a hard time finding a fitting essay/article (no access to real academic catalogues :/ ), do you know of any essays around this theme?

below are essays, and then books, on queer theory (in which 'queer' has a different connotation than in regular speech) in the hebrew bible/ancient near east. if there is a particular prophet you want more of, or a particular topic (ištar, or penetration, or appetites), or if you want a pdf of anything, please let me know.

essays: Boer, Roland. “Too Many Dicks at the Writing Desk, or How to Organize a Prophetic Sausage-Fest.” TS 16, no. 1 (2010b): 95–108. Boer, Roland. “Yahweh as Top: A Lost Targum.” In Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible, edited by Ken Stone, 75–105. JSOTSup 334. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 2001. Boyarin, Daniel. “Are There Any Jews in ‘The History of Sexuality’?” Journal of the History of Sexuality 5, no. 3 (1995): 333–55. Clines, David J. A. “He-Prophets: Masculinity as a Problem for the Hebrew Prophets and Their Interpreters.” In Sense and Sensitivity: Essays on Reading the Bible in Memory of Robert Carroll, edited by Robert P. Carroll, Alastair G. Hunter, and Philip R. Davies, 311–27. JSOTSup 348. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Graybill, Rhiannon. “Yahweh as Maternal Vampire in Second Isaiah: Reading from Violence to Fluid Possibility with Luce Irigaray.” Journal of feminist studies in religion 33, no. 1 (2017): 9–25. Haddox, Susan E. “Engaging Images in the Prophets: Feminist Scholarship on the Book of the Twelve.” In Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Retrospect. 1. Biblical Books, edited by Susanne Scholz, 170–91. RRBS 5. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013. Koch, Timothy R. “Cruising as Methodology: Homoeroticism and the Scriptures.” In Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible, edited by Ken Stone, 169–80. JSOTSup 334. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 2001. Tigay, Jeffrey. “‘ Heavy of Mouth’ and ‘Heavy of Tongue’: On Moses’ Speech Difficulty.” BASOR, no. 231 (October 1978): 57–67.

books: Ahmed, Sara. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006. Bauer-Levesque, Angela. Gender in the Book of Jeremiah: A Feminist-Literary Reading. SiBL 5. New York: P. Lang, 1999. Black, Fiona C., and Jennifer L. Koosed, eds. Reading with Feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible. Atlanta, GA: SBL Press, 2019. Brenner, Athalya. The Intercourse of Knowledge: On Gendering Desire and “Sexuality” in the Hebrew Bible. BIS 26. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Camp, Claudia V. Wise, Strange, and Holy: The Strange Woman and the Making of the Bible. JSOTSup 320. Gender, Culture, Theory 9. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Chapman, Cynthia R. The Gendered Language of Warfare in the Israelite-Assyrian Encounter. HSM 62. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2004. Creangă, Ovidiu, ed. Men and Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond. BMW 33. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010. Eilberg-Schwartz, Howard. God’s Phallus: And Other Problems for Men and Monotheism. Boston: Beacon, 1995. Huber, Lynn R., and Rhiannon Graybill, eds. The Bible, Gender, and Sexuality : Critical Readings. London, UK ; T&T Clark, 2021. Guest, Deryn. When Deborah Met Jael: Lesbian Biblical Hermeneutics. London: SCM, 2005. Graybill, Rhiannon, Meredith Minister, and Beatrice J. W. Lawrence, eds. Rape Culture and Religious Studies : Critical and Pedagogical Engagements. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2019. Graybill, Rhiannon. Are We Not Men? : Unstable Masculinity in the Hebrew Prophets. New York, NY: Oxford University Press USA, 2016. Halperin, David J. Seeking Ezekiel: Text and Psychology. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993. Jennings, Theodore W. Jacob’s Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel. New York: Continuum, 2005. Macwilliam, Stuart. Queer Theory and the Prophetic Marriage Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible. BibleWorld. Sheffield and Oakville, CT: Equinox, 2011. Maier, Christl. Daughter Zion, Mother Zion: Gender, Space, and the Sacred in Ancient Israel. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2008. Mills, Mary E. Alterity, Pain, and Suffering in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. LHB/OTS 479. New York: T. & T. Clark, 2007. Stökl, Jonathan, and Corrine L. Carvalho. Prophets Male and Female: Gender and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ancient Near East. AIL 15. Atlanta, GA: SBL, 2013. Stone, Ken. Practicing Safer Texts: Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective. Queering Theology Series. London: T & T Clark International, 2004. Weems, Renita J. Battered Love: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Hebrew Prophets. OBT. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1995.

[femmehysteria]

Best Character Named X Poll

FOLLOW @best-character-named-x-poll

I'm doing a series of "Best Character Named X" polls where all the characters have the same first name but are from completely different media, feel free to send in name/charcacter suggestions, I'm posting one poll a day. New polls scheduled for 1:30PM GMT everyday.

ask box closed for now

WILL BE POSTING POLLS ON @best-character-named-x-poll FROM FEB 1ST

If your favourite character is not included in the poll very sorry i have either never heard of them or actively chose not to include them as theres only 6 characters per poll. Characters will only count of that is their first name, surnames do not count.

