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2023 Reads

A new year means a new book list! I don't think I can top my 2022 count, but that's okay! I'm not totally sure what my reading goals this year will actually be, but I guess I'll sort it out on the way! XD For future reads, here's my 2024 list!

Four Treasures of the Sky - Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass+

The Bear and the Nightengale - of the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Secrets We Keep - Mia Hayes

Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal - Patty Loew+

The First Sister - Linden A. Lewis^

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury~

Fin Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn^

How Long 'til Black Future Month by N. K. Jemisin

Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin^

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin*

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Littke-Known Stories form History - Tricia Martineau Wagner+

The Mysteries of Thorn Manor - Margaret Roberson%

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space - Amanda Leduc+

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson^

She Who Became the Sun~ - Shelley Parker-Chan*

The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon^

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree*

Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin^

The Adventures of Amina El-Serafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman+

The Folk Keeper - Frannie Billingsly*%

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - (Suzy) Eddie Izzard+

Juniper & Thorn - Ava Reid

Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey%

I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary MacLane+

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut~

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights - Molly Smith & Juno Mac+

The Woman in White - Wilke Collins^

King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Sarah - J.T. LeRoy^

The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros^

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

Always the Almost - Edward Underhill

All Systems Red - Martha Wells%

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Nevada - Imogen Binnie

A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

The Second Rebel - Linden A Lewis

Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Hero and the Crown* - Robin McKinley

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Bruce D Perry & Oprah Winfrey+^

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K Leguin

Artificial Condition -Martha Wells%

The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert%

Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith*

Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells%

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents - Lindsay C Gibson+

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit - John Boessenecker+

The History of Wales - History Nerds+%

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls^

Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire^

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

Irish Fairy and Folk Tails - Various+

The Dead and the Dark - Courtney Gould

Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman and Beth Scott+

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Ruins - Scott Smith

He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan

Fledgling - Octavia Butler

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins+

The Vampyre - John Polidori%

This is Halloween - James A Moore

Sorrowland - Rivers Soloman

The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy%

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey^

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston*

The Last Hero - Linden A. Lewis

Lovelight Farms - B. K. Borison

Reindeer Falls Collection: Volume One - Jana Aston

Currently reading: One Last Stop (Audiobook to help me sleep XD)

Nonfiction is annotated by + A Re-read is annotated by * A book completed from the list below is annotated by ^ A Read with Empty will be annotated by ~ A Novella %

My current, loose and not that interesting goal for this year is to really work on the books I have current access to right now... at the start of this year. Because it's a lot XD This means books currently favorite in Scribd, on my StoryGraph 'to read' pile, or a book I currently own on my shelves. Main goal is at least one of these a month.

For my own personal reference, I'm putting a list of such books below to hold myself accountable.

Edit: Now the end of 2023, and here's a breakdown of my goal to read books I already had access to at the start of 2023:

I didn't read one a month per se, but I got more than 12 done, so I call this a win. These books are:

-Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorn -The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros -Finn Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn -The First Sister by Linden A Lewis (proceeded by the other two in the series) -Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert -The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls -Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman & Beth Scott -Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson -I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary McClane -The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert -Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin -Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey -Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin -Nevada - Imogen Binnie -The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli -Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire -The Ruins - Scott Smith -The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller -Sarah - J.T. LeRoy -Vampire Forensics - Mark Collins Jenkins -What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey -The Witch King - H. E. Edgmon -The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

The books I did not get around to reading from this list are as follows: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho; Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (o); The Book of M by Peng Shepard (o); Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves (o); The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (a); The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (s); Fallen by Lauren Kate (o); Fanny Hill by John Cleland (o); Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (s); The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (s); The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (o); Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster (o); The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (s); Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (o); The Merry Spinster by Daniel Lavery (o); On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (o); The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (s); Radiance by Grace Draven (a); Watching the Tree by Adeline Yen Mah (o); The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (s); Wings of Fire (o); Witches Steeped in Gold by Clannon Smart (o); The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (s)

23/46 Whoa! That's exactly 50% of the books I had on my list! That's pretty cool! All in all, I consider this 2023 goal successfully done!

[wzrdn]

My hand is feeling much better now, so I thought I'd post a sketch dump. Most of these were drawn long before my injury, but a few of them were exercises in working my thumb out. :) enjoy!

