#these savage shores

[mightymorphinlawsuit]

*slips comic rec onto your dash and runs away*

These Savage Shores by Ram V and Sumit Kumar is a vampire period piece that takes place in India, just when the East India Company arrives on the Malabar coast.

genuinely one of my favourite vampire stories, let me know if you choose to check it out :)

[probablynotcaptainbritain]

What's a finished comic that youve been meaning to read for a super long time but just haven't gotten around to despite the hype?

A few examples:

Bone

These Savage Shores

Shade the Changing Man (Milligan)

Rom: Spaceknight

X-Factor (Simonson)

Sandman Mystery Theatre

Hitman(though the upcoming Omni's gonna fix that)

[yojimbot13]

[kenpiercemedia]

GlobalComix To Debut 9 New Vertical Scroll Titles From Vault Comics This Summer

The Press Release: All summer long, GlobalComix, the digital home for the top independent publishers and emerging creators, is bringing readers more new titles from acclaimed indie publisher Vault Comics as vertical scroll episodes. Last month, GlobalComix debuted the first six Vault titles translated into vertical episodes, including Michael Moreci’s action-fantasy Barbaric, Justin Richards’ YA…

[opticblasting]

please read these savage shores. it's arguably the best vampire story i've ever read.

[env0writes]

Will you lay away Away with me Not from, I’ll hold nothing from you But for you Come lay By my side Not be sidelined No longer lined marked divided between But adjoined The Lakeshore effect My mental affect Your vocal inflect Upon me Although I am frozen Like the waters I will warm to you I warn you Storms may strike lightning Beauty in that is that Even something-one Negative can touch positive Forever that flash Will you lay And watch these lights Pass by like cars Like time Like life Will you give me all your today's and tomorrows Laid up alongside Warming all the while

Deciding Embers Vol. 5, 12.2.24 “L.S.D. Lover”

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[franticvampirereads]

Is it really September already? With the heatwave coming this weekend it really doesn’t feel like fall yet. But, that doesn’t mean I can’t diving into all the fall reads! So here’s what I’m reading this month:

Alpha Dragon’s Jackal -currently reading

The Summer Palace -currently reading

A Taste of Gold & Iron

Savage Titan

Marriage To Kitsune-Sama

Two Who Live On

Magnus Chase And The Hammer Of Thor (wrong book in the photo 🤦‍♀️)

The Snake Loved The Sparrow

Pumpkin Patch Cutie

Here’s to a great reading month! 😊📚

[katrinegrey]

Promise? 🥵

[rabbitcruiser]

World Music Day 

From Beethoven to Taylor Swift, there’s music for everyone. Revisit your old favorites or discover new artists from different cultures on World Music Day.

There’s nothing in the world like the sound of your favorite song coming on, it just gets right into your head and your body and makes you move. Or maybe it takes you on a journey to a faraway place and time, where you languish in a memory of times gone by and people who are no longer present. Some of our favorite songs can lift us up out of depression and worry, and make an otherwise horrible day suddenly seem like it’s not so bad. World Music Day celebrates music in all its forms and the impact it’s had on the world and the human spirit.

World Music Day is for everybody to enjoy

Have you ever put on your headphones, hit play on an upbeat tune and waltzed down the street as if you were in a movie? You’re not alone, everybody has done it (they’re just too afraid to admit it!). Music has the ability to lift your spirits even when you don’t feel like getting out of bed that day. Why shouldn’t there be an entire day to celebrate the wonders of music? World Music Day needs to be celebrated far and wide without a doubt! Next time you’re in a bit of a funk, crank up your favorite song (close your curtains) and dance like nobody’s watching. It’s a soul soothing activity that should always be your go to saviour!

World Music Day is free and full of fun!

The best thing about World Music Day is that it is completely free to celebrate. No matter what kind of music you love you can take part for free and you can get the whole family involved. It is the perfect opportunity to try playing a brand-new instrument or listen to a type of music that you wouldn’t normally have on your playlist.

Every type of musician, whether you are young, old, new or a seasoned professional can embrace world music day with friends, family and even strangers!

Last year more than one thousand cities all over the world celebrated World Music Day, so why don’t you take this opportunity to do it to? Anybody can make music; it doesn’t matter how good you are. If you are the type of person who sings in the shower, why not use this opportunity to showcase your talents? Even the most tone deaf people can take this day to sing their hearts out and celebrate the beauty and power of music!

World Music Day originally launched several decades ago in France. In 1982 the Ministry of Culture in France developed a clever idea to celebrate the wonders of music. They wanted free, live music to be available to everybody no matter what their heritage or background. Usually you have to pay for tickets to music festivals, but not with World Music Day!

The many benefits of listening to music

Music is not only a fantastic creative outlet, but it can also have many health benefits. When you listen to a particular song it can bring back a happy memory or make you feel energized. Studies suggest that listening to music can have a number of positive effects on your health and mental wellbeing. As well as enhancing your performance of exercise, it can also provide a huge amount of comfort. Exercise has also been proven to reduce anxiety and listening to relaxing music can also decrease stress levels. So if you are looking for a mood boosting activity, why not celebrate World Music Day and let all of your troubles rush away from your mind instantly?

