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pacifymebby · 8 months

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Do you have any fave LGBTQ+ literature, tv, movies, content creators?

Okay so I'm still trying really hard to find queer books that I like because beyond Allen Ginsburg in college we weren't taught any LGBTQ+ authors/poets (except Carol Ann Duffy but the only thing I'd recommend about her work is to stay away because I hate it haha)(I probably hate it because of school tbh, sorry Carol) so anyway yeah, when it comes to this I've had to do all the searching myself and I don't really know how well I've done.

But for books:

🍂 Orlando / Virginia Woolf

I kind of can't believe Virginia Woolf wasn't on my other recommendations because The Waves is one of my favourite books (again I think you have to have a lot of patience but it is beautiful) and this one is brilliant too. A man wakes up in a woman's body and gender roles are revealed to be a little bit silly.

🍂 Thérèse and Isabelle / Violet Leduc

Erotic novella about two girls at boarding school, low-key spoke to me as a bi girl who kind of started realising her bisexuality when exploring sexuality was sort of thrust upon me by female friends at school I guess. It's just a good example of feminine sexuality and desire written by someone who knows.

🍂 Chelsea Girls / Eileen Myles

I'm very into Eileen Myles as a poet and these stories are so so so so so fucking good too!!!!

🍂 In The Dream House / Carmen María Machado

I got into this because it's what Google recs when you finish The Dangers of Smoking in Bed / Mariana Enriquez and honestly, I didn't enjoy it as much but it was still amazing. It's gothic horror af but also a really important work on abusive relationships within the queer community which the author has personal experience of and thinks isn't spoken about enough. Its really haunting, did fuck me up a bit but ultimately in a good way. But be careful because it does chronical abuse and that can be upsetting.

🍂 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous/ Ocean Vuong

Another one where I love their poetry and think they can do no wrong tbh, I haven't finished this yet (I keep getting distracted but don't be put off by that I'm just really easily distracted!!) And I think it's wonderful idk. It's also written in quite a cool style which is always a bonus I find.

🍂 Our Wives Under the Sea / Julia Armfield

I actually only read this because I read an essay on the Exorcist and body horror by the author where she talks about her experience with having a cyst that had to be operated on twice. The essay was so stunning that I was like damn, gonna have to read that book everyone's talking about now and bestie, was worth it. The books class also.

🍂 Sister Outsider / Audre Lorde

I just think everyone should read Audre Lorde, Audre Lorde should have been on the curriculum instead of endless Simon Armitage idk. I read this and Your Silence Will Not Protect You as a 19 year old and they changed the course of my life idk.

🍂 Communion / bell hookes

Read this and broke up with my shitty ex boyfriend. It's not entirely about lesbianism but more kind of, love in general, platonic, romantic, what it really means to love. She talks about the feminist choice to choose lesbianism which was a phenomenon in the 70s and also discusses a lot to do with how misogyny impacts womens ability to love and be loved. It was a really important read for me, made all the more important because when I picked up the book my boyfriend ripped into her name and tried to be like lol what would you read her for...and then I read it and was like oh HE'S the problem.

Poetry:

🐇Howl / Allen Ginsburg

I know he's problematic but for me Howl was the prototype, the first massive poem I read and loved as an adult, the first one where language really sounded musical to me, the first poem I heard that Hurt. If you can you should listen to the YouTube of him reading it in San Francisco,that's amazing.

I also really like A Supermarket in California.

🐇 Sappho

Just all of it I guess, I think we're all eventually pushed towards Sappho and for good reason.

🐇Emily Dickinson

Read her letters to Sue, Open Me Carefully. I read these one summer between school years and I think they changed me. Her poetry in general is wonderful, some of it occasionally comes off as very old fashioned (shock horror our girl was born in the 1800s) but there's much to savour there. Also apparently there's a TV series about her life on Apple TV, I don't have Apple TV though so I haven't seen it.

As for TV and movies I don't think I have anything at all. I don't watch a lot of TV and I mostly only watch the same 5 old man movies on repeat. I think books have always been my thing, I can concentrate on reading in a way I can't concentrate on TV and also just the fact you can put your book in your pocket and get it out on the bus, in the staff room, at school, at the pub when you're waiting for your pals etc... I was always a headphones and books gal so I don't really have any recs for TV. Sorry :/

EDIT: Kill Your Darlings!!!! As in the movie, if you're into the beats you should watch it, it's very good and a real insight into what was in reality a pretty nasty little scene.

#pacifymebby recs #pacifymebby books

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rg060295 · 8 months

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This list includes a list of 5 anthologies coming out between now, and the end of the year! I am based in the UK and therefore all dates and relevant links I have found reflect this!

