#FrancescaLiaBlock

[handymonkeyblog]

Maybe magic is just love. Maybe genies are what love would be if love walked and talked and lived in a lamp. The wishes might not come true the way you think they will, not everything will be perfect, but love will come because it always does, because why else would it exist and it will make everything hurt a little less. You just have to believe in yourself. Look your demons right in the eye.

“Missing Angel Juan” - Francesca Lia Block

@otherwiseimagined

[donwidmerpaperarts]

I’m over the moon to have a short story included in the first issue of Lit Angels, an online literary journal edited by @francescaliablock and @lindadavis5553 . Link to francescaliablock.com/subscribe. #francescaliablock #donwidmerpaperarts #literaryjournal #creativewriting https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3UY0Xpf6h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[juliadorsett13]

#5 from my @younetflix reading list and…woof. It’s bad. Even though it’s super short I just couldn’t…just bad 😖 #thefrenzy #francescaliablock https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ2VEiqvSe9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[greeniezona]

My #aprilwrapup! Wow, another good reading month for me! But then, any month with a Dewey’s Readathon is likely to generate a huge read pile. I am very happy with this! Five books from #readtheworld21 and #aprilinarabia, four of which were books already on my shelves before the challenge, three collections of poetry, one book I had to buy after seeing everyone post about it during Korean March... it has been a varied and productive month of reading! . . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reads: QUEENS OF NOISE by Leigh Harlen I HEARD GOD LAUGHING by Hafiz/Daniel Ladinsky KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo RESISTANCE by Soha Bechara THE WITCHER OMNIBUS . . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: I’JAAM by Sinan Antoon HOLY LANDS by Nicolas Pelham DEAD GIRLS by Francesca Lia Block WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks LIRAEL by Garth Nix DARK MATTER AND THE DINOSAURS by Lisa Randall A TREE WHOSE NAME I DON’T KNOW by Golan Haji SNOW, GLASS, APPLES by Neil Gaiman . . ⭐️⭐️⭐️: All of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY . . Have strong feelings about any of these books? I would love to chat! . . #ijaam #sinanantoon #holylands #nicolaspelham #francescaliablock #deadgirls #worldwarz #maxbrooks #lirael #garthnix #lisarandall #darkmatterandthedinosaurs #golanhaji #atreewhosenameidontknow #snowglassapples #neilgaiman #theumbrellaacademy #thewitcher #resistance #sohabechara #kimjiyoungborn1982 #chonamjoo #iheardgodlaughing #hafiz #danielladinsky #leighharlen #queensofnoise https://www.instagram.com/p/B_p1SmKgnbt/?igshid=roygc2ekuytr

[patriciakreyes]

Hey there to all of my Divine Sparks! 💫🌌There has been much Silence here as the winter holidays have been upon us. I’ve been hibernating and formulating and wandering through my own Underworld. I’d say I’m back, but idk what that even means; I didn’t “go” anywhere. Anyways, enjoy a few pics of highlights of my winter fun times (at least the ones I thought to photograph). Pic 2 is of the book I’m currently re-reading with @jnduncan and was delighted to find there is still glitter on the pages from when I was a teenage fairy girlthing 🧚🏻😍😍Pic 3 is my new muse/BFF named Orion, wearing two of my Xmas pressies from the hubs. He was born in the Orion system, vacationing with his parents, but he isn’t “from” Orion. He’s a genderless space vagabond and is helping me with my writing. ✌🏻👽🌌💜 #iatheet #wintersolstice #formulatingindarkness #hibernation #aliens #becausealiens #francescaliablock #dangerousangels https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qoEign_jb/?igshid=1k7gawx338zxn

[awildflowerspirit]

Happy Halloween! Tonight I’m going to be dressed as a steam punk version of one of my favorite characters, Witch Baby🧶 from of my favorite books “dangerous angels’ by @francescaliablock / I remember being about 13 or so when I discovered the ethereal book cover featuring a fairy-angel of a midsummers dream, I remember being drawn by that and then once I began to read, I was hooked by the elements of magical realism in my hometown of Los Angeles, the 80s punk scene and a community of people exploring who they are, building a family in the canyons, and how beautiful it is to love ❤️ 🕊 it’s remarkable how books can touch our soul and inspire us to live magically 🧞‍♀️ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ “They didn’t even realize where they were living. They didn’t care that Marilyn’s prints were practically in their backyard at Grauman’s; that you could buy tomahawks and plastic palm tree wallets at Farmer’s Market, and the wildest, cheapest cheese and bean and hot dog and pastrami burritos at Oki Dogs; that the waitresses wore skates at the Jetson-style Tiny Naylor’s; that there was a fountain that turned tropical soda-pop colors, and a canyon where Jim Morrison and Houdini used to live, and all-night potato knishes at Canter’s, and not too far away was Venice, with columns, and canals, even, like the real Venice but maybe cooler because of the surfers.” #francescaliablock #sweaterweather #bookquotes #bookflatlay https://www.instagram.com/p/B4S43P3AHzD/?igshid=1n65qoqjfe06b

