#recommneded-reading

[allastoredeer]

Not sure how you feel about Omegaverse in general, but... this one is non-sexual radioapple intimacy. Really more of a sickfic with the omegaverse as a backdrop.

Treading New Waters by egg_thief

Ooh! I like a good omegaverse fic! And this one sounds amazing 👀 there is so much you can do in with omegaverse, even without all the smut. God, I love doing worldbuilding around this trope(?), it's so much fun. (I've actually been playing around with the idea of making my own little Hazbin omegaverse one-shot :3)

But this looks like a good read!!! Thank you! I am definitely going to give it a looksie!

[kissingmilfs]

I noticed in one of your tags that you mentioned you have read GNC!JJ fics before. I was wondering if you had any recommnedations?

here ya go!

i also just reblogged the post :) i’ve only read one so if i remember it’ll put it here too 💌

[facelessthefreak]

BRO I SAW THIS WITHOUTH THE TEXT AS A RECOMMNEDED AND THOUGH "the mettaton gun..." AND THEN I CLICK AND IT IS THE METTATON GUN

read this as yelling and suddenly going calm then yelling again btw

this is the mettaton gun. btw

[adventuresinthirtysomething]

Book Review: The Girl In The Moss By Loreth Anne White

BookReview : The Girl In The Moss By Loreth Anne White #amreading #mystery #suspense #thriller #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #booklover #recommendedreading #goodbooks

An ex-cop strives to find her new normal as she reconciles recently recovered memories about her traumatic past, tries to earn her P.I. license, and her feelings about her engagement to a man who’s still with the force. A new client’s cold case may be just what she needs – if it doesn’t end up getting her killed. This thriller had twists out the wazoo! Just when one revelation was made,…

[bookaddict24-7]

•What is a graphic novel that has stayed with you long after it’s over? 📚📚•

IG: @daylafm

[ID: Photo of the graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell. The book is on a wooden cutting board and is surrounded by a rolling pin, a cookbook, a measuring cup with flour, a cup with butter, and small measuring spoons.]

[oberlincollegelibraries]

Weekend Edition: Labor

Classes have only been in session for a week, but that doesn’t stop us from appreciating the extra day off that comes with Labor Day. And, to celebrate this important holiday that honors the American Labor Movement and all the contributions workers make to the development of the United States, we are highlighting new materials related to the current state of labor, good or bad, in the U.S. and around the world. 

Bittersweet Brexit: the Future of Food, Farming, Land, and Labour by Charlie Clutterbuck, Ph.D.

Although widely criticised and hugely wasteful, The Common Agricultural Policy did at least afford British farmers a degree of support. Post-Brexit, that support will vanish - to be replaced with a woefully misconceived agricultural export drive that cannot possibly deliver. Bittersweet Brexit suggests a solution: paying workers decent wages in the agricultural sector could radically transform the nature of farming in Britain. It would improve yields, increase sustainability and ensure greater self-sufficiency at a time when food security is becoming a vital issue. This scenario provides a progressive, forward-thinking and optimistic future for food and farming in Britain, which, unlike many other industries, is currently being ignored -- Back cover

The Passion Economy: the New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century by Adam Davidson

"Contrary to what you may have heard, the middle class is not dying and robots are not stealing our jobs. In fact, writes Adam Davidson-one of our leading public voices on economic issues -- the twenty-first-century economic paradigm offers new ways of making money, fresh paths toward professional fulfillment, and unprecedented opportunities for curious, ambitious individuals to combine the things they love with their careers. Drawing on the stories of average people doing exactly this--an accountant overturning his industry, a sweatshop-owner's daughter fighting for better working conditions, an Amish craftsman meeting the technological needs of Amish farmers--as well as the latest academic research, Davidson shows us how the twentieth-century economy of scale has given way in this century to an economy of passion. He makes clear, too, that though the adjustment has brought measures of dislocation, confusion, and even panic, these are most often the result of a lack of understanding. In The Passion Economy, he delineates the ground rules of the new economy, and armed with these, we begin to see how we can succeed in it according to its own terms--intimacy, insight, attention, automation, and, of course, passion. An indispensable roadmap and a refreshingly optimistic take on our economic future"-- Provided by publisher 

