#icons John Steinbeck

[tsukiqumi]

and icons to match the headers!

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[blackswaneuroparedux]

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.

- John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent    

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”

― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Master of the Osservanza Triptych - The Birth of the Virgin with Other Scenes From Her Life. Detail. 1428 - 1439

[zestylemonsz]

bc it's almost the last day of pride (my time) I'm now going to give you all my pride hc for bsd characters whether you like it or not.

also their names are either first name/ last name or last name/ first name

also I don't use neos and don't know how they work. so there isn't many neo mentions.

no I don't stick to these all the time!! thoughts and opinions change.

and silly ™ for the characters at pride

for some reason the TM doesn't work anymore (no storage probably) so I'll probably just use TM instead lmao

Ada:

Fukuzawa Yukichi/

he/him.

asexual. panromantic. cisgender. #1 dad hugs at pride™

Osamu Dazai/

he/they. she/her when silly. bisexual. genderfluid (bigender or trigender specifically). at pride just to argue with the pride protestors. wears heels and dresses to make the homophobes angry™

Kunikida Doppo/

he/she/they. (< in that order) his preferred pronouns change a lot. asexual. demiromantic. biromantic. also genderfluid.

screams about how queer and trans rights are human rights, very proud, wears a bunch of pins™

Ranpo Edogawa/

he/him. gay. cisgender. goes to pride with poe just to hold hands with them the whole time TM

Yosano Akiko/

she/her. lesbian. cisgender. probably in a corner at pride drinking wine™

Atsushi Nakajima/

he/they. biromantic. asexual. doesn't know much about pride. sitting with a group of queer people, getting taught about sexualities and genders™

Junichiro Tanizaki/

he/him. questioning his sexuality, but doesn't have a preference. transgender. sitting far from the people, because it's too loud and is too crowded™

Naomi Tanizaki/

she/her. pansexual. cisgender. sitting with Junichiro to calm him down, also giving out bracelets to others TM

Kenji Miyazawa/

he/him. unlabled. dresses androgynous. goes to pride to learn about sexualities and genders (also everyone loves him) TM

Kyouka Izumi/

she/they. considers using neopronouns (fae/faer), but so far doesn't use them. unlabled. dresses feminine. goes to pride to make new friends and get bracelets TM

Kirako Haruno/

she/her. acearo. cisgender. goes to pride with Naomi, Yosano, or Kyouka to hang out

Katai Tayama/

he/they. gay. bigender. also gender goals. only goes to pride with Kunikida because they make him go TM

PM: (did not include everyone bc uhm. idk enough about some characters. also mori makes me uncomfy)

Chuuya Nakahara/

he/they. pansexual. transgender. goes to pride and drinks wine, also yells at homophobes and transphobes with Dazai TM

Kouyou Ozaki/

she/they. lesbian. cisgender. drinking wine with Yosano TM

Ryuunosuke Akutagawa/

he/him. gay. cisgender. sitting with Atsushi and learning TM

Higuchi Ichiyo/

she/they. bisexual. so many bi panics. transgender. hanging out with gin and admiring others and telling people how beautiful they are TM

Gin Akutagawa/

she/they. asexual. acespec. transgender. hanging out with Higuchi, occasionally with (ryuu) Akutagawa TM

Tachihara Michizo/

he/him. transgender. questioning sexuality. hanging out with Higuchi and Gin. staring at the pride protestors just to scare them TM

Yumeno Kyuusaku/

they/them. unlabled sexuality. non-binary. goes to pride and scares off the homophobic and transphobic protestors TM

Oda Sakunosuke/

he/they. gay. never told anyone his gender so who knows. just an icon TM

Ango Sakaguchi/

he/they. maybe she. gay. doesn't care about gender, but aligns with male. just a loser TM

The Guild: (not everyone because I don't write for a lot of the characters)

