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Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out in less than two months!

See what people are saying about this fantastical mother-daughter story and check out my pinned post for more info — including how to get a signed/personalized copy *and* receive some excellent pre-order rewards!

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Edwardian 1900′s Italian Made Pastel Pink, Green and Yellow Columbine Harlequin Clown Costume with working bells

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The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon

Perfect for fans of The Marrow Thieves, Hatchet and The City of Ember, H.E. Edgmon's middle grade debut offers a bittersweet tale of hope and survival, a modern classic for the climate change generation.

One year ago, a solar flare scorched the Earth and destroyed life as we know it.

With their parents gone and supplies running dangerously low, step-sisters Millie and Rose only have one chance at survival: leave home with their infant half-brother and loyal dog Corncob in search of Millie’s grandma, a Seminole elder. As they navigate the burning land with a group of fellow survivors, dodging The Hive, a villainous group that has spent the last year hoarding supplies and living in luxury, the siblings have to learn to rely on each other more than ever, and discover how to build a new life from the ashes.

Expertly balancing heartbreak and hope, The Flicker is both a thrilling survival story and a tender exploration of Indigenous ideas of identity and found family.

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@lingerie_addict has a really cool thread on ancient fashion over on twitter.

Those source links are here

cambridge.org

Youtube

ucl.ac.uk

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ADHD is so funny it's like I diagnose you with lazy inconsiderate fuckup disease. And it's incurable. Here's meth

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Same…and I should be doing them more than I am 😅

From the OP: "If you sit at a desk or stare at your phone all day, this is for you. Here's how to undo the damage: - Banded Chin Tucks - Strengthen your neck flexors and fight forward head posture - Banded Pull-Aparts - Target your rotator cuff and improve shoulder stability - Banded Abduction - Activate the midline of your scapula for better posture - Lateral Deltoid Raises - Build shoulder stability and control - Banded Up-and-Overs – Boost scapular mobility and range of motion These simple banded drills will help you stand taller, move better, and feel stronger - even after hours at a desk."

Some of these are the same or similar to the exercises my physical therapist taught me.

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Tales Of The Tongue: A Queer Collection of Folktales 

Gather ‘round the campfire and listen closely, as we pass on these fables of trapped gods, unsettled spirits, and ancient local legends. Take heed of our tales, and tread lightly through murky swamps, stormy coasts and the edges of quiet towns with dark secrets. Tales of The Tongue is a siren call of thirty six original stories and artwork from all different backgrounds and identities that will immerse you in secret worlds and remembered lore from long-ago.

back it here

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Transfem knights. You agree

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things you DO NOT need to be a man

a dick

he/him pronouns

XY chromosomes

things you DO need to be a man

the swiftness of a coursing river

the force of a great typhoon

the strength of a raging fire

the mysteriousness of the dark side of the moon

^this post was brought to you by LGBT^

Let's

Get down to

Business

To defeat the huns

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that medieval peasant you’re trying to kill with hyper-pop is gonna make you clean and butcher a chicken and you’re gonna throw up.

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Happy pride

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Then Come Kiss Me sneak peak!!

FINALLY I am (98%) done painting the goddamn ocean

Nightmare sequence is mostly done, aside from any polishing to be done in the light of a new day when I haven't been staring at it for hours.

Please enjoy possibly my favorite page in Act I, Scene 1.

Episodes begin July 10th 2025

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someday I will finish this scene and then I will never paint the ocean again

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hey friends where is that picture of boromir with the gondor flag except its a pride flag?

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Introducing: Orsino!

The main love interest of Then Come Kiss Me, Orsino takes his responsibilities as Duke seriously. He cares deeply for the people of Illyria. He tends to put the needs of others before his own.

Orsino is twenty-three, tall, and athletic. He has brown skin, hair, and eyes. He loves music and poetry, though he wasn't permitted to study either. It's no surprise to him when he finds himself smitten with his new court bard.

[Image text: Orsino, Duke of Illyria. Orsino's position as Duke is his by both birth and conquest, as the death of his father set off a minor civil war between the nobles in the region. Orsino prevailed, and in the year since the war's end, he has become beloved by his court and his subjects.

A compassionate and sensitive man, Orsino finds it difficult to hide his emotions. His relationship with his father was a complicated morass of admiration and fear, which he is still struggling to work through several years after his father's death.

Then Come Kiss Me: A queer retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, by Neil Cochrane. Episodes begin July 10th, 2025. www.neilcochranbooks.com]

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