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jadhen zindagi aawhaan kee mathahoon ۽ khushk chhadi nadi ahi maan ajj rat tunhanji dar tay rahandes jekadhan tohan kee madd jee zaroorat aheen jekadhan tohan kee madd jee zaroorat aahe maan shahr june roshaniyoon band kare chhadendos aaun kor galayeindsa dhoko deendasi aaun darkhwast kundos ۽ rashut deendas aawhaan kee chago karan laae aawhaan kee chago karan laaa jadhen dushman tunhenji dar tay honda ahan aaun tokey jang khaan restoux khani weendas jekadhan tohan kee madd jee zaroorat aheen jekadhan tohan kee madd jee zaroorat aahe tunhanji umeed hik tar saan lutki rahi aahe aaun tunhanji dikh ۾ shareek theendas aawhaan kee chago karan laae aawhaan kee chago karan laaa moon kee iman aanen jaa sabb diyo the ton moon laae beh aeen ie kandeen ۽ aau aawhaan laaa in kee aawhaan laaa kando, aawhaan laaa beebeyee aaeon aggati neh wadhee rahyo ahyan tunhanji wajan khaan ghano poe tusan piyar kundos tunhanji laae tunhanji laae ton kadahan beh akelo nand neh kandeen tunhanji wajan khaan ghano poe tusan piyar kundos ۽ aawhaan jee wajan khaan ghano poe, waya, waya jadahan ton mujasmi wanger paijee wenden aaeon tohan kee pakran laaa ati ahyan tokey piran tay rakhiye ton piran tay ۽ jekadhan aawhaan jo koh khali ahi. ka shea moon kee rooki neh saghandy moon kee badhayo the tohan kee chha ghurje tohan kee chha jee zaroorat aheen maan emandari saan hawali karyan tho tohan hamesha moon laaa sagyo kiyo aahe tanhan kareeye aau aawhaan laae aawhaan laaa kando beebeyee moon tay moween neh ahyan maan tusan ghano poe piyar kundos

jevitha obbev ihalat ha villiv thabon vit mamma ad ra t yougae door gavya innam. obbott udav avash name, obbott udav avash name mamma nagara viduli pahan vasa damomy mamma boru kinnam, vancha karanava, mamma illenava sah allas dennam obbev hocin kirrimate, obbev hocin kirrimate sathuran obe dorakad sitin vit mamma you yuddhanan aran yannam. obbott udav avash name, obbott udav avash name nulakin ellen obe balaport mamma obe duke vedanna valet havul vannemy obbev hocin kirrimate, obbev hocin kirrimate mate vishvasa karanna hethu kianne obath ma venuven a dem karan buv mamma ake you venuven, you venuven karanava. baba, mamma idiriat yanne nah. mamma whaaat aderai you nathi vunat passa. ob venuven, ob venuven whaaat kavadavat thanium nidaganna ba mamma whaaat aderai you nathi vunat passa. a vagam godak kalekate passa you gua, gua, gua. ob pilimek mane vaten vit you allaganna mamma innava. obbev obe depa math thbbann, ob obe pad math obe lih his name kisim dayak mav valakvanne nah mate kianne whaaat monavad one kiala whaaat monavad one? mamma avankavam yatte vemi ob samvitam ma venuven ekem dae ker ath a nisa, mamma e ob venuven, ob venuven karannam baba, mamma mocketa na. mamma obbott boho culektel puss obbott ader karamy

Wakati maisha yanakuacha juu na kavu Nitakuwa kwenye mlango wako usiku wa leo Kama unahitaji msaada, kama unahitaji msaada Nitaweka taa za jiji Nasema uongo, nitakudanganya, nitaomba na kutoa rushwa Make You Beautiful, Make You Well Adui anapokuwa mlangoni mwako Nitakuchukua kutoka kwenye vita Kama unahitaji msaada, kama unahitaji msaada Matumaini yako yanafifia kwa kamba Nitashiriki katika mateso yako Make You Beautiful, Make You Well Nipe sababu za kuamini Ungefanya vivyo hivyo kwa ajili yangu Na mimi kufanya hivyo kwa ajili yenu, kwa ajili yenu Kid, I'm Not Walking Nitakupenda sana baada ya kuondoka Kwa ajili yako, kwa ajili yako Kamwe usilale peke yako Nitakupenda sana baada ya kuondoka Na muda mrefu baada ya kuondoka, umeondoka, umeondoka Ukianguka kama sanamu Ngoja nikupeleke hapa nikuone Weka miguu yako, wewe juu ya miguu yako Na kama kisima chako ni tupu Hakuna kitu kitakachonizuia Niambie unahitaji nini Unahitaji nini? Ninajisalimisha kwa uaminifu Umefanya vivyo hivyo kwa ajili yangu Nitafanya hivyo kwa ajili yako, kwa ajili yako Mtoto, mimi si movin' juu ya Nitakupenda muda mrefu baada ya wewe

Cuando la vida te deja alto y seco Estaré en tu puerta esta noche Si necesitas ayuda, si necesitas ayuda Apagaré las luces de la ciudad Mentiré, engañaré, rogaré y sobornaré Para curarte, para curarte Cuando los enemigos están en tu puerta Te llevaré lejos de la guerra Si necesitas ayuda, si necesitas ayuda Tu esperanza colgando de un hilo Compartiré tu sufrimiento Para curarte, para curarte Dame razones para creer Que tú harías lo mismo por mí Y lo haría por ti, por ti Cariño, no voy a seguir adelante Te amaré mucho después de que te hayas ido Para ti, para ti Nunca dormirás solo Te amaré mucho después de que te hayas ido Y mucho después de que te hayas ido, te hayas ido, te hayas ido Cuando caes como una estatua Voy a estar ahí para atraparte Te pongo de pie, tú de pie Y si tu pozo está vacío Nada me lo impedirá Dime lo que necesitas ¿Qué necesitas? Me rindo honestamente Siempre has hecho lo mismo por mí Así que lo haría por ti, por ti Cariño, no voy a seguir adelante Te amaré mucho después de ti

Marka nafi kaa dhigto mid sare oo engegaaga Caawa waxaan joogi doonaa albaabkaaga Hadii aad u baahantahay cawinaad, hadii aad u baahantahay cawinaad Waan xiri donaa nalalka magaalada Waan been sheegi doonaa, khiyaameyn doonaa, waan baryi doonaa oo laaluushka inaan ku caafimaad siiyo, si aad u caafimaadsatid Marka ay cadaawaadu albaabkaaga joogaan Waan idin xambaarsanayaa dagaal wado aad ka soo dagaal Hadii aad u baahantahay cawinaad, hadii aad u baahantahay cawinaad Rajadaada dangling by xadhig Waxaan la qeybsanayaa dhibaatadaada inaan ku caafimaad siiyo, si aad u caafimaadsatid Ii sheeg sababo aan ku rumaysanayo In aad sidaas oo kale ii sameyn lahaydeen Oo waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aad aad, aad u Ilmo, Anigu kuma dhaqaaqayo Waan ku jeclaan doonaa muddo dheer ka dib markii aad tagtay Waayo, waxaad tahay Waligaa keligaa ma seexan doontid Waan ku jeclaan doonaa muddo dheer ka dib markii aad tagtay Oo muddo dheer ka dib markii aad tagtay, way tagtay, way tagtay Markaad sida taallad u dhacdid Waxaan ahay gon' waxaa si aad u qabto aad Cagaha ku saaro, cagahana isku saar, Hadduu ceelkaagu madhan yahay. Ma aha wax igu hor istaagi doona Ii sheeg waxa aad u baahan tahay Maxaad u baahan tahay? Waxaan si daacadnimo ah isu dhiibaa Waxaad had iyo jeer sidaas oo kale u sameeyo aniga ii Markaa, waan kuu sameyn lahaa adiga, adiga waxaad Baby, Anigu ma ihi movin' on Waan ku jeclaan yhay waqti dheer ka dib

