#booksandblades

[shuckerpaddy]

Fresh Batch…. NextAdventure #BooksAndBlades Got me kit ready to pop into @clubmagnoliahospitality next week for @themasters I’ll run a few Live From The OysterBar so stay tuned Better yet- Swing past! #ImShucking not #Golfing #Fore #OysterBar #WhosHungry #Popup #ShuckinAround #FoodAdventures #CuriousAdventuresOfShuckerPaddy #GreenJacket #Shenanigans (at Club Magnolia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0ThUOr1HG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[brassandbrawls]

▌ ▌ @booksandblades​

♖ —  “ I decree you are under arrest for the assault of a good hat! ”

[templarqueen]

@booksandblades said: this coloring is absolutely beautiful!

thank you!! unfortunately I didn’t save the PSD for whatever reason ... :(

[survivalarts]

✨ Sacred Survival Sisterhood ✨ Dambana altar to honor and re-member ourselves and where we came from. ♾ Salamat to all our amazing sistars who showed up in full power with their warrior ancestors. Agyamanak @jlcreator for guiding us through this healing process. We are ever present, ever expanding, and stronger than we ever thought. Our journey together continues, as we hold each other throughout our deep inner work. Can’t wait for our retreat in September! ✨⚔️🌻⚔️✨ . . . . #SurvivalArts #NYC #sacredsurvivalsisterhood #babaylan #warrior #training #pekititirsiakali #sacredgeometry #study #reclaim #sisterhood #newyorkcity #ancestral #pilipinafightingarts #newyork #NY #booksandblades #kapwa #pinay #ancestors #decolonize #kali #warriorwomxn (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/By24qeyg5b4/?igshid=ls4lcqxz8fvq

[kaiespace]

Heads-up to readers in YVR tonight: Sam Wiebe of the brilliant Vancouver noir mysteries #invisibledead and #cutyoudown has a book launch tonight for the fittingly named #vancouvernoir anthology (as editor). Check them out at Shebeen in Gastown tonight! #crimenoir #vancouverreads #samwiebe #readcanadian #tooreal #crimefiction #bookstagram #booksandblades #booklaunch #livereading #authorreading #readlocal #booksandblades #kaiespace (at Abbotsford, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7xhUJnZeJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15xat6z5etv7s

[danafraedrich]

*Runs in, ponytail flapping* I’m late! I’m so sorry! The incredi-mazing @faith_therivens released a new book the other day AND IT LOOKS SO AWESOME! Many (belated) congratulations to Faith on her new book baby, Heralding! 🍾🎉🙌😄💗. . 🏷 #circleofbookishfriends - bookmark love. I don’t have very many, but these are my favorites. 🏷 #CemeteryOnTheCover from @juliablakeauthor . Okay, not actually a cemetery, but those baddie smoke guys are about to get dead, so I say it counts 😏. 🏷 #BooksAndBlades from @juliablakeauthor . Eleonore is packing! 🏷 #BeautifulCover from @captain.valour . . . . #booknerd #books #booksarelife #booksaremagic #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookworm #read #reader #reading #lovetoread #faithrivens #newrelease #heralding #bookmark

[ne0nic]

Basically the Rooks chat right now.

All drinking within a tavern, having a grand time. Lifted spirits and happy faces. A pint raises into the air.

“A toast! For the creed!”

@silly-top-hat-man @s0n-0f-anubis @brassandbrawls @booksandblades @thank-god-its-fryeday @idiotgangleader @lady-eleanor-vane

[smuttig]

Round Two || Libra and Robin

The sun was just setting as their battle ended, which was unfortunate, because there was much work to be done. It was a very small village, and it had been damaged severely by bandits, so they made the choice to stay behind and assist in rebuilding. The shepherds couldn't stay long, but some help was better than none. Fortunately for Libra, he didn't need to use his axe tihs time around, and instead healed his allies as well as the villagers. Him and the other staff users were needed immediately to help the wounded, but unfortunately didn't make it to some in time. Libra prayed for the lost souls and gave solace and spiritual advice to the loved ones, tenderly listening to what they had to say. He approached Robin slowly, not wanting to catch the other while he was in the middle of something. He was a busy man, and the last thing he needed was Libra burdening him, "Robin?" he smiled calmly, "When you are less busy, if you ever need to wind down or vent, know I'm here." Robin had never approached him before for advice or comfort, but he knew someone with as much responsibility must have had some kind of baggage.

[brassandbrawls]

▌ ▌ sincerely, Evie Frye

♖ — He knew he was getting to her, this was the first sign of any sort of melting of her icy exterior that he had seen since they had arrived in London. He was sitting sprawled out on his couch, being sure to shoot her a pout whenever he saw her body even begin to turn in his direction. Was it the playfulness that has warmed her up to him? No, it couldn’t be -- he could think of multiple times since they had been there that like conversations had ended with her telling him to be quiet. Honestly, the better question was what had turned her so cold, to begin with?

