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[herelies-j]

[meramyst18]

"When you can sing like that with someone, there’s a small part of you that feels connected to them. That sort of thing that gets under your skin and doesn’t easily come out."

Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkin Reids

[rotta-in-mille-pezzi]

“Mostrare la propria vulnerabilità non è sempre segno di debolezza. Qualche volta può essere una decisione consapevole per far uscire dal guscio un’altra persona”

[warmshell]

In those moments he wished, perversely, that he had never met her, that it was surely worse to have had her for so brief a period than to never have had her at all.

A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

[babegroot]

books i read in 2023: the rehearsals by annette christie

if it's too much work from the beginning, that's a bad sign. but if things are mostly great, you laugh a lot together, you love a lot together, you genuinely want to spend time together, then the work becomes part of it.

[shardulgosawi]

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[monriatitans]

The image was made in Canva; check it out at the [referral] link here!

Artist Shout-Outs Shared

"Current AI 'art' is created on the backs of hundreds of thousands of artists and photographers who made billions of images and spend time, love and dedication to have their work soullessly stolen and used by selfish people for profit without the slightest concept of ethics." – Alexander Nanitchkov

2024 Shout-Outs Total: 142

January: 12

February: 12

March: 14

April: 13

May: 12

June: 11

July: 13

August: 9

September: 9

October: 10

November: 13

December: 14

Shout-Outs Grand Total: 668

Times a Shout-Out was asked to be Removed: 0

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To expand the Opinions & Truth (O&T) blog, I started The Weekend Game Show (WGS) to educate on and discuss game development, to show why video games can take years to make, and to prevent another Cyberpunk 2077 launch scenario. My videos are available on Twitch, YouTube, The Titans' Discord, Steam, Rumble, and Odysee!

In addition, to provide educational material for game designers and artists, and some fun reads, I created a bookshop, powered by Bookshop.org, the Rendezvous Point (RP)! Check it out here!

Also, I share educational quotes to promote literacy, the legitimacy of video games as an artistic medium, and regarding a Cause of the Month to raise awareness, while giving Artist Shout-Outs to human artists to combat AI's spit. Want to learn more about the Artist Shout-Outs? Click here! #createdontscrape

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[its-suanneschafer-author]

My 2024 books read—a paltry three instead of my usual 20 or so—but have been working steading on my new novel. The best of these is Craig Johnson’s Tooth and Nail—a thrilling mystery set in Alaska.

[joyfultunes]

May Wrap-up!

I read three books in May :)

If She Knew by Blake Pierce

This was a really interesting thriller that follows a retired FBI agent named Kate as she struggles to find meaning in her retirement. Then one day, one of her friend's daughter is killed and the killer is unknown. Suddenly, Kate has a purpose and a job again.

The King's Spy by Mark Turnbull

This historical fiction is set during the English Civil War. Maxwell is a soldier in the King's army. He is sent on a mission to retrieve some of the King's papers before they are captured by the enemy, but encounters many unexpected obstacles along the way.

Just the Ticket by Lynn Lamb

This contemporary romantic fiction follows Hannah, who has suddenly won the lottery. Unfortunately, while this windfall is the end of her financial troubles, but only the beginning of a host of other problems.

[littlereadsandteas]

Preorder it if you like slice of life Greek Mythology, the Great British Bake Off, low stakes cozy fantasy by author Gwyneth Lesley.

6 novellas, 5 - 12 page chapters.

[lindsaywin]

#books #booksread #bookthoughts #bookreviews #2023

Need a book recommendation: Read my thoughts on the books I've read in 2023.

[gabbysstuff]

Não quero perguntar por que, pode-se perguntar sempre por que e sempre continuar sem resposta: será que consigo me entregar ao expectante silêncio que se segue a uma pergunta sem resposta? Embora adivinhe que em algum lugar ou em algum tempo existe a grande resposta para mim.