Round 85: David

Round 86: Tiffany

Round 87: Charlie

Round 88: Sandy

Round 89: Cody

Round 90: Amanda

Round 91: Jeremy

Past Polls and Poll Ideas under the cut

Names that I have a complete list for*

Caroline, Tyler, Louis, Leonard, Rebecca, Steve, Nicole, Isabelle, Victoria, Katherine, Jade, Alex, Sophie, Greg, Jake, Ellie, Isaac, Robin, Tony, Annie, Lisa, Margaret, Oliver, Clark, Kara, Phoebe, Emma, Ruby, Bart, Alfie, Beth, Julian, Nancy, Penny, Margaret, Tessa, Erica, Theresa, George, Kevin, Sebastian, Felix, Martin, Michael, Erin, Caleb, Helen, Charlotte, Kyle, Martha, Diana, Elsa, Gary, Zoe, Connor, Colin, Daisy, Eric, Maya, Adam, Andy, Magnus, Alma, Nora, Alice, Spike, Leon, Marcel, Kim, Juno, Sue, Chris, Otto, Donald, Daphne, Kate, Todd, Ned, Ken, Angel, Judy, Jo, Hazel, Naomi, Diego, Miranda, Joel, Lila, Duncan, Dexter, Meredith, Pearl, Lily, Malcolm, Napolean, Joan, Nico, Jamie, Nadia, Velma, Jill, Kiera, Rory, Evan, Tam, Klaus, Neil, Derek, Michelle, Luna, Laila, Cordelia, Zack, Imogen, Felicity, Cindy, Alicia, Kelly, Alan, April, Astrid, Delilah, Jodie, Claudia, Juliet, Karen, Jonas, Milo, Celia, Hannah, Joy, Ethan, Katya, Aria, Atticus, Ian, Cynthia, Faye, Frank, Boo, River, Corey, Gabrielle, Minerva, Ebony, Zia, Beverly, Rudy, Georgina

Names I have an incomplete list for (welcome to send character suggestions)

Richter, Sean, Troy, Cain, Agatha, Warren, Percy, Reggie, Mina, Ryan, Felicia, Dylan, Josh, Shirley, Debbie, Jared, June, Mabel, Ray, Chad, Moe, Hugh, Fearne, Christine, Joe, August, May, Scarlet, Alana, Leela, Manny, Dean, Francis, Mason, Oscar, Quinn, Guy, Ulrich, Wally, Yasmin, Tobias, Woody, Sabrina, Quentin, Margot, Alina, Matilda, Freya, Kendra, Angus, Ophelia, Leisel, Zelda, Adora, Piper, Scarlet, Sheila, Valentine, Laurie, Laurel, Fitz, Violet, Gabriel, Ford, Artemis, Owen, Bianca, Newton, Summer, Darcy, Noah, Taylor, Miriam, Hugh, Aurora, Hank, Henry, Dawn, Delia, Cosmo, Wanda, Zeke, Cecil, Aiden, Calvin, Ayesha, Beatrice, Parker, Chase, Hunter, Tina, Misty, Amaya, Amara, Harvey, Talia, Tatiana, Tanya, Orion, Eugene, Kit, Bo, Duke, Blue, Cameron, Rudolf, Mara, Marianne, Carl

Feel free to send more suggestions

*subject to change, you can still submit a character if there is no strikethrough if you think theres a character that its an absolute crime i dont add. Please don't suggest anything for the names with a strikethrough as they are polls that are already in my queue waiting to be published.

Past Polls

Round 1: Peter : WINNER: Peter Parker (Spider-Man)

Round 2: Elizabeth : WINNER: Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Round 3: Jason : WINNER: Jason Mendoza (The Good Place)

Round 4: Eve : WINNER: EVE (WALL-E)

Round 5: Fred : WINNER: Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)

Round 6: Rachel : WINNER: Rachel (Animorphs)

Round 7: Arthur : WINNER: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Round 8: Amy : WINNER: Amy Pond (Doctor Who)

Round 9: Tom : WINNER: Tom (Tom and Jerry)

Round 10: Claire : WINNER: Clare Devlin (Derry Girls)

Round 11: James : WINNER: James (Pokemon)

Round 12: Max : WINNER: Max (Black Sails)

Round 13: Simon : WINNER: Simon Belmont (Castlevania)

Round 14: Jane : WINNER: Jane Crocker (Homestuck)

Round 15: Victor : WINNER: Victor Nikiforov (Yuri On Ice)

Round 16: Mary : WINNER: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)

Round 17: Will : WINNER: Will Graham (Hannibal)

Round 18: Laura : WINNER: Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Round 19: Ben : WINNER: Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi (Star Wars)

Round 20: Chloe : WINNER: Chloe Price (Life Is Strange)

Round 21: John : WINNER: Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Round 22: Lydia : WINNER: Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)

Round 23: Mark : WINNER: Marc Spector (Moon Knight)

Round 24: Jess : WINNER: Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad)

Round 25: Theo : WINNER: Theobald Gumbar (Dimension 20: A Crown Of Candy)

Round 26: Sarah: WINNER: Sarah Jane Smith (Doctor Who)

Round 27: Richard : WINNER: Richard Gansey III (The Raven Cycle)

Round 28: Cass : WINNER: Cassandra Cain (Batman)

Round 29: Edward : WINNER: Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Round 30: Carm : WINNER: Carmen Sandiego (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?)

