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mae-avenue · 2 years

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“𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑇’𝑆 𝑆𝑂𝑀𝐸𝑇𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐺... 𝐸𝐸𝑅𝐼𝐸！”

𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛: 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙!

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠: 𝐼’𝑚 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡. 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑎 ℎ𝑐 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑙𝑒．𝑠𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑. 𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦！here’s a 🏷 list!! (This is pretty long)

ʙᴇɴɪᴍᴀʀᴜ x gn!(blk)ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ with scary smile

ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛs: OPEN | CLOSED 6/23/22- 7/4/22

ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs: ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ, ɴᴏ sᴘᴇʟʟᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ 1 ᴏʀ 2 ɪɴsᴜʟᴛs, sᴍᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏɴᴛ ʙᴄ ᴏꜰ ʙɪɢ ᴘ.ɢs

When Beni first met you, he thought you were gullible and weak. Not in a bad way tho, it’s just he thought you were too nice for your own good. And that would lead to you getting taken advantage of.

Whenever he looked at you, he always saw a smile creep up on your face when you help an old lady carry her groceries. Or when you save a kid from an infernal. Which he thought was kinda eerie because, why the fuck were you smiling after an attack?!?!

But after getting a chance to know you, he kinda enjoys how to keep people at peace In your own (confusing) way!

But that was when you were nice, in a good mood. Even during the early of years of getting to know you; he still hadn’t seen the scary side of you that’s been masked by pearly whites. Until...that day.

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As always, this situation could’ve been stopped if the citizen watched their mouth🤷🏽‍♀️. But everyone thinks they’re right at least one way in every situation. Although if you weren’t there for the beginning of this nightmare, anyone with a brain could tell you were right.

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To busy thinking, you didn’t see the ivy haired man who had just cut infront of you, tripped, and dropped his things. “Hey, watch where ‘yer goin’! I know you saw me walkin’ here!” You were shocked to say the least, But being the kind person you are, you just smiled and apologized... It probably wasn’t the best choice since it let the man think he could step all over you and get away with it.

“Yea you better be sorry or I’ll have your head on a stick and feed it to pigs so full, they’ll just shit and laugh on it!”

(All hell broke loose as crowds got bigger, including ur anger)

“Excuse me?! There was NO need for you to say some fucked up shit like that, you could have waited BEHIND me and all problems would been solved.” As you spoke, your smile only got bigger. Which only made you scarier.

Your grin almost touching each side of your face, gums showing each vein, like you had the intent to kill..with scared eyes staring straight at it..

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Beni had been caught up in the crowds as many started to recognize the scene instead of him. Not the he really minded, he just wanted to go home and rest. But all his tiredness faded when he saw a red floral kimono he had bought for you standing in the middle of this fiasco.

Thinking you were stuck, he reached out to you only to hesitate sensing an eerie aura coming for you. Weird... you’re the nicest person out there. So it could be 1 of 2 things.

1. It’s not you

Or 2. You’re mad

1 didn’t make sense since he remembers you walking out of the house, so 2 was the only option. And it’s not gonna end well either.

“Hey (y/n)! We should get outta here, you can blow off smoke when we get home.” He said pushing his way through the crowd. Once he got to you he turned to the iffy man and said “ and don’t come near my wife, again.“

Safe to say you haven’t had any problems with anyone since then. 🤷🏽‍♀️

༻∞❤︎༻∞

🏷’s @dancingcat365

#mae-avenue #mae avenue #x black reader #benimaru imagines #benimaru x reader #benimaru #fire force x y/n #fire force x reader #benimaru x black!reader #benimaru x y/n #fire force #Benimaru fire force

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popentertainment-concertphotos · 1 year

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Pinkshift, Jigsaw Youth & Yasmin Nur – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN – October 27, 2022

#Pinkshift #Jigsaw Youth #Yasmin Nur #2022 #Concert Photos #First Avenue #Minneapolis #Mae Saunders

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kristicainbooks · 1 year

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TRAIN FOR YOUR DESTINY

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newyorkthegoldenage · 4 months

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7th Avenue & 45th St. on January 11, 1934. One could see Garbo in Queen Christina at the Astor Theatre, Carole Lombard and Paul Lukas in No One Man, Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke in The Impatient Virgin, or Bing Crosby and Marion Davies in Going Hollywood.

Photo: Newark-PATH-Manhattan

#vintage New York #1930s #Broadway #Jan. 11 #11 Jan.#old movie theaters #tram #streetcar #street photography #vintage NYC

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relatableblorbopoll · 5 months

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Preliminaries

Here's how it will work:

The first round will consist of 18 polls of 6 participants each, the first two places get a place on the bracket

For the second round, there will be 12 polls of 6 participants each, the first two places get a place on the bracket

The third round will consist of 4 polls of 12 participants each where there will be a (metaphorical) knife battle to the death where only one character from each poll will get in the bracket

All pairings of groups are randomly generated

Check after the read more for the full list of participants and for the groups of the first round of preliminaries

Group 1 poll

Nimona (Nimona)

Twelfth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Blue/Green Oak (Pokémon Green/Blue/Red)

Jack Reacher (Reacher Series)

Tsubakura Enraku (Len'en Project)

Albedo (Genshin Impact)

Group 2 poll

Jessica Day (New Girl)

Daniel LaRusso (Karate Kid)

Omota Uramichi (Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan)

Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown)

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Eichi Tenshouin (Ensemble Stars)