[bawarementally]

#francescaliablock https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmYARfHnaW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c264nawpr0rr

[amandayatesgarcia]

Writing Is Magic. . @FrancescaLiaBlock and I are teaching a workshop on how to craft and perfect your personal own personal spell. . May 13, 2017 3-5pm - $50. . You'll leave with a strong understanding of what a spell is, how magic works, and how to use literary devices relating to rhythm, imagery and action to make a powerful spell of your own. . PM me with your email address to RSVP. . #writingasmagic #literarywitchcraft #spells #magic #witchesofinstagram #writersofinstagram #weetziebat #losangeles #oracle #spellcraft #writingtips #writingworkshop #dreams #feedyoursoul #makingmagic #oracleofla #francescaliablock (at Culver City, California)

[twosidestarot]

Tfw Venus retrograde/your gd period has you feeling all the feelings and you just need a good and proper comfort read 🌚💜🦄😭 #venusretrograde #girlfeelings #weetziebat #francescaliablock

[believe-hope-persevere]

"If you want to find the trail, if you want to find yourself, you must explore your #dreams alone. You must grow at a slow pace in a dark cocoon of loneliness so you can fly like wind, like wings, when you awaken." ~ #FrancescaLiaBlock #Hawaii

[handymonkeyblog]

“Sometimes our Jah-Love friends fool us,” she said. “We think we’ve found them and then they’re just not the right one. They look right and sound right and play the right instrument, even, but they’re just not who we are looking for. I thought I found Valentine three times before I really did. And then there he was in the forest, like a tree that had turned into a man.”

[greeniezona]

Today’s poem is “Twelve Dancing Princesses” from Francesca Lia Block. If you were a girl in the 90s, you may remember Block from Weetzie Bat, and this poem was the most Weetzie out of a collection of retellings of myths, fairy tales, and fables. From the lovely A Midsummer Night’s Press. . . #deadgirls #francescaliablock #amidsummernightspress #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #apoemaday #twelvedancingprincesses https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kVvTvgTNF/?igshid=wps1scujkuer

[iansteenreads]

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

Francesca Lia Block's short novel tells the story of Weetzie Bat and her best friend, Dirk, as they search for love and happiness. But this is no ordinary love story. Set against a dazzling, almost dreamlike version of Los Angeles, CA, where "everything's an illusion," Weetzie Bat and Dirk's story is an urban fairy tale where you're never quite sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.

If you're looking for a quick, fast-paced read with deeply complex characters, then this book is for you. Written before "Teen/Young Adult" was really its own defined genre, Block's work doesn't shy away from topics some might deem as being “too adult” for a younger audience. If you're afraid to face these real life topics head-on, you might want to consider passing on this memorable, classic title.

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“Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles friends, Dirk, Duck, and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man.”

Block, F. L. (1989). Weetzie bat. New York, NY: HarperCollins. ISBN: 9780060736255; Paperback; $8.99.

[jayashreemegan]

Been there... 😐 Thankfully, not there anymore. 😀📚💜 #reading #readwomen #booklover #bookstagram #FrancescaLiaBlock #BeyondthePaleMotel #LA #magicalrealism

[gigilee13]

I think it's time to start rereading some books. Thank you @francescaliablock for your amazing books. They have always held a special place in my soul. #FavoriteAuthor #FrancescaLiaBlock #PinkSmog #SeeTheBeautyInTheBad

[novelnoviceya]

As an adult, I still read mostly YA and sometimes books written for younger kids. But what did I read when I was actually a teenager? Well, lots of Stephen King and Anne Rice, actually (thanks, mom!) -- but I also LOVED the Weetzie Bat books by Francesca Lia Block. This is actually my battered and very loved copy of the Weetzie Bat bind-up that I read in high school, which I got signed a few years ago when I met Francesca and totally fangirled! . . What did you read as a teenager? . . #TreasureNovelJuly - #TBT #ThrowbackThursday . . #weetziebat #francescaliablock #weetziebatbooks #yalit #books #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #bookstagramfeatures #bookish #bookishglee #bookishfeatures #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookblog #bookblogger #pnwreaders #bibliophile #bookphotography #instabook #reading #bookishlyunique  #epicreads #ireadya #fiercefeatures #bookstagrammer