Ko te življenje pusti visoko in suho Nocoj bom pred tvojimi vrati Če potrebujete pomoč, če potrebujete pomoč Ugasnil bom mestne luči Lagal bom, goljufal, prosil in podkupoval Da bi te naredil zdravega, da bi te naredil zdravega Ko so sovražniki pred vašimi vrati Odnesel te bom iz vojne Če potrebujete pomoč, če potrebujete pomoč Vaše upanje visi na vrvici Delil bom tvoje trpljenje Da bi te naredil zdravega, da bi te naredil zdravega Daj mi razloge za verjemanje Da bi enako storil zame In to bi storil zate, zate Dragi, ne grem naprej Ljubim te še dolgo po tem, ko te ne bo več Za vas, za vas Nikoli ne boste spali sami Ljubim te še dolgo po tem, ko te ne bo več In še dolgo po tem, ko te ni več, ni več, ni več Ko padeš kot kip Tam bom, da te ujamem Postavite se na noge, vi na noge In če je vaš vodnjak prazen Nič me ne bo preprečilo Povejte mi, kaj potrebujete Kaj potrebuješ? Iskreno se predajam Vedno si delal enako zame Torej, to bi naredil zate, zate Dragi, ne bom se premikal naprej Ljubila te bom še dolgo po tebi

Keď ťa život nechá v suchu Dnes večer budem pri tvojich dverách Ak potrebujete pomoc, ak potrebujete pomoc Zhasnem svetlá mesta Budem klamať, podvádzať, budem prosiť a podplácať Aby ste sa uzdravili, aby ste sa uzdravili Keď sú nepriatelia pred vašimi dverami Odnesiem ťa z vojny Ak potrebujete pomoc, ak potrebujete pomoc Tvoja nádej visiaca na šnúrke Budem sa podieľať na tvojom utrpení Aby ste sa uzdravili, aby ste sa uzdravili Dajte mi dôvody veriť Že ty urobíš to isté pre mňa A urobil by som to pre teba, pre teba Zlato, nepohnem sa ďalej Budem ťa milovať ešte dlho po tom, čo odídeš Pre vás, pre vás Nikdy nebudete spať sami Budem ťa milovať ešte dlho po tom, čo odídeš A dlho potom, čo si preč, preč, preč Keď padáš ako socha Budem tam, aby som ťa chytil Postaviť ťa na nohy, postav sa na nohy A ak je vaša studňa prázdna Nič mi nezabráni Povedzte mi, čo potrebujete Čo potrebuješ? Úprimne sa vzdávam Vždy si pre mňa robil to isté Takže by som to urobil pre teba, pre teba Zlato, nehýbem sa ďalej Budem ťa milovať ešte dlho po tebe

ජීවිතය ඔබව ඉහළට හා වියළිව තබන විට මම අද රෑ ට ඔයාගේ දොර ගාව ඉන්නම්. ඔබට උදව් අවශ්ය නම්, ඔබට උදව් අවශ්ය නම් මම නගරයේ විදුලි පහන් වසා දමමි මම බොරු කියන්නම්, වංචා කරනවා, මම ඉල්ලනවා සහ අල්ලස් දෙන්නම් ඔබව හොඳින් කිරීමට, ඔබව හොඳින් කිරීමට සතුරන් ඔබේ දොරකඩ සිටින විට මම ඔයාව යුද්ධයෙන් අරන් යන්නම්. ඔබට උදව් අවශ්ය නම්, ඔබට උදව් අවශ්ය නම් නූලකින් එල්ලෙන ඔබේ බලාපොරොත්තුව මම ඔබේ දුක් වේදනා වලට හවුල් වන්නෙමි ඔබව හොඳින් කිරීමට, ඔබව හොඳින් කිරීමට මට විශ්වාස කරන්න හේතු කියන්න ඔබත් මා වෙනුවෙන් ඒ දේම කරන බව මම ඒක ඔයා වෙනුවෙන්, ඔයා වෙනුවෙන් කරනවා. බබා, මම ඉදිරියට යන්නේ නැහැ. මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි ��යා නැති වුනාට පස්සේ. ඔබ වෙනුවෙන්, ඔබ වෙනුවෙන් ඔයාට කවදාවත් තනියම නිදාගන්න බෑ මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි ඔයා නැති වුනාට පස්සේ. ඒ වගේම ගොඩක් කාලෙකට පස්සේ ඔයා ගියා, ගියා, ගියා. ඔබ පිළිමයක් මෙන් වැටෙන විට ඔයාව අල්ල��න්න මම ඉන්නවා. ඔබව ඔබේ දෙපා මත තබන්න, ඔබ ඔබේ පාද මත ඔබේ ළිඳ හිස් නම් කිසිම දෙයක් මාව වළක්වන්නේ නැහැ මට කියන්න ඔයාට මොනවද ඕනේ කියලා ඔයාට මොනවද ඕනේ? මම අවංකවම යටත් වෙමි ඔබ සැමවිටම මා වෙනුවෙන් එකම දේ කර ඇත ඒ නිසා, මම එය ඔබ වෙනුවෙන්, ඔබ වෙනුවෙන් කරන්නම් බබා, මම මොකටේ නෑ. මම ඔබට බොහෝ කලකට පසු ඔබට ආදරය කරමි

جڏھن زندگي اوھان کي مٿاھون ۽ خشڪ ڇڏي ندي آھي مان اڄ رات تنهنجي در تي رهندس جيڪڏهن توهان کي مدد جي ضرورت آهي، جيڪڏهن توهان کي مدد جي ضرورت آهي مان شهر جون روشنيون بند ڪري ڇڏيندس آءٌ ڪوڙ ڳالهائيندس، ڌوڪو ڏيندس، آءٌ درخواست ڪندس ۽ رشوت ڏيندس اوھان کي چڱو ڪرڻ لاء، اوھان کي چڱو ڪرڻ لاء جڏھن دشمن تنھنجي در تي ھوندا آھن آءٌ توکي جنگ کان رستو کڻي ويندس جيڪڏهن توهان کي مدد جي ضرورت آهي، جيڪڏهن توهان کي مدد جي ضرورت آهي تنهنجي اميد هڪ تار سان لٽڪي رهي آهي آءٌ تنهنجي ڏک ۾ شريڪ ٿيندس اوھان کي چڱو ڪرڻ لاء، اوھان کي چڱو ڪرڻ لاء مون کي ايمان آڻڻ جا سبب ڏيو ته تون مون لاءِ به ائين ئي ڪندين ۽ آء اوھان لاء ان کي اوھان لاء ڪندو, اوھان لاء بيبي، آئون اڳتي نه وڌي رهيو آهيان تنهنجي وڃڻ کان گهڻو پوءِ توسان پيار ڪندس تنهنجي لاءِ، تنهنجي لاءِ تون ڪڏهن به اڪيلو ننڊ نه ڪندين تنهنجي وڃڻ کان گهڻو پوءِ توسان پيار ڪندس ۽ اوھان جي وڃڻ کان گهڻو پوء, ويا, ويا جڏهن تون مجسمي وانگر پئجي ويندين آئون توهان کي پڪڙڻ لاء اتي آهيان توکي پيرن تي رکي، تون پيرن تي ۽ جيڪڏھن اوھان جو کوھ خالي آھي. ڪا شيء مون کي روڪي نه سگهندي مون کي ٻڌايو ته توهان کي ڇا گهرجي توهان کي ڇا جي ضرورت آهي؟ مان ايمانداري سان حوالي ڪريان ٿو توهان هميشه مون لاء ساڳيو ڪيو آهي تنهن ڪري، آء اوھان لاء، اوھان لاء ڪندو بيبي، مون تي مووين نه آهيان مان توسان گهڻو پوءِ پيار ڪندس