[grellsutcliffsworld]

British victorian era generator ! :D

Your month of birth:

January: Prince/Princess

February: Baron/Baroness

March: Marquis/Marquise

April: Earl/Countess

May: Butler/Maid

June: Duke/Duchess

July: Homless boy/girl

August: Salesman/woman

September: King/Queen

October: Joker

November: Prostitute

December: Farmer/worker

First letter of your first name:

A: Arthur/Alice

B: Benedict/Beatrice

C: Charles/Cordelia

D: David/Dorothea

E: Elijah/Evelyn

F: Francis/Fiona

G: George/Gwen

H: Humphrey/Helena

I: Isaiah/Iris

J: John/Juliette

K: Kyrie/Kelvin

L: Luther/Lucille

M: Marcus/Muriel

N: Neville/Novalynn

O: Oscar/Ophelia

P: Pascal/Penelope

Q: Qasim/Quintessa

R: Randall/Rosemary

S: Samuel/Sophia

T: Theodore/Theodosia

U: Uriah/Urith

V: Vincent/Victoria

W: William/Willow

X: Xerxes/Xenia

Y: Yoel/Yolanda

Z: Zander/Zipporah

Last letter of your last name:

A: Addams

B: Berrycloth

C: Chapman

D: Dankworth

E: Edwards

F: Featherswallow

G: Graham

H: Hughes

I: Insworthy

J: Jones

K: Knight

L: Lawrence

M: Matthews

N: Naiswell

O: Osborne

P: Palmer

Q: Quintrell

R: Ratcliff

S: Stewart

T: Taylor

U: Underhill

V: Villin

W: White

X: Xavier

Y: Yates

Z: Zachary

Your favorite color:

White: Death by suicide

Yellow: Poisoned by an secret admirer

Orange: Burned alive as a witch

Brown: Stumbled into horseshit face first, while being drunk and suffocated

Red: Killed by Jack the Ripper

Purple: Ran over by a carriage

Blue: Fell of a great height

Green: Ripped apart by a grizzly bear

Grey: Died peacefully in their sleep

Black: Killed by the pest

Comment bellow what you got and tag at least three people >:D

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[haberdashing]

Birds of a Feather

The Heart of Ether/Mabel crossover. Rose and Mabel meet again and catch up.

on AO3

This revel was proving to be quite an annoyance.

Don’t get her wrong; Rosemary Quinn knew well enough the delights of revels, the bountiful pleasures they could provide that nothing above the ground could hope to match. But revels always ended up being an end unto themselves, and when you had another end to focus on, another goal that needed achieving, getting stuck in the middle of a revel was merely a hindrance to that goal, any enjoyment to be offered there very much beside the point.

Rose didn’t even know what the event that had triggered this particular revel was, but whatever the cause, it made finding her path, seeking out those she hoped to see more than anything, all the more difficult as she stumbled through the fanciful crowds around her.

After some time (minutes, hours, days--it was impossible to know down here), Rose finally spotted a familiar face, and while it wasn’t the one she really longed to see, she made a beeline for its owner just the same. Allies were valuable down here, as were true friends, and Rose was pretty sure that the woman she was approaching counted as at least one of the two.

“Mabel?”

Mabel’s head turned towards Rose upon her speaking, and Rose could see that Mabel looked in better spirits than the last time they had met. Her outfit was nicer, too, covered in the finest fabrics that the Underhill had to offer. Rose knew too well, though, that a gilded cage was still just a cage.

“Rose?”

“I have to admit, I had hoped not to see you here. Not because I don’t want to see you, of course, it’s always a pleasure! I just... wish you had gotten your chance to leave.”

“I did get that chance.” Before Rose could ask for clarification, Mabel pressed on. “I left, though I had not asked to return to the world above, had not expected such a rescue after all these years. But then I found...” Mabel’s eyes wandered away from Rose to another reveler nearby, an equally finely-dressed woman. “...a reason to return to my former prison. If I remain trapped now, it is a trapping of my own choosing, and that is what matters most of all.”

Rose nodded. “And what reason is that?”

“Have you not heard?”

“Heard what?”

“...do you not even know what it is that we’re celebrating here?” Mabel let out a laugh, and though there was a sharpness to it--as Rose knew was common enough for Mabel, even in levity--it did not sound bitter or solemn in the slightest.

“I can’t say that I do, no.”

“Hell is under new management.” Mabel’s smile was wide, toothy; it put Rose in mind of a wild animal baring its teeth upon conquering a foe. “The Underhill has a new King, and I am her consort.”