History of World Music Day

Music has existed for as long as mankind has found its voice, and quite possibly before. Every culture of the world has its own form of music, as distinct and unique to its area as language and cuisine. In the western world, we are familiar only with scales, known as the diatonic scale which should be familiar to anyone who took music classes or choir in school. But this is not the only or even the first scale that music can use.

There’s the chromatic scale, which has 12 notes instead of the 7, and the octatonic scale, which has 8 notes, but these are just the beginning. In every part of the world, there are different scales and musical formats used, and these create a form of music that has its own signature. Then when you add in the cultural themes, the variety of instruments, and the forms of voice singing that can go along with it, music is a truly endless adventure. World Music Day celebrates this adventure and those that dare to take it.

How to celebrate World Music Day

The best way to celebrate World Music Day is to spend the day listening to all your old favorites, and if you’re truly feeling adventurous start exploring YouTube for music from different cultures. You can explore Finnish and Hungarian, Italian and Mongolian, and then start digging into folk music. With sources like these, it’s easier than ever to explore the panorama of musical experiences the world has to offer, and you can do it all from the comfort of your own home. Of course, you could always pick up an instrument and start adding your own voice to the choir!

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[semper-legens]

41. On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe, by Caroline Dodds Pennock

Owned?: No, library Page count: 244 My summary: In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. But the story has been about him, and the other Europeans who sailed to the Americas, for too long. What of the Indigenous Americans who went to Europe, willingly or unwillingly? How did they encounter Europeans and European society? And how many of their stories can be found between the pages of history, forgotten until now? My rating: 4/5 My commentary:

This book interested me for a couple of reasons. This particular period of history - the early colonisation of the Americas by Europeans - is something I want to know more about. And despite having researched the subject, I know I still have biases and misconceptions in my thinking around these early points of contact, in particular the centering of the narrative around the Europeans. While the vast majority of our primary sources from the time period do come from the European colonisers, that's not to say that the stories and lives of the Indigenous people who first contacted them cannot be teased out. And that is what this book sets out to do.

And for the most part, it does an admirable job! This book is an onslaught of fragments, short versions of the lives of the people involved and as much of their stories as can definitively be known. The author takes pains to include details such as her subjects' names in their Indigenous spelling, rather than renderings that have been made to fit European spelling, and stating or guessing where information isn't available which people they most likely belonged to. The white Europeans are a footnote in this history; it's about Indigenous Americans solely.

And it definitely exposed some of the biases I have. Like, it talks about there being communities of Indigenous Americans in Europe, in port cities and population hubs, from Indigenous people who were either enslaved and gained their freedom or otherwise migrated east to Europe. I had never considered that people would have migrated from the Americas to Europe before; the thought had not occurred to me, even though it's blindingly obvious in retrospect. A lot of attention is paid to mixed-race children of white Europeans and Indigenous women, and the shaky legal status they occupied in Europe. It also makes note of a few instances where white Europeans found themselves adopted into Indigenous communities and stayed there, seemingly adopting that community as their people - you hear stories of it happening the other way around more often.

I did have one reservation with this book, and that's that the author is a white English person, and at times the way that she portrayed her subjects seemed like she was trying a bit too hard to make up for that fact, in a way that was sort of uncomfortable. I don't want to use the phrase 'virtue signalling' or anything, but she did at times seem to be trying to portray herself as 'one of the good ones' or something like that, and I'm not sure that was the best approach. Overall, however, this was a really good and interesting book, and I'm glad I picked it up!

Next up, forwards in time, and a mystery - did she really kill him?

[daughterofadeadman]

The Bonds That Tie: Masterlist

Head Cannons

[ahwritings]

harwin x oc story excerpt/blurb/idk

this is an idea for a fic that has been rattling around in my head for a while. I've always wanted to be a writer, but procrastination and low self-esteem is a hell of a combination of personality traits to have.

but i have finally started to actually write all the story ideas and plots that I have daydreamed up. this is an incredibly self serving OC x Harwin idea that I have had. I wanted to put it out there as a sort of beta test to see if anyone would actually be interested in it and to see if I actually have any potential at writing lmfao.

basically i think Harwin got done dirty and i dreamed up an au where he doesn't lol. if that sounds appealing please keep reading and tell me what you think

She spoke. “Will you deny the invitation again?”

The question hung in the air. He stilled as he heard the words leave her mouth. The rise and fall of his chest paused. His twitching fingers stilled, the taught pained grimace that had been twisting his features smoothed out.

This pause continued until he finally opened his eyes to what was in front of him. Her, crouched there, in front of him. Their eyes immediately met and held each other’s stare. He knew what the “invitation” she spoke of meant. It was not the first time she had asked this of him, though he knew this time was different. The prompt posed in the open, no obfuscation, not under cover of shadow and night, hidden away. The same way he had been before.

He knew what the “invitation” entailed. From his time living on this foreign land and living amongst the people, he knew exactly what was being offered to him.