Apo upenyu hunokusiya wakakwirira uye wakaoma Manheru ano ndiri pamusuwo wenyu Kana uchida rubatsiro, kana uchida rubatsiro Ndichavhara magetsi emuguta Ndichanyepa, kubiridzira, ndichakumbira uye chiokomuhomwe Kuti uve noutano hwakanaka, kuti uve noutano hwakanaka Apo vavengi vari pasuo rako Ndichakutakura nzira kubva kuhondo Kana uchida rubatsiro, kana uchida rubatsiro Tariro yako yakarembera netambo Ndichagoverana mukutambura kwako Kuti uve noutano hwakanaka, kuti uve noutano hwakanaka Ndipei zvikonzero zvekutenda Kuti iwe waizondiitirawo saizvozvo Uye ndichakuitira iwe, nokuda kwako Mwana, handisi kuenderera mberi Ndichakuda nguva refu mushure mekunge waenda Nokuti iwe, nokuda kwako Hauzomboregi uri woga Ndichakuda nguva refu mushure mekunge waenda Uye nguva refu mushure mekunge waenda, waenda, waenda Paunodonha sechifananidzo I'm gon' be there to catch you Isa pamakumbo ako, iwe pamakumbo ako Uye kana tsime rako risina chinhu Hapana chinhu chichanditadzisa Ndiudze zvaunoda Chii chaunoda? Ndinotera nokutendeseka Makagara muchindiitirawo saizvozvo Ndinozviitira iwe, nokuda kwako Mwana, handisi movin' on Ndinokuda nguva refu mushure mako

Fa botshelo bo go tlogela bo le kwa godimo le go omile I'm gonna thrill ya tonight i'm gonna thrill ya Fa o tlhoka thuso, fa o tlhoka thuso Ke tla tima mabone a motse. I'm gonna trick, i'm gonna go gaga Gore o tle o dire sentle, gore o tle o dire sentle. Fa baba ba gago ba ntse ba le fa kgorong ya gago Ke tla lo ntsha mo ntweng Fa o tlhoka thuso, fa o tlhoka thuso Tsholofelo ya gago e e tshamekang e e tshamekang Ke tla go thusa ka bohutsana jwa gago. Gore o tle o dire sentle, gore o tle o dire sentle. Romela Romela Mabaka a go Dumela Le wena o nketsetsa jalo. Le nna ke tla go direla. Baby, i'm not gonna move on ya ya I'm gonna love ya long after you're gone gone kwa go wena, ka ntlha ya gago Ga o robale o le nosi I'm gonna love ya long after you're gone gone Long After You're Gone, Gone, Gone fa o wela jaaka sefikantswe I'm gonna go there to catch ya Go go gadget legs, you're on your legs If Your Good's Gone Bad Nothing's Gonna Let Me Go Tell me what ya need ya O tlhoka eng? Ke ne ka itepa ka boikanyegi Le wena o ntiretse ka metlha. Le nna ke tla go direla. Baby, I'm Not Gonna Go On I'm gonna love ya long after ya

Ge bophelo bo go tlogela bogodimo le go oma Tonight I'm gonna be a gate Ge o nyaka thušo, ge o nyaka thušo Ke tla tima mabone a motse I'm gonna be a lie, i'm gonna be a bear To be good, be done Ge manaba a gago a le dikgorong tša gago Ke tla go sepetša go tšwa ntweng Ge o nyaka thušo, ge o nyaka thušo Y yo ya no espero a la y a la Ke tla go šadiša ka ditlaišegong tša gago To be good, be done Mphe mabaka a go dumela Le wena o tla dira se se swanago le nna Gomme ke tla go direla tšona, ka gobane Baby, I'm gonna be a no go I'm gonna love ya long after we're gone By Lena Lena O ka se tsoge o robetše o le noši I'm gonna love ya long after we're gone Go long, go, go, go Ge o ka wela bjalo ka lešela I'm gon' be there to catch ya Go Go Gadget Legs, You On Your Legs If ya wanna be naked Ga go na selo seo se ka n thibelago Mpotše se o se nyakago O hloka eng? Ke bea ka potego Le diretše nna ka mehla Le nna ke tla go direla ka baka la lena Baby, I don't be a go I'm gonna love ya long after ya

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foreverlostinliterature · 4 years ago

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11/30 Book Deals

Good morning and happy Monday, everyone! How are you all doing?? How was your weekend and how are you holding up? It looks like it’s going to be a little warmer this week here, which is odd and not very December-like, but the weather is always weird. Sorry for the lack of posts over the past couple of days, I was just trying to take some time to focus on non-internet things when I could, haha. I just have two papers due this week and two finals and then I’m done with the semester and my excitement for that is far, far too high.

In regards to books--there are a lot on sale, so definitely be sure to have a look if you want to discover any new books or authors or worlds. :) I could recommend a lot of these, such as The Bone Shard Daughter, We Ride the Storm, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, The Last Smile in Sunder City, etc., but there are also a ton I haven’t read that I’ve heard awesome things about and hope to read someday myself! Have you read any of these to recommend? Let me know!

Anyway, I hope you all have a truly wonderful start to your day and happy reading! :D I hope you can find something nice to read. :)

Here is the link to find resources on how you can help out with the BLM movement! Keep the momentum going!

Today’s Deals:

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab - https://amzn.to/2Jny0qt

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - https://amzn.to/3oma5aj

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - https://amzn.to/3qcV4ZW

An Ember in the Ashes (#1) Sabaa Tahir - https://amzn.to/2JpqRWS

A Torch Against the Night (#2) by Sabaa Tahir - https://amzn.to/39s7YNL

A Reaper at the Gates (#3) by Sabaa Tahir - https://amzn.to/2Ju2hnH

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - https://amzn.to/33rSi9C

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - https://amzn.to/3fOGZgB

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - https://amzn.to/3fSceY7

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers - https://amzn.to/33wZuRA

All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness - https://amzn.to/3o97i3T

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso - https://amzn.to/36jGGXZ

Conceal, Don't Feel (A Twisted Tale) by Jen Calonita - https://amzn.to/2JsZf2S

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/2JkZTji

First: Sandra Day O'Connor by Evan Thomas - https://amzn.to/3fOozN1

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - https://amzn.to/2JmfnUb

We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter - https://amzn.to/3lp5CkW

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Bk. 1 by RIck Riordan - https://amzn.to/3o97qAp

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - https://amzn.to/33tolWB

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart - https://amzn.to/3lmZWbl

We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson - https://amzn.to/39t71or

Mind of My Mind (#2) by Octavia E. Butler - https://amzn.to/3o98G6B

The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold - https://amzn.to/33uBgaV

Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach, Jonathan H. Ward - https://amzn.to/33sgHf0

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin - https://amzn.to/36mIS0L

The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle Bk. 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin - https://amzn.to/36jnPMB

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Pt. 1 by Irene Koh - https://amzn.to/3mpWrlH

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman - https://amzn.to/2JwcTCd

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - https://amzn.to/2ViuxMz

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai - https://amzn.to/39taOSM

Sharon Tate the Manson Murders by Greg King - https://amzn.to/3odEjfd

The Umbrella Academy Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way - https://amzn.to/37enie0

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar - https://amzn.to/2HRmeEk

NOTE: I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate in addition to a Book Depository affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!) commission on any purchase made through these links.

