#Tasha Stephens

[fappertwo]

This isn't new (to some of us), but it is a more full version of the shot than I had before. (collected this morning on another site)

[softerpixels]

is this a will wright day bbq? a baby announcement? a housewarming party? the answer is yes. kori made sure to invite some of the kids from kenneth's daycare as well as their parents. also, the girls finally managed to hook penny and atticus up!

[sharkchunks]

Sometimes dead is better.

[tallulahchanel]

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 1

Prompt: Write about a first kiss

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When Tasha was old enough to learn about love and romance, her mother told her she would feel a special spark. By that point, James Chase had already stolen a kiss from her at the lake and she felt nothing. Coupling that with the fact they were eight and she only saw him as a friend, she never counted that as a first kiss.

However, Stephen was different. Her feelings for him were real. So when she wrapped her arms around his neck, she was sure that spark would happen with him. She waited for any signs that he was uncomfortable with her actions before standing on her toes to place her lips on his.

He didn’t return the kiss immediately, which almost made her pull away. That was until his arms encircled her waist and pulled her close, warmth could be felt between them. Kissing Stephen’s soft and moisturized lips was nothing like the peck she received from James’s chapped ones, plus she wasn’t feeling as awkward as she did then. She could even hear her heart pounding in her ears.

Soon, the need for air surfaced, and they had to pull away, too soon for Tasha’s liking. As they locked eyes, she noticed his lips shined with her strawberry gloss, making her giggle. “Sorry. I got glitter on your lips.”

“It’s cool.” He chuckled while she raised her thumb to wipe off the gloss, inadvertently caressing his lips and fighting the urge to kiss them again.

“There you go.” She pulled her hand away with a bashful smile before her eyes diverted away from him. “So, does this make us a thing?”

Stephen lifted her chin to turn her eyes back on him. “Do you want us to be?”

“I don’t know,” Tasha said while shrugging to keep her composure cool, worried he’d reject the idea of them being more than just friends. “I wouldn’t be against it.”

When a small smile crossed his lips, she released her breath as he said, “Then we’re a thing.”

Tasha fought back a squeal as she wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder. She couldn’t wait for the girls to hear about this.

Just then, the night sky lit up with colorful bursts of explosive energy, making her gasp.

“They’re so beautiful,” Tasha complimented the fireworks as she gazed up at them with a wide smile.

“Just like you.”

Her cheeks warmed at his words.

[englishsub]

book rec by me

so you want to get back into reading books but have no idea where to start and disdain booktok (if you get me started on this however i will become an unskippable cutscene so that's for another day). understandable. there is so much out there and it is all so overwhelming and you don't even know what you like now that you've been a decade out of the game. again, understandable. it does not have to be scary. i will help you. below i have created some categories that can get you started.

i want to read Literature

literary fiction, with crossover from historical fiction and magical realism

PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING by melissa fu

THE VASTER WILDS by lauren groff

THE FAMILY CHAO by lan samantha chang

OUTER DARK by cormac mccarthy

SEVERANCE by ling ma

LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by ryka aoki

IDENTITTI by mithu m. sanyal

PIRANESI by susanna clarke

i want to read sci-fi/fantasy that won't break my brain

sci-fi and fantasy that is gentler on the brain cells. easier to grasp magic systems with multiple but not an overwhelming number of overlapping plotlines

EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by heather fawcett

KINGS OF THE WYLD by nicholas eames

THE JASMINE THRONE by tasha suri

THE CITY OF BRASS by s.a. chakraborty

A RIVER ENCHANTED by rebecca ross

JUNIPER AND THORN by ava reid

BLACK SUN by rebecca roanhorse

THE FINAL STRIFE by saara el-arifi

THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by andrea stewart

i want to read sci-fi/fantasy that forces me to lock the fuck in

i would not recommend picking these up as your first foray back into books after many years of not reading recreationally, but i'm not your mom.

THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER by simon jimenez

JADE CITY by fonda lee

THE FIFTH SEASON by n.k. jemisin

THE RAGE OF DRAGONS by evan winter

A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by arkady martine

GIDEON THE NINTH by tamsyn muir

THE ART OF PROPHECY by wesley chu

THE GRACE OF KINGS by ken liu

horrify me!

there is far more to the horror literary canon than stephen king and dean koontz, i promise. consider looking up warnings for these.

TENDER IS THE FLESH by agustina bazterrica

THE RUINS by scott smith

CONFESSIONS by kanae minato

EPISODE THIRTEEN by craig dilouie

REPRIEVE by james han mattson

MARY by nat cassidy

DEAD SILENCE by s.a. barnes

AUDITION by ryu murakami

THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by cassandra khaw

don't care, i want romance

some of these feature crossover genres, like fantasy and horror.

VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by isabel cañas

DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by sue lynn tan

SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE by tia williams

HAPPY PLACE by emily henry

ONE DARK WINDOW by rachel gillig

i want QUEER romance

again, a mix of historical, fantasy, and contemporary crossover genres.

WE COULD BE SO GOOD by cat sebastian

IN MEMORIAM by alice winn

MOST ARDENTLY by gabe cole novoa

A STRANGE AND STUBBORN ENDURANCE by foz meadows

A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by freya marske

THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE by justinian huang

SPELL BOUND by f.t. lukens

SORRY, BRO by taleen voskuni

ONE LAST STOP by casey mcquiston

DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE by ashley herring blake

i haven't felt anything since i read percy jackson/the hunger games in middle school/high school

adventure is still out there.

SCYTHE by neil shusterman

WE HUNT THE FLAME by hafsah faizal

SIX OF CROWS by leigh bardugo

GEARBREAKERS by zoe hana mikuta

i'll read anything that's not straight or white

many books in the above categories fit this, but here's even more, across a variety of genres.

LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB by malinda lo

BABEL by r.f. kuang

WHEN THE RECKONING COMES by latanya mcqueen

THE UNBROKEN by c.l. clark

IF YOU'LL HAVE ME (graphic novel) by eunnie

LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE by sher lee

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone

SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by shelley parker-chan

"all ya books suck"

like any other genre or book age group, there are duds and there are standouts. ya is not special in this regard. try some of these!

DIVINE RIVALS by rebecca ross

STRIKE THE ZITHER by joan he

THE RED PALACE by june hur

A STUDY IN DROWNING by ava reid

EMPIRE OF SAND by tasha suri

LEGENDBORN by tracy deonn

i check out and read a lot of these books for free via my local library by using the libby app (you can even add your friends' library cards to gain access to libraries in places you don't live). when i'm feeling like reading via audiobook, i use libro fm!

look, no one HAS TO read diversely. no one is going to be reverse fahrenheit 451'd and locked in a room with no fanfic and only books and not let out until they work their way through the entire literary canon. but reading, and reading widely, and reading diversely, is what teaches people to form their own opinions and question the things they are told. it's why they hang up stuff like "READ READ READ!!" in grade school classrooms.

we live under systems that increasingly benefit from going unquestioned. no, of course reading ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE by robin hobb is not going to dismantle these systems tomorrow, nor probably even in our lifetimes. but doing it will help set up a world capable of doing it in the future. and until further notice, we are all part of this wretched world. might as well read a good story while we're here.

anyway, i'm reading THE WEST PASSAGE by jared pechaček and the new cmq book this week.

[sarahsinferno]

from the mother

to the fragile, dreaming child.

motherhood is the quiet incantation woven through the fabric of existence, a tapestry stitched with patience and boundless love. the mystic bond is an unspoken vow, a constellation of warmth that defies the cold distance between the finite and the infinite.

in every touch, every glance, a spell is cast, simple and profound, binding the ephemeral to the eternal, where love breathes, a quiet, miraculous force, enveloping all that is small and precious in its embrace.

this is the magic of creation, the alchemy of life, transformed in the quiet act of giving, a boundless journey from the first fluttering heartbeat to the uncharted horizons of tomorrow’s dreams.

S.T. 2019

madonna + child photographed by maria theresa meloni

photograph by lisa sorgini

young mother nursing her child by mary cassatt(1906)

mother and child by leon bazile perrault(1894)

seymour joseph guy(1824-1910)

stephen pan(1963)

goodnight 2 by arthur john elsley

mother and child taken by nell dorr (1940)

photographs of tasha tudor and her children

[themoondkid]

it’s dancing season! 🪩✨

Today they announced Strictly launch date and the full cast of Dwts, so let me give some thoughts:

strictly come dancing

I never know most of the celebrities they announce. But it's fun going in not knowing them and then they end up being my faves. I know Tasha from LI and I know she's a dancer, so I'm excited for her and her dances. I've seen Jamie before, he did the Christmas special last year and he was really good (well he won it lol). And Chris seems like a funny, charming guy based of his tweets 😅 There are 9 men and 6 women, I'm quite bumped about that ngl...

So happy that Amy feels good enough to come back. I have a feeling Johannes will be benched, which hopefully I’m hella wrong about🤞

dancing with the stars

The pairings I’m initially excited to see are Chandler (!!) and Brandon, Dwight and Daniella and Stephen and Rylee.

