in the bitter watches of the night

textile & beadwork piece titled, "The Light Echo" by Margaret Nazon (Canadian Gwich'in First Nations artist)

https://e1.nmcdn.io/assets/pushkin/wp-content/uploads/imported-files/Wait-theres-torture-in-Zootopia_-Examining-the-prevalence-of-torture-in-popular-movies.pdf

like this sentence from the introduction alone is fucking crazy. “approximately half of adults in the united states think that torture can be acceptable in counterterrorism.” what!

"An Empire Built on Waste" by artist Emanuele (Jane) Morelli

Now complete!

it's pride month, everyone go watch black sails right now. that's non-negiotable. you have to<3

I like to think that Grace and Adrian have very similar problems

Well just call me a violent anti-tech extremist then.

a girl and her watermelon piece

a really funny behavior was that although she was completely content to be observed by humans, she saw an ant on the counter and got visibly upset, which is understandable since an ant wants to eat a weak bug a lot more than humans do. I removed the ant to keep her from getting too stressed out. she was so mad about the ant and even though it makes sense i thought it was pretty funny since wasps can tell who humans are. she knew we were hanging out and that part was fine, but an ant is just too much!! eventually i put her and her fruit outside.

Black Sails VIII.

i think about this a lot

Jack thought, perhaps naively, that once they slept together again it would be easy. He could say what he needed to say with his body and Robby would understand. It worked in the past. Why wouldn’t it work now?

I haven’t read this essay in… twelve years? I think? But someone (ETA: that someone was @whetherwoman who deserves the credit) linked it today and rereading it was a) a treat and b) honestly really helpful. If you, like me, want to write smut but often find it difficult, this essay may help a LOT.

How To Write a Sex Scene (2619 words) by Resonant Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Original Work Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Meta, Don’t copy to another site, Writing Summary: Four tips for creating better sex scenes in erotic romance.

they’re friends y’all