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pynkhues · 5 years ago

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top five australian authors

Okay, I’m completely cheating, and recommending five genres instead of five authors, haha, so that I can recommend MORE authors, because I am the worst.

1. Literary Fiction: Laura Elvery, Julie Koh, Charlotte Wood, Peter Carey, Hannah Kent, Melissa Lucashenko

2. Non-Fiction: Chloe Hooper (in particular The Arsonist), Anna Krien (in particular Night Games), Maxine Beneba Clarke (in particular The Hate Race), Helen Garner (in particular This House of Grief).

3. Genre Fiction: Angela Slatter, Clarie G. Coleman, Robbie Arnott, Margo Lanagan, Jane Harper

4. Young Adult: Alice Pung, Sue McPherson, Melina Marchetta, AJ Betts,

5. Poetry: Ellen van Neerven, Omar Sakr, Allison Whittaker, Felicity Plunkett, Thuy On, Judith Wright

put “top 5” anything in my ask and i will answer ok go

#and a lot more haha #these are just the people off the top of my head #ask meme #welcome to my ama #mego42

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tombagshaw · 6 years ago

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'Last Stand' - Heres the full look at my contribution to the upcoming show 'Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia'. Curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and hosted by Urban Nation Museum in Berlin, the show runs May 11th- July 10th and features over 50 of the world’s best artists in contemporary representational art across all styles and traditional mediums, individually and collectively bringing to life an incredibly important theme – the conservation of our planet! Exhibiting Artists include: Amy Sol, Audrey Kawasaki, Brian Viveros, Caia Koopman, Calvin Ma, Chris Berens, Ciou, Crystal Morey, Dilka Bear, Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, Fin Dac [mural], Hannah Yata, Kelogsloops, Jana Brike, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Jean Pierre Arboleda, Jessica Dalva, Joel Rea, Johnson Tsang, J Louis, Julie Filipenko, Juliette Clovis, Kate MacDowell, Kazuki Takamatsu, Kevin Peterson, Kisung Koh, Laura Colors, Lori Nelson, Lucy Hardie, Mab Graves, Marie Larkin, Miho Hirano, Nadezda, Naoto Hattori, Natalia Fabia, Olga Esther, ONEQ, Peca, Rebecca Leveille, Redd Walitzki, Richard Ahnert, Rose Freymuth-Frazier, Sarah Joncas, Sarah Louise Davey, Scott Musgrove, CRAWW, Tom Bagshaw, Tom Christophersen, Tran Nguyen, Troy Brooks, Miss Van, Vipoo Srivilasa, Yousuke Kawashima. To receive the Collectors Preview please email @danijelakrha at [email protected]⁣

#artists on tumblr #tom bagshaw #last stand #exhibition #beautiful bizarre magazine #urban nation #gaiareborn

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seeksstaronmewni · 5 years ago

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Start your Sunday morning with a little morning motivation from Samurai Jack.

Great animation. Great action. Great values.

“Samurai Jack has a unending supply of cool screenshots.” - Shayne Poindexter, Prop Design (from his first email to me)

EPISODE: XLVII - “Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess”

Storyboarded and Written by PAUL RUDISH

Art Direction: SCOTT WILLS, DAN KRALL

Animation Director: JAE BONG KOH

Directed by CHRIS SAVINO, GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY

Sheet Timing: RANDY MYERS

Character Design: LYNNE NAYLOR-RECCARDI

Prop Design: SHAYNE POINDEXTER

Clean-Up: ROBERT LACKO, JEFF ALBRECHT

Layout Keys: TODD FREDERIKSEN

Background Artist (uncredited), Background Painter: ELLEN SUH

Background Artist: Bill Wray (uncredited)

Color Stylist: ROGER WEBB

Tweet version of headshots here.

This was the day that I saw Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, so this Star Wars-referencing episode was worth watching that morning.

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lofiebachtiar · 6 years ago

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Komen Film: Dua Garis Biru

Tulisan ini ditujukan untuk mereka-mereka yang mau boikot film ini hanya dengan menonton trailernya. BACA!

Setelah cukup lama tertunda sampai bahkan hype film ini sudah hilang, akhirnya gue bisa ngasih komen untuk film ini. Ga perlu peringatan spoiler, karena emang pasti udah pada nonton.

“FILM ZINA! MEMPROMOSIKAN ZINA DIKALANGAN REMAJA! BOIKOT!”

Itulah stereotype yang mengiringi kemunculan film dua garis biru ini, film ini mengangkat tema yang tidak biasa yaitu mengenai sex education. Suatu hal yang amat sangat tabu di negara kita tercinta ini. Bahkan sempat ada petisi online yang mengajak masyarakat untuk memboikot film ini. Apalagi di lini masa twitter pada ngeshare chat dan DM mereka dengan temannya yang mendukung untuk memboikot film ini. Gue pribadi cuma bisa bilang, INI ORANG INDONESIA EMANG PADA DASARNYA GOBLOK YA!

Mohon maaf pemirsa, kalau inget-inget perkara itu gue jadi muntab lagi. haha.

Oke mari kita masuk ke pembahasan film ini. Film ini membahas mengenai hubungan antara Dara (Zara JKT48) dengan Bima (Angga Yunanda) anak SMA yang menjalin kasih. Sayangnya, jalinan kasih itu kebablasan sehingga mengakibatkan Dara hamil di luar nikah. Inilah yang menjadi bahasan utama di film ini.

Menurut gue scene pembuka di film ini sangat cerdas, sedikit nostalgia untuk gue yang sudah lama meninggalkan bangku SMA. Jadi, di scene ini guru mereka lagi ngabsen nilai hasil ujian gitu, si Dara dapet nilai 100 sedangkan si Bima dapet nilai 40 dan diketawain temen-temen sekelasnya, tapi terus dibelain sama Dara yang bilang ga masalah dapet 40 yang penting jujur dan ga nyontek. See? unyu banget kan scene nya, ya lucu ya cheesy tapi justru menurut gue scene ini amat penting dan merupakan muqaddimah yang sempurna karena menggambarkan bagaimana jalan pikiran kedua tokoh utama kita dan bagaimana mereka mencari solusi dalam menghadapi permasalahan hidup mereka kedepannya.

Film ini bener-bener ngajak kita sebagai penonton untuk larut dalam cerita, karena pada dasarnya permasalahan seperti ini amat sangat relatable dengan hidup kita, film ini bahkan tidak menampilkan scene ciuman antara Dara dengan Bima. Ga ada sama sekali. So, f**k y’all people yang mau boikot film ini.

Ada satu adegan sakral yang ada di film ini yaitu “scene uks” dimana Dara dan Bima yang semula mau menyembunyikan soal kehamilan Dara akhirnya ketahuan oleh seisi sekolah dan juga orang tua mereka, scene ini diambil dengan teknik one take, kalau ga salah sama seperti one take nya film catatan akhir sekolah. Rumornya, mereka melakukan scene uks itu tanpa ada pengulangan, one take, one time langsung bungkus. Buat gue itu gila!