Round 31: Hal : WINNER: HAL9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Round 32: Sid : WINNER: Sydney Adamu (The Bear)

Round 33: Jack : WINNER: Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)

Round 34: Stephanie : WINNER: Stephanie Brown (Batman)

Round 35: Ash : WINNER: Ash Ketchum (Pokemon)

Round 36: Veronica : WINNER: Veronica Sawyer (Heathers)

Round 37: Kurt : WINNER: Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler (X-Men)

Round 38: Eleanor : WINNER: Eleanor Shellstrop (The Good Place)

Round 39: Nathan : WINNER: Nathan Young (Misfits)

Round 40: Fiona : WINNER: Princess Fiona (Shrek)

Round 41: Gale : WINNER: Gayle Waters-Waters (Chris Fleming)

Round 42: Barbara : WINNER: Barbara Millicent Roberts aka Barbie (Barbie)

Round 43: Sam : WINNER: Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)

Round 44: Grace : WINNER: Grace Chastity (Nerdy Prudes Must Die)

Round 45: Barry : WINNER: Barry Bluejeans (The Adventure Zone)

Round 46: Raven : WINNER: Raven (Teen Titans)

Round 47: Dan : WINNER: Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)

Round 48: Mia : WINNER: Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)

Round 49: Matt : WINNER: Matt Murdock (Daredevil)

Round 50: Rose : WINNER: Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Round 51: Robert : WINNER: Robbie Rotten (LazyTown)

Round 52: Lola : WINNER: Lola Bunny (Space Jam)

Round 53: Scott : WINNER: Scott Summers aka Cyclops (X-Men)

Round 54: Olivia : WINNER: Olivia Octavious (Spiderverse)

Round 55: Finn : WINNER: Finn the Human (Adventure Time)

Round 56: Emily : WINNER: Emily Charlton (The Devil Wears Prada)

Round 57: Elliot : WINNER: Eliot Spencer (Leverage)

Round 58: Sonia : WINNER: Sonia (Pokemon)

Round 59: Gideon : WINNER: Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)

Round 60: Jen : WINNER: Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body)

Round 61: Miles : WINNER: Miles Morales (Spider-Man)

Round 62: Lana : WINNER: Lana Skye (Ace Attorney)

Round 63: Spencer : WINNER: Spencer Shay (iCarly)

Round 64: Tracy : WINNER: Tracy Turnbald (Hairspray!)

Round 65: Luke : WINNER: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Round 66: Natalie : WINNER: Natalie Scatorccio (Yellowjackets)

Round 67: Harry : WINNER: Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium)

Round 68: Lucy : WINNER: Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts)

Round 69: Damian : WINNER: Damian Wayne (Batman)

Round 70: Tabitha : WINNER: Tabitha Casper (Dan and Phil Games: Sims 4)

Round 71: Nick : WINNER: Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)

Round 72: Gwen : WINNER: Guinevere (Merlin)

Round 73: Paul : WINNER: Paulette Bonafonte (Legally Blonde)

Round 74: Abigail : WINNER: Abigail Hobbs (Hannibal)

Round 75: Jordan : WINNER: Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby)

Round 76: Donna : WINNER: Donna Noble (Doctor Who)

Round 77: Morgan : WINNER: Morgana (Merlin)

Round 78: Allison : WINNER: Alison Cooper (BBC Ghosts)

Round 79: Patrick : WINNER: Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants)

Round 80: Linda : WINNER: Linda Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Round 81: Philip : WINNER: Philip J. Fry (Futurama)

Round 82: Clarisse : WINNER: Clarisse La Rue (Percy Jackson)

Round 83: Jeff

Round 84: Maria

[paintlesscanvas]

hello! any mail boy/girl/enby id packs? /nf!! tyvm if you accept!

and, just wanted to say..

UR BLOG IS GEN SO HELPFUL HELP LIKE ITS SO NICE AND COOL??? LIKE THERES SO MANY STUFF ON THE LISTS I CANT/pos

✉️ . MAILPERSON SNPTS . .

System Names: carrier doves, the mailboys, the mailgirls, the mailpeople, the travelers, those that walk through the city, those that run away from dogs, the deliverers of packages, those that tip their cap, the package pigeons, the stamp collection, the postpeople, the envelope senders, the satchel carriers, letter lovers, dove coos, pigeon squawks, those at the post office, those sorting through letters, the package receivers, the mail truck drivers, those that open mailboxes, carriers of gifts, deliverers of surprises

