#American Wife

[midwestgothicisbestgothic]

“To think of the Midwest as a whole as anything other than beautiful is to ignore the extraordinary power of the land. The lushness of the grass and trees in August, the roll of the hills (far less of the Midwest is flat than outsiders seem to imagine), the rich smell of soil, the evening sunlight over a field of wheat, or the crickets chirping at dusk on a residential street: All of it, it has always made me feel at peace. There is room to breathe, there is a realness of place. The seasons are extreme, but they pass and return, pass and return, and the world seems far steadier than it does from the vantage point of a coastal city. Certainly picturesque towns can be found in New England or California or the Pacific Northwest, but I can't shake the sense that they're too picturesque. On the East Coast, especially, these places seem to me aggressively quaint, unbecomingly smug, and even xenophobic, downright paranoid in their wariness of those who might somehow infringe upon the local charm. I suspect this wariness is tied to the high cost of real estate, the fear that there might not be enough space or money and what there is of both must be clung to and defended. The West Coast, I think, has a similar self-regard...and a beauty that I can't help seeing as show-offy. But the Midwest: It is quietly lovely, not preening with the need to have its attributes remarked on. It is the place I am calmest and most myself.”

Curtis Sittenfeld, American Wife

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Finally, someone gets it.

[maryannmackey]

What I couldn't have imagined at the time was that the applause after the lice film was the moment of my greatest professional achievement. It was the most public recognition I ever received for being myself rather than an extension of someone else or, even worse, for being a symbol. Thirty-five teachers clapping in an elementary school library is, I realize, a humble triumph, but it touched me. In the years since, I have received great and vulgar quantities of attention, more attention that even the most vain or insecure individual could possibly wish for, and I have never enjoyed it a fraction as much.

American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld

[azuneekun]

i drew my favorite stardew valley mean girl ♥

[stealingpotatoes]

I saw this on twitter and the idea of this happening sounds absolutely hilarious. Like Han, Ventress and Merrin just direct Thrawn to a DMV and make him coming to dathomir absolute hell (I also accidentally sent this ask to someone else 😅)

LMAO???? i take back everything I've ever said about legends, this is everything to me. nothing but respect for MY king of dathomir send that gay blueberry to parking ticket superhell

[midwestkali]

Who wants to bring me on their pontoon and feed me weenies for the 4th?? I’m getting my outfit reasy! 😇 🇺🇸 🍑 💦 #americangirl

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[kugisakiss]

Au where Conan is a weed dealer. Cue him sitting inside Kogoro's office and laughing calmly with bloodshot, red eyes while smoking.

taking down the B.O. the "normal" way is taking too long. Conan and Haibara are going to build a criminal empire so large it will chase them out of business and they're going to start it by selling meth without getting caught because who would even suspect them?

[bubblebounceboobs]

Shyla Shy

[waymond-wang]

THE CREATOR (2023) dir. Gareth Edwards ↳ Wanna play a game? It's called, "Save your friend Joshua from being killed by the fuckin' police".

[troythecatfish]

[beautynflags]

[ahsgirlblogger]

[wherewritersgotodie-blog]

what if we kissed in the in the car in the vintage the vintage car what if we k

[ventiswampwater]

Jenny Agutter as Nurse Alex Price

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) dir. John Landis

[kirby-the-gorb]

[packet-of-staples]

“Now Your aspiration must be freedom!”

TEEHEE TEEHEE that one Ponyo scene gave me a bit of inspiration. ÁNGELA GUARDIANA MY BELOVED SHE IS SO COOL!!!

Here are some more doodles that I did for funsies too shes actually so fun to draw.