I need Brandon to not go for the 7th place again iykyk. Dwight/Dani feels like a Iman 2.0. And I just know Stephen from this one tiktok clip of one of his routine he did at the Olympics which I was obssesed with.

I’m rooting for my fellow vietnamese girlie Jenn after the shitshow she had been through. Also yes to Ezra being a pro this season! But I’m just now learning that his first ever partner is a felon?! Well, we’ll see how this goes.

I’m so ready to be invested! 💃🏻🕺🏻

For the next 4 months I'll be yapping about scd & dwts a lot, get ready...

[starrierknight]

̥۪͙۪˚┊❛ ꒰ ♥︎ ꒱ — 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐄 ❜┊˚

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slowburn, teacher AU, rivals to lovers, mutual pining, (soft) angst, hurt/comfort, eventual (domestic) fluff, eventual happy ending

⋆ ˚｡⋆┊ 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐒┊⋆ ｡˚⋆

~ The Velvet Underground, After Hours ~ Simon & Garfunkel, The Boxer ~ Sparklehorse, It's A Wonderful Life ~ Tasha, Would You Mind Please Pulling Me Close? ~ Fog Lake, Painfully ~ David Bowie, Space Oddity ~ Clairo, Bags ~ Vashti Bunyan, I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind

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~ Peter Weir, The Dead Poets Society ~ John Hughes, The Breakfast Club ~ Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower ~ Lee Kirk, The Giant Mechanical Man

⋆ ˚｡⋆┊ 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 / 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒┊⋆ ｡˚⋆

~ Carson McCullers, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter ~ William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

꒰ ♥︎ ꒱ — satoree

[busting-buffers]

I was watching The Unlucky Tugs' video where he ranks the TTTE movies from worst to best and decided to make my own so HERE WE GO!

Tier List maker HERE

14. MIR: I liked this movie as a kid. But I recently rewatched and boy howdy is she BAD. I didn't watch series 11 when Whiff was introduced, so having him in this movie was odd to me because I didn't know who the hell he was! The train racism in this is so overdone and never gets resolved, the logging locos are ANNOYING, and Thomas is just a dick the entire time?? -5/10

13. CAE!: This was one of those that they could have done better. The learning segments make it hard to watch when you're older, but it's for kids so who cares. But again, Train Racism. It gets resolved at the end, sure, but literally just...keeps happening. MIR in point. Also, the random involvement of D10?? And Lady?? who haven't been mentioned since TATMR??? Odd choice. 2/10

12. DotD: They basically rehashed CAE in CGI form, but none of the Train Racism is resolved. The Diesels suck, manipulate Percy, and take over the steamworks. That's it. That's the plot. 2/10

11. BW!BA!: I liked it. The songs were fun, Ace was a cool addition as a bad influence on Thomas, and Nia sure is a girl's engine. It seemed so rushed, though. Like Thomas had this grand idea, Sir Topham jokingly says yes, and like 15 minutes in Thomas is sailing off on a ship to Africa. "Where in the World is Thomas?" is a good ensemble number with cool callbacks to other movies, "Free and Easy" is just catchy as hell, and the other numbers are fun too. It was okay, but not my favorite. 4/10

10. TotB: It's just so, so average, but better than the others ranked lower. I love how James is the antagonist because he's covering up how scared he is in the end, but Percy just seems to baby-like for my taste. His fears are rational, but they really dumbed him down. I do love the introduction of Gator, and his and Percy's friendship is adorable. But it's all downplayed as Thomas didn't comfort Percy, so Percy gets a new BFF and Thomas is upset when Percy wants to leave. I get it, but I don't. 5/10

9. KotR: Ok this was a fun one. We get 1-5-6 buddy-content and it's super cute! I love this pal trio. The Earl and Stephen are such fun characters and I love how they worked them into the series later on. Stephen's characterization is so odd though, but I get it. He's upset he can't be useful like the young engines, and that's all he wants. This movie sets up for some good episodes later. 6/10

8. BMM: This one is so cute! I love the Narrow Gauge engines, and the beginning sequences are action packed and set up the movie well. But it comes back to Train Racism AGAIN. Diesel overhears about Luke and decides he wants him to be sent away, and then Diesel is in the wrong as always. I mean, he is, but we gotta stop making the diesels just bad engines. He did what he thought was right, especially not knowing the context. 6/10

7. HotR: Thomas's first CGI movie was a hit with me. Obviously it set up a rough era but I enjoyed the movie! Hiro's introduction is so fascinating, and Spencer being the antagonist is so so neat to me. This big silver showoff wants to get rid of an antique, but for what. That's why I didn't rank it higher. There's no why as to why Spencer wants to get rid of Hiro. Because he's old? Then why doesn't he hate Eddie?? His actions have no motive. 7/10