Women, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Economy: a Global Perspective edited by Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt and Liliane Segura 

"When a woman decides to become an "entrepreneur," she starts her business with a sense of excitement, freedom, wealth, happiness, prestige; however, these feelings can soon turn to fears over debt, difficulties, unpaid invoices, stress, and uncertainty. Being an entrepreneur means taking risks, making decisions, adapting management styles in line with developmental needs, clashing with rivals, being more agile than competitors, negotiating risky scenarios, following business trends, capturing new opportunities before and being better than the competition. If a woman wants to be successful as an entrepreneur, she needs to have a business education, undergoes continued professional development and has patience and emotional intelligence. Supporting women in their entrepreneurial activities have been shown to positively affect the economy, which is why governments pay special attention to opening new funding opportunities and training programs for women who want to start or develop a business. Female entrepreneurship has individual characteristics because of those aspects of the business which are affected by cultural, technological, legislative, social and historical developments. This book discusses the relationship between female entrepreneurship and the economy and academic authors from developing countries such as Brazil, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo, Portugal and Malaysia analyze the developments encompassing women and entrepreneurship in their respective countries. The authors discuss the regulatory frameworks of each country to show how these either help or hinder female entrepreneurship and consequently, the place of women in the economy. Women and entrepreneurship is an emerging theme, and this book is a must-read for researchers from both developing and developed countries"-- Provided by publisher

The Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise by Nada R. Sanders and John D. Wood

"What started as an inquiry into how executives can adopt AI to harness the best of human and machine capabilities turned into a much more profound rumination on the future of humanity and enterprise. This is a wake up call for business leaders across all sectors of the economy. Not only should you implement AI regardless of your industry, but once you do, you should fight to stay true to your purpose, your ethical convictions, indeed your humanity, even as our organizations continue to evolve. While not holding any punches about the dangers posed by AI, this book uniquely surveys where technology is limited, and where the true opportunities lie amidst all the disruptive change currently underway. As such, it is distinctively more optimistic than many of the competing titles on Big Technology. This is a compelling book that weaves together philosophical, psychological, and legal insights; organizational governance, operations, and strategy; and technological breakthroughs and limitations. The authors set out to identify where humans and machines can best complement one another to create an enterprise greater than the sum total of its parts: the Humachine. Combining the business and predictive acumen of Professor Nada R. Sanders, PhD (Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University) with the legal and philosophical perspective of John D. Wood, Esq. (Attorney and Member of the New York State Bar) the authors combine their strengths as internationally recognized experts in forecasting and sustainable business to bring us this profound yet accessible book. This is a "must read" for everyone interested in the future of human enterprise"-- Provided by publisher

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: Forever with You

Review: Forever with You

Synopsis:

From debut author, Barb Curtis, a heartwarming small-town romance about high school sweethearts who return home and discover that first love sometimes gets a second chance. . . Jay Wynter wants to be successful on his own merit. That’s why he left Sapphire Springs and his family’s winery to build a career from scratch. But now that he’s successor to Wynter Estate, Jay must return to…

[qawsslate]

newbies

another nct drabble, short story, one shot, scenario? 

genre: fluff probs

tw: none

pairing: Renjun & reader

a/n: idk bro read at ur own risk, i used google translate for a thing but im hoping it makes sense in the context, feel free to interact :)) 

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"Renjun-ah it’s fine. You, of all people, know how forgiving she is.”

“Ya! Haechan, don’t say it like that. Renjun-ah it looks really nice she’ll love it.”

