#Engaging

[dinosaurwithablog]

I have discovered that I love reading Perry Mason novels. Erle Stanley Gardner is a brilliant storyteller!! The way he writes the dialogue is witty and engaging. By the third page of the first book, he had me laughing and turning the pages faster and faster, trying to keep up with the story and find out what was going to happen next!! Perry is charming and hilarious!! On the third page of my first book, Perry said, " If a pretty, twenty three year old girl with a swell figure can't cross her knees in the witness box and convince the jury her uncle's a sleepwalker, I'll quit trial work." On the fourth and fifth pages, Perry says, "I'll defend her, and it won't cost her a damn cent. My god, what's the world coming to if a woman can't pull a little justifiable blackmail when she's victimized!!" He's quite the spitfire!!! I love it!! ❤️ Then there are the books themselves... the slick outer cover... slightly stiff, yet pliable... the pages that are thicker than most that make a lovely, crisp sound as you turn them... they are smooth yet slightly rougher than the outer cover.... each letter sitting there waiting for my eyes to wrap around them and embrace them to caress the words that will tell me the story... the gentle smell of an old book filled with wisdom and history.... a little part of every reader left behind in those pages... it's very intimate and exciting... but I digress... I love reading Perry Mason as much as I love watching the show. They both bring the story to life in their own beautiful way. Thank you, Erle Stanley Gardner, for this eternal legacy of spectacular storytelling!! I am forever grateful for this gift that you've given us!!! ❤️

[thepersonalwords]

The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all.

Lalah Delia

[navybrat817]

Miss Navy. Sending this on anon so I don't get hate. I don't reblog because I don't have followers. I want to engage. What can I do?

There won't be hate on my end, nonnie, so please don't worry about that. As far as what you can do, I won't tell you that you have to reblog, but it is highly encouraged. Anyone who says they don't have followers; it could still reach someone and that reblog does matter to the writer/creator. Likes don't do anything for the algorithm, which is why many aren't encouraged in general by likes.

If you do decide to reblog, you can leave comments in the reblog, quote back parts that really stuck out to you, share a gif, emojis, keyboard smash, scream in the tags. If reblogging really isn't your thing, I still encourage you to comment or send in asks as that is still a form of engagement.

If you are someone who serial likes fics, please don't be surprised if some writers block you. This is the same if all that is stated is "Part 2" or "more". Comments like that make people feel like creator vending machines and that's not what we are. If there is something you really want more of, try letting the writer know why you want more and what you enjoyed about the fic.

Remember, something that may take you a few minutes to read could've taken the writer days, months, weeks, or years to write (and that's not even getting into having things beta read, making moodboards, formatting, etc.). A lot goes into the process. A little "thank you" of sorts goes a long way and we hope you know in return how much we appreciate it.

Lovelies, feel free to chime in with more thoughts and suggestions. And nonnie, I hope this helps!

Love and thanks! ❤️

[gothicseverance]

Gothic writing has a particular power, greater than that of verisimilar writing, to raise audience consciousness about political issues.

—Industrial Gothic

Art by @that-one-egomaniac 🖤

[seductiongirl]

Hina Kikuchi

[anniebrig]

[emzsidle]

Katie McGrath on her audition as the Adjudicator in The Continental.

So proud of her…gosh, how I love this woman! 😍

[swedishimages]

Love the North in Sweden

[seductiongirl]

The Subtle Charisma of Hina Kikuchi: A Study in Seductive Simplicity

[random-xpressions]

People with whom you could sit and talk about any subject on earth, without any blockage, without any hesitation or shyness or fear. Those are the ones whom you could call as 'my soul tribe' because the whole purpose and idea isn't just talking for the sake of talking but it is something that naturally flows, the exchange of thoughts, the sharing of stories, the deep philosophical discussions, the exposure to varying perspectives, the expansion of one's understanding, the opening up of minds, the embracing of change, the grand paradigm shifts, the subtle transformation that's kindled within. You must have at least one on earth with whom you could intellectually engage at all levels. The larger your soul tribe, the greater your comprehension...

Random Xpressions

[christinered]

Sesame Street: James Earl Jones Says The Alphabet

This is how I was introduced to James Earl Jones.

How could you not pay attention to him and that voice even his face in this.

Smart people at Sesame Street. You dont have to be a teacher to teach.

Rest In Peace James.

Thank you!

~Christine

[143bc]

Anna has to explain poundbecaeffinmitchell to her mom...🌹♥