#tryalittletenderness

[impermanent-art]

‘Try a Little Tenderness’

Work by Tati Suarez for last year’s edition of Cleveland Walls, with lettering by Jeff Gress.

In the artist’s words: “This mural was inspired by Otis Redding, who performed his last shows in Cleveland before his tragic passing. The venue was Leo's Casino, a jazz club located in the Midtown neighborhood. Through rough times, this venue was one of the first allowing for racial integration as it brought people together through music. Looking at the current state of the world, with so many overwhelming circumstances creating helplessness and division, 'Try a Little Tenderness' seemed like an appropriate and necessary title.”

[lopojo]

'Tis the season. (Art & Wisdom by: @ashley.morgan.jackson ). #wisewords #tryalittletenderness #stillwatersrundeep #illustration #youneverknow #kindnessmatters (at Burbank, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj-2zEv1S7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aloy-rost-sobeck]

When in doubt, try a little tenderness... Even this knucklehead can manage it from time to time! 💕 #tryalittletenderness #bemyvalentine #erend ____________________________ {GAME} Horizon Forbidden West (PS5) {DEVELOPER} @guerrillagames {CHECK OUT MY AWESOME PARTNER} @aloy.the.anointed {TAGS} #aloy #horizonforbiddenwest #horizonforbiddenwestphotomode #riseaboveourruin #beyondthehorizon #gamergirl #ps5share #virtualphotography #gamestagram #gamergram #PicleGaming #PSShare #PS5 #PSBlog #playstationexclusive #vpcollective #societyofvirtualphotographers #vpgamers #vgphotographers #gamergram #framethegame #photomode #thecapturedcollective (at Tender) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoItswuIuKU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lucky-jack-stardust]

This giff is like a hippo in a china shop #TryALittleTenderness

[motsusocks]

Remembering the Otis Redding on his a kind of way. 😉 What's some of your favorite songs? Comment below. . Check out our - https://bit.ly/MotsuOtis .

[malcolmredmanstuff]

So I enjoyed my last volgy blog, so at the risk of boring you I'll try another. Still a bit tentative, feeling the current climate, maybe to patronising ? Over to you, it's only 40secs to suffer ! #tryalittletenderness #eveningwander #springisintheair #forgottenlands #theothercumbria #northpenninesaonb #survivingcoronavirus #bekindalways #hearingmyownvoice (at Bush Nook Nights) https://www.instagram.com/p/B998oUmJ7nf/?igshid=okm43pqb56ud

[silverscribblesuniverse]

WRITING UPDATE

Hey Friends! I know it’s been AGES since I last posted - so I’ve decided to come clean about the REAL reason why the epilogue for The Coin, The Stone and The Rose 🌹 is taking so long. I was hoping this would be a surprise, but the truth is, I’ve been working on a bit of a side-project which is taking up far more time than anticipated . . . It’s a brand new fic, called “Try A Little Tenderness” - the Chris/Masumi prequel  story to The Coin The Stone and The Rose. I'm hoping to post the first chapter of TALT at the same time as the CSR Epilogue - because I am just IN LOVE with this universe and I never want to leave!!!

Anyway, thank you so much for your patience and all your lovely words and kudos’ and support and recs - it truly means the world to me. ❤ I’ll try to keep you updated as best I can while polishing up these gems! SO . . . without further do, Click Below The Cut to read the full PREVIEW of “Try a Little Tenderness”! 

Try A Little Tenderness 

Chapter 1: The First Month

Masumi Keller had never been one for drama.

It was such a tedious pastime, really; sharing rumors and keeping secrets, passing judgement and fanning flames – and for what? Cheap thrills? Surely, he figured, there were enough trials and tribulations in the world already, without making unnecessary trouble for oneself.

And yet, for reasons unknown, the world around him seemed constantly abuzz with gossip and intrigue. Perhaps, such were the consequences of making his home in a Royal Castle, but it seemed to him as though every one of his fellows had found themselves in the thick of scandal at some point or other; some even opting to grace the spotlight over and over and over again – sustained by infamy as though it were the elixir of life itself.

Masumi swore he would never understand it . . .

One such as himself was above such childish antics, after all.

Because – as anyone would tell you – Masumi Keller was a very serious sort of person; one who refused to suffer fools and had no time for frivolities of any kind. He was what some would call the ‘strong, silent type’ – composed and precise, well-established and respected; a bright young man who took pride in his work, and had a very promising future ahead of him.

So . . . how in the merciful fuck had he found himself here: standing before the Crown Prince’s Personal Parlour, mere moments away from losing everything he’d ever worked for to his own personal melodrama; a torrid tale the likes of which would put The City Ballet to shame?

It was a question which hardly needed asking, of course; the answer being, Christophe Giacometti.

Christophe Giacometti and his big, stupid calf-eyes.

Had he never met the aforementioned Christophe Giacometti, Masumi Keller might have lived a perfectly adequate, decent sort of life; one which saw him well-liked, modestly successful, and never in want of comfort or contentment.

But The Universe, it seemed, had other designs – and now Masumi’s carefully crafted existence had devolved into a series of events so unspeakably strange, they could never be understood in their entirety; a nine-month-long saga of outlandish antics, all colluding to bring the calm, orderly balance of his perfectly planned-out life to ruin.