Usernames: mail4you, wowtherestrees, runfrmdogs, wavetopeoples, down.town, enveloves, pooostoffice, parcelpigeon, penciiilpals, quiet.townn, ghostatthepost, postprince[ss], carrierpige0n, stiiickersss, penpaaaals, flimsypaperrs, doodledanny, envelopunny, maaailbox, inkyyprints, cloudy.town, deliverydutyy, flutteringd0ve, deliverydove, givingdove, giftsfromyrstruly, doodlesforyoodles, no1postman, penmanshiip, heresanote, pitterpatter, boxesrsoheavy, owboxes, writemealetter, smilingparcels, scaredofbarrrks, atthepostoffice, darlingparcels, packagepirate, envelopes4youu, st.ampsss, inkstaaiins, no1letterlover, siillynotes, sentfromaway, organizetheoffice, summerstrolls, envelopesfrmyou, parcelpwr, lettersletters, ilovemail, messyletters, sendingstuff2you, youvegotmail, letterlvr, lovelylettr, mailmale, smilesformiles, parcelfromadove, writingacrssthewrld, prrttymailgrl, prettyparcelsss, g1ftg1ftg1fts, greetingyouu, dizzypackages, ssillystamps, scribblesilly, dancingletters, mailbooooy, hidinginurmailbox, notesfrmthesky, brightdaaay, proudserviiice, in2urmailbox, bewareofd0g, mailtruckdrvr, openbxes, sootcasee, stackofletters, boxoflovers, envelopeoflove

Names: alexander, alfred, alice, annette, archer, archie, arden, arlo, atticus, august, augustus, autumn, barnaby, bartholomew, basil, beatrice, beau, benedict, benjamin, bennett, birdie, blake, cedric, charlie, chester, cliff, clifford, clive, clyde, cornelius, cory, cullen, darwin, diggory, dom, dominic, dorcas, earnest, edgar, edith, effie, elijah, eliza, emerson, emilio, emmanuel, eugene, everett, fennel, flint, florence, flossie, floyd, ford, gale, galina, genevieve, gideon, glenn, greyson, gwendolyn, harriet, harvey, hattie, hayden, holly, ink, ivan, ivy, josette, josie, july, june, kane, kate, katherine, kay, kendell, kinley, kip, kleo, leo, logan, maeve, maggie, malcolm, marion, margot, marlowe, marshall, matilda, mayfaire, melvile, meredith, milton, minnie, molly, mortem, mortimer, nadira, nancy, nannie, navy, neith, nelda, nellie, nells, nettie, ninette, noah, noel, noemi, norman, note, oakley, odette, oliver, orson, orville, oswald, otto, parcel, parker, polly, posey, presley, quill, quinton, ralph, randall, raymond, reed, reid, rhett, romee, rory, rowan, rye, sabina, sawyer, scout, silas, sloane, spencer, stanford, stanley, summer, susan, tallulah, tatum, thelma, thena, thisbe, thomas, tibby, tillie, timothy, tinker, toby, tom, torin, trey, troy, violet, virgil, walden, walter, warren, willard, willow, winnie, woody

Pronouns: letter/letters, mail/mails, write/writes, pen/pens, ink/inks, note/notes, deliver/delivers, gift/gifts, scribble/scribble, doodle/doodles, carry/carry, give/gives, walk/walks, hum/hums, parcel/parcels, package/packages, box/boxs, stamp/stamps, sticker/stickers, smile/smiles, proud/prouds, newspaper/newspaper, envelope/envelope, sun/suns, mailbox/mailboxs, pencil/pencil, scrabble/scrabble, sketch/sketchs, house/houses, satchel/satchels, bag/bags, hello/hellos, twine/twines, string/strings, wrap/wraps, town/towns, cloud/clouds, clutch/clutchs, send/sends, post/posts, office/office, sort/sorts, organize/organizes, rain/rains, flimsy/flimsys, thin/thins, street/streets, apartment/apartments, greet/greets, pass/pass’, road/roads, home/homes, locker/lockers, wave/waves, cheerful/cheerfuls, joy/joys, old/olds, weathering/weatherings, service/services, dog/dogs, truck/trucks, fence/fences, sign/signs, slot/slots, city/citys, drawer/drawers, pin/pins, 🫶, 🌳, 🍃, 🍂, 🪹, ☀️, 🥖, 🥠, 🪃, 🛹, 🎫, 🎼, ♟️, 🚐, 🛞, 🚦, 🚏, 🗽, 🏢, 🏘️, 🏙️, 🎞️, 📺, 📻, 🕰️, 💵, 🪙, 🩹, 🧺, 🚪, 🪟, 🧧, ✉️, 📨, 💌, 📦, 🏷️, 🪧, 📪, 📫, 📬, 📭, 📮, 📜, 📃, 📋, 🗞️, 🗂️, 📔, 🧷, 🖊️, 🖋️, 🖇️, 📝, 🧳

Titles: the cheerful giver, prn who presses stamps to letters, the delivery thing, bringer of mail, prn who delivers packages, the penner of letters, the deliverer of mail, the mailboy, the mailgirl, the mailperson, prn who walks the streets, prn who drives the mail truck, gifter of deliveries, prn who strolls through the city, prn who gives mail [to those who need it], the mailman, the mailperson, the mailwoman, the carrier pigeon, prn who carries mail through the sky, the carrier dove, prn who drops mail from the skies

[bronzebookwyrm]

Heads Up 7-Up

Thank you for the tag @indecentpause! Here's 7 lines!

He kicks the wagon door, “Ma! Beatrice! Let me in!”

