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"A dark form drifted from the sombre cliff-face on the starboard beam—an enormous pointed wingspan: as ominous as fate. Stephen gave a swinish grunt, snatched the telescope from under Jack's arm, elbowed him out of the way and squatted at the rail, resting the glass on it and focusing with great intensity. 'A bearded vulture! It is a bearded vulture!' he cried. 'A young bearded vulture.' 'Well,' said Jack instantly—not a second's hesitation 'I dare say he forgot to shave this morning.' His red face crinkled up, his eyes diminished to a bright blue slit and he slapped his thigh, bending in such a paroxysm of silent mirth, enjoyment and relish that for all the Sophie's strict discipline the man at the wheel could not withstand the infection and burst out in a strangled 'Hoo, hoo, hoo,' instantly suppressed by the quartermaster at the con."

Decided to spend my last vacation day (before starting to work on a new book) coloring these. Well-spent day. Jack finding his poor jokes so very funny is so sweet.

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jaws x hokusai by mark bell

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Destroyer Angels

[Tapas / Webtoons / Ko-fi / Patreon]

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Mary, a pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary, in her gear and Spitfire, c. 1944

The archives don’t say anything else about her, but she’s awesome looking.

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A Love & Rockets Collection

Love And Rockets (1987) Issue #22

Jerusalem Crickets (Jaime Hernandez)

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The Free Women’s Units, shortened from the Kurdish name as YJA STAR, is the women’s military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

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Ada Blackjack.

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maid of combat. (⌒‿⌒)

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Dragongirl kidnaps a maid instead of a princess by mistake; comes back to her lair after a hunt to find the coins and gems in her hoard have been organized into neat piles sorted by type, value, and kingdom of origin.

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Gillian Anderson photographed by Charlotte Hadden for IStyle Spain (2021)