In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Published by Titian Books on September 12th

Look I have not really enjoyed any dark academia I have read, nor have read from any of these authors so this is a risky choice. However, this is the season for dark academia and I am intrigued. This collection of 12 stories includes well known authors of the genre (sub genre?) Olivie Blake & M.L. Rio as well as David Bell, Susie Yang, Layne Fargo, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kelly Andrew, Phoebe Qynne, Kate Weinberg, Helen Grant & Tori Bovalino.

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Peach Pit

Published by Dzanc Books on September 12th

A collection of 16 stories about and following unlikeable, unhinged and monstrous women. Which basically sums up some of my favourite types of short story collections. With story description makes it sound similar to other collections such as Out There with a bit of Cursed Bunny. Edited by Molly Llewllyn and Kristel Buckly featuring stories from; Lauren Groff, Deesha Philyaw, K-Ming Chang, Megan Giddings, Sarah Rose Etter, Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Alicia Elliott, Chana Porter, Alice Ash, Maisy Card, Vanessa Chan, Chantal V. Johnson, Amada Leduc, Alison Rumfitt, Yah Yah Scholfield & Aliya Whitely.

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Mermaids Never Drown

Published by Titian Press (UK) / Feiwel & Friends (US) on September 26th

From the team behind Vampires Never Get Old (which you may know about from the Story ‘First Kill’ which became a Netflix show) comes a second Young Adult collection exploring mermaids. Edited again by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker and featuring many well known and beloved YA authors such as Darcie Little Badger, Kalynn Bayron, Preeti Chhibber, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Julie C. Dao, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Adriana Herrera, June Hur, Katherine Locke, Kerri Maniscalco, Julie Murphy, Gretchen Schreiber, and Julian Winters. I am particularly excited to see Darcie Little Badger who I have loved both their long work (Elatose) and their short fiction (in Love Beyond Body Space and Time) and also I am intrigued by June Hur who I have only read Historical mystery work from so this will be a different spin.

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Published by Random House on October 3rd

An anthology I surprisingly only found out about when putting together this list. Out There Screaming is a collection of stories edited by writer and director Jordan Peele. It is an anthology of ‘all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. Alongside an introduction from Jordan Peele it also features stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

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The Book of Witches

Published by HarperVoyager on August 1st (US) and October 26th (UK)

Edited by Jonathan Strahan the editor from The Book of Dragons and featuring art from artist Alyssa Winans throughout This is large collection focusing around witches featuring 29 stories and poems from well known contemporary SFF authors; Linda Addison, C.L. Clark, P Djeli Clark, Indrapramit Das, Amal El Mohtar, Andrea Hairston, Millie Ho, Saad Hossain, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Fonda Lee, Darcie Little Badger, Ken Liu, Usman T. Malik, Maureen F. McHugh, Premee Mohamed, Garth Nix, Tobi Ogundiran, Tochi Onyebuchi, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Kelly Robson, Angela Slatter, Andrea Stewart, Emily Teng, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tade Thompson, and E. Lily Yu. This is a must pick up for me for two reasons, I enjoyed reading The Book of Dragons last year, and found some new favourite short stories, and two it includes some of my favourite authors. So even if I only enjoy their stories this would be a win for me!

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prosedumonde · 4 years

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Aimer est difficile mais l’amour est une grâce.

Violette Leduc, L’Affamée

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zhutaran-blog · 6 years

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Antoni Gaudí i Cornet

Any objective discussion based on history can not use current judgments and values, but rather return to the original context of history. I use the "ordinary" non-secular "great" to summarize Gaudí's life's work.

Gaudí’s era was Art Nouveau beginning in the 19th centure. The motto is: our roots are quiet in the trees and moss on the side of springs. Gaudí’s architecture is not a masterpiece without any reason. Any great masterpiece can not be separated from the era of environment and wisdom of the ancients. From the 18th to the 19th century, the great background of the history of civilization was the industrial revolution and the Enlightenment. The thought of architecture also made tremendous changes at this stage. Prior to architecture theory, due to the limited level of science and technology and human self-awareness, "orthodox" discussions are based on God and religion, the use of numbers and geometric way to express. After the Enlightenment, God and religion continued to be questioned, ideas were liberated step by step, the supremacy of the architectural period was disintegrated in the classical period, and avant-garde architects began to oppose the classical proportions, the classical columns, the order and so on, resulting in several important issues eemodeling: a new attitude and research approach to history, new architectural aesthetics, new theoretical texts, etc.