After a minute or two, floorboards creak and the door opens to Beatrice, grumbling while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, “Thing, why are you out of the wagon, these people hate us?”

Then, she looks at the body in his hands, “Thing, ma just got bodies from the graveyard last week.”

He barges in beside her, humming over his shoulder, “I'm not bringing just a body! This is someone!”

Setting them down on the table, “I wouldn't feed them to the mushrooms!”

Sighing as she shuts the door, “Where did you even find them?”

“That tree at the very edge of the town with all the hanging bodies!"

Heads Up 7-Up

tagged by @oh-no-another-idea to share seven(ish) lines!

The guitarist beside her, a tall, lithe woman with long wavy red hair, clears her throat and leans into her mic. “Check. Much less interesting background vocal check.” A small grin tugs at your mouth. There’s only four of them and no brass, so they must be more ska-punk. Danny turns to you, about to speak when the lead vocalist says, “Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out! We are Cacophony of Dissonance! Let’s go!” The drummer taps her sticks above her head. “Onetwofuckyou!” Josselin jumps at the music starting so abruptly. You barely notice Danny’s head swivel back toward the stage, his eyes wide his mouth hanging open. You glance over, following his gaze. He’s staring at the guitarist, who has a voice like an angel who’s swallowed a razor blade.

tagging @tamiveldura @bronzebookwyrm @klywrites @prettytothinkso @frostedlemonwriter

@comicgoblinwrites to share seven or so sentences!

[novakaiserart]

Fan-made Awakening Children

so after I started the 3h AU with awakening kids, I thought "hey why wouldn't I use those fan-made characters and put them in awakening?" and so I did

In order: Frederick's daughter, Beatrice Stahl's son, Noah Ricken's son, Edgar Gregor's daughter, Anastasia Lon'qu's daughter, Bun'ko Kellam's daughter, Meredith Henry's daughter, Alice Vaike's son, Mikael Gaius's son, Vincent Libra's daughter, Rosalynn Donnel's son, Connor Basilio's son, Nicholas Flavia's daughter, Regina Virion's daughter, Penelope Tiki's son, Mars Aversa's daughter, Elisabella Gangrel's son, Ezra Yen'fay's son, Kazu'sa Say'ri's son, Yuu'ya Walhart's son, Walhart II Emmeryn's daughter, Genevieve

[toavoidtherush]

grief is perhaps the last and final translation of love

heidi priebe, as long as there is love there will be grief / sherita walker, the silent voice / taylor swift, bigger than the whole sky / jamie anderson / mantua, the lovers of voldero / fortessa latifi, the truth about grief / lord huron, in the wind / wandavision, previously on / meredith martinez, when i say love / lemony snicket, the beatrice letters / twin peaks, northwest passage / brenna twohy, a coworker asks if i'm still sad / richard siken, the worm king's lullaby / yellowjackets, old wounds / victoria chang, obit / sleeping at last, saturn / ilya repin, ivan the terrible and his son ivan / noor hindi, against death / silas denver melvin, poem in which the vulture flees / star wars: the clone wars, victory and death / sufjan stevens, fourth of july.

[thetorturedmusesdept]

Plotting Call - Winter Market

Below the cut is a plotting/starter call for the Winter Market! I will be capping everyone working the market at 3 starters max, and everyone attending at 2 max. Below I have outlined whether or not my muse will be working at the market, attending, or not attending, as well as plot ideas. Please like this/react to my post of this in the discord to plot, and reply to this post with any starters you want!

Starting with muses that are working at the Winter Market:

Alice Kingsleigh: Face/Body Painting (Starters: 0/3)

Alice will be doing face/body painting! She does really cool stuff involving jewels and glitter and whatnot. I'd love some people who get some art done by her!

Bean: Elf (Starters: 0/3)

Bean is likely only going to be Elf for a day before getting permanently forever banned from the position. I'd love some people who things just go terribly wrong with involving her. Maybe she made the wrong joke or implied Santa wasn't real to a kid, etc! Bean is just notoriously awful at jobs and this is no different.

Caitlyn Kiramman: Security (Starters: 0/3)

Caitlyn is working Security so they are around if you need anything!

Jack Frost: Spirit of Winter (Starters: 0/3)

As the Spirit of Winter, Jack is having fun! He's nipping cold at people's noses, sprinkling them with snowflakes, starting snowball fights, and encouraging people to make snow angels!

Lilo Pelekai: Photographer (Starters: 0/3)

Lilo is running around as a general Photographer at various spots for photo ops. She's also just taking random candids with her polaroid for funsies.

Marie: Singer (Starters: 0/3)

Marie will be performing as a singer, mainly singing some classic Christmas songs as well as mostly modern pop Christmas songs by people like Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande, etc. Come see her after the show!

Melody: Jewelry Booth (Starters: 0/3)

Melody has her own little jewelry booth where she will be selling various accessories she's made! Stop by and maybe find some good gift ideas!

Persephone: Plant Booth (Starters: 0/3)

Of course, Persephone's Playground has a small plant booth. Mainly for holiday themed plants like poinsettias and some out of season plants that have been infused with her gifts to have survived the weather. Stop on by!

