Days of Lead and Gold

For those asking how it compares today

in 2026, the federal minumum wage is $7.25, so a worker who makes minimum wage would have to work 95 minutes--more than twice as long--to buy those same items.

Lev Tokmakov (1928-2010)

please tag with your region/country and age (?) if you think that’s relevant! and of course translate these into your native language if not an English speaker

thinking about when my friend found a book from the 70s in a church office with truly some of the most insane prayers I have ever heard

I'm having my first 24/7 dom/sub relationship with the entirety of the fucking sun

@dontbelasagnax and her galaxy brain requested a beanie baby dragon!! here you go!! i decided to try a completely different art style, i hope you like him :) :)

This child who came to my house tonight is literally the funniest human being on the planet. She complimented me on having both lollipops and mini Three Musketeers available because "a lot of houses these days don't give you a fruit flavor option." She was very solemn about this.

(I saw a debate about whether or not it was okay for people to share fic links around without asking the authors first, since some authors may not be comfortable with the links to their fics being shared around on twitter or tumblr. so I thought this post could be a blanket permission for authors who were okay with the links to their fics being shared around!)