Among these pioneer architects is Violet Le Duke, who has the most influence on Gaudi. Leduc is a representative of structural rationality, a lot of study Gothic architecture. He believes that architectural aesthetics in the new era is a true expression of the rationality of building construction. These real and reasonable common development with the growth of all things in nature, the most fundamental of which is a set of visual logic system. Gaudi, one of Leduc's loyal readers, has many of his marks and shadows in his building. Accompanied by the arrival of Art Nouveau. The Art Nouveau is still a search for new ways of architecture and art. Architects, artists and scholars think that architecture needs to adapt to the spirit of the times and should return to the basic principles of architecture. Art should not be an imitation of appearance, but reveal the fundamental things hidden in reality, draw inspiration from nature and learn from the East. Thus, the building operation began to pay attention to the organic form and the laws of nature; the relationship between the architectural space and the use of functions; the use of materials; material properties and architectural forms have inherent logic relations and so on. Although these buildings imitate the forms of nature, their essence is the fundamental logical relationship between the pursuit of form and the inherent features. In these times, Gaudí's work has become less "mysterious" and gradually "readable."

Gaudi's architecture belongs to the times, but transcends the times. This is where he is "ordinary" and "great" stand. Gaudi's architecture, which I interpret in two parts, is based in part on Lerduk's thought and the Art Nouveau resonance, so one can see his rational use of materials and structures; numerous natural curves, imitating the natural forms, and so forth. Gaudí uses many complex structures, such as ribs, arches, etc. to interpret his understanding of structural rationality and bold use of modular structures. The top floor of the Mira House is a series of arches connected by many brick thin arch ribs. The rib arch structure originated from the study of Gothic building structure. After precise mechanical calculation, the arch and arch The formation of a meandering curve, so that the formal language cleverly combined with the structural logic.

Meanwhile, he replaced the load-bearing wall with a framing system in the Mira apartment, with a limestone slab that looks thick but in fact very light The material is maintained as a façade and each node is carefully crafted. The other part of Gaudi's architecture - beyond the age of the part - is the expression of his nationalist cultural nationalism in Catalonia and its spiritual expression. Catalan culture is influenced by Islamic culture, which is also where many of Gaudí's puzzling origins are. Gaudí is passionate about blending the symbols, forms, materials and technologies of traditional culture with elaborate processing to create a vibrant and interesting decorative style. Outdoor, indoor, full of space filled with glass, porcelain and other materials veneer with mysticism decorative expression. This "mystery" comes from Gaudí's metaphor for spiritual aspects such as religion, decay, survival, and death. The minaret, which represents religious significance, became a full-fledged chimney at Gaudi, and these chimneys have the function of ventilation to distinguish them from the classical ones.

Gaudi's work finally expresses mechanics, religion, metaphor and naturalism vividly. He inherited Leduc's rational thinking of the structure and inherited the expression of new art in the era. At the same time, he transcend the times with his own understanding and definition, the cultivation of languages and culture and art, which can not be distinguished by individuals.

Gaudí had never consciously incorporated himself into any genre, and he never had the kind of industrial age Van Gide Wilder wanted to find Building ideal, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the ideal of handicrafts. Gaudí's "Ordinary" is the blood that flows through his ancestors from start to finish - There is no difference between the best of the time; and his "greatness" has left an era of immortality after he detached from the world to a "light" world, unable to imitate, unable to transcend, and unable to inherit.

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missolitude · 7 years

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I was tagged by @drmottershead - thank you so much! I’m terrible with tags, I’m so sorry that this took me so long! Your answers were beautiful :)

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· name: Isabelle (actually Isabella but I’ve always preferred the French equivalent) || nickname: Belle, Isa, Izzy - and it was my good friend @kiwi-kaleidoscope who sort of made up the nickname Missie based on my username in combination with Missy the Mistress from Doctor Who. Where they got the idea from I have no idea. *wink* ;) || zodiac sign: Taurus / Earth Snake

· height: 5' 5" || orientation: bisexual (I’m still figuring it out, really. I know I have a heavy preference for women and always have, but I’ve had the occasional attraction towards men too. It happens very rarely but it did and does happen.) || ethnicity: Austrian/White

· favourite fruit: strawberries || favourite season: winter

· favourite book: at the moment? L’affamée by Violette Leduc. (yes hello I like to suffer) || favourite flower: lilies

· favourite scent: gosh there are so many. the smell of snow in the air shortly before it falls, the smell of the earth shortly after the rain, freshly peeled clementines, old books and libraries, coffee, garlic, the crisp night air, pine trees, candles, wood, honey || favourite animal: cats

· coffee, tea, or hot cocoa? coffee. sometimes tea. mostly water, though.

· average hours of sleep: 6-9

· cats or dogs? cats

· favourite fictional character: omg you can’t ask me that I have so many of themmm at the moment I’d have to say Prisoner’s Joan Ferguson, but trust me when I say I have a lot of favorites

· dream trip: Scotland.

· when was your blog created? ermmm lemme check? April 2012.

· what do you post about? feminism, linguistics, quotes, women that I love and admire and aspire to be like, aesthetic posts, politics, shows and movies, games, scenery, art. anything that moves and inspires me.