Poe/

he/they/she. genderfluid. gay. brings Karl and everyone loves him TM

Lovecraft/

they/them. he/him whenever they feels like it. non-binary. likes men. asexual. dresses androgynous and masculine. just an eldritch horror beyond your comprehension TM

John Steinbeck/

he/him. gay. male aligned but doesn't care about gender. hanging out with his eldritch horror partner TM

Lucy/

she/they/he. genderfluid. panromantic. asexual, probably cupiosexual. hanging out with Poe and playing with Karl TM

Louisa/

she/they. unlabled gender. pansexual. very anxious and probably hiding in a corner with other people TM

Mark Twain/

he/they. transgender. transition goals btw. just a cool guy TM

Misc:

Nikolai/

any pronouns. gay. terrorizing everyone with his clown behavior TM

Bram/

he/they/she. unknown labels. he doesn't tell anyone anything. showing people his fangs because people are interested in them TM

[aheathen-conceivably]

Hello darlings! 🏜️

Now that we are well and truly into the 1930s I wanted to give y’all some context about the Darlingtons’ new location. Ultimately, Strangerville is a figment of my imagination, a sims world superimposed into the real world. I did this because I wanted the freedom to draw from different elements of this region’s history and landscape without having to worry about the visual transformation of the actual in-game world.

However, it is very much intended to in a real region of the United States. Specifically, the north west corner of New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Gallup along the newly built Route 66. We’ll see key elements of this in the story time and time again, so if anyone would like more information I’ll leave some maps and context for y’all below the cut:

Commissioned in 1926, Route 66 was actually not the first cross country highway system in the U.S.; however it was designed to traverse the flattest and mildest climates so that it could be the most easily traveled. It also followed popular tourist routes from the railroad days and was marketed as an “All American” experience, drawing travelers and families from across the country and leading to its iconic status even today. The first map shows its path as it would have been in 1930, from its start in Chicago to its end in L.A. and the second map is a cutaway of the specific section of the road between Albuquerque and Gallup where Strangerville is meant to be located.

While the cultural significance of Route 66 now perhaps outweighs its era of utility, the Darlingtons are living along the route as it rises to prominence throughout the 1930s into the 1950s. While it was used for utility and leisure travel from its opening, Route 66, particularly between the Dust Bowl states and California, is iconic for its role as “the Mother Route. Perhaps best typified in John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, this road became one of if not the primary route for people fleeing the plains states during the Dust Bowl. Through their passage it became an American symbol of desperation, poverty, and for some, the hope of a better life.

Strangerville is meant to be located at the edge of the Dust Bowl (specifically at the meeting of the brown and yellow zones in the first map toward the leftmost mid-top area of the state of New Mexico). This region would not have suffered the worst conditions (and would have been spared intense dust storms) but it is still close enough to be heavily effected. This is especially true in the early part of the decade, as fear of dust tornados and mass unemployment spreads like wildfire, and explains the intense volatility amongst Strangerville residents who have no way to know just how bad their own situation could get.

For larger context, the Dust Bowl was caused by extenuating weather conditions and poor farming practices. It was an agricultural catastrophe throughout the 1930s that displaced millions of people, and coupled with larger economic factors such as the plummet of crop prices, led to mass homelessness, unemployment, and starvation.

Beginning in 1930 but reaching its zenith in the years 1934 and 1936, vast swaths of the United States experienced record drought and heat. In the second map we can see how widespread drought conditions were. They are of course at their worst in the central Dust Bowl area; however we also see that Strangerville is located in a moderate drought, and in 1936 twelve states recorded their highest temperatures to date.

However, these weather conditions only highlighted underlying farming negligence. After decades of manifest destiny and an influx of settlers with little to no farming knowledge (of which Giorgio falls in line), the land had been woefully over plowed and deprived of nutrients. After the rising farm prices of the 1910s and 1920s met with the crash of 1929, settlers pushed this to an extreme, removing vast swathes of native grasslands and leaving the soil vulnerable to record breaking weather conditions. Without rain or prairie grass, winds ravaged the region, creating dust storms that ravaged the region and ultimately led to hundreds of thousands of abandoned farmland. This collection of photographs shows the scale of dust and desolation better than words can express.

