Was it for this I uttered prayers, And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, That now, domestic as a plate, I should retire at half-past eight?

mary oliver, staying alive

▽ The first envelope was a pair of wings.

Clarice Lispector, from “Gertrudes asks for advice” in The Complete Stories

buying stock by Denise Duhamel

Happy Estro Sunday, and I hope you all enjoy the book and consider leaving us a review <3

My event with Danez Smith celebrating Differential Diagnosis is up on YouTube! Please feel free to watch and share, there's an extensive Q&A at the end for those interested in ~craft~ :)

Chinese plate, birds and fruits, 1790s

Knight ready for love

The Victory of Faith  (1891) Saint George Hare 

Andreas Bretschneider’s neues Modelbuch - 1892 - via Internet Archive

say in the tags what part of tumblr you’re on i’m so curious so see how this goes

Rainer Maria Rilke in a letter to Lou Andreas-Salomé, published in Rilke and Andreas-Salomé: A Love Story in Letters

fossilized teeth

From The Bridge Poem by Donna Kate Rushin.

Beaded coin pouch with dog design North America; Mexico, c. 1820-40. Glass beaded silk, 7.9 x 6 cm.