#the bird's nest

[haveyoureadthishorrorbookpoll]

Have you read...

Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother's inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson's characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl—but four separate, self-destructive personalities.

[leftoverlight]

shirley jackson, the bird's nest // murata sayaka, earthlings

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

Hey y’all, I’m writing an essay on Shirley Jackson for class, and now I’m curious; if it’s okay to ask, what does the DID community think about The Bird’s Nest?

[sasomienspegel]

The mind is a curious thing, to be sure, for I found myself angry rather than frightened, much in the manner of a knight (rater elderly, surely, and tired after his long quest) who, in the course of bringing his true princess home, has no longer any fear, but only a great weariness, when confronted in sight of the castle towers by a fresh dragon to slay.

Shirley Jackson, The Bird's Nest

[fiction-quotes]

The headache began, somehow, at the back of her head and progressed, creeping and fearful, down her back; Elizabeth thought of it as a live thing moving down her backbone, escaping from her head by the narrow avenue which was her neck, slipping onto and conquering her back, taking over her shoulders and finally settling, nestled in safety, in the small of her back, from which it could not be dislodged by any stretching or rubbing or rolling; to a large extent her rubbing the back of her neck was an attempt to cut off the path of this live pain; firm enough rubbing might make it turn back, discouraged, and keep only to her head...

  —  The Bird’s Nest (Shirley Jackson)

[todaysbird]

just found out that users of r/stupiddovenests heavily praise doves when they do the bare minimum

[boardnroom]

"Although the museum was well known to be a seat of enormous learning, its foundations had begun to sag."

[zionmantis]

Hoooo boy. It's finally finished. This only took me eight months to paint. T.T

Disco Elysium is soooo good y'all; I feel like I'll never give it the credit it deserves.

I'm not even sure it's finished, but I'm just going to set this down now, though.

Clip studio paint and a ton of downloaded watercolor and acrylic brushes.

Let me know if you want me to pull out any closeups or anything

[thekeymonster]

Fern Kitty - Botanimal Pet Portrait

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I’m on Patreon, I sell Prints and I have an Etsy Shop.

[teacupchimera]

randomly got inspired to do this little painting of a hummingbird on her nest! done in just under 2 hours :>

please reblog if you enjoy! <3

[jakdaw]

may the gods protect you, small and ridiculous creature

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[dozydawn]

Deer and jackdaws.

The birds feed on ticks from the deer, and also assist in removing velvet from growing antlers.

[sasomienspegel]

Shirley Jackson, The Bird's Nest

[itscolossal]

Crows and Magpies Are Building Nests with Anti-Bird Spikes

[niqvassieart]

Gouache painting of long-tailed tits for the upcoming book about my local nature reserve.

Long-tailed tits make stretchy nests from a base of moss and spider silk. On the outside they’re covered in lichen for camouflage and inside are lined with feathers for cosiness!