Scene uks ini menjadi salah satu scene paling mengaduk emosi, kita bakal relate dan bisa membayangkan kalau diri kita yang ada di posisi itu. Kita bisa bayangin gimana perasaan orang tua Dara, orang tua Bima, Bima dan Dara sendiri, bahkan kita bisa menempatkan diri kita sebagai pihak sekolah yang terpaksa mengeluarkan Dara dari sekolah. Pasangan Dwi Sasono - Lulu Tobing yang berperan sebagai orang tua Dara dan Arswendy Bening Swara - Cut Mini yang berperan sebagai orang tua Bima sangat piawai memainkan emosi di scene ini. Scene ini ditutup dengan sangat spektakuler dimana Cut Mini, ibu dari Bima yang dari awal scene tidak banyak berbicara dan hanya menangis tiba-tiba menampar Bima dengan sangat keras. Gue sampe “Anjir!”

Setelah scene uks yang sakral itu, Gina S Noer kembali mencekoki kita dengan scene yang tidak kalah keren, scene dimana Dara yang dilarang untuk pulang kerumah oleh orang tuanya, terpaksa harus menginap di rumah Bima. Perjalanan Dara ke rumah Bima ini bagus banget, tanpa dialog, tanpa banyak kata kita bakal merasakan betapa perbedaan “kasta” antara Dara dan Bima sangat terasa di scene ini. Perjalanan melewati jembatan, keluar masuk gang sempit, melewati pasangan suami-istri yang sedang bertengkar seolah memberikan pesan tersembunyi bagi Dara dan Bima bahwa kehidupan pernikahan tidak bisa hanya bermodalkan cinta! (eh maap jadi emosi..)

Sebenernya, film ini mengingatkan gue dengan film lawas berjudul Juno. Film Hollywood yang dibintangi oleh Ellen Page dan Michael Cera. Premis film ini hampir sama dengan Juno. Namun Juno yang karena memang film Amerika yang memiliki budaya berbeda dengan Indonesia, jatuhnya malah lebih ke film komedi dibanding membahas konsekuensi kehamilan si tokoh utamanya. Tapi yah buat yang udah nonton Juno pasti paham lah maksud gue. Buat yang belum nonton buruan dah nonton. Haha.

Balik lagi ke Dua Garis Biru,

Ending film ini pun tidak happy ending, dimana Dara dan Bima menjalani hidup bersama, bahagia, sehat sentosa. SAMA SEKALI TIDAK YA BAPAK-BAPAK IBU-IBU. Endingnya pun sangat miris, Dara harus diangkat rahimnya karena memang usia nya yang masih rentan untuk menjalani kehamilan. Sungguh film ini mengaduk emosi kita sebagai penonton. Sehingga pesan di film ini sangatlah jelas, tidak ada yang namanya happy ending dengan hamil diluar nikah. Jadi adek-adek jangan lakukan ya.

Mengutip kata-kata Koh Ernest, semua film indonesia itu bisa laris kalo relatable nya tinggi ke penonton. Begitu juga sebaliknya, film sebagus apapun kalo ga relate ke penonton nya bakal sulit untuk bisa bersaing. Nah film ini memiliki dua elemen itu sekaligus, film ini bagus dan relate ke penonton. Itulah yang membuat film ini sungguh sangat layak ditonton. Gue bahkan membayangkan bahwa ini adalah film yang wajib dipertontonkan oleh seluruh guru SMP-SMA yang ada di Indonesia untuk pendidikan seks yang lebih baik.

Hilangkanlah anggapan seks itu tabu, ga boleh dibicarakan atau didiskusikan. Itu anggapan kuno, justru karena stigma itu banyak anak-anak yang mencari sumber lain soal seks, yang justru malah salah kaprah. Justru pendidikan seks itu diberikan sejak awal. Jangan malulah ngomongin seks justru jelaskan dengan baik dan benar.

Jadi, tolong untuk yang kemaren mau boikot film ini tolong banget, OTAKNYA DIPAKE jangan dijadiin pajangan aja!

Secara keseluruhan gue kasih 9/10 untuk film ini. Nilai yang pas untuk film penting dalam perkembangan generasi muda. Tolong ditonton ya adek-adek.

- Jakarta, 9 Agustus 2019 -

#Movie #Film #Opini

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brotherhoodnovel · 6 years ago

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My hostel in Koh Lanta Thailand put me in their "Ellen" room where I have to stare at this photoshopped yet austere portrait of Ellen every time I'm inside. I don't get it, Ellen's a maverick but she's not single is she? Does she travel? #ellendegeneres #ellendegeneresshow #travelphotography #travelphotographer #travel #travelblogger #travelling #thailand #thai https://www.instagram.com/p/BskvZ-tn4Ws/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mgfmc3h19d9c

#ellendegeneres #ellendegeneresshow #travelphotography #travelphotographer #travel #travelblogger #travelling #thailand #thai

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upwards-descent · 2 months ago

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Millions of miles from Earth is a fun place to experiment

#griffin mackenzie #ellen koh #the hyperion project #my oc #bf oc #scribbles

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beautifulbizarremagazine · 3 months ago

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition ‘Paracosmic Escape’ at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco: Nov 9 - Dec 5, 2024 😍

‘Paracosmic Escape’ Curated by: Beautiful Bizarre | Art Direction by: @MusoniumGallery Modern Eden Gallery, 1100 Sutter Street | San Francisco

Sales enquiries: please email Gallery Director, Kim Larson at [email protected]

‘Paracosmic Escape’ explores themes of retrospection, introspection, and complex relationships with the real world, where internal gateways offer a place of sanctuary to heal from and provide explanation to the effects of reality. ~ @keeleygerardart (Art Director of @musoniumgallery)

Exhibiting artists: Alexandra Lukaschewitz, Alexandra Manukyan, Andi Soto, Andie Taylor, Annie Montgomerie, Brian Haberlin, Brian Mashburn, César Orrico, Calvin Ma, Camilla d’Errico, Crystal Morey, Dewi Plass, Diego Orlando, Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Forest Rogers, Georgios Georgolios, Haejin Yoo, Hannah Flowers, Howard Lyon, Ito Chieko, J Louis, Jana Brike, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Jason Mowry, Jessica Dalva, Jesús Aguado, Jon Ching, Juliet Schreckinger, Juli About, Katie Gamb, Kevin Peterson, Kim Slate, Koh Kisung, Kristin Kwan, Kseniia Boko, Laura Colors, Larysa Bernhardt, Lavely Miller, Lesley Thiel, VZEWL, Lindsey Carr, Lisa Lach-Nielsen, Lo Chan Peng, Lou Benesch, Luke Hillestad, Lucia Heffernan, Marc le Rest, Mark Jeffrey R. Santos, Mary Syring, Mothmeister, Nadine Tralala, Naoto Hattori, Nicole Evans, Noah Norrid, Olga Esther, Ornélie, Orphans Inc, Raúl Guerra, Richard Ahnert, Richard A. Williams, Rima Day, Ross Takahashi, Roxanne Sauriol Hauenherm, Scott Listfield, Shannon Taylor, Siana Park, Sooj Mitton, Spencer Hansen, Stasia Schmidt, Stéphanie Kilgast, Stephanie Rew, Tania Rivilis, Tina Yu, Tina Spratt, Tom Bagshaw, Tristan Elwell, Ulyana Turchenko, Vasilisa Romanenko, Victor, Vincent Giarrano, and Yousuke Kawashima.

#artexhibition #beautifulbizarre #newcontemporaryart #art #moderneden #ParacosmicEscape #sanfranciscoart #artforsale #artist

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zig-a-zow · 7 years ago

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As told by Aiden [Chapter 5: No words]

Summary: Aiden Zhou had everything figured out. He was a Junior at high school, he would graduate in two years, attend a prestigious school such as Juilliard and become the best musician he could be. Of course, despite being practically a prodigy at what he loved, he had a lot to learn yet, especially the most important lesson: there was more to life than what he once thought.

