Edna St. Vincent Millay

'The music I desire must be supple enough to adapt itself to the lyrical effusions of the soul and the fantasy of dreams.' Debussy **** J.Singer Sargent - Landscape with Rose Trellis 1886 Private Collection

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June, from Maurice Sendak's Chicken Soup With Rice, 1962

Sacrifices Made to the Nymphs from Daphnis and Chloe https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/147293

At the center is Lincoln's argument that individual liberty and the common good aren't opposing forces, and that a democracy survives only when its citizens keep choosing to bind their fates together. Read the full essay: inpursuit.substack.com/p/abraham-li...

theartistsmanifesto: Kitten-in-Boots by Beatrix Potter (ca. 1914). (Source: newyorker. com, via no1248)

www.epicurious.com/.../vegetari.... *** (unreadable, ph.)

Linda Pastan

Best Wednesday wishes! xo ohjardin: Saint Michel by eltrop (via thebeautyjoythings-deactivated2)

Oh look it's "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", basically precisely. (It's nominated for a Hugo and a Nebula! Read it at www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...)

On July 12 the prcie of Forever stamps will rise from 78 cents to 82 cents each.

Shared by the Pogues official over on the mad bird 🐦 site... Thought this was nice. 💚🙏

#/Vote like your life depends on it... #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinFiles

Shirley Jackson’s sketch of Hill House.

Fannie Lou Hamer's America Sisterhood

Turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard. Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic. (Published Aug. 2024)

This is an absolutely terrifying escalation by the regime. They have now criminalized our freedom to fight the crimes they commit against us and our neighbors. These protesters acted with extraordinary courage and moral clarity.

Bret van den Brink: Take a moment to read Wallace Stevens’ deeply moving letter to his daughter: “Take my word for it that making your living is a waste of time. … Learn to live the good in your heart, although you may never speak of it, and devote your life to it.”

'When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it. When I pronounce the word Nothing, I make something no non-being can hold.' Three Oddest Words -Wislawa Szymborska *** La maison de Colette. By Emilie Molinero

"I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: Human creation is never perfect." — Madeleine l'Engle

Yellow Iris, Cabinteely. #wildflowerhour

The president of the United States of America is an embarrassment, every second of every day.

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Eye On Axis: Miner with his son, Wales, 1965 by Bruce Davidson

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Common Ramping Fumitory, Dalkey. #wildflowerhour

peaklass I know it's sooo hard to wrench yourself out of bed at an ungodly hour, but is there really any sight better than a May sunrise? 📍 Peak District, England

Jim Beattie: Bookstores always remind me that there are good things in the world - Vincent van Gogh. ~ Painting by Karin Jurick.

Cormac McCarthy

A male Indigo Bunting that was chasing another male off his territory. He paused on this branch for a moment showing his beautiful blues before heading back to the chase.

Tore Johnson, ph.

'Perfection is attained, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away.' — Antoine de Saint Exupéry

One of the primary tests of the mood of a society at any given time is whether its comfortable people tend to identify, psychologically, with the power and achievements of the very successful or with the needs and sufferings of the underprivileged. -Richard Hofstadter, historian aoac

The Sleeping Cat Lucian Freud

Art by Liselotte Eriksson

Here is my ask and my gift: any other writers are welcome to copy this list and use it, embellish it, make it your own. May we all have good luck. (no paywall) #booksky #redhenpress #walkingwheel #novelinverse #americanwest #tenderfunnyeroticsurprising www.patreon.com/posts/gueril...

Congratulations to Sydney Lea whose essay BAD AIR, first published in Vox Populi, has won a Pushcart Prize and will appear in the 51st edition of their annual anthology. voxpopulisphere.wordpress.com

Unnoticed by whom?

Sweden, too. 15 years after Sweden began replacing textbooks with computers, they allocated over €100M to bring printed books back into schools for core subjects. Teachers, parents, and education officials cited concerns about reading comprehension, reduced attention span, weaker writing ability.

I love this daffodil even more when it’s half unfurled

Having a slow motion, online estate sale Today I posted this vintage cosmetic mirror. Would really appreciate any support. Because Poshmark allows me to ship many items in one box, please consider their bundle offer option— Please help me get stuff gone posh.mk/FcEZVEpAu3b

Black unemployment in Maryland is around 7.4 percent. Many Black Marylanders work for the federal government and PG County has a huge Black middle class.