To be invited was to be found. To be seen. To be wanted. It was the chance to be recognized. It was the ultimate offer in this society. One that promised so many things all wrapped into one simple word.

He had been adrift for what felt like an ever-creeping eon. Some lost and wandering mongrel that had nothing of importance to him. The days held no significance, so he let them slip from his grasp. The nights were cursed so he ran from them. Food had no taste, no enjoyment or satisfaction. He was unmoored, any ties that bound him to this plane of existence had been forcibly snapped despite the fervor with which he had wanted to hold onto them. His senses had been dulled for years, colors muted, touch numbed, vision hazed over.

Everything that he used to know and everything he might have once defined himself by had been taken from him. His name, overwritten since the moment he awoke in those tainted shackles. His land served as the burial site for his past. His title, the respect it garnered, as well as his cloak, a paltry piece of fabric that he once held in high regard, are all gone. His family—his father reduced to little more than burnt ashes in the wind. His sisters, wedded off, known by new surnames and their days occupied by caring for their new families. His boys, all their life flames extinguished well before they were able to reach their prime. His love, left behind in a place he could never reach. His parting words, now etched in his memory as a self-fulfilled vex. He was a stranger to them.

He had been a stranger to even himself, for far too long.

The old him was lost in that fire.

This thought rang in his ears as he continued to stare at her. Tears welled in his eyes as these memories and feelings turned over in his head. His lips pressed together tightly, a pursed and pale solemn line on his face. He made his decision.

“Ask me one last time, properly.” His rough voice answered.

Though she had been waiting for it, it seemed his response startled her. She briefly twitched, her lips parting, hanging open slightly. Her eyes narrowed, as she stared at him. Her lips slowly melted into a pleased smile. One small and personal between the two of them. She shifted closer, sitting cross-legged before him now. Her hands, dirty and bloodied, reached for his. Her grip was firm. It was grounding in this moment.

Her eyes shined and his mirrored hers as they knew what he meant.

“Harwin, who has been lost, stranger from a far away land, I have found you. No longer shall you have to wander, no longer shall you be without a home, without a community, without a purpose." Her eyes roved over his face, her expression pulling into one of sadness and sympathy as she spoke.

"Let me take on your troubles, your sorrows, your defeats as my own. Share in this existence I offer you. Partake in all I can give and share in the beauty of my world. These lands, whose fertile soils have grown such bountiful harvests. These waters which will cleanse you anew.”

Throughout her speech her hands clasped his ever tighter, shifting their fingers to be threaded together—palms pressed close. Her words came out quickly, she didn’t stumble but her excited impatience bled through.

“I wish to share my sky, my stars, my home and hearth with you. I wish to bring you into the embrace of my people, make you one with our way of life so that living this new life comes as natural to you as drawing breath. I will show you all there is to see, teach you all that I know and hope in turn you are teach me what I do not. All that I am, all that has shaped me, I invite you to nourish yourself with.”

Harwin’s heart thrummed in his chest. Pulling her into him by their conjoined hands, he moved her to be sat on his lap, her plush thighs constricting around his hips and midsection. He gazed up at her in this elevated position, the glow of the fading sunset wrapped around her through the open ceiling above them. He looked upon her with a worshipful gaze and waited for the final question.

His eyes zeroed in on her lips as she spoke again.

“Do you accept that which I offer?”

…

[dimehun]

Life changing if u will

[yojimbot13]

[morgan--reads]

On Savage Shores - Caroline Dodds Pennock

Summary: A history of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe in the first decades after 1492. 

Quote: “When we realise that there were thousands of Indigenous people in Europe from as early as the 1490s, it becomes impossible to dismiss them as insignificant oddities. Across Spain and Portugal, France, Italy, England, and the Low Countries, Europeans were meeting Indigenous people, as diplomats, performers, translators, sailors, servants, family members, and enslaved people.”

My rating: 2.5/5.0  Goodreads: 3.79/5.0

Review: There’s plenty of rich source material and fascinating stories of indigenous lives that make this book worth reading even though it isn’t well-organized. The arguments are unclear and the organization is all over the place. The chapters begin and end with thesis statements that seem to have little to do with the words in-between them. The book doesn’t have much of a central argument, either, mainly seeming to want to show that indigenous people were part of European life in the early days of colonization, which Pennock does do with beautifully detailed and compassionate examples. I will say that despite Pennock’s insistence that indigenous voices be centered in this narrative, she often falls on the crutch of European perspectives, which are better documented, sure, but don’t support the lens that she claims to be approaching this story from.

[nickjgoodsell]

My Review: Blood Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #3): by J. Bree

Publish Date: December 21st, 2021Number of Pages: 539 PagesPublisher: Independently PublishedGenre(s): New Adult Romance, Reverse Harem, Paranormal ***Warning!! This review may contain spoilers from the previous books in the series, so continue reading at your own risk! You’ve officially been warned…*** To see my review of book 1 – Broken Bonds – Click HERE To see my review of book 2 – Savage…