Pairings: Aiden x MC (Grace Ashton)

Word count: 3658

Notes: Hello there! What is this, you might be asking yourself? Well, nothing other than what the title says: High School Story as told by Aiden. The events from the book, but from his perspective, plus extra scenes/fanon lore. There are significant changes in this story, though. For once, I have two MCs, best friends Grace and Callie. However, one of them will be significantly more prominent due to being Aiden’s love interest. Also, each chapter has its own song, cause how could I write about Aiden without music included? Click the lyrics to listen.

Taglist: @mlmseangayle @ravenclawpokegirl25 @poofboopmew @apluschoices

Ch. 1 - Ch. 2 - Ch. 3 - Ch. 4 - Ch. 5 (It’s right here!) - Ch. 6 - Ch. 7 - Ch. 8 (Coming soon!)

I could talk all day long about the news, Giving you the current affairs and my views I could talk all night long about a song, Giving you the pointers on where you’re going wrong

Aiden wasn't a big fan of social media as a whole.

He didn't think there was something wrong with it, but he didn't find the appeal either. Myra, however, was having none of that. When she found out he didn't have a FaceSpace account, she was horrified in the most exaggerated way.

And the only reason he had joined that social network, was because she had threatened to create one herself to impersonate him, and he could only assume that her intentions weren't exactly good.

So it wasn't strange that he would spend entire days, even weeks, without even opening the FaceSpace app on his phone.

That Thursday during lunch, however, he was feeling bored enough to give it a chance.

The moment he checked his notifications, he spotted a bunch of familiar faces. Myra had tagged him in many, many 'memes', and although he found some of those mildly entertaining, something else caught his attention.

He had a new friend request, from Emma Hawkins. And when he tapped her profile picture, he saw Emma, Callie and Grace smiling at him from the screen. The picture had a short caption with it:

"True Friends are there when you need them 😌" - with Callie McKenzie and Grace Ashton.

After tapping the 'Like' button on the picture and accepting the request, his finger hovered over Grace's highlighted name for a few seconds before tapping it. Her FaceSpace profile displayed before him.

His eyes lingered on her profile picture for a second too long. She was wearing a red dress and a leather jacket as she smiled for the camera, her chocolate eyes seemingly looking right at him. Her picture had a short caption as well, "✨Carpe Diem✨", and a long list of comments below, which included compliments from Callie and a grammatically incorrect reminder to meet up at the parking lot after school, courtesy of Michael Harrison.

He considered 'Liking' her picture too, but decided against it in the last second.

He soon found that he wasn't allowed to see much more without adding her as a friend. His thumb once again hovered over the screen, indesicive.

Now that he thought about it, they hadn't interacted much after Tuesday night. As they didn't share a homeroom, their only chance was at lunch and casually in the hallways. But on Wednesday she had lunch with Michael and his friends, Wes, Koh and Morgan. And on the present day, she was having lunch with the whole Homecoming committee.

And she was sitting right next to Maria, as he confirmed when he finally looked up from his phone as he heard someone insistently call his name.

"EARTH TO AIDEN!"

He startled, and his eyes fell on Myra's face as she gave him a goofy smirk.

"Geez, you really spaced out there" she said then, and looked over his phone before she cackled. "For someone who hates FaceSpace, you sure seemed distracted by it."

"I only decided to use it now. And..." he pressed a button and the screen went black. "... it's none of your business."

"Aw, at least check out the memes I tagged you in...!"

Aiden didn't listen to her, again. His eyes drifted one more time toward the committee table, where Payton was just standing up with a big bright smile.

"... of course we can! We have our very own Ellen..." she said with a giggle, placing a hand on Maria's shoulder before placing the other on Grace's. "... and Portia, the Dream Team!"

"Payton!" Maria frowned immediately, a deep blush on her cheeks. "I told you to stop saying that!"

"Yeah... why am I Portia?" asked Grace as she raised an eyebrow, smirking a bit. "I see myself as more of an Ellen, to be honest..."

"That is NOT the part to focus on, Grace...!"

Aiden rolled his eyes and huffed as he looked away from them, his gaze falling again on Myra only to find that she was staring at him now. A smile started to spread slowly on her face.

"Ohmygod..."

His body tensed almost immediately. He saw it coming before she even said it, and was already dreading it.

"... Aiden, are you jealous?"

There it was. He quickly shook his head and looked away, trying to seem as dismissive as possible.

"Pffft..."

"Don't 'pffft' me, sir!" she exclaimed then, grinning as she raised an accusatory finger at him. "You're jealous that your crush is spending time with someone else!"

"Keep it down!" he scowled at her, his face flushing red with both embarrassment and anger. "I'm not jealous. And it's not a 'crush'."

Myra opened her mouth to say something else, but just then Ezra returned to the table with a grin, demanding her attention to discuss who was hotter, Matt Rodriguez or Ryan Summers, with both of them on opposing sides.

Sighing with relief but still feeling his heart beat wildly, Aiden lowered his gaze to his phone as he unlocked it.

Grace's smiling face greeted him once again. His finger hovered over the digital "Add as a friend" button one more time, before he took a deep breath and finally pressed it, blocking his phone and shoving it in his pocket so he wouldn't undo his actions.

His eyes found Grace again without his consent, and he froze in place when she took her own phone out of her pocket, as if she had received a recent notification...

Would it be too pathetic to hide?

To his utter surprise (and further mortification), Grace smiled at her device right before looking up, her eyes locking with his. She winked as she pressed the screen, and his phone vibrated in his pocket instantly.

The bell rang a second later, and thankfully she looked away then, because otherwise Aiden would have remained there for a few more minutes.

He could feel his face burn like never before, but as he rushed out of the cafeteria, he couldn't contain that stupid smile that was fighting to see the light.

Perhaps FaceSpace wasn't that bad after all.

"Thank you, Sally. Final lists will be up on Monday morning. Good luck!"

The freshman girl that had just performed a decent saxophone solo beamed at Ezra's words, and left the room waving. Once again, they were the last three people in the band room.

It was Friday, which meant Aiden would stay at the band room after everyone left so he could play alone for a while. Ezra allowed him to do so, just like he allowed him to stay for the tryouts even after performing himself. He wasn't staying alone, however, as Myra was sitting right by his side, typing on her phone.

Ezra made a few notes in his binder, before he turned around to see his fellow bandmates with a smile.

"Thanks for staying, guys" he muttered, sitting down next to them with sigh as he checked his watch. "We're almost done here."

Myra shrugged slightly at that, finally looking up from her screen with a smile.

"No problem, Ezra. We're both waiting for Grace to show up... isn't that right, Aiden?"

He didn't reply, but simply gave a long sigh of impatience. She hadn't stopped her teasing since the day before, and something told him that it wouldn't cease anytime soon. Just because it was true, she didn't have to actually say it.

Ezra chuckled, straightening up in his seat.

"You're in luck, then."

"What's up, my dudes?" Grace's voice made him look up almost instantly, just to see her walk into the band room with a bright smile. "Sorry I'm kinda late, my bestie got super nervous about her own tryouts so Emma and I had to help her out."

"Oh, thank goodness!" Myra jumped out of her seat with a grin. "The other saxophone... playing... people? Well, they sucked."

"Myra!"

"You know it's true!"