“Who-”

Before Rose could even finish her question, Mabel grabbed the hand of the reveler that had caught her eye before, brought the stranger to her side. Now that Rose was looking more closely, she could see the crown of dark feathers upon the stranger’s head, the bold hues of gold and crimson and black that marked her as no mere passerby.

“Rosemary Quinn, I introduce you to the ruler of this place, King Anna Limon. Anna, I introduce you to my old friend Rose.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Anna said, extending a hand in Rose’s direction.

“The pleasure is all mine, Your Majesty.” Rose did her best attempt at a curtsey, which wasn’t stellar, before returning the handshake, careful to keep her grip firm but not overpowering. Anna’s hand was thin and sharp, but only after they broke their grip on one another did Rose spot the reason why--Anna’s hand had no skin, no muscle, none of the sinews that should be holding it together, only bare bone.

“No need for formalities. Please, just call me Anna.”

“If you say so, Anna.”

“I do. I’ve had quite enough of formalities for tonight, I assure you.”

Rose offered up a tentative grin and took in the image of the Underhill’s new King. Anna Limon had thick curly hair, almost as dark as the feathers that lay atop it, deep brown eyes... and most importantly, apart from the hand made of bone, she looked to be utterly human.

(Rose knew that appearances could be deceiving, of course, but in her experience, revels weren’t generally the sort of event where the participants would try to appear more human than they actually were.)

Anna and Mabel grabbed one another’s hands, and the smiles on their faces were wide and true.

“So how did you two meet? What story is there behind all of this--your union, your coronation...?”

Anna and Mabel locked eyes, both looking as thought they were trying to stifle a laugh.

“It’s a funny story, really...”

[hauntingfm]

𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝟎𝟎𝟏 . 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 . 

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 : hemlock police station .  𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : december 16 , 2019 .  𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐃 : @voidgriff​ @heartofgolds​ @paintingpeyton​ @covingtonhqs​

just about everything got on lot’s nerves . everyone who knew him knew that there was only a few things here and there that truly brought him happiness . and to be honest , sticking around hemlock for the holidays to be investigated was not one of those things . as lot sat in the lobby of the hemlock police station , he picked at scabs that adorned his knuckles and twirled his ratty hair in his fingertips . his gaze snapped from the clerk at the front desk to the barren christmas tree that someone had haphazardly thrown up to liven up the place . in fact , when lot listened close enough , there was even instrumental holiday tunes playing over an invisible , static infused sound system . the combination of the click clacking of keyboards , the yellowy lights adorning the small tree , and the familiarity of the music should have calmed him . however , it was really hard for all of those things to drown out the steady , quick thumping in lot’s chest , the florescent lighting overhead , and the clerk’s narrowed gaze whenever she caught him looking at her . 

eventually , someone had stepped out into the lobby to retrieve him . judging by the obnoxious badge , it was likely the chief of police . lot eyed the badge for just a moment before cocking his brow and following behind the large man back into the belly of the beast . the further lot descended into the police station , the further he felt from the entire world of hemlock outside . part of him liked the disconnect , never fitting in quite right in the strange town . but the majority of him hated it , knowing that he would have to talk about the girl that he cared a whole lot about in front of a couple strangers . lot had never been very good at containing his tears when pressed about something or someone close to his heart . that fact worried him more than anything ; the potential of crying in front of people he barely knew . 

upon entering the investigation room , the private investigator was both everything and nothing like what lot had expected . he almost looked too fitting for the job , like a private investigator in some kid’s movie . whatever the case , lot half smiled , introduced himself , and shook hands with victor watson , private investigator . “ now , your name is actually lancelot kang, correct ? ” the police chief’s voice cut through the air, grabbing the boy’s attention . his dark eyes shot up to the officer , his brows furrowing just slightly before a nod caused his head to dip slowly . “ yeah , lancelot kang . nobody calls me that , though . i prefer lot , ” he explained , settling into the seat across from the two men . victor watson nodded to himself , scribbling something on the page in front of him . “ well , lot … let’s get started , shall we ? ”

“ can you tell me , to the best of your memory , what happened on the night of december 13 , 2019 ? ” 

lot nodded with a determined look on his visage , but his fingers continued to pick at his knuckles beneath the table . “ yeah , so … i don’t have a car , so i got to the covington estate on my skateboard around 9:30 that night . i have a couple friends on the debate team , so i figured i would go and congratulate them on the win . i was supposed to meet up with my best friend , griffin beck , as soon as i got there . which i did ! and i actually spent most of the night with her . i slipped away from griffin at one point to go congratulate peyton underhill on the win . i talked to her for a little bit and i talked to a couple of the other debate team members before i went to go find griffin again . she and i aren’t exactly known for our charisma , so we kind of kept to ourselves most of the night . ”