Sibella Dracula: Holiday Formal Clothing Booth (Starters: 0/3)

Sibella is working her own clothing booth. It's mainly intricate and fancy holiday formal wear. Everything is handmade by her!

Vanessa Shelly/Vanny: Security/Masked Menace (Starters: 0/3)

Vanessa will be working security for the market. She is there if you need anything at all. However, at other times, uh.... Vanny may be calling the shots, which might mean a Bunny costume and terrorizing folks.

Woody Pride: Security (Starters: 0/3)

Of course as Sheriff, Woody is making sure things are safe as can be at the market. He will be on high alert for anything suspicious or unusual.

Muses that are attending the Winter Market:

Abigail (Starters: 0/2)

Beatrice (Starters: 0/2)

Catra (Starters: 0/2)

Chiaki Nanami (Starters: 0/2)

Connor RK800 (Starters: 0/2)

Dash Parr (Starters: 0/2)

Evelyn Serpeni (Starters: 0/2)

Gareth Parry (Starters: 0/2)

Inuyasha (Starters: 0/2)

Jane Bennet (Starters: 0/2)

Jennifer Check (Starters: 0/2)

Jim Hawkins (Starters: 0/2) Juliet (Starters: 0/2)

Lara Croft (Starters: 0/2)

Louise Belcher (Starters: 0/2)

Mary Jane Watson (Starters: 0/2)

Megara (Starters: 0/2)

Meredith Grey (Starters: 0/2)

Millie (Starters: 0/2)

Mittens (Starters: 0/2)

Rosie (Starters: 0/2)

Muses that will not be attending the Winter Market:

Hades

Marcus

[killed-by-choice]

“Alvilda Roe” (Denmark 1961–1969)

In 1970, the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Frederiksberg Hospital published a study on the statistics and effects of “therapeutic” legal abortions. “Alvilda” was one of three women whose deaths were recorded in the data.

Sometime between 1961 and 1969, Alvilda underwent a saline abortion. She contracted sepsis and died of septic shock.

The saline abortion method was highly dangerous. No matter how the law or the university classified it, the fatal procedure was inherently hazardous, not “therapeutic.”

Others killed by saline abortion include Linda Boom, Christella Marie Forte, Kathryn Strong, Cheryl Tubbs, Jackie Bailey, Lynn McNair, Gwendolyn Drummer, Twila Coulter, Angel Dardie, Carmen Rodriguez, Nathalie Meyers, Barbara Riley, Elizabeth Tsuji, Beverly Agnes, Francesca Sardina, “Molly” (USA 1975), “Becky” (USA 1971), “Emmeline” (UK 1967), “Emelia” (UK 1966), “Elizabeth” (1966), “Lana” (USA 1973), “Lexi” (USA 1970), “Lori” (USA 1970), “Lottie” (USA 1970), “Jenny” (UK 1971), “Melissa” (USA 1992), “Malorie” (USA 1974), “Wendy” (USA 1972), “Abigail” (USA 1971), “Phyllis” (USA ~1971), “Trinity” (USA ~1975), “Coral” (USA 1971), “Chryssie” (USA 1975), “Nancy” (USA 1972), “Erica” (USA 1974), “Anita” (USA 1971), “Vicki” (USA 1971), “Beth” (USA 1971), “April” (USA 1971), “Sara” (USA 1972), “Barbara” (USA 1971), “Beatrice” (USA, year unspecified), “Christi” (1972), “Erica” (1974), “Ellen” (1974), “Eleanor” (USA 1973), “Melanie” (1979), “Martha” (1973), “Willow” (1983), “Meredith” (1979), “Sheila” (USA ~1971), “Jade” (USA 1973), “Raiza” (Yugoslavia ~1969), and “Sierra” (country of death unspecified).

https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1879-3479.1970.tb00305.x

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Complications-to-Therapeutic-Abortions-Olsen-Nielsen/f9a568dac4ed6222db7a114c12e47cc5531ec790

https://archive.org/details/sim_lying-in_1972-02_8_2/page/68/mode/1up?view=theater

[fashionbooksmilano]

Philip Treacy Unlikely Sculpture

Paula Reed, Meredith Etherington-Smith

Edizioni Charta, Milano 2011, 69 pagine, 17.78 x 24.13 cm, English-Italian, ISBN 88-8158-3550

euro 35,00

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Mostra  Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano 2001 a cura di Beatrice Trussardi e Stefan Bartlett

No one who loves hats can resist the wonderful tale of Philip Treacy, the Irish hatter. Born in County Galway to a large family (seven brothers and a sister), Treacy was taught to hold a sewing needle by his village school teacher. With the needle, he has gone on to free the hat from the dictums of fashions and trends, creating sculptures for the crown out of veils, feathers, artificial flowers, straw and gauze, as well as shadows and illusion. "I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats," he reflects. "They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play."

24/03/23

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[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Much Ado About Nothing

Bringing back the bard for the final dreamcast of July! The leads were pretty easy to cast right away due to the chemistry, but even the supporting roles I think are well cast. Just be sure to check out and share around the polls for what new dreamcasts you want to see next month, and what dreamcasts you want to see revised for August.

