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hello good day/night everyone hope your doing well uh

what the hell is THIS

Why is it so BIG

AND JUST

SITTING THERE

I CANT PUT IT IN A JAR BC ITS ON A CURVED SINK AND ALSO THE SIZE OF THE JAR BUT I CANT KILL IT BC IT HAS BUG GUTS AND I DONT WANNA GET MY WASH TOWEL THAT GOOEY

WHY DOES IT HAVE SUCH LONG LEGS THIS ISNT AUSTRALIA

WHAT DO I DOOOO WHAT IS IIITTT

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Hi, sorry if this is an insensitive question but I was wondering if you have books by black authors that don't center racism? It's not that I want to live a blissful life not knowing about racism, I'm dark skinned nb woc, racism is part of life. I just noticed that unless it's a romance book, every 'by black authors' book list I find will have all the books with racism being a major theme. As if being a black author means publishing will only sign if you write about racism. I want to read something different, happy and humorous, fantastical, scry, whatever. I don't want every book I read from black authors to be about race the same way I don't want every book by queer authors I read to have homophobia. I got some recommendations before and all of them were like "hilarious book where author talks about racism they faced in a funny way", I feel exhauated. I know different books have to exist but I can't find them when I google.

sorry I'm so charmed by the idea that asking a white bitch for book recs about Black people doing something other than experiencing racism might be insensitive

anyway you're right like!!! a lot of authors of color only get to crack into publishing if they're willing to write about their suffering and be lauded for that and like, cool, bless up for writing that but would be cool to pay attention to stuff that's not all pain and suffering!!

I'm going to caveat to say that some of these will contain, you know, References to racism, especially if they take place in the real world, since Black authors and Black characters are gonna acknowledge that, but I'm not gonna rec like. The Hate U Give where that's The Point, yknow? also a lot of these are still rather dark and grim as novels because of who I am as a person and what I like but I hope will still be helpful. check the content warnings for everything I recommend ever.

ANYWAYYY

gotta shill for Akwaeke Emezi right out of the gate as usual: their most recent novel, Little Rot, is a pitch black thriller that starts with a Nigerian couple breaking up in Lagos and proceeding to have the most evil and deranged weekend anyone has ever had. truly almost content warning in the book for this one, BUTTTTT racism is like. the least of anyone's worries. girl, there are hitmen.

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is another Nigerian novel that's more of a dark comedy about a dutiful older sister who's been cleaning up her impulsive and beautiful younger sister's dead boyfriends for YEARS. shit comes to a head when little sis sets her eyes on a man her older sister likes (who's also her boss!!! gag!!!).

Helen Oyeyemi's novel The Icarus Girl is a quietly creepy horror about a young mixed English girl who visits her mother's Nigerian family and comes back with a commanding, powerful imaginary friend that no one can see, who starts causing terrible things to occur once the family is back home. I was blown away by how well Oyeyemi wrote little Jessamine's POV; really nailed the smart, lonely, anxious child perspective.

Darknesses by Lachelle Seville is a WILD paranormal indie pub that i read earlier this year that's soooo messy and so entertaining. I think I described it as feeling like reading through someone's blog about their OC's? it was a hoot. the basic premise is that a young Black woman named Oasis, physically and mentally scarred from escaping a cult, is working at a bookstore in New York City when she meets another gorgeous Black girl who claims to be in love with her... and also to be an incarnation of Count Dracula.

if we want some high fantasy I really, really love NK Jemisin's Dreamblood Duology, which is set in a fantasy version of ancient Egypt and revolves around a class of priests who utilize the magic of dreams. political intrigue ensues!

love of my life Janelle Monáe curated a collection of short stories called The Memory Librarian, where each story is written by a different author and is inspired by the world of Monáe's album Dirty Computer. Danny Lore's story Nevermind, based on the music video for Pynk, is my #1 favorite thing.

also if we want some nonfiction I truly adore all of Samantha Irby's essay collections so much; there aren't a lot of writers who consistently make me LAUGH laugh but she gets me. her most recent, Quietly Hostile, has some top notch shenanigans re: having to go to the hospital for a very stupid allergic reaction at the height of COVID social distancing.

you may also find inspo here (I know I did!!)

and here (I'm especially intrigued by Meet Me at the Crossroads)

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remember the wayside school books those were fucked up

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‘golden mask’ 2014. 📸 txema yeste.

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Spent tonight at a local short film festival. One of the shorts was made by two 12 year olds in their backyard and it was the best short of the entire night

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The Hunger Games (2012) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

bonus:

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We are here to revive the dream that the students thought was impossible, with your support it was not impossible, just postponed, together we will rebuild the dreams of university students in Gaza

What is a ihyaa?