“ i spent a few hours at the party , but i was over it and i just wanted to go home . i’m ... not exactly the social type . griffin seemed cool with it , so i went to go grab my skateboard where i left it , but i couldn’t find it . i think some drunk kid moved it . i looked around for a while by myself , but eventually griffin came to help . that was pretty late , though . maybe 11 o’clock ? i was gone before the fire thing even happened . that was real , right ? i heard about it , but it sounded crazy . ” lot looked between the private investigator and and the chief of police for answers , which neither seemed to want to give . with a short huff and shrug of his broad shoulders , the boy dropped the subject . 

“ did you see anything unusual that night ? was anyone acting out of the ordinary ? ” 

lot tried to swallow that lump in his throat before he continued on . his nimble fingers tugged at a string hanging from the end of his sweater . lot didn’t exactly frequent covington parties , but he had been to a handful ; enough to know how they typically functioned and enough to know that they were not really his scene . the debate team victory party had pulled him into the mix solely because of his connections to debate team members . but he had no idea at the time that he would be pulled this far into the mix . “ i … well , yeah . she and her friend , rosemary keegan , seemed to be in the middle of an argument when i saw them . i couldn’t really tell what it was about , so i just decided to look for my skateboard and head home . melanie and rosemary are pretty good friends as far as i know , so that was really the only thing that seemed odd . other than that , it just seemed like a regular college party to me . ” the boy felt pretty bad bringing rosemary up like that . she had always been so kind to him and he loved when she was his tour guide at the hemlock history museum . in fact , as much as he didn’t want to admit it , he basically only went to that history museum to see her . 

“ now , lot … can you tell me more about your relationship with melanie ? ” 

and just like that , that fucking lump in lot’s throat came back . with full force , not to mention . but now the burn at the edges of his almond eyes accompanied it . “ sure .” the single word came out strained already . fuck , fuck , fuck , fuck ! this is exactly what lot wanted to avoid ! the last thing he wanted to do was turn into some bitch baby right in front of two of the most intimidating men in hemlock . the boy inhaled a deep , calming breath before continuing . “ melanie and i met at some school event my first year . we pretty much clicked right away . she was just easy to talk to , you know ? ” there he goes . the tell tale crack in his voice followed immediately by a burning hot tear down the side of his cheek . there was no going back now . “ sorry , i … i’m good . talking about her is just really hard . um , we were basically attached at the hip after that day . we recently had a disagreement and i was … i was kind of hoping to make up with her at the party . but like i said , i never really got the chance to talk to her again .” tears were rolling freely down lot’s cheeks at that point . just knowing that he would never get to make it up to melanie caused the boy’s stomach to turn . none of it felt fair . 

somewhat awkwardly , the private investigator offered up a box of tissues for lot . with a small scowl , the weepy boy took a couple and wiped his eyes almost bashfully . this weird tension is exactly what he wanted to avoid , but it was here so he may as well take some of the police department’s tissues . 

“ do you have any reason to believe that someone would want to hurt melanie ? ” 

almost instantly , lot shook his head . “ god , no . melanie was so bright and so interesting . she was so good at talking to people and just talking in general . we don’t really focus on sports at covington so she was like our star football player . but without the football . our star debate team captain . ” for the first time in a while , lot released a short , almost humorous chuckle . it was weak , but it was something . 

“ i think that just about wraps things up for you today , mr . kang . do you have any questions about how the case will proceed ? ” 

lot gazed at the crumpled tissues in his palms , a frown etched on his visage . he thought for a moment , tugging his lip into his mouth . the boy released a deep sigh before looking back up at the men with teary , bloodshot eyes . “ i don’t think so ? thank you for the , uh … tissues . good luck , guys . seriously . ” and with that , it was over . as the chief of police escorted him back out to the lobby and into the strange world of hemlock once more , the boy felt lighter . lot did what he could and that had to be enough . it had to be .