Haechan and Jeno were gathered in Renjun and Jisung’s shared bedroom attempting to calm the nerves of the older Dream member. He had just finished a painting he had been working on for the last month in prepation for Valentine’s Day. He knew you weren’t expecting anything as in Korea, the traditional practice was for the girl in the relationship to give the guy chocolates, but neither of you were big on the specifics of things like that. You both shared the sentiment of holidays but were also practical in the ways you gave gifts to each other. Last Christmas, Renjun had given you a new winter coat since the one you’ve been using since your teenager years had begun to literally tear at the seam. You often brushed off his nagging of buying a new coat with protests of the coat still doing its job. 

“Renjun, the coat is fine. I’m still perfectly warm” 

“Y/n, I can see the thread that’s keeping the arm sleeve attached to the rest of it hanging off. I bet if I pull it the whole thing would fall apart. Here let me show you.” 

He reached down and pretended to yank the thread which prompted you to gasp in amused disbelief.

“Ya! Don’t you dare! Did you really pull it off?”

You looked down at your arm trying to assess if in fact the fabric on your body was still a piece of wearable clothing.  

He laughed and just embraced you in a hug.

He had followed up the new winter coat with a flower plushie you had commented that was cute a week ago in a shop, his favorite scented candle so you could be reminded of him when he was away on a schedule, a neck massager because he thought you spent too much time at your desk, an insulated bottle so you would drink more water and not coffee, a polaroid camera for the memories and random Chinese snacks you really liked. He was very practical yet considerate, and it made your heart swell. You almost cried thinking all of it was too much and he had to hold your face in is hands and make you look at him so he could tell you that you were worth it. 

What you didn’t know that he also wanted to gift you with a necklace but second guessed himself too much to the point where he took the small box out of the pile of gifts only minutes before he gave you the heap of presents. Mark was the only member he told about the necklace beforehand but Renjun unfortunately had forgotten to inform his loveable hyung of his inaction, a problem that presented itself the morning after Christmas.

“Y/n! Merry-day-after-Christmas! How was Christmas with Renjunnie? Did you like the necklace?”

You, Mark, and Renjun had been sitting at the Dream dorm kitchen table eating leftovers from the small dinner Jaemin had made at 3am. Thankfully the rest of the boys were still asleep so the damage could still be contained. Renjun choked on the green tea he had been drinking but quickly recoverd.

“Neck massager hyung. The Korean word for neck massager is 목 마사지기. Ahhh, it’s because he’s a foreigner.”

Renjun laughed a little too forcibly and tried to signal to Mark as much as humanly possible without bursting a vein that the necklace gift was aborted. By some Christmas miracle, Mark had somehow picked up on the hint and quickly corrected himself. He even added a white lie to support the neck massager fib, quickly sputtering that he had helped Renjun pick out a neck massager with the recommnedations from his mom, his aunt, his grandmother, and his cousin who was some sort of professional massager. You answered honestly that you had yet to put it to use as you forgot to charge it last night. You weren’t sure if it was the happiness hangover or lack of sleep after Christmas Day that made you think Mark and Renjun were acting strange, but you became distracted from dwelling on their behavior as Haechan and Jisung came into the kitchen. The mood quickly shifted and Renjun felt like he could breathe for the first time in what felt like an hour. You had become preoccupied in helping Jisung follow a recipe on how to make American style pancakes and scolding Haechan for handing the gullible maknae wrong ingredients. After a few minutes Renjun had excused himself to check on Jaemin and Jeno, and Mark announced he had to use the bathroom. Once out of earshot from the mess in the kitchen Mark turned to Renjun,

“You didn’t give it to her?”

“No, hyung, honestly I got too scared. What if she didn’t want it? What if she thinks I’m going too far? What if it’s too serious all of a sudden?”

“Well, don’t you want to be serious with y/n?”

“Of course. More than anything. I just don’t know what I’m doing.”

“Renjunnie,” Mark placed his hands on his shoulders, “you are doing great. Do whatever feels right to you. But if you’re only doubting yourself I think it’s still a good idea to give her the necklace.” 