· do you get asks on a regular basis? gosh no. but I’m pleasant company, or so I’ve heard, so come at me. ;)

· aesthetic: sunsets, libraries, dark dresses and suits, long wavy hair, rain and snowfall, dark eye shadow, moon, Venus and space, soft touches under the table and secret glances, conspiratory smirks and smiles that reach the eye, shades of violet and purple, darkness with shimmers of light, things left unspoken, hands on hips, cup of coffee, the soft light of candles under a starlit sky, soft mumbles behind closed doors, pastel colours, longing looks, strength found in softness and kindness, gentle hugs

· favourite band/artist? Judith Holofernes.

· fictional character I’d date: omg we’re going there. why do you make me choose. this isn’t fair! *coughs* Fine. I’m not going to say Joan Ferguson bc that would be obvious. No I’m not cheating, who would say such a horrible thing? ;) I’ll actually say Dorothy Zbornak. I wouldn’t run out of reasons to swoon.

· hogwarts house: Slytherpuff. I’m a Hufflepuff until you give me a reason not to.

T W O

· Countries I’ve lived in: Austria, U.S., Switzerland

· Favourite fandom: dwp/Mirandy

· Languages you speak: German, French, Spanish, English. I also have a rudimentary understanding of Italian and Latin but I’m quite rusty. And I understand some Klingon but that doesn’t count.

· Favourite film of 2016: There wasn’t one movie that I remember like Carol in 2015. But if I had to name one I’d say Elle.

· Last article you read: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5490&context=wordways It was quite entertaining.

· Shuffle your music library and put your first three songs here: Rosi Goland - Come Around, Willa - Swan, Said the Sky - Darling

· Last thing you bought online: Books! It’s hard to get French books here.

· How would your friends describe you? Kind, intuitive, open-minded, patient, funny, sensitive, flirtatious, thoughtful, intellectual, analytical, self-aware.

· How would your enemies describe you? Manipulative, lazy, cold, selfish, reserved, stubborn, restless, changing, immovable.

· Who would you take a bullet for? A future partner. A close friend. My mother.

I tag: @itslacroixsweetiedarling @tigresswraith @elliepeutetre @ballion @hollowshadowwolf @breval @roslin @gamergirloracle @daggers-in-the-smiles-of-men @lonelylongdistancerunner

If you have already done this or don’t want to do this, as always, please ignore this. If you see this tag and feel like doing it, consider yourself tagged! Tag me in your reply, I want to know more about you all!

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carolinedejoie · 5 years

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J'ai lu Mes bien chères sœurs, de Chloé Delaume, tout juste paru chez Seuil collection Fiction & Cie.

Livre violet, littérature violette. Pas de collection blanche cette fois et l'arc en ciel est toujours là mais c'est l'heure du violet et puis de toute façon l'un ne va pas sans l'autre. Violet comme viol et puis violence. On lutte pour que violet soit juste violet, une couleur, une fleur, Violette et compagnie parce que ça passe toujours par les bouquins, et puis Violette Leduc perchée sur ma pile à lire depuis longtemps d'ailleurs... En attendant ce qui est violet c'est la quatrième vague. C'est sur les réseaux qu'elle déferle en premier, #metoo #balancetonporc, et puis dans la rue on a marché en violet, pussy hat tricoté main, oreilles dressées, essaie toujours de les attraper ces chattes là on t'attend de pied ferme on en a marre de ronronner.

"Le patriarcat bande mou", le mâle alpha qui manspread à tout va sent ses boules de cristal se rétracter parce qu'il sent bien que les choses sont sur le point de changer. L'époque est historique alors profitons en et "snip snip" ✂️ gare à toi mon chéri oh lala ça va c'est juste pour rire il faut te détendre un peu et on peut plus rien dire.

J'écris d'où moi ? J'écris depuis mon rebord de fenêtre, toute seule avec mes livres mais les livres est-ce que ça compte ? J'écris de chez celles qui se rêvaient guerrières badass indépendantes mais qui doivent bien avouer que la solitude c'est chiant et puis peu efficace. Pour défaire le papatronat on en appelle à la deuxième personne du pluriel. Cercle magique, danse spiralée, ce qui compte c'est l'horizontalité.

Ni papa ni maman quand le violet sera partout il n'y aura que des sœurs. Horizontalité, bienveillance et soutien, amour sororal à toute épreuve et puis ensemble #cuisinetonporc et on rigolera bien. On marchera nos oreilles de chattes et nos poings dressés et on prendra de la place. Larmes, sang, sueur, en magie ça donne corps à la force mentale alors n'hésitons pas et déversons nos fluides dans l'espace public, dans les rues et sur Instagram, pour continuer à faire déferler la quatrième vague.

Merci Chloé Delaume.

#mesbienchèressoeurs chloédelaume sororité sisterhood seuil sorcière soeurcière casentlefauve snipsnip féminisme quatrièmevague violet violet

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