• Youth volunteer initiative 🌿

• Providing a free study environment for university students 🏫

• We revive determination, awaken the thought, and create hope ✨

Students in Gaza are facing multifaceted conflicts, including: cutting off electricity and the Internet. In this initiative, we did as follows, consider the needs of students (need) a place where there is Internet and electricity, but the places that provide these services are expensive and students do not have any source of income in the current situation, so the idea of providing a safe place that provides free electricity for students to try to lighten them and provide some of their basic needs, then revived and can continue thanks to your support 🍉🍉🍉

The place has been provided and the initiative has been started and we have prepared everything and we have also made an Instagram page to see all our work and also to support us to continue. You can click here to view the Instagram page of the initiative.

If you are a person who encourages science and encourages students to live in Gaza, their most basic rights. Support the campaign and share it with your friends and family to think about people suffering from this damn war and think about supporting them with a generous donation from you. This will be the best thing you do for Gaza students. Let's support the students. We can now reach about £4800 to set a new goal for our safety, which is £10,000 to ensure the continuation of the initiative for at least four months 🙏🏻

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We are here to revive the dream that the students thought was impossible, with your support it was not impossible, just postponed, together we will rebuild the dreams of university students in Gaza

What is a ihyaa?

• Youth volunteer initiative 🌿

• Providing a free study environment for university students 🏫

• We revive determination, awaken the thought, and create hope ✨

Students in Gaza are facing multifaceted conflicts, including: cutting off electricity and the Internet. In this initiative, we did as follows, consider the needs of students (need) a place where there is Internet and electricity, but the places that provide these services are expensive and students do not have any source of income in the current situation, so the idea of providing a safe place that provides free electricity for students to try to lighten them and provide some of their basic needs, then revived and can continue thanks to your support 🍉🍉🍉

The place has been provided and the initiative has been started and we have prepared everything and we have also made an Instagram page to see all our work and also to support us to continue. You can click here to view the Instagram page of the initiative.

If you are a person who encourages science and encourages students to live in Gaza, their most basic rights. Support the campaign and share it with your friends and family to think about people suffering from this damn war and think about supporting them with a generous donation from you. This will be the best thing you do for Gaza students. Let's support the students. We can now reach about £4800 to set a new goal for our safety, which is £10,000 to ensure the continuation of the initiative for at least four months 🙏🏻

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Ihyaa is a Gazan youth-led initiative to provide a safe space for Gazan youth to develop themselves professionally. The initiative aims to provide a venue with reliable internet free of charge for young Gazan professionals.

In the current climate, it is really difficult to connect to a stable and reliable WiFi connection, and this makes it incredibly difficult to conduct business and pursue education. And many venues which have reliable WiFi connections charge fees for people to connect and benefit from the internet connection. Professionals who rely on the internet are having to spend portions of their income, which should rightfully be spent feeding their families, on sitting in a venue and connecting to its WiFi.

The current goal of Ihyaa is to set up a venue and to cover initial costs. They have an initial goal of £2,000. After the first month, however, they will also need upkeep costs, and any extra funds will go to improving the space and providing opportunities for professionals and students alike, such as skill-building courses.

follow @ihyaafoundation for more information and updates! They will be posting photos and videos as things develop.

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Urgent post support and support

In a war-besieged city, where schools are bombed and electricity goes out Hope was looking for a place.

He found himself in a ihyaa “revival” A simple student initiative, but great in the sense. We started with 10 seats, 5 extra seats 15 chances for life.

15 young men and women, who sat studying, dreaming and working despite the sound of explosions and the absence of everything.

In “Revival”, we provided them:

✅ Seat

✅ Electricity

✅ Internet

✅ Psychological and brotherly support

✅ Safe environment says: “You are not alone”

But continuing is not easy Every day we face challenges:

Rent, bills, equipment and with heck we continue because we believe.

Today we ask for your support. Not just to revive... but to revive their dreams.

Your donation is seat 16, it’s a new opportunity for someone new . 0 Donate on PayPal and 4922 on the campaign link. We need to reach £7500 within a week. Can you help publish it widely!!

Fundraiser || paypal || vetting 1 || vetting 2 ، We need your help. We are not useful for more than 30 people. Your donation is enough to continue the initiative. If you have 5 minutes of your time to create a publication to support the initiative. Thank you for your donations hand in hand and we think about others 🙏🏻🤍

Initiative account on Instagram

@appsa @irhabiya @el-shab-hussein @wellwaterhysteria

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who ate this post

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Every Zionazi and Hindutva on this website has a bio that basically says :

"Yes I'm a fascist and yes I'm proud of it"

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Are you vocal during sex?

I’m usually lead guitar

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I love kids they’re all like.. “when i grow up i’m gonna be an astronaut and a chef and a doctor and an olympic swimmer” like that self confidence! That drive! That optimism! Where does it go

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