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friends, if I can give you one piece of advice for those of you who are new to work, or are about to enter the workforce, especially if you have any sort of office job:

Do not work on your days off.

"But--"

DO NOT WORK ON YOUR DAYS OFF.

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green wax seal pngs. made by me. credit not necessary! requests open.

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I'm one of the few people that genuinely LOVES working customer service (hotel receptionist here), like yes the occasional person is rude and entitled. But most of the time? People are kind, and funny, and will jump at the chance to share a bit of their lives with someone else.

The businessman that comes in every week who seemed grouchy at first now smiles and waves when I remember his name, and explains he's just finished a long drive, and he doesn't MEAN to come off as rude, he's just tired.

The mother and daughter who visit the hotel each summer and tell me they've been coming here for years, and each time they visit they go to the pier and save up their tickets for the big ticket items. One day they come through the doors with the biggest grins, the older lady in the wheelchair proudly waving a huge stuffed toy tiger she's "had her eye on for years".

The young man with his girlfriend who looks nervous as he approaches reception, and stumbles over his words, his hands shaking as he signs the paperwork to check in. I've spent the last two weeks on the phone with him organising this; we've set up the bedroom with balloons and petals and decorations, and he's going to propose as soon as they get to the room.

The woman who I've not seen before who asks if I'm local, and tells me she grew up here, and had recently found herself drawn back. We talk about the sounds of seagulls, and the metal clanging of masts down at the harbour, and how the sounds that fade into the background are the ones you miss most when you leave. She's writing a book and promises to send me a copy when she's done.

The regular who goes out of her way to buy us all the strangest biscuits she can find at the tourist shops. We try them together, pulling faces at the ones that just don't work.

The thirty something woman who immediately sees a kinship in me and whispers to me that she has been here before, but under a name she no longer uses, and we celebrate the freedom she feels.

The support group that comes in for coffee each week and sit together filling the foyer with laughter.

Every single person living their own wonderful complicated rich lives, and I get to be a part of that. How is that not beautiful?

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art by @kasveyk

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"I write for my own enjoyment"

And

"I'm happy when people interact with my writing"

Are two sentences that can coexist!

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History repeats itself, even over a thousand years in the making, can take place some unexpected friendships.

From fear.

It took humanity to give you courage.

Trolls to give you strength.

Maybe it takes something more, to show you freedom.

Jim may never be free of his mantle of trollhunter, but that doesn’t mean he can’t find freedom in other lights.

Maybe it just takes another friend, to help along the way.

( input therapy dragon ;)

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I promised a part 2 a while back, so here it is! It was a gigantic pain in the ass because canva is sucking more and more by the day. I included a bunch of different genres, both YA and Adult, as well as some on the more erotic side. Something for everyone, I hope.

Disclaimers:

I haven't read all these and can't personally recommend them. You can decide for yourself what sounds interesting.

All authors are people of color and, if there are two mcs, at least one is a person of color.

All MCs are sapphic of some nature. That does not mean all of these center a sapphic romance. Queer stories can focus on more than just romance.

I threw in an essay collection and a poetry collection. I WILL get at least one person into Yrsa Daley-Ward, even if it kills me.

I don't have the time to research every author in this post. Do your own research when deciding whether you want to support a particular author.

If I messed up and accidentally included an author who doesn't fit the criteria, please let me know!

Books included:

Image 1:

Hammajang Luck - Makana Yamamoto

Songs of Irie - Asha Ashanti Bromfield

The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri

Can't Let Her Go - Kianna Alexander

Heat and Run - Adriana Herrera

House of Frank - Kay Synclaire

Nothing Burns as Bright as You - Ashley Woodfolk

Honey Girl - Morgan Rogers

Image 2:

A Wolf Steps in Blood - Tamara Jerée

The Duchess's Bodyguard - Drea C

The Balance of Fates - Raquel Raelynn

Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo

Cinderella is Dead - Kalynn Bayron

We Came to Welcome You - Vincent Tirado

The Seep - Chana Porter

Consecrated Ground - Virginia Black

Lez Talk: a Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction - Edited by Stephanie Andrea Allen

Image 3:

House of Hunger - Alexis Henderson

Black Water Sister - Zen Cho

The Wicked and the Willing - Lianyu Tan

Unwieldy Creatures - Addie Tsoi

Burn Down, Rise Up - Vincent Tirado

The Relationship Mechanic - Karmen Lee

Flirting Lessons - Jasmine Guillory

Bone - Yrsa Daley-Ward

An Island Princess Starts a Scandel - Adriana Herrera

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"can you explain this gap in your resume" Oh yeah sorry i got sent to the 1300s and i had to fight evil skeletons

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In the process of moving and also in the process of losing my damn mind

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Bottle, made of carved lead crystal glass with a silver mount and a cork stopper, believed to be created by German artist Johann Knuckle between (1675 - 1700).

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Small joys on Tumblr:

When your notes make a perfect cat

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STARDEW VALLEY ; 02

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Kaiju no.8 should have Reno be more insane over Kafka. Like let the kid commit crimes for his old man and God forbid you stand in his way. He deserves it.

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my brother is like. Halfway asleep and he was just babbling on about how "it should be calcifer's moving castle. He's the one who does the moving. Put that- pos- put that on your tumblr. Free post right there."

So here's your free post guys. Everybody say thank you kerry