[storizenmagazine]

This is a beautifully written tale set in early to mid-twentieth-century Bombay, full of fascinating details about the textile industry, the rise of "bioscopes" - silent movies - and talkies, and the journey of one family living through it all. Three parts make up the narrative. The first part begins in 1899 and gives readers their first glimpse of the classic Bombay of the past, complete with people wearing dhotis, madras, and dark caps. The main character is Tatya, and the First World War's impact on India's cloth sector is explored in the narrative. Tatya's astute business acumen is soon noticed by his kind teacher Zaveri, who suggests he go alone as a sales representative. Overall, the book is a historical fiction spanning pre-independence and just-independent India, depicting business scenes, royal households, the silent movie-to-voice transition in theaters, the lives of women at various social levels, and other aspects! Grab your copy now. Link in bio! @bookreviewscafe @alephbookco @tejaswini_apte_rahm #books #bookstagram #bookreview #bookrecommendations #booksworthreading #books #bookreader #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrecs #booklover #bookslover #booksrule #booksrecommendation #booksreview #booksread #booksreading #booksreader #booksragram #bookreviewing #storizenmagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/CqS9TKzL0cK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

I drew a wonky #bookstack for my #illustratedlifejournal of all the #middlegradebooks I’ve read so far. I recently finished re-reading #thegiver by #loislowry and then watched the movie. The book was better than I remembered it, but the movie was terrible. There was sooooooo much wrong with it starting with the age of the kids. They were supposed to be 12/13 yr olds. And the changes only get worse from there. I hate when movies get it so horribly wrong. Anyways, I’m having fun with these #illustrations though I wish the #sketchbook I got could handle #watercolors better. That’s what I get for paying attention to the size of the book and not the type of paper. #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #illustrate #booksread #bookstagram #reading https://www.instagram.com/p/CoP4ViWJE30/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lunafiorewrites]

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Hello! I'm a queer speculative fiction author (fantasy, horror, and science fiction) in my 30s. I have, as of now, self-published three titles on this name and am working on the next. I write anything from short stories to novel length works.

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Here are my current published works:

Fantasy

Unbound (Book 1 of the Underhill Series) Books2Read||Itch Store

Don't let them see you. Don't let them notice you. Don't ever step foot in Underhill.

With a deathbed promise to her mother and a curse that exiles her from the realms, Alannah has no intention of ever leaving the fringe. She is content to live her life quietly and unseen by those in the forest. Until she saves a human from a harrowing death at the hands of a Fae prince. Elliot thanks her by upending her life, getting her cat to talk, and convincing her that she isn't as content as she thought. When he finds a possible solution to her curse, the three of them brave the realm of Underhill to find the queen that placed the curse on Alannah's family. Instead of removing the curse, the queen gives Alannah an impossible quest. To find a person of Fae and Witch blood.

Alannah's journey through Underhill is rife with attempted assassinations, new and unexpected allies, and experiences and emotions that Alannah doesn't understand. Underhill is nothing like she imagined. It is strange. It is wonderful. It is full of old and deadly secrets. To survive her journey, she must learn how to rely on others. And Alannah learns that being connected is so much better than being alone. If she succeeds, she'll never have to be alone. But is she ready for the truth and its consequences?

Uncovered (Book 2 of the Underhill Series) Books2Read||Itch Store

Never go into Witches End. There is nothing but death and grief in that soil and everything beyond it is not for us.

Makenna has never belonged. As a fire witch born in a village of healer and blamed for every fire-related incident even if she wasn't at fault, she has always lived on the outside looking in. When Makenna's sister, Niamh, is horribly burned during a ritual, Makenna is chased into the lifeless woods of Witches End. But the woods are not empty. A plea turns into a bargain and Makenna pledges her nights to a shapeshifter named Fen. But Fen has many secrets and Makenna is plunged into the mystery of the Morrigan and the spell performed hundreds of years ago to seal away a terrible foe. All secrets have a price and Makenna just might pay with her life.

Return to Underhill as Makenna uncovers the truth of the goddesses and what it means for her future and the future of Underhill.

The Stories We Tell (Book 1.5 of the Underhill Series) BooksRead||Itch Store

Odhran cannot sleep and he seeks comfort in an unlikely place. Join the main characters of UNBOUND as they trade stories around a campfire and strengthen tenuous bonds. THE STORIES WE TELL is a short story set between the events of UNBOUND and UNCOVERED

Horror

Where Willows Weep Books2Read||Itch Store

f these walls could talk…

Years ago, Jess ran away from her small Southern town and vowed to never return. But when her mother needs a caretaker, Jess is forced back into her childhood home with its rotting floors and growing stains. Reconnecting with her high school sweetheart, Sam, is the bright spot as Jess is haunted by disembodied cries, malicious shadows, and sleepwalking episodes. Will she survive the specters that haunt her home or will the house drown her in its secrets?

WIPs

Untethered (Book 3 of the Underhill Series) #untethered #underhillsaga #underhillseries

Summary: Deirdre goes through life believing he is a regular, boring human but after being attacked by a mutated beast, learns that she is anything but normal and she is definitely not human.

Genre(s): Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Horror Status: Drafting

[shardulgosawi]

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