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I need people to start interacting with me who love either Kathryn Ann Kingsley or have her books on their tbr

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK!!!

Mafia vampires?! True enemies to lovers?! Marriage of convenience with lies and murder plots?!??

Dream come true.

I have been so burnt out with enemies to lovers trope but KAK always writes it in a way I love! Especially since her version of falling in love with an enemy won’t take murdering each other is off the table

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The Soul selects her own Society —

Then — shuts the Door —

To her divine Majority —

Present no more —

by Emily Dickinson

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HE’S SO PRETTY OMG!!!

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Cheesy Hashbrowns - Limerence by HC Dolores

Poppy said these hash browns were cooked in bacon fat but lets give this a try.

Ingredients

2 pounds shredded potatoes or bagged hashbrowns

2 cups cheddar cheese

1 ½ cups milk

½ cup sour cream

4 tablespoons butter – melted

2 teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

1 tablespoon chopped chives

½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter bottom of 9 by 13 baking dish. Place hash browns evenly in bottom of dish and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese. Gently stir to combine.

In a small sauce pan, heat milk, butter, salt and garlic powder just until butter melts. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Pour milk mixture over potatoes and cheese.

Sprinkle on pepper, chives and Parmesan cheese.

Place in oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until cheese is browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then serve.

(Recipe from asouthernsoul.com)

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— Franz Kafka // Richard Siken

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Chocolate (Custard) Cake-Gabriel’s Inferno by Sylvain Reynard

Equipment

2 8-inch Round Cake Pans (20cm)

Ingredients

Chocolate Custard Ingredients

480 ml Chocolate Milk* or plain milk

70 g Cane Sugar*

1 tbsp Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder

45 g Cornstarch

60 g Unsalted Butter*

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

¼ tsp Salt

125 g Dark Chocolate* 55% - 60% or semi sweet chocolate

Chocolate Cake Ingredients

240 ml Milk* room temperature

1 tbsp White Vinegar*

300 g Cane Sugar*

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

130 ml Vegetable Oil*

225 g All Purpose Flour

60 g Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder

3/4 tsp Baking Soda

1½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Salt

195 ml Boiling Water or Freshly Brewed Coffee

Instructions

Custard Instructions

In a medium-sized pot combine milk, sugar and cornstarch.

Stir on low - medium heat until it starts to thicken. Continue to mix when it comes to a boil for a minute on low heat. Make sure it is very thick, and starch is cooked.

Remove from heat, Add butter, vanilla, salt and chocolate.

Mix until it is smooth.

Transfer into a bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap.

Let it cool in the fridge for 2-3 hours.

Whip with an electric whisk or a food processor to get a smooth consistency. Avoid over-whisking as it may change the consistency of the custard and make it less stable. Keep it cold.

Cake Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F(175C)

Grease & line with two 8-inch (20cm) round cake pans with baking paper.

In a bowl combine milk & vinegar. Let it sit for 5 min until curdled.

Add oil, vanilla extract & sugar. Stir with a whisk until sugar is dissolved.

Add all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt) & mix until combined.

Add boiling water or freshly brewed coffee and mix until combined.

Divide the cake batter equally into the prepared cake pans.

Bake for roughly 25-30 min or longer until firm to touch.

Cool completely on a wire rack.

Cake Assembly Instructions

Trim a thin layer of both cakes to level them with a serrated knife to ensure they stack evenly. Reserve the trimmings to decorate the cake.

Place a small amount of custard on the center of your cake stand or serving plate.

Place one layer of the cake on the prepared cake stands or plate.

Using an ice-cream scoop, add at least 6-7 scoops of custard and spread it evenly over the top of the first cake layer.

Carefully place the second cake layer on top of the frosted first layer. Align it as evenly as possible.

Apply a crumb coat by spreading a thin layer of custard over the entire cake. This layer seals in any crumbs and creates a smooth surface for the final coat. Chill the cake in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

After the crumb coat has set, apply the final layer of custard. Smooth it out with the offset spatula.

Crumble the cake trimmings into smaller pieces in a food processor. Gently press the crumbled cake trimmings onto the frosted sides, working your way around the cake until it’s fully covered.

Refrigerate the assembled cake for at least 30 minutes to allow the custard to set and make slicing easier.

Once the cake is chilled and the frosting is set, remove it from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature for about 10-15 minutes before serving. This allows the flavors to fully develop.

Recipe from Pastry from Saloni

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Remember, everyone, we still have a system in place and the Constitution still exists. We are not in a full dictatorship, yet. We can not give in to despair at every single thing this new administration does, because those checks still exist.

And until they don't - and that's a big if - we must keep our heads about us. Do not panic. Do not fall into apathy. Do not do anything irreversible.

The system will not save us, but it can protect us from the worst possible outcome for now.

And we will continue to fight even once it can't or won't.

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Do other audiobook listeners have a hard time paying attention to a narrator when they have a raspy/breathy kind of voice?

They’re voice just kinda blends in with everything else going on in my surroundings

Like I’m listening to a book narrated by Stephanie Nemeth Parker and she has a breathy voice that’s high pitched at the same time and it’s taking so much energy to focus. But with narrators like Aiden Snow and Stella Bloom I’m fine 😩

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Bookstore adventures 💫

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I’m sorry I prefer dark-haired men (until it’s Aaron Warner).

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Nobody understands the bond between a girl and the mediocre book she read when she was 13 years old.

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ig credit: l_reads

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me, begging, tears in my eyes: please. please just tell me what the book is about. the plot. please

a book annotation on the cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep And Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself

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Food for thought

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Hey so apparently the Trump administration is trying to include Natives in his unconstitutional birthright citizenship end order. They haven't been non citizens since 1924. He trying to fucking reverse the Snyder Act.

A lot, if not all, of his plans impact natives in some way. Remember to keep advocating for native rights.