Aiden rolled his eyes at that, but couldn't really be mad at her. She was actually right. Ezra shook his head with a smile, and approached Grace with a few pages of sheet music. Aiden couldn't contain a sigh of exasperation. It was the same song over and over again...

"The Fight Song, huh?" Grace read aloud, tapping her foot to the rhythm as she went through the sheets.

"Yup. That's what we're playing in the next game..."

"And the one after that. And the rest of them, really."

Usually Aiden would've felt slightly intimidated when Ezra gave him a warning look, but he didn't. He held his gaze instead, almost defiant. He was tired of playing the same song every game, and all his complaints were ignored. As Myra would say, he was 'salty', and wasn't going to hide it.

"Alright then" they both turned to Grace when she spoke, just to see that she had already settled herself and had her own saxophone at the ready. "When should I start?"

"If it can be before these two divas start fighting again, it'd be great" Myra said with a grin, and didn't really care about the irritated glances she got from them.

Grace simply nodded, and started playing, the sounds she produced being the only thing that could be heard in the room. Even though he had heard that song many, many times, Aiden couldn't help but appreciate its beauty when it was performed with such passion and expertise. Grace clearly had practiced a lot, and probably played sax from a very young age.

When she finished, Myra let out a loud whistle of approval.

"That was awesome!" she exclaimed, smiling widely. "Right, Ezra?"

Their student director kept quiet for a few seconds, taking a few more notes, before looking up and smiling a bit.

"Yeah, it was a strong performance. Well done."

Grace gave the three of them an exaggerated curtsy, with a bright smile on her face. Soon enough everyone started to collect their possessions, except for Aiden. He instead looked for his own sheet music in his backpack, barely hearing them talk as background noise.

"... and I'm saying Ryan is way hotter simply because he's older. He's like wine, y'know what I'm saying?"

"Ezra, the wine thing is a lie, my mom told me! But Grace, what do you think?"

"I think you're both wrong. Victoria Fontaine is clearly the hottest one."

Both Ezra and Myra agreed on that, or so it seemed. Aiden didn't really care. Soon he could hear steps walking away and words of farewell from both of his fellow band members, before the room found silence. He smiled to himself and took a deep breath.

Finally, he was alone.

"So... you're not leaving too?"

Almost.

Grace was standing a few feet away from him, her bag hanging from her shoulder as she kept her eyes on him, curious. He sighed, approaching the piano with his sheet music.

"I... tend to take advantage of the quietness after school to play some new pieces, and some old ones, sometimes I compose too" he admitted, placing the sheets in the holder before simply adding. "Alone."

"Oh! Right!" the girl sounded somewhat surprised at that, but shrugged it off almost instantly. "That's my cue to leave then! See you Monday...!"

"Wait!"

Grace stood at the door at the sound of his voice, slightly turning to give him a questioning look. Aiden could feel his cheeks start to burn a bit at her intense gaze, but this was no time to back down. He stood straight and cleared his throat.

"I usually do this alone but... I could make an exception for you."

She raised an eyebrow at that, and sauntered back into the room, a tiny teasing smile on her face.

"Really now?" she asked, stopping right in front of him and tiltling her head to the side. "Why would you do that for little ol' me?"

"Well..."

Aiden swallowed hard, taking another deep breath. Grace was clearly having a good time teasing him. So maybe, just maybe, he could try giving her a taste of her own medicine. He stood as tall as he was (which wasn't much, but still more than her), and smiled.

"I could use an audience. Especially an audience as nice as you."

Grace stood there in silence for a few seconds, her lips slightly parted as if she were about to say something else but couldn't quite decide what, staring up at him with her big brown eyes. He couldn't tell if she was blushing or not, but her silence and expression was more than enough for him.

With a slightly smug smile, he gestured for the piano bench with an elegant flourish.

"Shall we?"

"Yes! I mean... I guess I can stay for a a little while..."

Grace sat down and he followed suit, his fingers immediately finding the keys and pressing softly, not to make a sound yet. A quick glance let him know that Grace was feeling curious, as far as he could tell by the way she looked on, expectantly.

"I'll play one of my favorite pieces now" Aiden announced, with a deep relaxed sound. "Tell me if you recognize it. It's okay if you don't."

And with that, he let his fingers glide flawlessly across the keys, pressing each of them at the exact moment, hitting the right note quite literally. His eyes closed without him even noticing, concentrating only on the melody, and what it made him feel.

The same feeling he got when he played that song for the first time with an audience. He remembered how nervous he felt at first and how relieved he felt when he finished. His parents smiling proudly from their seats, the audience giving him a standing ovation, people around commenting on how talented he was for such a young age.

He loved the praise. He was good, excellent even, at what he was doing. So he held on to it as tight as he could. And he wasn't planning on letting go anytime soon.

The song was over before he knew it, and after a few seconds of silence, the sound of clapping made him open his eyes and look up.

"Ohmygod, that was amazing!" Grace was beaming as she clapped, an expression of pure enjoyment on her face. "You're SO talented, like, you didn't even need to look at the keys...!"

Aiden could feel himself beam right back, a sense of both pride and joy making him feel almost giddy. He really did love audiences, especially if they gave him the praise he rightfully deserved, and secretly craved.

"Thank you! Thank you!" he exclaimed, feeling himself blush but, for the first time in weeks, not out of embarrassment. He sighed as he came down from cloud nine, caressing the keys absentmindedly. "This is the song I played at my first recital, when I was six. Whenever I play it, it takes me right back. Like no recording or picture ever could."

Grace watched him silently for a few seconds, and as he didn't add anything else, she smiled playfully before speaking.

"By that you're saying there's no recording or pictures of that moment?"

He nodded. She sighed dramatically.

"Well, that sucks. I really wanted to see baby Aiden" she admitted with a shrug, before gasping, as if she just had remembered something. "Oh! I did recognize that song!"

"Really? What is it called?"

"It's Mozart's Sonata 16 in C... my mom used to play it a lot when I was a kid. She would teach me how to play too, we'd play together for hours..."

Aiden was about to comment on her knowledge, but he could hear the nostalgia in her voice, and see it in her eyes when she looked at him again. She smiled again, a bit less enthusiastically.

"Mind if I try playing something?"

"Of course not" he stood up almost immediately, and she took his place in front of the piano, with a sigh. "What are you going to play?"

"The only song I can play from memory, in piano at least" she muttered, taking a deep breath. She gave him a slightly abashed look. "I'm a bit rusty... so it may not be that good. Definitely not as good as you."

And right after that, she began playing. It took him only a second to recognize the melody. Beethoven's Bagatelle in A minor, one of the first songs he ever learned. He started pacing silently as he listened, noticing the slight mistakes she was making, and biting his tongue to keep himself from interrupting.

When the song came to an ending, his pacing did the same, and he stood now in front of the piano, watching her with his hands behind his back. Grace looked up at him after a moment, and gave him a tiny smile.

"It was terrible, I know. But hey, at least I tried!"

"It wasn't terrible. It wasn't perfect either. It was decent" he said then, and he was being as honest as he could without being rude. "When was the last time you played?"

Grace shifted a bit on her seat, looking away.

"Three or four years ago."

"Then it's impressive! You just need more practice... and a better posture."

Aiden rounded the piano and stood right behind her. He studied her current posture for a few more seconds before nodding to himself.

"Keep your back straight. Loose your shoulders" he started instructing, and Grace did her best to follow his lead. "Keep the palm of your hand curved."

That part gave her a bit more trouble. She was trying, for sure, but it wasn't quite right. Aiden sighed and leaned down, placing his hands on hers to help her.

