#i will keep the spirit alive.

[coatl-cuddles]

New Eden friend :)

[deckoftrickcards]

made a lil thing on my sisters ipad

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Korra: I haven't seen Asami for 3 years.... Kyoshi: You haven't seen your girlfriend for 3 years???? Korra: W-we aren't dating.... I dunno if she likes me. Kyoshi: Oh been there. Girl, she built a statue of you, take the plunge. Kyoshi: But, spirits, 3 years? I barely lasted 6 months. I would've died. Korra: Really? Kyoshi: Oh yeah, but Rangi would've ripped my soul out of the next Avatar and plunged it back into my body if that happened tho.

[dawnbreakersgaze]

Dawnbreaker Zayne hand appreciation posting~

I could stare at his hands for the rest of my life, honestly

[future-crab]

Thinking about how MCR is constantly inventing bad endings for themselves. And, yeah, some of it is the "we all flame out and die young" youthful self-destruction you might expect from a rock band (and when they do it, they do it well, good God do I love Desert Song) but so often, the worst fate they can imagine is selling out and succumbing to creative inertia. What if the band doesn't die? What if we spend the rest of our lives coasting off the things we wrote that used to have meaning? What if we only exist to sell shit? What if the system we're rebelling against sands down our art and makes it palatable so it can sell an empty simulacrum of that rebellion for a profit? What if we tainted everything we've already created by using it to serve existing power?

[thelaurenshippen]

HI HELLO DO YOU LIKE AUDIO DRAMAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR OWN AUDIO DRAMA well do I have news for you

for quite some time, I have been working on putting every bit of practical information I have about making a podcast into some kind of readable resource and I'm very happy to say that, by george, I think I've done it.

that link will take you to our resource page which has links to a 35-page handbook that takes you through every step of podcast production (on our merch page, but you can download for zero dollars! do it!) and a direct download of a 15-page pdf about how I take an idea from development through scripting.

this is by no means the be-all-end-all definitive correct guide on how to make an audio drama. as I emphasize many times throughout, this is just how I do things, but it's a pretty thorough rundown of how I do things. if you've been too overwhelmed to start your own show, I sincerely hope this helps you!

[astralhope]

Rank 55: Yuma Jets!!

[firetruckfolks]

Happy 911 day here take the fic idea I’m currently playing with

So post Christopher leaving Eddie goes back to therapy because yes he needs it so *so* badly and Frank suggests he tries some hobbies, things to show Eddie who he is without the labels he’s always assigned to himself.

So Eddie gets a spider plant. And instead of being normal about this Chimney decides hey yk what we’re gonna do?? Let’s name the plant after Christopher!!

Thus the birth of Plantstopher

At first Buck laughs along like haha yes Plantstopher!! But then Hen reminds them all that when Plantstopher inevitably succumbs to Eddie’s black thumb it will not be good so Buck is on a secret mission to replace Plantstopher every single time Eddie kills that stupid plant

And if they fall in love along the way I mean…

[gloriousfckingpurpose]

lisa “i just don’t think anyone should be forgotten” swallows taking rubbings of gravestones 🤝 me visiting graveyards and taking down names that call to me to use for characters in my writing to give them a second life

[cyannanan]

im gonna bite u :3

[starakex]

Almost 15 years ago, I bought my very first game on Steam; a game I loved so much it started my journey in cosplaying, with spray painted bottles and cans and carved styrofoam. A game that shaped my love for online fandom interactions. Last night, we got the long awaited 7th volume of the Team Fortress Comics! A beautiful love letter to the game and its fans!

Merry Smissmas, Team Fortress 2. I wouldn't be same without you.

[thanatoseyes]

My paired down list of spirit work and death magic. (Obviously this is what works for me and I'm kind of a picky person when I aquire written work)

Physical Media:

Cunning Words: A Grimoire of Tales and Magic by Marshall WSL (This one I pre-ordered and haven't gotten through the whole text but it's a good read. It incorporates the art of story telling with distinct spells and magic. I think it's very unique but I wouldn't recommend it unless you want something with flavor)

Riding the Bones by the three little sisters (this one is an anthology of particular practices from different walks of life pertaining to death and transition. I've only read a few of the stories but for what it's worth I think its good insight)

Botanical Curses and Poisons by Fez Inkwright (I only list this because it's always good to know what's good and bad for you. Know what can kill you and you can probably avoid it)

The Bones Fall in A Spiral by Mortellus (again I've mentioned this before but I think this is a good work for someone getting into the field and needs someone that's direct and experienced in what they do. One of my favorites.

