Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), “Judith and Her Maidservant” (c. 1615-1617), oil on canvas, 93.5 x 114 cm.

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the most gender I feel is walking around my apartment in just panties and a big t shirt

without downloading any new pics what is it like dating you

This made me laugh, it’s so good!

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

"Mummy. You should make carrots just like the school carrots. They're really moist and round and accurate."

my ancient greek degree makes me skeptical of several of the casting choices in christopher nolan's odyssey, but screw it, the 8-year-old gay nerd in me might go watch it anyway for some of the other casting choices

oh to be an indoor cat in winter growing layers upon layers of extra fur to promptly shed on ur family as u huddle against them to steal warmth from their hairless bodies

read louise glück's collections "ararat" and "the wild iris" today and boy howdy she was digging around in some old wounds and articulating big feelings ive been reflecting on for many years ,,,,, anyway, on to "meadowlands" 😅🌾

Huh. Sometimes talking to fellow writers about your writing opens up new ideas.

Wet bullets The greens of the world, great spruce shrugging in the rain. A wayward day, I lie across the made bed, deciphering our awkward kisses, the softness of yours, mine too driving, too interested in where. What is there to be patient for? I despise questions that answer themselves, their…

I will depict hatred, but only to show that there is something more valuable. I will depict a curse to show the joy of liberation from it. — Hayao Miyazaki

Pat yourself on the back because, a lot of times in life, you’ll do all of the work and get none of the credit.

It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika

My greatest achievement in this life is having cats that want me to hold them all the time

preordering a hot girl by dating a sad boy for a while

me when my baby goes to work

who needs a weighted blanket when you have a cat with an anxious attachment style

So when do we get the Muppets Knives Out movie where Daniel Craig is the only non-muppet? I'd pay to see that...

me bc i got a new library card today 🥳🥳

the only way to keep our cat off the counters when preparing chicken is to give her a designated seat near the counter for her viewing pleasure 🙄

you won't have to remember us if you fight for us now

Sometimes I think the Maudlin House vibe is just “books for people who’ve survived three implosions and turned it into a personality.”

From 'Five Poems' —Humberto Ak'abal (tr. Michael Bazzett) #poetry #poem #poems

Colonization systematically gaslights indigenous people out of our teachings and prophecies then proves us correct via science is still so funny to me. bitch u THOT?!

It's messed up that you ahve to write to write things instead of thinking about them really really hard

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your whales must be seen before they can be killed

Chessy Normile 💙

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for anyone wondering what a 15-year-old looks like 🙄 i still had several of my baby teeth, had acquired a stalker who assaulted my friends and got away with no charges, and nobody had to explain to me how to feel about trump because i had an actual moral backbone 🤨

i fear being the descendant of many depressed german farmers makes u a guaranteed fan of roethke 😌🌾

cats love to snuggle right after a poop

Picard management tip: Remember what you liked to play with as a child. Identify the larger, grown-up versions of those toys at work.

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All I’m going to say is, they don’t care if he’s had sex with children, but if they find out he’s had sex with another man, they will implode… They have a fcked up sense of morality.

Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild

Paul Blackburn

I miss her

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

my trans lesbian queen ✨️ i had the hugest crush on ozma and the childlike empress when i was around 8 years old, clearly i had a type 🫣

all i wanted was a world where I could talk about politics with my friends without ever discussing two presidents giving each other blowjobs but woke took that away too.

To be quite honest. I don’t think ICE should be kidnapping children for a p€do President. Do you?!?!?!?

Final Curve, Langston Hughes #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Humberto Ak'abal (from "If Today Were Tomorrow," translation mine) #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Jane Hirshfield #smallpoemsunday