#fitzgeraldsflapper

hi dear @fitzgeraldsflapper! 

ahhh the fact that people pay enough attention to my blog that they actually look through the tags is amazing (and also embarrassing because that means some people read my lovesick rambles).

that tag is a lyric from the song Howl by Florence + The Machine, and the full line goes ‘be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers/starts so soft and sweet then turns them to hunters/a man who’s pure of heart and says his prayers by night/may still become a wolf when the autumn moon is bright’, and I use it for quotes I think fit that sort of fatalistic, feral, dangerous facet of love. F+TM has been one of my favorite artists since middle school, and that song in particular always makes me lose it, so I really recommend listening to it, especially if you like indie/alternative songs!

sending you much love, darling, thank you for asking! and thank you for the compliment, it means a lot, your blog is gorgeous as well!! 

People I’m friends with on Goodreads and authors I follow, both what comes up on my timeline from them and going through their goodreads. Lists on Goodreads, not the big general poetry ones since I find there’s a lot of spam but more focused ones. Book lists in online media. Sorting books by date on Amazon/Kobo and seeing what’s forthcoming in poetry. Following authors on Twitter, my saved searches involving my Twitter ‘poetry & journals/presses’ list.

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I have had many issues with focus due to my disabling mental health issues. It’s been a learning process for me, a letting go of the idea that not doing well with print and instead preferring ebooks and audiobooks indicates that I’m failing as a reader.

With ebooks I can read a bit, check my email, check social media, then read a bit more. I got used to this routine back when I used to read fanfiction voraciously. With audiobooks I listen as I’m doing other non-engrossing things. I can sometimes mix the two if I stick to my ebook routine and take frequent breaks and switch to something less focus intensive.

Audiobooks have given me back novels, have given me back short story and essay collections. Have made me willing to start reading non-poetry ebooks again. 

Oh no, not me tearing up from this kind message!!! I'm always just leaving my insane ramblings in the tags knowing it looks like a hot mess and the thought that someone actually likes that aspect of my blog is crazy to me. I have never had the delightful honor to be called a cute little spider before, thank you for sharing your sunshine into my inbox!!!! Sending you so much love!!

Thank you darling for asking me! Jope you are having a lovely Summer ❣❣ XX

(I love your username!!)

22. Where would you like to travel?

I would very much like to travel to New York City right now, I have been having a flashback of my teenage-years unrelentless love for the city, so I am dreaming of going there.

I love you and everything will be okay! You are a strong young woman and being strong does not mean you don't cry or have bad days. Let yourself have bad days but wake up the next morning and let it be a new day. You will get better when you do, don't feel pressured to get better for anyone else or it defeats the purpose.