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“Are you the witch who turned eleven princes into swans?”
The old woman stared at the figure on the front step of her cottage and considered her options. It was the kind of question usually backed up by a mob with meaningful torches, and the kind of question she tried to avoid.
Coming from a single dusty, tired housewife, it should’ve held no terrors.
“You a cop?”
The housewife twisted the hem of her apron. “No,” she muttered. “I’m a swan.”
A raven croaked somewhere in the woods. Wind whispered in the autumn leaves.
Then: “I think I can guess,” the old woman said slowly. “Husband stole your swan skin and forced you to marry him?”
A nod.
“And you can’t turn back into a swan until you find your skin again.”
A nod.
“But I reckon he’s hidden it, or burned it, or keeps it locked up so you can’t touch it.”
A tiny, miserable nod.
“And then you hear that old Granny Rothbart who lives out in the woods is really a batty old witch whose father taught her how to turn princes into swans,” the old woman sighed. “And you think, ‘Hey, stuff the old skin, I can just turn into a swan again this way.’
“But even if that was true – which I haven’t said if it is or if it isn’t – I’d say that I can only do it to make people miserable. I’m an awful person. I can’t do it out of the goodness of my heart. I have no goodness. I can’t use magic to make you feel better. I only wish I could.”
Another pause. “If I was a witch,” she added.
The housewife chewed the inside of her cheek. Then she drew herself up and, for the first time, looked the old woman in the eyes.
“Can you do it to make my husband miserable?”
The old woman considered her options. Then she pulled the wand out from the umbrella stand by the door. It was long, and silver, and a tiny glass swan with open wings stood perched on the tip.
“I can work with that,” said the witch.
#swan maiden#the wild swans#swan lake#fairy tales#short story#microfiction#narrativia#10k#20k#30k#40k#50k
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literally drinking a beer by the lake and still opened tumblr. some of us are beyond saving
#i'm kidding it was wine#i had a beautiful 4th and i enjoyed wading in the lake#but yeah i did open tumblr a little
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Please take a moment to read this. A Canadian company (Highland Copper Company) wants to build a sulfide copper mine near Lake Superior (Copperwood Project), which holds 10% of the world’s freshwater. The mine would produce 98.5% toxic waste, stored in a dam just two miles from the lake. The dam can only withstand a 1-in-100-year storm, but the area has had two 1-in-1,000-year storms in the past decade. If it breaks, toxic water could contaminates Lake Superior & nearby freshwater sources, which could lead to acid mine drainage, where sulfide minerals react with water and air to produce sulfuric acid. This acid can leach heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, and mercury into the water, severely harming aquatic ecosystems and making the water unsafe for human consumption. Similar contamination events have led to long-term environmental damage and water quality degradation at other sulfide mines in the U.S., where nearly all have failed to prevent pollution. Additionally, this could negatively impact local communities by reducing property values, limiting long-term employment opportunities due to the finite nature of mining operations, and creating economic instability linked to environmental degradation. The company wants $50 million in taxpayer funding to move forward. The Michigan Senate is about to vote, if they don’t get the funding they can’t build it.
Sign the petition if you want to prevent this disaster by clicking the link below or searching “Protect the Porkies, Protect Lake Superior— Stop the Copperwood Mine!” at change.org.
#change#change.org#petition#michigan#local#politics#vote#stay informed#local news#united states news#democrats#republicans#help#spread awareness#important#important to know#informative#news#what’s going on#love#art#beauty#nature#lake superior#canada#photography#nature lovers#mother nature#naturecore#cottage core
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#moonlight#full moon#landsccape#clouds#nightsky#sky#stars#moon#cottage#cottagecore#landscape#paradise#nature#adventure#explore#travel#travelling#aesthetic#photography#naturecore#lake#farmcore#flowercore#space#cute#scenery#beauty#pretty#photographers on tumblr#dark acadamia aesthetic
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#cottage#cottagecore#landsccape#paradise#nature#adventure#explore#travel#travelling#photography#aesthetic#inspiration#motivation#cottage garden#cottage witch#landscape#flowercore#flowers#rain#curators on tumblr#photographers on tumblr#dark academia aesthetic#country cottage#mountains#lovecore#farmcore#gif#lake#beauty#grandmacore
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#cottage#cottagecore#landsccape#farmcore#fairycore#aesthetic#indie#vintage#moon#full moon#moonlight#artwork#landscape#paradise#nature#adventure#explore#travel#travelling#sky#clouds#photography#art#drawing#lake#flowercore#flowers#photographers on tumblr#dark acadamia aesthetic#naturecore
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#artist unknown#art#jpeg#photography#aesthetic#naturecore#nature#nature aesthetic#animal aesthetic#animalcore#black animals#animals#butterfly#butterflies#black aesthetic#blackcore#darkcore#lake#river#dreamy#dreamcore#moody aesthetic#moody#photo dump#green#green day#green aesthetic#x
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my partner & i recently transitioned to being best friend platonic partners and romantically separated (due to some simple romantic incompatibilities) - we're both very happy with and excited about this change and most importantly we think it is VERY funny and gay to continue doing everything together and living together as exes
(she wrote the first comic!)
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The picture I sent my mom:
The picture I sent my husband:
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#cottagecore#cottage aesthetic#nature#naturecore#nature aesthetic#lake#cottage#cottagestyle#fairycore
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#cottagecore#naturecore#landsccape#paradise#nature#adventure#explore#travel#travelling#landscape#photography#aesthetic#desing#scenery#photographers on tumblr#alternative#beauty#ocean#beach#grunge#lake#sundown#sunrise#summer#books#spring#dark acadamia aesthetic#cottage witch#dark academia#curators on tumblr
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Lighthouses of the Great Lakes.
by researchremora
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floating duck 🍑
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#moonlight#full moon#landsccape#moon#sky#clouds#sunrise#sundown#stars#space#photography#aesthetic#landscape#paradise#nature#adventure#exlore#travel#travelling#forestcore#dark academia#light academia#photographers on tumblr#curators on tumblr#artists on tumblr#dark acadamia aesthetic#artwork#fairycore#lake#night
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