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Non-writers don't understand how much of writing is just googling things like "when was the croissant invented" for worldbuilding reasons and staring off into the distance.

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“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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Today's Public Domain Character: Bambi

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Bambi comes from the german book Bambi: Eine Lebens­geschichte aus dem Walde which translates to Bambi: A Life story from the Forest. The book came out in 1923 and therefore has been public domain in the US since 2022. In the EU and other Life + 70 countries it had been in public domain since 2016.

The sequel Bambi's Children came out in 1939 which Felix Salden, the author wrote after he was forced to flee Nazi-occupied Austria to Switzerland. This book is not public domain in the US and wont be until 2035. It is public domain in Europe though.

Bambi notably became a Disney movie of the same name which of course aint public domain yet. Disney was involved in a copyright dispute with Felix's daughter for decades going back and forth over adequate compensation and contracts for the work, her disagreeing with some of the use of the Bambi brand.

The original story is quite interesting and Bambi is a fun character, just avoid things original to the Disney version.

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Happy Lit Crit Day!

15 July is the birthday of both Walter Benjamin and Jacques Derrida, so I’m declaring today Lit Crit Day! Please reblog/reply with any books of literary criticism that you’ve liked and recommend. 

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midweek mornings 🌦️

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TDF Day 13

Plying day

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Something skitters across Holly's mind: Julia in the glade a long time ago, the tender amused curl of her mouth, This isn't forever. It snatches Holly's breath: she was wrong. They are forever, a brief and mortal forever, a forever that will grow into their bones and be held inside them after it ends, intact, indestructible.

Tana French, The Secret Place

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People know that the whole "don't portray [harmful action] because viewers might recreate it" thing is a rule for children's shows right? It's supposed to be shit like "don't show peppa pig playing with fire so we don't get sued if a kid watches it and burns their house down." Not like, fanfiction for adults.

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women keep coming up to me giggling and blushing and running their finger along the edge of my mighty greatsword like STOP theres literally evil afoot

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Dali, yunnan province of china (photo by 爱旅行的晓秋，Yiklla)

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Five years ago I started drawing and posting my mushroom characters!

They were originally meant to be little sidekicks for an OC of mine, but they quickly started appearing in more and more of my drawings and before I knew it, they took over my art completely!

Little did I know how much they would change my life. So much has happened in the past five years, and sometimes it’s been a little bit hard to take it all in. But from the bottom of my heart, I’m so grateful for all the love and support I’ve received for my art! Thank you ❤️

I hope to keep making art that makes people happy for many years to come!

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the stars and the universe love you

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Gazing up at the pinnacles of mysterious All Souls College while enjoying a coffee in the gardens of St Mary’s ☕🌸🌿

See my writing on magical Oxford here *:･ﾟ✧

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mid year freak out tag 🦇

the fact that we're halfway through the year is terrifying. instead of focusing on that, let's talk books. ✨

answer one of the prompts below! ⤵

books read: 80

best books read so far: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil; Well, Actually; First-Time Caller, Ripple Effect

best sequel: Let's Make a Scene

new release you haven’t read yet but want to: The Knight and the Moth

most anticipated release for the second half of the year: A Steeping of Blood, The Devil She Knows, With Stars in Her Eyes

biggest disappointment: Silver Elite, Worth Fighting For, Done and Dusted

biggest surprise: Heir of Storms

new favorite authors: Maggie Smith, BK Borison

new fictional crush: Aiden & Lucie from First-Time Caller; Rylie from Well, Actually; Stellar and McHuge from Ripple Effect (don't judge my indecisive bi heart, okay?)

a book that made me cry: Against the Loveless World

a book that made me happy: Well, Actually

most beautiful addition to the shelf: Nimona

books to read before the end of the year: Moth Dark, Heavenly Tyrant, Bone Smith

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I must write it down. For it is in writing that I will discover a way out. A door within the story It cannot end here. Yet some stories do.

Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

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I gave up on winding bobbins last night - I left them pinned to the back of a chair, covered by a blanket to keep the kittens out of them.

This morning I finished winding and now I'm getting all the pairs added in.

That's not quite half. 36 is a lot of pairs.

The pattern is Paths Through the Roses from Jenny Brandis (free if you're in her Facebook group!). It will be my first time doing rose ground.

It's also my first time using spangled bobbins and so far I'm not really a fan. The spangles get caught on each other. The lack of rolling is nice though.

I probably should be using my roller pillow, but I thought that would attract too much attention from kittens. This one is easy to cover and move if they're trying to cause problems.

Not much done yet, but so far so good.