Renjun still looked conflicted and mindlessly opened the door to Jaemin room then Jeno’s. 

The four proceeded back to the suspiciously quiet kitchen to find Jisung sat at the table and Haechan and you making the rest of the pancakes. When Jaemin asked what happened, Haechan responded,

“We wanted to make sure you guys still had a place to live.”

The necklace matter had been dropped and about a month later all those repressed emotions Renjun had came back. It was two nights before Valentine’s Day and both just wanted a quiet evening. Renjun planned to cook a dinner at your apartment and the whole thing felt innocent until he thought about how you guys hadn’t even been officially together for more than a year. He suddenly felt the pressure, the implications, the underlying tone of something like giving you a piece of jewelry. His plan was to just give you a painting. He had carefully recreated the scene of the park where he first saw you. You had been pushing children on the swings. He had thought you were a babysitter of some sort until you waved to the kids goodbye and saw the nearby adults scoop them in their arms and walk away. Then he saw you swinging by yourself. He never revealed this to you during your first official encounter as he didn’t think it would be smooth to open up with, “I’ve been watching you swing by yourself at the children’s park.” He also hadn’t been initially sure if you were the same girl he had wistfully observed, but you had once planned a park date at your favorite spot.

“It’s actually quite near your dorm, we could walk there if you’re up to it? Sometimes I play with the kids. It’s gotten to the point where some of the mothers have recognized me.”

Renjun immediately knew you had been that girl he had observed in what felt like a lifetime ago. He knew that one day he would really have to treat Chenle to a meal for introducing you both. Renjun also knew if he had admitted this to Chenle now he would never let it go and it would somehow inflate the size of that kid’s head even more, but he added it to the list of things he loved about his younger member. 

Renjun had carefully recreated the details from his memories of those days, paying particular attention to that coat you refused to give up on and he had just finished the painting when Haechan decided to burst into his room.

“Renjunnie! Have you ate? Let’s eat.” 

Renjun had been so absorbed with his doubts that the sudden interruption almost made him fall off his chair. Renjun almost gets as easily startled as Jisung, but the magnitude of his reaction made Haechan take a step back and immediately set off his signature mischief.

“Ya, is the innocent and pure boy doing something naughty? You know you should really lock your doors Renjun-ah”

Renjun scrammbled to find something to cover the painting. His tidy desk space provided no aid and his next move was to flip the whole thing over deciding to deal with the consquences of the still wet paint later, but Haechan moved quickly and pulled Renjun’s arms up away from the canvas.

“Ya, what’s this?”

“Nothing. Heachan, please.”

Renjun sighed. He had no problem in any other situation to fight the boy who always tested his limits, but with the awkward sitting position he was in, Renjun knew that there was no logistically sound way to physically fight Haechan at the moment. 

“Oh, it’s just another painting. Why were you so freaked out- YA! Is that y/n?!”

Haechan dropped Renjun’s arms, his first mistake, as Renjun took the opportunity to lunge towards the painting. Haechan proceeded to yank the back of the wooden chair -- his second mistake -- and he called out for reinforcements.

“JENO-AH!”

Jeno was not surprised that the bickering quickly took place, but was also concerned with the intensity of Haechan’s scream. Jeno regretfully entered the space of what would ultimately disrupt the otherwise peaceful morning and listened to the chorus of Renjun’s mild curses and death threats and Haechan’s shameless happy teasing although he was the one in the headlock.

“Ya, you two. Can we just go eat?”

“Jeno-ah, grab that. QUICKLY.”

Curiosity took over and Jeno obeyed. Renjun knew that although Jeno lacked in the desire of fighting members, he made up for with his physcial strengh. Renjun was quite aware that Jeno could quite literally pick him and Haechan up to stop the sqaubble. Renjun gave a frustrated sigh of defeat and sat back down at his desk while Jeno and Haechan sat on the nearby bed to fully observe the art piece.

“Is this y/n? It’s really good.”