Scholars estimate that somewhere between 2.5 to 3 million people left their homes in the Dust Bowl states. Their stories are notorious, and live in the consciousness of what we now conceptualize as 1930s America. These maps superimpose the path of Route 66 with the Dust Bowl states, highlighting how the two formed a symbiotic relationship and became linked in the American consciousness. Of the millions who fled their homes, approximately 300,000-400,000 eventually settled in California. The number who traversed the mother route looking for work with the hope of a better life is perhaps incalculable.

However, they did not initially receive a warm welcome. As much of the country was also gripped in fear and poverty, migrants, or Okies as they were derogatorily called, were viewed as pariahs, threats, and even harbingers of worse times to come. This, as we now know, is far from the truth. The economy of many small towns along Route 66 fared better than other areas of the Dust Bowl. They became hubs for migrants and businesses alike as gas stations, roadside accommodations, food stalls, and other amenities opened. It provided an alternate means of business for areas that has previously been very rural, and who’s own farms had been gouged by the plummeting crop prices of 1929 as well as the gradual disappearance of herding economies.

As the decade went on and much of the nation began to heal in the New Deal Era, the migrants who passed this stretch of road only made it more legendary. Where they eventually settled they brought stories of Route 66, of a symbolic idea of the American West, of an ocean at the end of the line, of different people and travelers they had met on the way. This coupled with a growing fascination of the “Okie” figure at the end of the decade, perhaps best seen in the celebrated 1940 Hollywood remake of The Grapes of Wrath, as an emblem of American hardship and drive.

Together they fused an iconic idea of an authentic “Americanness” that existed along Route 66, one that was infused with even older ideas of manifest destiny and the “American” cowboy. This is the landscape that the Darlingtons now inhabit, one that they are watching unfold along with us all at the very start of the 1930s.

[redacted4life]

I... I don't know how this happened...

It was a joke at first but.... now I'm kinda want to see her having a more important role...

potential fic idea below:

I mean, we have characters like Naomi and Gin who aren't based on authors. Like imagine Zelda just shows up because she learn about the book. Fitzgerald didn't tell her about his plan because he feared what she would do in her grief. And now we have the return of the guild (or what remains) and whatever going on with John Steinbeck. I also feel like former members would have some role to play in this like Lucy, Mark and Poe (not sure about Lovecraft, he kinda doing his own thing and I don't really know what happened to Herman).

Honestly, I need more iconic female character (Aya, Kyouka, Teruko and Yosano are amazing and I waiting to see what they plan for Higuchi ability, what happening with Louisa in the remains of the guild and Agatha appearance in the plot but beside that Gin, Margaret, Kouyou and Naomi don't really have much going with them) and Fitzgerald 'I love my wife' energy. Like these two have the option of being such an amazing power couple.

Now that I'm writing this down, it sounds like a good fanfic idea.......

*Opens my ao3 account and starts writing*

[bungou-stray-dogs-archive]

John Steinbeck card - 執事 (Butler)

(Default, left. Unlocked, right. Get him to skill lv.3 to unlock the extra icon) Leader skill - 悠揚なる執事 (Leisurely butler) Increase Emerald atk 40% Reduces dmg from Azure enemies 20% Active skill - くく……油断したね？ (Fufu.... You let your guard down didn't you ?) Deals x8.5 Emerald dmg to an enemy Sub-skill 1 - そろそろお時間です (It's almost time) Activates when 100 orbs are cleared (85 at skill lv.5) Increases atk of all team members by 85 for 1 turn (100 at skill lv.5) Sub-skill 2 - こちらの葡萄はいかがです？ (How about these grapes ?) Activates when the marble hits the wall 30 times (27 at skill lv.5) Increases dmg of all team members by 85 for 1 turn (100 at skill lv.5) Affiliation: The guild Emerald affinity Atk: 1424 (Max) | 160 (Base) Hp: 7296 (Max) | 818 (Base) Balanced type

This card is currently unavailable on EN, available from the Perfect Butler event (Apr 2021) on JP **Note, I do not speak Japanese, my translations are probably off, I apologize if they are.

