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You may have seen me post about this on my Instagram story, but I just had to share a link here. From the creator:

“This short is adapted primarily from The Wild Party, 1929, Dir. Dorothy Arzner, a lesbian and one of the only women directors in the early decades of Hollywood. While browsing the archive for material of the era, I was inspired by the relatively subversive pre-code portrayals of women's sexuality, and wanted to overlay that with a contemporary romantic construct as well as celebrate the inherent gay subtext of the original film.

Arzner was crucial in the development of the cinematic medium, she even invented the boom mic while filming The Wild Party! Arzner frequently collaborated with the star of this short, the iconic Clara Bow. You may have noticed Bow’s reemergence into the cultural lexicon in 2024 upon being invoked on the latest album from pop titan Taylor Swift. Bow famously inspired the origins of the term "It Girl", reaching archetypal status for her bold personality and authenticity.”

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The day after the move Bo disappeared so thoroughly I wondered if he’d somehow gotten out. Until last night, when he decided it was time to sit next to my bed and complain loudly and at length

I don’t think a cat has ever resented me more

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I don’t think a cat has ever resented me more

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"Two Young Female Friends Kissing" by Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1789-1793

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Dorothy Gale kissing Ozma of Oz, illustrated by John R. Neill for The Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum. Circa 1909

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“i’m scared of losing you” but they’ve never even kissed.

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sometimes writing feels like dragging your brain across gravel. but at least the gravel is sparkly. and covered in metaphors.

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Woof the klonopin kicked in and I started submitting my book to review sites

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editing your own writing is just you vs. the demon who wrote it at 2 a.m. six months ago. and the demon was DRAMATIC

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Picked up a book on romance writing at the library today and apparently I’m doing it wrong

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i think it's nice that people write books and it's possible to read them. often through the public library system

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Judge magazine, July 1926

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yeah i'm wlw (wench loving wench)

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characters apologizing for things they have no control over. mumbling sorry while losing consciousness. feeling ashamed of a bleeding wound. embarrassed when an infection sets in. deep seated feverish guilt when they need to be carried, when their legs won't keep them upright anymore and they lean heavy on a friend, slurring apologies..........

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being an author is a scam made to trick you into doing more learning and self improvement. i spent like an hour yesterday reading up on the korean war