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[bookwyrminspiration]

I can behave normally around books

[hansoeii]

Jayce's Journal - A Hidden Entry

[cardo-de-comer]

10/10 - "all is gone, none is won"

[ginaraemitchell]

Let's Talk About BBNYA | What is it? How does it benefit #IndieAuthors? How do I become a panelist in 2025? | @BBNYA_Official @Foliosociety @The_WriteReads

BBNYA is for everyone. This year, I have read excerpts and full books from nearly all fiction genres, from Middle-Grade to Adult and historical fiction to fantasy to romance to thrillers. It's a beautiful way to discover new authors and promote Independent Authors who don't have a large publishing firm to promote their work. Let's Talk About BBNYA | What is it? How does it benefit #IndieAuthors? How do I become a panelist? | @BBNYA_Official @Foliosociety @The_WriteReads

Let’s Talk About BBNYA | What is it? How does it benefit #IndieAuthors? How do I become a panelist? | @BBNYA_Official @Foliosociety @The_WriteReads I talk a lot about BBNYA on the blog. So, precisely what is BBNYA? The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is an annual competition highlighting and recognizing the best self-published and indie-published books. It is unique because it is…

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

[atissi]

i don't really like when people say dungeon meshi is accidentally good autistic representation, because while i understand not wanting to make conclusions without explicit confirmation from the author, there's always the weird assumption that non-western authors somehow don't know about things like neurodivergency/queerness/etc. (on top of the assumptions that east asian authors are somehow more naive or oblivious to "western" social issues).

given that dungeon meshi started being published in 2014, it's not really a "work belonging to its times"—it's as contemporary as any other media we discuss on this site, which means it should be fair to assume it engages with contemporary topics (and at the very least, you shouldn't say that the representation is accidental with so much confidence)

but anyways, the chapter "perfect communication" in ryoko kui's "terrarium in a drawer" is some of the most straightforward autistic representation I've seen, and from now on I'm going to assume that laios's character writing is absolutely intentional in that regard:

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

dadwave

[miniaturedelusionreview]

When Pa comes on a visit, there are always lots of newspapers on the table. :-) I seldom read newspapers. I read the local paper on the Internet, but this weekend, I will glance through some papers.

I have started watching the news on TV then just to have some clue what's going on in the world...

Nice to have a visitor. I get to tidy and clean my apartment a bit before he comes, and that was just OK for me too. It was way overdue. Sigh! The story of my life. Why can't I be more of a housewife with some super cleaning skills? Someone who took pride in a clean and tidy apartment?

I like planning dinner for two then. Nothing fancy or complicated. And just to point that out, my Pa is not expecting me to do anything special just because he comes visiting. My house could look like hell, and the food could just be a ham sandwich. He would not wrinkle his nose at all. But I like to fuss a little, so it's all up to me what I make out of it. No pressure!

[tawnysoup]

Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

If you enjoyed, please consider supporting by buying a PDF of the comic on itch.io: https://tawnysoup.itch.io/home-in-the-woods

[gongyussy]

deepthroating a gun without breaking eye contact...... he put his entire gongyussy into that | SQUID GAME 2

+ the video because the sound he makes when he puts the gun in his mouth? [redacted]

update: he improvised that. the man really said i'll go full slut.

[historyandmemes]

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The extent of the population’s hunger eclipsed even the near-famines in Afghanistan and Yemen of recent years, according to figures in the report. The report warned that the risk of famine is “increasing each day,” blaming the hunger on insufficient aid entering Gaza. “It doesn’t get any worse,’’ said Arif Husain, chief economist for the U.N.’s World Food Program. “I have never seen something at the scale that is happening in Gaza. And at this speed.” ... At the start of the war, Israel stopped all deliveries of food, water, medicine and fuel into the territory. After U.S. pressure, it allowed a trickle of aid in through Egypt. But U.N. agencies say only 10% of Gaza’s food needs has been entering for weeks. (Dec. 21, 2023 | Source)

DON'T LOOK AWAY.

[sadagios]

drew all the lifers in my style before the year ends ! took a while but i had so much fun :> Original template by @/xmaruu11

[mahmood11]

Please don't ship💔i need your help 🙏

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[jibberjibbsart]

“A New Knife” 🔪 Fanfic by SurveyCorpsJean

Jayvik nation, how are we feeling?

[bitchofdarkness]

I hate how fandom has become "if you haven't created anything in this very specific time frame after the release of the show/movie, everyone will have moved on"

And call me old fashioned, but that's just not me. I sometimes take ages to create and publish. And I will love a show or movie for such a long time (years, babes, years) that I just can't relate to the fast consumerism that's going on.

Because, let's be real, it can get really lonely in a fandom if most have simply moved on to the next shiny thing. Is what's created less worth, just because it was created outside the hype? Why is it such a taboo for this new fandom generation to love an old or "late" fic or art?

It's so tiring and I'm too old for the 30-seconds-hype-tiktok-shit. Just tired. So, so tired.