[kierrasreads]

2023 Reads!

Thank you to everyone for joining me on my book journey! I'm looking forward to another year of good reads! If you have any recommendations, please let me know.

Without further ado, here are my reads for this year!:

Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, and The House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora by Matt Ritter

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

I Am a Cat Barista (Volume 1) by Hiro Maijima

Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice (Volumes 2-6) by Yoshitoki Oima

Karakuri Odette (Volumes 1-5) by Julietta Suzuki

Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu/Komi Can't Communicate (Volumes 23-26) by Tomohito Oda

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

Horimiya (Volume 1) by Hero

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Volume 5) by Fujita

Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits (Volume 1) by Waco Ioka

Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

Skip & Loafer (Volumes 1-3) by Misaki Takamatsu

Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san (Volumes 2-4) by Honda

Toshokan no Daimajutsushi/Magus of the Library (Volumes 3-5) by Mitsu Izumi

Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories by Sherman Alexie

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

Saint Young Men Omnibus (Volume 1) by Hikaru Nakamura

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Insomniacs After School (Volume 1) by Makoto Ojiro

Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (Volume 1) by Nene Yukimori

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

Twisted Love (Twisted #1) by Ana Huang

Wind/Pinball: Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball by Haruki Murakami

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert

Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) by Lee Child

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Megan Shepherd

Muffin but the Truth (Bakeshop Mystery #16) & Catch Me If You Candy (Bakeshop Mystery #17) by Ellie Alexander

A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, Silver Blaze, The Yellow Face, The Stock-Broker's Clerk, The Gloria Scott, The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Puzzle, The Crooked Man, The Resident Patient, The Greek Interpreter, The Naval Treaty, and The Final Adventure by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (audiobook)

Gokushufudō/The Way of the House Husband (Volumes 1-3) by Kousuke Oono

Grand total: 90

[varinastix]

I fear that this drop might not go her way this time. I get her intention of her image on the t-shirt, however I do think she could've still marketed her personality without doing this. I'd personally never buy a shirt with someone's face on no matter how famous or infamous they are

I personally don't think and hope she isn't using Keira for her connections but I can see why some people would think that when they don't know her true personality.

I hope with the t-shirt in question she only has very limited stock so she can still brand it as a sell out😅

I don't think she is using Keira at all. Not in the least.

But do agree with you that this drop isn't a good look. You only want to market brands/merch with images of people on them if they are genuine icons: Mohammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, or famous writers like Virginia Woolf, JK Rowling, John Steinbeck and people of that iconic level, or sports people who are icons: Venus Williams, Michael Jordan, etc....and you get my point. Any other kind of image brand marketing is dicey and comes across as self absorbed/tone deaf. So I think this is a loss for her and I hope she reconsiders.

Oh dear... 😅

[dankusner]

American Progress, Jose Maria Sert, ’37

When the Rockefellers commissioned Diego Rivera to paint a mural in their iconic skyscraper, they asked for an image of a man at a crossroads — someone beset with uncertainty, but moving with hope toward a bright future.

Rivera’s Man at Crossroads captured America’s place at the nexus of technological, political, and social progress.

However, the mural included a portrait of Lenin and other elements symbolizing the communist world.

Although communism was undoubtedly a factor behind the intense crossroads at which America found itself, the Rockefellers were horrified at the idea that they might be seen as communist supporters.

So, they had it chiseled down to make room for Jose Maria Sert’s American Progress, a mural that was far more unambiguously descriptive of American values.