“Our Renjunnie is growing up so fast. It’s cute to see you in love.”

The casualness of Haechan’s sentiment in dropping the L word set off alarms in Renjun’s brain but curiously not his heart. He quickly pushed off whatever deer in headlights reaction he showed and calmy took the painting back from Jeno. He decided to just tell the two that it was for Valentine’s Day and mumbled that he wasn’t sure if you were gonna like it. 

"Renjun-ah it’s fine. You, of all people, know how forgiving she is.”

“Ya! Haechan, don’t say it like that. Renjun-ah it looks really nice she’ll love it.”

Haechan sensed it was the right time to get serious. 

“Renjun-ah. Honestly. It’s a really good painting. She’ll love it. That girl loves everything you do.”

Jeno hummed in agreement.

“Injunnie, it will be okayyy.”

Jeno’s speciality in dorm-only aegyo gave Renjun comfort. It almost brought back a sense of normalcy in Renjun’s emotions. He was also grateful to Haechan although no matter how much the boy made it a sport to annoy him, he could still be mature when it counted. He thanked God that the necklace had been safely hidden in a drawer and considered the many ways the situation could have escalated if the two boys saw that the painting gift was not the main source of his anxiety.

Renjun thought it would be best to change the subject from his insecurities about his love life. Love, he thought, there was that word again. 

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hi i have a tendency to not end my fics well, lemme know what yall think

[angelsamericana]

fic recommnedations???? i need fic recommendations

i gave a few here but i'm happy to rec some more!

piledriver by pallasperilous

where the weeds take root by deathbanjo

the inexhaustible silence of houses by askance (just read this because of the lovely kyotodean, warning for psychological horror)

empty spaces by schmerzerling (make sure to read the content warnings for this one as well, but it's a happy ending fic)

like moses and batman and james dean by saltyfeathers

cuckoo and nest by komodobits

[junisfics]

Reading your recent posts on people recommneding your fics on tiktok and it lowkey came off like you're uncomfortable with it, I just want to say sorry. I may have recommended 'gemini feed' on tik tok. Sorry if that makes you uncomfy.

yeah i don't really like it just because really young kids are on tiktok and my tumblr can have really dark content at times

thank you for telling me, and it's completely okay... please don't think i'm upset with you <3

[stratfordsandthestars]

any ao3 fic recommnedations for thirteen x reader fics bc ya girl has read a lot and i can't find anymore that i like??

[auro-cyanide]

I wanted to just do some quick sketches tonight to practice expressions since i tend to struggle with both subtle and extreme emotions. I ended up doing some character scenes from some of my fanfictions since I am so so grateful to the authors for writing them, they’ve been bringing me a lot of joy… and pain, but mostly joy!

And Nearly Letting Go by @uncannycookie​ is a huge fav of mine, I love their writing so so much, especially how they write Mob. They’ve managed to capture some of the more jagged edges of his personality that I think make him fascinating. Plus it’s killing me, I am on the edge of my seat omg

A Breach of Trust by @phantomrose96 *internal sobbing* Okay, so like I’m slowly making my way through this one cause I have to keep stopping to read fluff cause I swear to god it makes me feel like my heart is being crushed. The writing is phenomenal, super creative premise, very dramatic and plot heavy. It’s just pure excellence and I will get there and read it all *external sobbing*

The Accelerated Velocity of Terminological Inexactitutde by @logicalbookthief Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, this is like one of my favourite tropes ever and I’m loving it! I’m so weak for this character dynamic. The way the author writes Teruki is a lot of fun, even if it’s not so fun for him sometimes hahaha

It Runs in the Family by @fireflysummers I’ve heard where this story is going and let me tell you it hits so many of my pings I am giddy with excitement. The writing is fantastic! The character’s voices are really well done and I am so so sold on the premise I have accepted it as headcanon. The dynamics have so much potential I am so excited!

Go, go read! They are all great and there are mooooooore!

[reformedtsundere]

Important questions for those who listen to podfics!

