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A Gift From Thulamela

“Impatient de m'envoler à chacun de ses baisers, mon cœur bat à tire-d'elle„

— ƒred Leƒorgeur-Baudelaire ©

[Extrait de mon livre : Les Fleurs Voluptuaires]

- 2024 -

Shadowstrings – Part 3 – A Lions Roar

Zuri  The bell above the door chimes softly as I step into the shop, the familiar scent of dried sage and lavender washing over me. The place is exactly as I left it –shelves lined with jars of crushed roots and leaves, bundles of herbs hanging from the ceiling, and a faint glow from the […] Chapter 2 – Echoes of the Past 

Zuri  The bell above the door chimes softly as I step into the shop, the familiar scent of dried sage and lavender washing over me. The place is exactly as I left it –shelves lined with jars of crushed roots and leaves, bundles of herbs hanging from the ceiling, and a faint glow from the enchanted lanterns I keep burning in the corners. But tonight, the shop feels different. The shadows cling to…

Lyra The bar is packed tonight, an electric mix of human and fey, their contrasting auras clashing, mingling in the dim light. The scent of beer and magic hangs heavy in the air, a heady combination that makes me feel both at home and on edge. My guitar hums with energy as I strum the opening chords, the notes cutting through the murmur of conversation and clinking glasses. I’m in the middle of…

Prologue The air in the Berg is thick with secrets tonight, a weight that presses against my chest as I move silently through the underbrush. the sky is deep, bruised purple, heavy with the promise of rain, but it’s the shadows that I watch, not the heavens. The shadows are alive here, whispering truths that most would rather not hear. I pause at the edge of the clearing, my hand brushing…

Rules! Choose 22 books you want to read or goals you want to achieve in 2022. That's it! It can be a mix of books and goals, or 22 books, or 22 goals. . . it's up to you. Then tag some friends to play along.

I wasn’t tagged I’m just annoying and want u to all see my goals. These are reading goals outside of my required reading for my Masters so lol if I can do half of them

Goal: Finish this full year of grad school with a 3.7 or better

"These Violent Delights” by Chloe Gong

"Our Violent Ends” by Chloe Gong

Goal: Check out more queer literature at the library

Goal: Do some art

"Portrait of a Thief” by Grace Li (Coming April 2022!)

Goal: New tattoo

"The Silence of the Girls” by Pat Barker

"Ariadne” by Jennifer Saint

"Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction" by Lisa Kröger and Melanie Anderson

Goal: Write more poetry

"The Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon

"This Is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Goal: Get a job in academia

Goal: Grow some plants

"They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

"The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole

"Demons" by Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Blood Wedding” by Federico García Lorca

"Yerma” by Federico García Lorca

"The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov

Goal: Go see more plays!