Dominated by the giant figures of Titans straining to build monumental cities, American Progress is a tribute to the ethos of hard work that defined the US.

The mural even extends to the ceiling, where a Titan strides over the head of the viewer, with American planes circling his head.

The message is clear: America builds the future and reaches for the skies.

Sert also includes the figures of the three graces in his painting to represent America’s intellectual achievements.

America’s juggernaut strength, Sert implies, comes from the union of wits and strength, thinking and action. 

American Progress combines classical imagery (titans, graces, muscular nudes) with new artistic tricks that are unconventional to the classics (portraying the Titan on the ceiling as stepping over the viewer, for example).

It’s fitting that the Rockefeller center, another touchstone example of Art Deco, houses a mural which captures both the elements and philosophy of this all-American style

Josep Maria Sert i Badia was a Spanish muralist, the son of an affluent textile industry family, and friend of Salvador Dalí.

1940: John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” The story of a family of sharecroppers spurred controversy as some said it was too critical of capitalism, but the story was adapted for a successful film and the book became a regular fixture in high school and college classrooms.

[jbbbuckybarnes]

From 1917 to 1943, literature evolved significantly, encompassing various genres and themes, influenced by world events like the Great Depression, World War I, and World War II. Here are some notable books from this period, highlighting a mix of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry:

1. **"Ulysses" by James Joyce (1922):** A groundbreaking modernist novel that revolutionized narrative techniques, focusing on a single day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin.

2. **"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925):** A classic American novel that explores the Jazz Age, capturing themes of wealth, class, and the American Dream.

3. **"To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf (1927):** A modernist novel examining themes of time, memory, and relationships within a family over several years.

4. **"The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway (1926):** A novel that captures the disillusionment of the "Lost Generation," set in post-World War I Europe.

5. **"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck (1937):** A novella depicting the struggles of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

6. **"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley (1932):** A dystopian novel exploring the dangers of technological control and societal manipulation.

7. **"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell (1936):** A sweeping historical novel set during and after the American Civil War, focusing on the character of Scarlett O'Hara.

8. **"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937):** A fantasy adventure story introducing Middle-earth and the character Bilbo Baggins.

9. **"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger (1951):** Although published after 1943, the setting and context reflect the post-World War II generation's experiences and sentiments.

10. **"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck (1939):** A powerful novel depicting the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the plight of the Joad family.

11. **"The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett (1930):** A classic hard-boiled detective novel featuring the iconic private detective Sam Spade.

12. **"Native Son" by Richard Wright (1940):** A groundbreaking novel exploring themes of race, oppression, and societal injustice.

13. **"Animal Farm" by George Orwell (1945):** Although published just after 1943, this allegorical novella critiques totalitarianism and political corruption.

14. **"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier (1938):** A gothic novel filled with mystery, suspense, and drama.

15. **"The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales" by H.P. Lovecraft (1928):** A collection of eerie and supernatural stories that influenced the horror genre.

16. **"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton (1920):** A novel exploring the strict societal norms of 19th-century New York high society.

17. **"The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943):** A charming philosophical tale exploring themes of friendship and humanity.

18. **"Winnie-the-Pooh" by A.A. Milne (1926):** A classic children's book featuring the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends.

19. **"The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck (1931):** A novel exploring life in rural China and the impact of societal changes.

20. **"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath (1963):** Although published after 1943, it reflects the inner turmoil and mental health struggles of a young woman, resonating with themes from the earlier era.

These books represent the diverse literary landscape from 1917 to 1943, offering insights into the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time.

[nowyekran14]

Cracking the Crossword: American Gothic Artist Grant Wood's Clues

American Gothic is one of the most famous paintings in American art history, and the artist behind it, Grant Wood, remains an enigmatic figure to this day. However, did you know that Wood was also a crossword enthusiast? In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of the American Gothic artist crossword.