Joey Richter as Benedick

Lauren Lopez as Beatrice

Curt Mega as Claudio

Kim Whalen as Hero

Corey Dorris as Don Pedro

Jeff Blim as Don John

Dylan Saunders as Leonato

Joe Moses as Dogberry

Davis Hamilton as Balthasar

Jim Povolo as Borachio

Nico Ager as Conrade

Rachael Soglin as Margaret 

Lily Marks as Ursula

Nick Lang as Verges

Bryce Charles as Messenger

Meredith Stepien as First Watchman

Nick Strauss as Sexton

James Tolbert as Second Watchman

Joe Walker as Friar Francis

Understudies: Bryce Charles (Hero), Nick Gage (Borachio, Verges, Friar Francis, Sexton), Arielle Goldman (Margaret, Ursula, First Watchman, Messenger), Brian Holden (Benedick, Conrade, Second Watchman), Meredith Stepien (Beatrice), Nick Strauss (Don John, Leonato), James Tolbert (Claudio, Balthasar), Joe Walker (Don Pedro, Dogberry)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

[endlessly-cursed]

fankids appreciation week: family dynamics - the somerset family (920-present)

featuring: odalric the red, denegifu of scotland, juliana of york, akelda the tragic, cuthfelda of ireland, hilda the smith, agatha of kent ( @that-scouse-wizard ) vincent somerset, alexandra somerset, lenore somerset, jocelyn somerset, morwenna somerset, gia somerset ( @gaygryffindorgal ) lawrence somerset, philip somerset, elizabeth somerset, gia somerset ii, ruby somerset ; diana somerset & beatrice somerset ( @camillejeaneshphm ) felicity, constance & meredith somerset

[the-darkness-does-not-bargain]

Shartan 9: 5-7

A snippet of another scene from my Warrior Nun Dragon Age AU, set in DA: Inquisition.  Part of a larger chapter about Ava and Beatrice developing their connection (by having an argument, of course) and Ava talking about her past before the Conclave.  This snippet is between Mary and Ava, where Mary (god love her) does something she never did in the show, which is ask Ava seriously about her experiences.  If this sounds interesting to you, you can check out my dragon age au tag and see the previous posts talking about the setting :D.

Mary pushes down on your shoulder until you sit in the rickety-looking chair.  “Your ass better stay in that seat until I’m back, you understand?”  Then she turns and marches toward the bar.  You fix your gaze on the wood grain of the table and focus on ignoring the stares of the randos milling about the tavern.  You spent so many years being ignored by almost everyone, and you hated it, but now it seems you can’t escape being the center of attention, and you hate that just as much.

Mary returns and thunks a wooden tankard in front of you before taking the seat across from you.  You peer into the mug suspiciously, seeing only an unfamiliar frothy, amber liquid inside.

“It’s just beer,” Mary elaborates when it’s clear you don’t know what you’re looking at.  “Try it.”

You pick up the mug gingerly and take a sip.  Which you promptly spit out onto the floor next to you.

“Hey, no spitting!” The bartender shouts at you.

Mary, meanwhile, is laughing into her own pint at your expense.  “Okay, that was funny, not gonna lie.”

“That’s beer?!” You squeak, looking at the tankard like a demon might pop out of it.  You knew what beer was, of course, theoretically.  The Templars were always talking about it.  Drinking beer, running out of beer, “when are we getting more beer in?” etc.  Some of the other prisoners would talk about it too, always with a wistful or nostalgic tone as obviously they weren’t allowed to have any.  “Why would anyone drink that?!”

“It’s an acquired taste,” Mary responds, still chuckling.  “Give it a few more sips.  It might grow on you.”

“I fucking doubt it,” you say, to which she shrugs.  She doesn’t say anything for a time, instead listening to the bard wrap up her current song, something about an “empress of fire”.  When it does, she looks back at you, and the lighthearted mood becomes serious.

“Now, clearly the subject makes you a little touchy, but I’m gonna need you not to clam up about this until I’ve at least asked the question.”

You grip your tankard tightly and shrink back from her.  “No promises,” you respond, earning a sigh.

She takes another gulp from her beer.  After nearly another minute of silence, in which you pray that she’s changed her mind, she asks, “Why were you really in Aeonar?”

You let the tankard go before you give yourself a splinter, leaning back in your chair and crossing your arms.  “You already heard why.  They sent me there when I was just a kid.”

“And they wouldn’t just do that for no reason.”

You scoff.  “Shows what you fucking know."  She holds up a hand to stop your tirade before it can start.

“Baby girl, I do know.  I know what the Templars have been up to, I lived in Kirkwall, remember?  Anders was one of my best friends.”  She leans forward, holding your gaze.  “My point is that the Templars can’t act without official justification.  Or couldn’t, I suppose.  Even in Kirkwall it took years to get as bad as it did because Meredith had to go through official channels, up until the point she really lost it, which is when we took her down.  What I’m saying is they couldn’t have sent you to Aeonar without written approval, some evidence and documentation.”  She taps her fingers idly against the side of her pint.