Although . . . much as he cursed The Universe – and a certain, calf-eyed scoundrel – for his current predicament, Masumi had to admit that he was not, perhaps, entirely innocent in this regrettable tale; and not, perhaps, entirely as righteous as he’d once fancied himself to be.

In hindsight, he really should have drawn the line at getting Chris fired.

The full-length double-doors before him practically sneered; egging him on like a pair of rowdy hecklers, eagerly awaiting the final act of his shameful downfall to begin.

Masumi took a deep breath and raised a single, white-gloved fist; poised and ready to knock.

He paused a moment, steeling what little of his resolve still remained.

For, on the other side of those gilded doors, The Crown Prince himself sat in wait – and Masumi was about to get himself fired.

[paraphraze615]

1 Corinthians 13:4-8... look it up. #HardLove #HardLover #ILoveHard #LoveIsntHard #LoveShouldntBeHard #1Corinthians1348 #ThatsNotLove #YouDontLoveMe #TryALittleTenderness #LoveMeCorrectly #LoveMeTheRightWay #LoveMeOrLeaveMeAlone #ThatsWhyYoureSingle #ToxicRelationships #ToxicMarriages #ToxicPartners #ToxicSpouses https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgXlcRvxsr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[geriwardmusic]

Try a Little Tenderness | Geri Ward Music - Vocal Cover | #geriwardmusiccover #tryalittletenderness #tryalittletendernesscover #coversingers #geriwardmusic @coverslot @coversingersofficial @cover_singers_1 @coversongschannel @new_cover_songs_ (at Yorkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdwOk8g03P/?igshid=ujnc90i5v7ho

[diddleydan-blog]

In honour of the 50th anniversary of Otis Redding’s timeless record “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay,” we’ve just put this print on the shop. Press the link in our bio for our Etsy shop. . . . . . #50thanniversary #denartdesigns #lyricsprint #lyrics . . . . . #otisreading #music #soul #vinyl #love #soulmusic #blues #dockofthebay #livemusic #singer #tryalittletenderness #sittingonthedockofthebay #legends #musicislife #sittinonthedockofthebay #rnbmusic #awesomegift #walldecor #etsyuk #etsyukseller #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness (at The Den)

[designourlives]

#MondayMotivation Do what you have to do to thrive. #BreonaTaylor 💔 #BlackWomen #healthiswealth #radicalselfcare #mentalhealth #womanist #womanism #mayismentalhealthawarenessmonth #TryALittleTenderness #Soft #QuietStorm #selfcare #snapchat #breathe #wellness #educator #trainer #survivor #advocate #model #creative #afrolatina #DesignYourLife 💞 https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5hIBfh2EJ/?igshid=10zv7e9jvryg6

[lopojo]

♡With all of the mass shootings, we sure could use a cup of HOPE. (Art & Wisdom & Feeling by: @sharedsoulspace ). #whatworldneedsnowislove #art #tryalittletenderness #blessings #illustration #howmuchlonger #ifmypeoplewhoarecalledbymyname (at Glendale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzzR9FvMkH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ultraevonne]

#sunday It’s definitely a #selfcare Sunday filled w lots of tenderness. ☺️ Otis Redding is the perf soundtrack to that end. 💚😌💚 #sundayfunday #sundayvibes #dayoff #oldies #sundayoldies #oldiesporvida #repost @funklife4ever It's an Otis kinda morning. @otisredding #otisredding #tryalittletenderness @bookertjonesmusic #bookertandthemgs #bookertjones #stevecropper #aljacksonjr #donaldduckdunn #legend #icon #greatness #stax @stax #soul #soulmusic #rnb #randb #classicsoul #60smusic #musicvideo #video (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAS1QuzAZZ5/?igshid=svsacj1toejr

[nomadsrule]

YOU CAN'T FUX W/ O. REDDING!!! 👊💥🎙🎼🎶 #gotdamn #isaidgotdamn #otisredding #youcantfuckwiththeclassics #classics #vintage #retro #tryalittletenderness #bestofotisredding #historyofotisredding #vinylporn #vinylgram #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylmeplease #vinylcollection #recordcollection #loveit #love #bestofthebest #hellyeah #letthemusicplay #spinrecordspin #canyoudigit #awesome #dope #videooftheday #pressplay #pumpupthevolume #nomadsrule

[themotivationalist-blog]

Do you understand the “Power” of a snuggle with him/her at the right moment? #Repost #tryalittletenderness #love #snuggle #touch #lovelife #sexlife #iloveyou #formyman #howaboutus #lovexlove #yougotme #youcanhaveme #valentinesdayeveryday #dowhatyouwant #feelsogood #makelove (at North Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/By_IbuxAotF/?igshid=ism3yxge19nm

[aconica]

There’s a pace in Cuba, a tenderness, and a sense of appreciation that stirs my heart. I feel lucky to see and to experience this when I’m there ❤️🇨🇺🙏🏻🍀 #havana #cuba #cubanculture #malecon #tryalittletenderness (at Malecón, Havana) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGOaUzna7D/?igshid=11pb0l6ilunuk