Grant Wood was born in rural Iowa in 1891, and his upbringing in the Midwest would go on to influence his art in a profound way. He studied art in Minneapolis and then in Paris, but he returned to Iowa in 1924 and remained there for the rest of his life. In the early 1930s, he painted what would become his most famous work, American Gothic, which features a stern-looking farmer and his daughter in front of their farmhouse.

But what about Wood's interest in crosswords? Well, it turns out that Wood was a frequent solver of the New York Times crossword puzzle. According to his sister, he would complete the crossword every day without fail, and he even created his own puzzles. Unfortunately, none of Wood's original puzzles have survived, but we can imagine that they were probably as quirky and idiosyncratic as his paintings.

Wood's love of crosswords is not surprising when you consider that he was a man of many interests. He was an avid reader, a collector of Americana, and a lover of all things Midwestern. He also had a keen sense of humor, as evidenced by his many cartoons and caricatures. All of these interests would have served him well in the world of crossword puzzles, where a broad range of knowledge is essential.

So, what might a Grant Wood crossword puzzle have looked like? It's hard to say for sure, but we can make some educated guesses. For one thing, we might expect to see clues related to Americana and Midwestern culture, such as "Famous Iowa painter" (answer: Wood) or "State bird of Iowa" (answer: Eastern Goldfinch). NowyEkran Wood was also interested in history and folklore, so we might see clues related to those topics as well, such as "Revolutionary War hero" (answer: Paul Revere) or "Famous American folk song" (answer: "This Land Is Your Land").

Of course, Wood's puzzles would not have been limited to these topics. He was a voracious reader, so we might see clues related to literature, such as "Author of The Great Gatsby" (answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald) or "Title character in a John Steinbeck novel" (answer: Tom Joad). Wood was also a lover of nature, so we might see clues related to the outdoors, such as "Large North American mammal" (answer: Moose) or "State tree of California" (answer: Redwood).

One thing we can be sure of is that Wood's puzzles would have been full of humor and wit. His paintings often had a sly, subversive quality to them, and we might expect the same from his puzzles. Perhaps we might see clues like "Famous surrealist painter" (answer: Salvador Dali) or "1950s sitcom starring Lucille Ball" (answer: I Love Lucy). Wood also had a fondness for wordplay and puns, so we might see clues like "Worn by a king or queen" (answer: Crown) or "What a tired athlete might do" (answer: Hit the sack).

In conclusion, the world of the Grant Wood crossword puzzle is a tantalizing prospect for anyone who loves puzzles and art. Although we will never know for sure what his puzzles were like, we can imagine that they were a reflection of his many interests and passions. Like his paintings, they were probably idiosyncratic and full of hidden meanings and surprises. They would have been a testament to Wood's creativity and intelligence, and a delight for anyone who loves a good crossword puzzle.

But Grant Wood's legacy extends far beyond his interest in crossword puzzles. He was an important figure in American art, known for his depictions of rural life and his celebration of the Midwestern landscape. His paintings, including American Gothic, have become iconic images of American life, and his influence can be seen in the work of countless artists who followed in his footsteps.

Wood's interest in crosswords may seem like a small detail, but it speaks to the breadth and depth of his interests and his curiosity about the world around him. It reminds us that creativity and intelligence are not limited to one particular domain, but can manifest themselves in a wide range of activities and pursuits.

In the end, the Grant Wood crossword puzzle remains a mystery, but it is a mystery that invites us to explore the many facets of this fascinating artist's life and work. Whether we are solving crosswords or studying art, we can learn from Wood's example and strive to broaden our horizons and deepen our understanding of the world around us.

[greendy2l]

aaaaaa I wanted to do this drawing for a long time, and Roland and Olivier from vanitas look very similar to John and Lovecraft from bungou, or at least that's what I thought the first time I saw them jsakjsaks in any case roland i love you

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