♖ — Before they had arrived in London, his antics used to amuse her and brighten her day -- they used to work together in the ways that she planned ahead, and he was the one who was ready for anything that went awry. So what had changed? Why had she left him to fight his battles on his own? This was the question that haunted him every sleepless night since they had arrived in the city.

♖ — He had been so lost down the dark turns of his thoughts that it took him probably a few more moments then it should have to realize what she had said. ❛ Give a few of the lads some waiter outfits and have them work the room --- it is better to have as many as possible at our backs if something goes south. The way the Templars have been lately -- they will probably have people everywhere. ❜  

▌ ▌ @booksandblades

[brassandbrawls]

booksandblades replied to your post: Rules Update

Did something happen?

No, just giving a safety net. Sick of feeling the need to look over my shoulder now.

[survivalarts]

Gratitude & strength to @flora_y_tierra for having us arm the community, as we reclaim our warrior knowledge. Sharing #booksandblades and powerful energy out here in Long Beach. ⚔️ .✨ . . #trainingday #indigenous #warriorwomxn #mandirigma #pilipinafightingarts #reclaimyourpower #selfpreservation #protectyourself #knowyourworth #rapeprevention #fightback #sexualassault #longbeach #california #womenempowerment #SurvivalArts (at Long Beach, California)

[survivalarts]

Books & Blades. 🗡📚🗡 Sharing sacred knowledge of our ancestors through reading and training. These books were specially chosen for the young warriors of @losangelesrooted to decolonize our minds, honor our truths, and care for our hearts. At Academy of Survival Arts, sharing books and blades is our purpose and practice, sharpening our minds and bodies. Together we strengthen physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. 🌻 ⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️ #knowhistoryknowself #nohistorynoself #eachoneteachone #bellhooks #roxannedunbarortiz #pedagogyoftheoppressed #sacredknowledge #training #warriorwomxn #mandirigma #babaylan #protectthefamily #survival #knowledgeofself #youth #empowerment #losangeles #kali #california #booksandblades #survivalarts (at Los Angeles, California)

[kaiespace]

#jamespatterson does YA as an imprint now. Interesting. My first impression is the language is a little stripped down to fit his brand? And it's a little more romance-y in tone than some of the most recent YA? But entertaining so far, and you can't really go wrong with Edwardian settings imho. #stalkingjacktheripper #kerrimaniscalco #booksandblades #yahistoricalfiction #bookworm #bookstagram #kaiespace (at Abbotsford, British Columbia)

[kaiespace]

Amusing #YA take on classic #spaghettiwestern storytelling - what have you read lately that's outside your usual genre? . #vengeanceroad #erinbowman #booksandblades . . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #instabooks #librarylove #libraryhaul #fvrl #bibliophile #booklover #booklife #bookish #bookworm #bookdragon #booknerd #bookgram #bookaddict #bookaholic #amreading #writerslife #kaiespace (at Clearbrook, Abbotsford)

[brassandbrawls]

♖— He wasn’t sure what surprised him more, her reaction or the fact he had seemed to have lost so much faith in her -- in them that he hadn’t seen her words for what they had been. Could someone really blame him though? They had said more hateful things to each other in the last few weeks then the rest of their twenty years on this earth. When she collapsed in the chair he moved like he was going to go to her but then stopped himself halfway there -- he was sure she did not need his love and support any longer.

♖— Her words made his whole body tense, the aspect that he did not know her anymore broke his heart in more ways then he could ever truly express. Problem was? He did not know her anymore, he had not seen any sign of his Evie in weeks. He missed the girl who had always been glued to his side, the girl he had held during thunderstorms, the girl who had often protected him from their father’s disappointing gaze, the girl who had been his whole world when it came down to it. In the end, he let out a chuckle that sounded painful to his own ears.” Maybe I do not know you anymore.” Lord, even saying those words made it hard for him to breath.” Because the sister I grew up with would have never condemned me to this hell. One where her striking me would have been a breath of fresh air compared to hateful words and disapproving looks.”

▌ ▌ before I’d lose you. - @booksandblades

[brassandbrawls]

♖— He was confident the last couple months had been the hardest he had yet to experience, not because of Starrick, not from the loss of their father but from the fact that he had almost lost his sister too. The space that had formed between them during their first few weeks in London had almost completely destroyed their relationship. In the back of his mind, he knew if he had lost that he would have lost himself in the process.

♖— When she leaned into his touch, he couldn't hold back the small smile that had formed on his lips. It was those small signs of affection that he had missed, they had been once so common in their relationship that now -- it felt like coming home.

♖— Jacob did his best to ignore the way his cheeks seemed to heat up when she pressed her lips against one. He was thankful that his hood seemed to be keeping him from looking like an idiot schoolboy. At her words he smiled, letting his thumb stroke her cheek before dropping his hand slowly.” I am glad.... because I for one loved who you used to be.” He said in a gentle whisper, trying to keep the emotion from his voice.” We probably should go... before the bobbies come.”

▌ ▌ if i wanted to go, i would have gone by now. - @booksandblades