Consorting with Spirits by Jason Miller (I feel like this is a staple of the craft and while I personally don't connect with the material it works and it has some good points)

Metamorphosis by Ovid (I think it's always necessary to deal with primary texts. Go with the classics. Ovid has a beautiful way of writing and you get to really understand the stories and myths that spirits of the dead living etc are connected to and if you do any deity work I highly recommend it.)

Of Blood and Bone by Kate Freuler (I have mixed views on this one. some of the stuff is informative and it provides some good spells, but it lacks transparency and depth. I find Mortellus book far more student minded.)

The complete language of flowers by S. Theresa Dietz (if you work with the dead, deities, spirits or hey plant spirits. Chances are you've come across Victorian flower language. I use this book as a reference guide for symbolism/folklore/ and as a way to connecting with spirits)

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes (hey no library is complete without an encyclopedia. I personally like this one because it's very indepth without being too overwhelming. Not sure where to go? Just pick up this book and you can do more indepth research later. It's what it's there for. Reference guides are one of my favorites.)

Okay that's it for my physical media.

I also have a list of digital copies I keep.

Morbid Magic by Tomàs Prower (I think if you buy any book from this collection buy this one. It gives you an over all guide of most death practices around the world)

Historical:

Death, Dissection and the Destitute by Ruth Richardson

The Work of the Dead by Thomas W. Laqueur.

(I list these because they are a good source guide to how we treated the dead and spirits in the past. It's always important we learn from those that came before us.)

Greek Customs: (if you're going to do any type of work with Greek chthonic deities I suggest these three articles/books. I'm not saying its mandatory but these are very helpful guides to understanding ancient thought and how to bring them into today.)

Burial Customs, The Afterlife and the Pollution of Death in ancient Greece by Francois Pieter Retief and Louise Cilliers (free on research gate)

Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion Death and Reciprocity by Ellie Mackin Roberts

Inner Purity and Pollution in Greek Religion Volume 1 by Andrej Petrovic and Ivana Petrovic (this one's my personal favorite)

[onstoryladders]

good news, i think i got over my writer's block and wrote some more vampire!pete/notquitehuman!vegas stuff

bad news, i have actual things to do and cannot write anymore which is a pity because i was getting somewhere

neutral news i'm posting a snippet

Vegas walks up to the silver bars separating them. Pete studies him, hands still in his lap, palms up as the last red cuts close and disappear. There's no fear in his eyes, just a cold careful focus, and it almost makes Vegas laugh – this stupid creature at his mercy, weak and hungry, still searching for a way to cross that barrier and get to his neck. Not to bite, never to bite – his blood is rotten, it would make him sick – but to slash and tear and watch as the blood spills out of him. Yeah, it'd make Vegas laugh if it wasn't so thrilling.

He slips the blood bag between the bars. “Be a good dog and come get your food. You don't want it to spoil”.

“Get in and make me”.

[spliqi]

i see your “what if aya reminds akutagawa of gin” posts and i raise you:

[ruushes]

where would they like to be buried for ailill?

this is a rly interesting question for him! he would *like* to receive dalish rites but believes himself too blighted to safely bury. at the same time he very much does not want to follow the warden tradition of going to the deep roads to die fighting darkspawn bc 1) he hates the deep roads so so much and 2) he's very afraid that he wouldn't be killed before deteriorating to the point of essentially becoming darkspawn himself

i think if he died without/before any cure for the calling he'd want his body to be burned, since there aren't rly any readily available better options; it's also what he had to do with tamlen's body which would feel right to him in a sort of deranged way

[justsheerfilth1]

Bisexuals. Please never stop. I will not elaborate on what. But you have my full support