"Like this, as if you’re holding an apple" he said in her ear, placing her hands above the keys in the correct position. "Also remember to place your elbows a bit higher than the keyboard, in a comfortable distance from--"

A giggle interrupted his impromptu lesson.

When they looked up, they could see a pair or blonde girls at the door, watching them intently. Emma covered her mouth while Callie glared at her.

"I'm sorry! I can't help it... I see a cute couple, I giggle."

Just then Aiden realized the position he was in, and how close they were. He immediately stood straight and took a few steps back, clearing his throat. He was blushing intensely.

"I, uh, I think you're good to go..."

"Yeah, literally... I'm their ride" Grace explained with a smile, apparently not as embarrassed as him.

Callie stepped inside with an almost apologetic smile.

"Oh, no! It's okay!" she exclaimed then, shrugging casually. "We can walk! It'll be a good exercise for two cheerleaders!"

"We didn't make the squad yet..."

"But we will, Emma, just trust me!"

Grace laughed as she stood up, stretching her arms for a moment as she shook her head slightly.

"Nah, it's all good. Just gimme a few minutes, okay?" she asked with a wink, and the two girls exchanged looks before nodding, exiting the room.

Silence reigned for a moment, as she grabbed her bag to hang it on her shoulder, turning to him with a smile.

"This was nice. Let's do it again sometime."

Aiden didn't really know how to reply at first. He wasn't used to interacting with someone as forthright as her. He nodded, cheeks still rosy.

"I would like that."

"Cool. See you Monday" she simply said, heading for the door. She stopped for a second, right at the threshold. "And by the way, I really like your cologne."

Grace winked mischievously right before walking out of the room, leaving him standing there in silence, his face burning red.

His phone vibrated after a minute or two. A FaceSpace notification from Myra.

She had posted a picture of a black cat dressed in a suit, paws placed on the keys of a piano. It had a caption, of course:

"Aiden Zhou is that you? 😂😂😂"

He rolled his eyes and was ready to ignore the post when he saw three dots moving in the comment section, which meant someone was writing. A new comment appeared.

"Grace Ashton said: 7/10 not as talented 😌👌"

He wasn't able to stop smiling for the next few hours.

FaceSpace wasn't that bad. Not at all.

But what can I say, about something that blows me away Without it sounding like another cliche From what I’ve seen and I’ve heard, When it comes to you, baby

There are no, there are no words

Chapter 5 is up!

Back to the longer chapters, yay! Also, as you might have noticed, I change many dialogs and actions but try to keep the essence of each scene as much as possible.

Reminder that you can tell me if you want to be added to the taglist, and I’ll do it immediately!

As always, feedback is appreciated and encouraged! Thanks for reading!

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GA NEWSLETTER // Issue 1 - September

Hi everyone!

Welcome to September’s (and our first) issue of our newsletter! I’m hoping this will be the first of many and a really good way of letting you all know what we’ve been up to, and what drives us as a campaign.

We intend to bring you news and updates of our antics this month as well as band and artist recommendations and just other general stuff our reps would like to share with you. We really hope you find this useful, we hope it helps you keep up with what we’ve been doing and shows what we’ve been listening/reading/singing along to this month.

GA UPDATES – SEPTEMBER

So, what have we been up to this month? I think the best way to start is the massive success of our Reading and Leeds main stage appearance! Our rep Isabella Ward successfully managed to make us stars by having our video shown on the big screens as well as having it introduced on stage by Huw Stevens (!!). We hope that people managed to catch a glimpse of this amazing thing for us, we were so proud that we got that opportunity and want to thank everyone involved!

Our poster appeared in Derby this month. Sitwell Tavern joined us in fighting sexual harassment and showing as a venue, they do not tolerate it.

Image courtesy of Sophie Arnold

International

Our Washington DC rep Andrew Koh got Mac Demarco to follow our Twitter account this month which is crazy but also really lovely to know that we have someone of a high profile supporting what we do.

There’s also an interview conducted by Andrew with the incredible Slowdive coming very soon - look out for that!

Image courtesey of Andrew Koh, Amanda Lee & Pamela Ayala

Our rep Ania Buksowicz got the amazing Nick Murphy to follow our campaign! Videos and pictures can be found on our socials, he seems very passionate about what we do and helping with the issues we’re trying to tackle – interview with him coming soon.

NEW!

Exciting news! Wild and Kind Studio are hosting an exhibition to raise money for all the charities we support. It is happening on the 2-8th of October and they are open from 10-4 every day so try and pop along if you can. Find them on instagram at @wildandkindstudio for all the deets and their address (based in Glasgow).

Book Club

This month for the Girls Against Book Club we have been reading ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She developed this essay after giving a TED Talk with the same title and both the text itself and the talk have received much acclaim. In this month’s Book Club we discuss how this pocket-sized text works as a ‘beginners guide to feminism’ and its importance in bringing the discussion surrounding feminism to the mainstream, whilst also touching on its drawbacks because of the restricting nature of its length. We have also announced October’s book, which is ‘The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic’ by Jessica Hopper. The title is pretty self-explanatory and we are hoping that reading this book will allow us to discuss feminism, the music industry and how they are linked in more depth. To read more about ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ head over to the book club post on the Girls Against blog and make sure to get your hands on a copy of Jessica Hopper’s collection of music criticism so you can take part in the book club during the month of October.

This piece was written by our rep Alice Porter; Alice writes and picks the book club books so please get involved with that and send her suggestions for the following months book.

MUSIC

September tends to be a good month for new music – it’s ahead of autumn tours and it’s a time when people need cheering up. For me this month, the stand-out release has undoubtedly been Architects’ unexpected new track ‘Doomsday’. I could talk about this song forever, but I’ll try and keep this short. It’s a song about grief and one that captures that journey so eloquently, so honestly. Its’ brutal, it’s beautiful and it’s brilliant. I want to promote music made by women here, but that felt like a worthy exception. Please, please go and listen to it. My other favourite is the new MUNA song, ‘In My Way’ – and it’s accompanying video, which is adorable and wonderful. It’s far more positive than anything from the bands debut album, About U, which is always nice to hear. It’s about the euphoria of falling in love and putting faith in a relationship and sonically feels like a perfect summer to autumn transition song. Other grrrl fueled jams can be found here:

Spotify September 2017

This Spotify playlist and piece was written by our rep Sophia Simon-Bashall.

A Word From The Founders

Hey everyone! We’ve had a busy summer with many festival appearances and collaborations with other campaigns, such as the Safer Spaces campaign coordinated by AIF.

As we transition into autumn, and with more and more gigs cropping up as gig season approaches, we want to push artists to talk much more openly about the topic and our campaign. A more hands-on approach collaboratively from venues and artists is what we’re seeking for towards the end of this year - as a campaign we have raised awareness if the issue, and now it’s time for an active effort to crack down on sexual assault at gigs.

As ever, our Twitter DMs are open for anyone who has fallen victim and needs support, or wants to ask any questions about our campaign, or even if anyone wishes to help us out in anyway or has any suggestions!

I[’m s proud of what we’ve achieved as a campaign thus far - this newsletter is an amazing way of showing people what we have been up to, and shows how as a campaign we are a collaborative force to be reckoned with!

Big love, Anna x

So that just about sums up our month, we’re so proud of the Reading and Leeds appearances and everything else our reps have managed to achieve! Catch us back in October!

Lots of love,

The founders and the reps x

Contributers for September:

Alice @aliceporterX Book Club

Sophia @hurricanegrrrl Music

Ellen @iimmortals Editor and Coordinator

Anna @L0VESlCK Founder

Twitter: @girlsagainst

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