[voidgriff]

𝖙𝖆𝖘𝖐 #001 ⇢ the  interrogation

mentioned:  @covingtonhqs​ , @hauntingfm​ , @heartofgolds​ , @ofreligion​ , @cagcdbirds​ , @of-apples​ , @ofconstellctions​

after  melanie’s  death,  griffin  sincerely  figured  that  she’d  be  brought  in  for  some  sort  of  investigation  and  questioning.  not  only  was  she  at  the  party  and  part  of  the  chosen  twenty  two,  but  she  had  a  close  relationship  with  melanie.  hell,  they  lived  together.  while  she  found  comfort  in  the  fact  that  she  was  familiar  with  the  process  of  an  investigation,  she  truly  couldn’t  get  the  butterflies  out  of  her  stomach.  talking  about  melanie  always  tugged  at  the  void  inside  of  her,  but  there  was  no  way  in  hell  she  was  going  to  consciously  let  herself  shut  down.  just  like  any  other  situation,  griffin  put  on  her  calm  and  collected  mask  and  did  her  damn  best  to  keep  it  up.  practice  makes  perfect.  

can  you  tell  me,  to  the  best  of  your  memory,  what  happened  on  the  night  of  december  13,  2019?

“i  heard  about  the  party  first  from  my  friend  wolfgang  beaumont  a  little  while  after  they  decided  to  have  it.  he  texted  me  like,  an  hour  after,  hold  on,”  griffn  started  to  explain,  but  paused  to  grab  her  phone  from  her  bag  and  pull  up  the  texts.  “yeah,  6:24.  i  texted  back  a  typical  ‘congrats!  always  down  for  a  party’,  made  some  dinner,  and  started  getting  ready.  i  showed  up  at  like,  8:40.  i  wanted  to  get  out  of  my  apartment  as  soon  as  i  could  because  michal  and  melanie  had  a  fight  and  the  vibes...  just  weren’t  right.  i  felt  a  little  awkward  getting  there  so  early,  so  i  just  helped  put  out  some  last  minute  drinks,  talked  to  wolfie  a  little  bit,  and  waited  for  some  of  my  other  friends  to  show  up,”  griffin  began,  nodding  her  head  along  to  her  final  words.

“once  the  party  got  started,  i  just  mingled  around  and  danced,  but  hung  out  with  some  friends  for  a  good  amount  of  time.  lot  kang, cordelia  underhill,  and  rosemary  keegan  if  you  need  names.  i  was  with  rosemary  at  first,  but  left  to  get  drinks  once  she  met  up  with  some  other  friends.  i  hung  out  in  the  kitchen  for  a  while  and  talked  to  my  friend  maisie  for  a  little,  but  then  i  ended  up  finding  lot.  we  thought  somebody  stole  his  skateboard  so  we  were  wandering  around  try  to  find  it  for  a  hour  basically.  i  left  just  before  midnight  since  i  was  exhausted  and  whatever  they  put  in  the  jungle  juice  wasn’t  sitting  well  in  my  stomach.  i  was  back  in  my  dorm  before  that  fire  even  started.  i  heard  about  it  online  when  i  woke  up  the  next  morning,  honestly.”

did  you  see  anything  unusual  that  night?  was  anyone  acting  out  of  the  ordinary?

“the  only  thing  that  comes  to  mind  happened  before  the  party.  like  i  mentioned  before,  michal,  my  other  roommate,  and  melanie  got  in  a  fight.  i  was  doing  my  makeup  in  my  room  and  suddenly  they  just  started...  yelling  at  each  other.  i  had  music  playing  so  i  couldn’t  tell  if  they  were  talking  beforehand,  but  it  was  just  very  sudden  because  they  were  close  and  never  really  fought,”  griffin  explained,  taking  a  second  to  pause.  “it  was  unusual,  yeah,  but  i  don’t  think  it  had  anything  to  do  with  what  happened  that  night.  michal  would  never  do...  that  to  melanie.  if  there  was  something  unusual  about  that  night  that  i  picked  up  on,  it  had  to  be  that.  other  than  that,  everybody  else  seemed  fine.”

can  you  tell  me  more  about  your  relationship  with  melanie?

"i  mean,  we  were  roommates.  we  met  freshman  year  at  orientation  and  she  was  the  first  friend  i  made  at  covington.  we  became  pretty  good  friends  after  that  and  would  hang  out:  study  dates,  movie  nights,  you  know?”  while  griffin  was  doing  a  stellar  job  with  keeping  her  guard  up,  it  now  started  to  falter.  even  though  she  wanted  to  remain  strong  when  talking  about  melanie,  those  last  words  got  caught  in  her  throat.  hot  tears  started  to  form  in  her  eyes,  but  she  blinked  them  back  before  they  could  surface. she  could  feel  her  hands  start  to  shake  and  she  clasped  them  together  before  setting  the  in  her  lap.  “i  didn’t  have  a  great  time  with  my  freshman  year  roommate  really  and  since  i  was  the  closest  to  mel  out  of  anyone,  i  asked  her.  she  said  yeah  and  we  lived  together  after  that.  we  were  really  close  after  that,  you  know,”  griffin  added,  voice  faltering  before  taking  another  pause.  “she  was  one  of  my  best  friends  and  this  whole  thing  just...  sucks.  it’s  horrible.”