6. TaTMR: Don't come for me. I like this movie! It's whimsical and fun and a cool take on the series. It has it's flaws, obviously, like there's no set up for as to why D10 is there in the first place. But then again, this movie was rewritten I think three times? The original script would have been fun if the movie wasn't made for kids. An evil bastard who hates Burnett Stone because he was in love with Tasha, and wants to destroy the last thing Burnett can remember her by? So fascinating. I would have loved to see the original done as a more adult-ish action take on the franchise. 7/10

5. TAB: This movie is so awesome. Retelling the OG RWS and TV series stories in CGI, giving Thomas an introduction arc, and most importantly, Black Livery James (you know I had to mention it). It's such a great call-back to the original 5(?) stories and episodes, and I thought it was done very well. It holds a special place in my heart, but it's not my favorite. 8/10

4. TGR: I loved the musical take on this AGGHHH. All the musical numbers are so fanciful and catchy. I loved the plot, I love how the characters are set up. But like TUT says in his video, some of it is all marketing ploys. Like Thomas jumping the drawbridge, which I will continue to question why. But if you overlook Mattel's marketing, it's a good movie and it stands up well. 8/10

Also the next three movies are in no particular order so:

JBS: THIS. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING PLOT! James is boasting about how he's the favorite and the best, as always, so Thomas decides to put him in his place. But Thomas, unlike James, doesn't know the mainland well because he has lived on Sodor for probably 99% of his life. He was sent/arrived there in 1915, the same year he was built. He only knew Brighton! The experimental engines have great character, and I wish we got more of them in the series. Frankie and Hurricane are so, so interesting: they butter up Thomas to think he's hot shit, then BOOM! Trapped because they need another engine to work there, and can't do it unless they train-nap them. "Hottest Place in Town" is such a good song and aids to their plans, and it sets up their trickery well. The ending is not the best, but seeing Hurricane almost melt was just top notch to the whole thing. 10/10

SLotLT: This and TGD are so interesting because we see another side of Thomas. He thinks he can do no wrong, causes an accident, and ends up being punished. He does it twice, and winds up in a sort of Boy who Cried Wolf-ish situation after saving Ryan from the dynamite. Sir Topham only saw the part where it seemed Thomas was trying to get rid of Ryan, and gets angry with him again (and uses his full name? Papa was upset.) Ryan and Thomas's dynamic was so, so interesting and I wish we had more. Daisy being reintroduced was something I didn't see coming, and was a great way to tie her in to the series again. Same thing with Donald and Douglas, our beautiful Scots. Sailor John being the first human antagonist is so interesting, and this movie also has it's dark points. John was actually going to try to blow Thomas up aith dynamite! He blew up Sir Topham's office! This movie was great. 10/10

TGD: I had the DVD when I was younger and watched it every night before bed. It was so interesting. The songs are top notch: Racing to the Wharf, Jobs-a-Plenty, and Where, oh, Where is Thomas. The bridge scene is incredible and a great way to set it up. Thomas being insecure after Stanley shows up was something that never really happened, and he despised him so much he tried to essentially decomission him? Devious Thomas is my favorite. Thomas actually regretted how he treated Stanley, and they became good friends. SLotLT and TGD had similar plots in that aspect, but they did it so differently that it's not another DotD and CAE! issue. This was my childhood favorite and it still holds up. 10/10

[fappertwo]

A rather cluttered up version of a previously posted as uncluttered Candy Earle

[softerpixels]

shashoobie!!!

[nerdgasmnoire]

Smut Book Club 13: Interview with R.M. Virtues

In this episode Melissa talks with one of her favorite romance authors!

  Special Guest, Author R.M. Virtues - https://www.rmvirtues.com/

Books by R.M. Virtues

2:02 Intro

4:59 Self Publishing 

7:46 “Keep Me Close: Gods of Hunger #2”

11:58: Fancasting the book

12:18 The Influence of Pose

13:12 Aphrodite, The Goddess of Love

15:22 Disability & Hephaestus’ Journey

22:05 The easiest and hardest parts to write

28:48 The backstories in KMC

31:35 Rolling The Hard Six: Personal Questions

2 Romance/Erotica Author recs

Tasha L. Harrison If She Says Yes

Katie Robert Wicked Villains 

36:13 Favorite Non-Romance Genre

Stephen Graham Jones

Sergio Gomez

The Exorcist (audiobook)

39:33 Which of your books would you most like to see on screen?

40:41 Favorite character that you’ve written?

42:30 Do you have a character you regret?