So I’m trying to record my first podfic but don’t have a microphone aside from phone.

When listening to Podfics does slightly low quality in recording, provided the diction is clear and the story is understandable through the reading, bother you?

I’d really like to get started on recording this fic because it’s a favorite of mine, but I’m constantly worried no one will like listening to it because of slight background noise and a hollowish tone.

Opinions and recommnedations welcome! Please!

[feminerds]

Page 1 - Stars and Street Lights @ Night. Why are Stars Star-Shaped? from Minute Physics Kinda attempting to map the shape of my suture lines in the lens of my eyes on the left. Have you noticed the popularity of irregularly shaped sparkles in indie art at the moment? I definitely have! I have a feeling it's related to the phenomena, which is very cool!

Page 2 - “I think that maybe I'm a zine machine. I don't make a lot of zines, but maybe I'm still a photocopier of sorts. A little lens and a reproduction gadget. A body that makes itself. Like Rob Mullholland's statues, trapping the light from around them, distorting it, re-emitting it. Our little bodies are doing this too, all of the time we remake ourselves through reproduction of our surroundings. Our lenses create our reality and our realities create our lenses. I suppose all media is like this but it is delightful that a photocopier is all this in one little unit. Mimeograph. Ditto Machines.” 

Really stuck on this little mirror/lens motif at the moment, and also for like the last 6 years. Ha! Oh well. It sounds like such cyclical, but...

Also this video from Thunk - The Hermeneutic Circle.

Also, also I didn’t know the ouroboros was like a big thing in alchemy, which I feel like I should have, like I knew chemists talk about it a lot and it’s like way to describe the scientific method. But I didn’t know it was kinda of, but not totally of course, that because al/chemists have been using it for centuries. The new episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry talks about delocalisation of benzene being first understood through the ‘model’ of the ouroboros. Very cool.  Page 3 - “We are all unreliable narrators” - Cat Person and Me by  Alexis Nowicki. Regarding the Cat Person short story (which Alexis believes (probably rightly) was written invasively about her own life and relationships), and the implications of autoficiton. It also made me think about how Cat Person’s success seems like it was a product of the height of cringe culture.

When I read Cat Person I was struck by how close to the bone it read for me - which it obviously did for many. How ugly both partners in the partnership depicted seemed - propulsive compulsion/repulsion fascination with one another. I had one of these types of relationships when I was a young person, and I think Cat Person captured elements of it exceptionally (horrifyingly) well. But, I also think the tenderness and grace of Alexis’ piece on it is so, so important as a companion (or corollary) piece to it. They need each other to make sense, even though (and because) they are at odds with one another.

Did you hear that Cat Person got optioned? I do not vibe. 

Also the drawing is supposed to be an edit of that giant domino meme. 

Also, also I watched that video essay Bec recommneded to me - 

We need to talk about Lolita | Lola Sebastian

It was very good!

Page 4 - T R A N S F O R M - Inspired by the tattoo art of FlorexForever.

Transforming - Transformation - also reflecting on gender discussion from HeyGemmaFlack.

Thinking about Odo and Dax from Deep Space Nine as well. Because it was the queerest trek. 

[adventuresinthirtysomething]

Book Review : Survivor Song By Paul Tremblay

#BookReview : Survivor Song By Paul Tremblay #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #horrorcoomunity #amreading #horror #recommendedreading #goodbooks

This is one of those books that worms its way under your skin and won’t get out. A fast acting, rabies-like virus is spreading like wildfire. Those who get infected quickly turn, becoming insanely violent a la zombie style. But – like rabies, the virus is spread by saliva, so when an almost to term pregnant woman is bitten, there’s a chance her baby will be fine – if someone can help her deliver…

[bookaddict24-7]

RECO OF THE WEEK!

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 

Synopsis: 

“Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences. As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.”

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Read my review here.

Add this book to your TBR on Goodreads here.

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Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?

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Happy reading!