do  you  have  any  reason  to  believe  that  someone  would  want  to  hurt  melanie?

griffin  took  a  second  to  answer  this  question,  trying  to  fully  collect  herself  after  her  emotional  breach.  “no,  i  really  don’t  think  there  is  a  logical  reason  that  someone  would  do  this.  most  everybody  adored  her,  they  really  did.  i  mean,  i  know  some  people  didn’t  like  melanie  and  had  their  differences  with  her,  but  i  never  thought  it  would  actually  make  someone  want  to  hurt  her.”  griffin  shook  her  head,  clearly  in  disbelief  by  the  idea  that  someone  would  indeed  hurt  melanie. 

do  you  have  any  questions  about  how  the  case  will  proceed?

“you  probably  can’t  answer  this,  but  the  fire...  did  that  have  to  do  with  any  of  this? other  than  that,  no.  i  don’t  think  i  have  any  questions.  thank  you  though.  i  hope  i  could  be  of  some  help.”

[weirdletter]

The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways (British Library Tales of the Weird Book 6), edited by Mike Ashley, British Library Publishing, 2019. Cover art by Enrique Bernardou, info: www.bl.uk.

A collection of weird, horror and speculative fictionconnected by the theme of trains. The book is in two parts: stories about trains above ground, and stories about the underground tubes and subways. Reissued in the successful Tales of the Weird series. Howling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure. Waiting beyond the barrier are ghostly travelling companions bent on possessing the living just for the earthly pleasure of a cigarette, a subway car disappearing into a different dimension without a trace, and a man’s greatest fears realized on the ghost train of a carnival. An express ticket to perplexing and unforgettable journeys into the supernatural, from the railways of Europe to the pressing dark of the tube.

Contents: Introduction — Mike Ashley   Departure in the Light The Strange Story of Engine Number 651 — Victor L. Whitechurch The Conductor’s Story — Zoe Dana Underhill A Desperate Run — Anonymous A Smoking Ghost — W.G. Kelly A Strange Night — L.G. Moberly The Tragedy in the Train — Huan Mee The Man with the Cough — Mary Louisa Moleswhorth Railhead — Perceval Landon The Barford Snake — Edgar Wallace A Ghost in the Train — Dinah Castle   Approaches in the Dark The Underground People — Rosemary Timperley A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube — T.G. Jackson In the Tube — E.F. Benson A Subway Named Möbius — A.J. Deutsch The Last Train — Michael Vincent The Underground — R. Chetwynd-Hayes   Return to the Light? A Short Trip Home — F. Scott Fitzgerald The Companion — Ramsey Campbell Story Sources and Acknowledgements

[stealthflower]

Our #rosemary bush is currently sharing space with a random Underhill fern, while playing host to tendrils from the #sweetpotato, and even the thyme plant below has sent a runner to climb through the branches and bask smugly in the sun. And the bush is loving it; healthily leafy and covered in flowers. I wonder if it was lonely? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv7iQOulHYD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=197sbc01pckzv

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[wzrdn]

WIP

Started as a sketch but sort of blossomed into self indulgent blood drinking fanart lol

[wzrdn]

Some drawings of Regis and my OC, Rosemary, while playing D&D tonight.

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[wzrdn]

WIP update

I'm concerned my scanner isn't big enough for this lol, so well have to settle for photos when it's done.

I decided to go with smoke and now I regret it because it's intimidating 😔

WIP

Started as a sketch but sort of blossomed into self indulgent blood drinking fanart lol

[marbienl13]

Wow - these are so lovely! And LOL at the bottom left one - the look on Regis’ face and the little heart! Awww

My hand is feeling much better now, so I thought I'd post a sketch dump. Most of these were drawn long before my injury, but a few of them were exercises in working my thumb out. :) enjoy!

[wzrdn]

WIP 3, the smoke is a pain. Will probably keep tweaking bits of it.

I'm trying to decide if I should just continue with graphite shading or get some grey markers in there. Some workable fixative spray will be used either way (assuming it doesn't rain tomorrow and I can get it outside to spray)

WIP

Started as a sketch but sort of blossomed into self indulgent blood drinking fanart lol