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Bittet (The Bite), Edvard Munch, 1914

Etching on cream wove paper

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Offering to Moloch' by Marcel Roux, 1908

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), poem 85 from “The Gardener”, 1914 Translated by the author from the original Bengali. New York: The Macmillan Company.

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Some hurt feelings ZephriJane for you. My headcanon is that Jane can hold his solar form because even though his consciousness is gone he would never burn his wife. Hahahaha PAIN OC PAIN HAHHAHAHA YOWCH

Zephrinus belongs to @theskeletonprior

Jane belongs to me :3

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Félicien Rops (1833–1898)

illustration to “Chez les passants” by Philippe-Auguste, Comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, 1890

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"you can use ai to improve spelling and grammar"

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Suehiro Maruo’s depiction of Saint Sebastian

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Memento Mori coffin and skeleton, ivory, 19th century.

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The Liberal government’s plan to find billions of dollars in operating efficiencies would require a 24 per cent cut in public service spending and “devastate the federal government,” according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign platform included savings from “increased government efficiency,” with $6 billion in savings in 2026-27 and $13 billion a year in 2028-29.

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The old Stone cottage Stourhead Gardens

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with my love as your garden, won't you fall for me?

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got chased by a skeleton but when they caught me they just gave me a kiss and hug. turns out it was an xoskeleton.

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hi, i was wondering if you had any advice on writing Black characters in fantasy? like mistakes people often make or things that you'd like to see but don't. thank you for all the information on your blog!

Almost all of my lessons still apply so read them 👍🏾

READ FANTASY BY BLACK WRITERS

Just because race and racism isn't real inside your narrative doesn't mean it isn't real in the eyes of your viewers, that still exist in the real world

So yes you still have to be aware of stereotypes when writing, yes even when the characters are coded

If you describe your characters well enough we'll know they're Black even if you don't say "Black", same way you never have to say someone is "White" and no one is ever confused

Especially if you give them culturally specific names or clothes (respectfully!)

Fantasy racism allegories are a bullshit idea unless you're willing to commit to what racism really IS, otherwise let it go and write something else

If fantasy magic applies to your white characters and their customization (hair, clothes, hygiene) then it applies to your Black ones as well

Please give Black characters something other than straight or wavy hair I'm tired of visible wigs on Black people in these fantasy shows

If you can find infinite ways to describe white people in flowery ways, you can too with Black people (that don't have to be chocolate related)

Fantasy doesn't have to mean Eurocentric!! Other people and cultures exist!

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Day 16 - Melting Crown

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Zawisza the Black in a Duel with John II of Aragon by Michal Bylina