You stare at her, hard, searching her face.  She holds your stare, undeterred, until you snort darkly, quietly, and drop your eyes to the table again.  “What more evidence do they need in the wake of a purge?”  You ask.  “And what documentation would they have filed in the middle of a Blight?”

She stills, her fingers ceasing their steady beat.  “What are you saying?”  You can see in her eyes that the pieces are starting to fall into place.

“I don’t think you want to hear it.”

“Fuck that,” she denies, leaning further forward.  “Tell me.”

It’s hard to think about and harder to say, even after 11 years.  You feel as though a burning coal has taken up residence in your throat as you struggle with the words.

“I was in Kinloch Hold,” you reveal.  “At the Circle Tower.”

“...Shit.”  She curses, leaning away until she hits the back of her chair.  She stares at you, as if hoping you’ll suddenly change your answer, then, “Shit!”

“Yeah,” you say dully, taking a morose sip of your drink.  The taste doesn’t magically improve, but you are able to keep it down.  You push away the memories of that night, of hiding with the other children, watching Senior Enchanter Wynne battle demons outside the protective barrier.  You were the last child she had rescued, and the only reason you had survived at all was because she risked her life to carry you to safety.

"You were one of the survivors?  One of the kids Wynne saved?"  You nod.  Mary sucks in a breath through her teeth.

Although you hadn't recognized Mary at first, you do remember them, the Hero of Ferelden and her friends.  How they burst into the room after the Senior Enchanter battled a relentless line of demons to defend you.  You remember thinking that the Hero, Shannon, looked really pretty and cool, in her Grey Warden armor, with her shining sword and a bright red braid whipping behind her.  You'd thought the same of Mary, and still do (not that you will ever say so).

"They really sent you all to Aeonar after we left?"

You shrug.  "First Enchanter Irving had no power after you guys left, and Senior Enchanter Wynne went with you, so there was no one to object.  Apart from us, and who cares what a bunch of kids thought?"  You swallow.  "They didn't even wait a week."

There's silence for a minute or two, in which Mary continues to stare at you and you struggle to swallow another bitter sip of beer.

Finally, she says, "Fuck.  I'm sorry, kid.  I really am."

You shrug again, a little stiffly, trying not to question if this is the first time anyone has apologized to you.  "You don't have to.  I mean, I get it.  I do.  You guys kinda had more important stuff to worry about, like saving the world," you joke mirthlessly.

"Still, we should have said something, done something… I don't know.  We wouldn't have agreed to it.  Shannon wouldn't have agreed to it."

"She seemed pretty cool," you admit, because the wistfulness and regret decorating her face makes you uncomfortable.  "You all seemed really cool.  You just sort of busted in and started kicking ass.  It was kind of awesome."

She snorts, lips lifting in a small smile.  "When Shannon gets back, I'll tell her you said that.  Or better yet, you can tell her yourself."

[exuberantoddity]

hey if anyone walks to ask about OC horseshit

idk have a list

pick a name to ask about if one catches your eye

Rotan (fantasy) : Branellus Montmarc, Do’Andr, Aenor Minanorin, Camila, Fionn the Quick, Sheriff Friedmann, Nero of Allenwood, Spina of Allenwood, Cincinnatus

Erdezwei (milsurp fantasty) (Crossover-influenced RP timeline for completeness): Joel Maravalle, Lilith Maravalle, CERA Maravalle, Bill Maravalle, Anton Maravalle, Aleksanteri, Minna, Juno, Janus, Branellus, Parisius, Do’Andr But A Shark

Spookzones (modern supernatural/supheroes): Meredith Lang, Adrian Lang, Erik Lang, Amanda, Levi Maravalle, Michael Maravalle, Vincent Maravalle, Stephen Maravalle, Cordelia Maravalle, Teresa Maravalle, Connor Maravalle, Harold Cash, Thomas Cash, Elijah Nicks, Amos Sunday, Josie Sunday, Fionn Maravalle, Daniel, Kagome Alfonsi, Aki Lemongrass, Ezekiel Nicolau,

Protectorate (transhumanist sci-fi time): Montgomery Irons, Beatrice Irons, Rutherford Irons

honse: Argent Aegis

[harvey-from-galarvey]

May I ask what is your team of mons at your disposal?

Sure thing!

I've got a dedicated page that anyone can refer back to if you want the specifics about my main team, but the lowdown is:

Marcus the Inteleon Meredith the Espeon Paisley the Zoroark Simon the Lucario Wilhelmina the Frosmoth Dennis the Toxtricity (Amped Form)

…and as of more recently, I’ve had the fortune of adopting a Snivy, whom I’ve named Tyrone (or Roni, for short).

-

As well as those, I’ve spent a lot of time around my parents and their Partner Pokémon:

Beatrice the Eevee (...Well, she's more like a family pet than anyone's specific partner)* Reuben the Corviknight (my mother's) Sebastian the Obstagoon (my father's)

And... at this point, it almost feels like bragging-- which, I assure you, dear anon, is not the point..!-- I've done a fair bit of travelling in my time, and helped out with research on behalf of a couple of regions' Pokémon Professors, which, naturally, involved catching quite a few other species...

*We lost Beatrice on the 18th of February 2023, to natural causes.