43:21 Which of your books is the best introduction to you?

 “Keep Me Close: Gods of Hunger #2”

45:26 What is your Romance Hot Take?

50:23 Promo time!

Sing Me to Sleep: A Series of Sacrilegious Events Novel

Let Me In : Gods of Hunger #3

Love Me Now: Gods of Hunger #4

57:05 Find R.M. Virtues online!

https://www.patreon.com/rmvirtues 

@rmvirtues

Have you read the book? Tell us what you think about it on social media by checking out our carrd! (https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co)

  Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! discord.gg/7DqMZSy

  ENJOY!

  Hosts: Melissa, Maria

Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm

Writing Team: Melissa, Maria

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy  provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

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Latest Episode of Nerdgasm Noire On-Deck!

[grannymoon]

Talking to Myself

by Stephen Halpert Several weeks before the second onset of the Covid Virus, we were attending my cousin’s annual winter reunion at the Biltmore in Providence.    Tasha was engaged in a lengthy conversation with my cousin Hyacinth over the virtues of a gluten free diet. “But wheat is the staff of life,” Hyacinth kept insisting. “Don’t tell me you’re one of those health food tofu types.” I…

[shu-of-the-wind]

From the book ask: What were your top five books of the year?

I hope you had a wonderful reading year and met all your goals! 📚💕

HMMMMMMM top five of the year would have to be, in no particular order:

What Souls are Made Of by Tasha Suri. Remix of Wuthering Heights where both Catherine and Heathcliff are desi.

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall. Trans regency romance!!

Sadie by Courtney Summers. It's billed as a ~true crime podcast~ book, but it's the story of a girl looking for her little sister who disappeared, and a SCATHING indictment of the true crime podcast complex.

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Fantasy novel based off of Indigenous Mesoamerican culture and history.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Lesbian YA set in the 1950s in San Francisco. Absolutely gorgeous.

Bonus listing: My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. A horror novel that flips the concept of "final girls" on its head in the best possible way.

[tallulahchanel]

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 11

Prompt: Write about two characters dancing together

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A squeal bubbled in Tasha’s throat at the realization that things between them were good, but she swallowed it to maintain a straight face. “Well, if you dance with me, I might be persuaded to forgive you.”

With a warm smile, Stephen took her hand and pulled her onto the dance floor. Since Luna was now singing a slower and hedonic song, he took Tasha into his arms and wrapped them around her waist while hers went around his neck. “Not gonna lie, I did miss you.”

Tasha felt her cheeks warming as their bodies swayed in time to the music. “Did you?”

“Yeah. I’ve grown used to your smile brightening up the day that it felt bleak without you.”

Her lips finally cracked into a smile, this one showing off her perfect teeth. Tasha had to admit that it was nice for someone to appreciate her cheerful demeanor, unlike Lauryn, who acts as if it’s a burden. “Well, thank you. And I missed you too.”

“No, you didn’t,” he replied with a lighthearted grin that made her chuckle.

“Okay, I’ll admit that I was having fun with the girls. But I was worried about if our…thing was over.”

He pulled her closer and she got a whiff of that delicious cologne of his. “I don’t want our thing to be over.”

“Neither do I.”

He pulled back and twirled her in time with the music, causing her to giggle. “You’ve always looked like a beautiful princess to me.”

“Stop it.” Tasha was grateful that the party lights were dark enough to hide the red tint increasing on her cheeks.

“I will when you stop being the prettiest girl here.”

Tasha intertwined her fingers with his as they returned to swaying to the music. “Too bad there’s no one being crowned king and queen tonight.”

“As far as I’m concerned, you are the queen of the night.”

“You keep talking like that, I just might kiss you.”

[thecaptainsgingersnap]

👄 + Roni?

Antonio, Tones, Brother Dear (Tony Stark)

Birdy, Bird Brain, Birdy Boy (Clint Barton)

Uncle Steve (Steve Rogers)

Aunt Peggy (Peggy Carter)

Jimmy (James Rhodes)

Spider Kid (Peter Parker)

Professor, Jolly Green Giant (Bruce Banner/Hulk)

Tasha, Nat (Natasha Romanoff)

Kiddo, Potato Boy (Harley Keener)

Speedy (Peter Maximoff)

Lex (Alex Summers)

Chuck (Charles Xavier)

Maguna Lagoona (Morgan Stark)

Super Coop (Cooper Barton)

Lila Bug (Lila Barton)

Tater Tot (Nate Barton)

Fly Boy (Sam Wilson)

Metal Man (Bucky Barnes)

Doc (Stephen Strange)

Little Bird (Kate Bishop)