Group 3 poll

Conner Bailey (The Land of Stories)

Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)

Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)

Akaashi Keiji (Haikyuu!!)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Group 4 poll

Legosi (Beastars)

Stephen Stills (Scott Pilgrim comics)

Sunny (Omori)

Tony Stark (Marvel Avengers)

Rookie (Club Penguin)

Charlie Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)

Grupo 5 poll

Melissa Chase (Milo Murphy’s Law)

Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

V-Flower (Vocaloid)

Ciaphas Cain (Warhammer 40k)

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson series)

MK (Lego Monkie Kid)

Group 6 poll

Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows)

Crowley (Good Omens)

Dave Strider (Homestuck)

Junior (Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race)

Kim Dokja (Omnicient Reader's Viewpoint)

Donutella (Tokidoki)

Group 7 poll

Rigby (Regular Show)

Angua (Discworld)

Cao Weining (Word of Honor)

Aang (Avatar: The Last Air Bender)

Okuyasu Nijimura (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Shin Tsukimi (Your Turn to Die)

Group 8 poll

Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Ford Prefect (The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy)

Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)

Sonic (Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise)

Group 9 poll

Overlord (Bad End Theater)

Denji (Chainsaw Man)

Abed Nadir (NBC Community)

Entrapta (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Gren (The Dragon Prince)

Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg (Ride The Cyclone)

Group 10 poll

Nagisa Ran (Ensemble Stars)

Waver Velvet (Fate series /The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II)

Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa V3)

Opossums (real life)

Midori Takamine (Ensemble Stars!! Music)

Seven of nine (Star Trek)

Group 11 poll

Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)

Shigeo Kageyama / Mob (Mob Psycho 100)

Barry the Quokka (The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog)

Kaveh (Genshin Impact)

Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)

Nanami Kento (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Group 12 poll

Rod (Avenue Q)

Missi (Vampair Series)

Lia (The Music Freaks)

Sand (Only Friends)

Pa Jindapat (Bad Buddy)

Sara Murphy (Milo Murphy’s Law)

Group 13 poll

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)

Noah (Total Drama Series)

Basil (Omori)

Stanley Pines (Gravity Falls)

Wen Ning (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed)

Nick (Only Friends)

Group 14 poll

Oz Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)

Sound (My School President)

Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

Gundham Tanaka (Super Danganronpa 2)

Saiki Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan/The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Drew (The Music Freaks)

Group 15 poll

Wen Kexing (Tian Ya Ke / Faraway Wanderers)

Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson Series)

Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)

Reki Kyan (Sk8 the Infinity)

q!Quackity (QSMP)

Group 16 poll

Parker (Leverage)

Gudetama (Sanrio)

Finn the Human (Adventure Time)

Rain O'Fire Frazier (Worm)

Piper Mclean (Heroes of the Olympus)

Norma Khan (Dead End Paranormal Park)

Group 17 poll

Berdly (Deltarune)

Hamlet (Hamlet)

Squidward Tentacles (Spongebob)

Hunter (The Owl House)

Szeth-son-son-Vallano (The Stormlight Archive)

Nami (One Piece)

Group 18 poll

Tobias (Animorphs)

Isaac O'Connor (Paranatural)

Trisana Chandler / Tris (Emelan book series)

Sokka (Avatar: The Last Air Bender)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran Highschool Hostclub)

Shinji Ikari (Evangelion)

#relatable blorbo poll #tumblr tournament #tumblr tourney #tumblr polls #preliminaries #character bracket

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magic-is-something-we-create · 6 months

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ANDESITE (ANDY) MEYWIN - The Millennium Saga [Firebreathers ; Echoseers ; Goddess-Touched]

My brainstorming makes a spiral around the table, still entirely illegible and layered upon itself, despite the ample room I’ve been given. Still not enough, because even after sending calls for spare Haethrite and Voltimony across the continent, I haven’t pieced together a design that we could test without fear of losing all we have. Today, though, I have another expert in the room to help. Unfortunately, Ember seems as lost in my technical work as they would be on one of the moons.

Basics:

She/her - Trans woman

Sapphic (her sexuality is an enigma but she likes cougars) - 22 (~24 on Earth)

Mae Ehlf - Air Mage

Heavily Autistic-coded

Where she begins:

We first meet Andy when she's in the midst of brainstorming a radio design for her younger siblings to use with Ember's so they can talk late into the night without risking the over-policed streets past curfew. And this context is where we most often see her: deep in her own thoughts, working on some device or another made from discarded scraps scrounged from the more prestigious forges in the area, augmented with Goblin technology rather than the extremely expensive Soulvite expected of proper Starsmiths.

But she makes it work. Most of the time.

Her masterpiece, Wrench--a dragon automaton built to act as security for her rented studio space--still doesn't know not to eat any and all fabric within reach, but Andy's confident she'll find a fix for that. Eventually.

What she finds herself confronting:

Andy's impact on the story is instant and massive, even if she doesn't become a narrator until book three: she's the one who gives the others a safe avenue to determine whether Ember's invitation to the rebellion is legitimate via Wrench, and who negotiates a rather underhanded deal with Emerald K'Ron in exchange for her own services to the Rebellion.

She wants an audience with Eternal Veratrum.

She's always been relentlessly curious, after all. And when the opportunity presents itself, she will always leap on the chance to learn something she's been wondering about.

This is how she blackmails her way into the rebellion. This is how she strongarms her way into the top-secret mission in Glittergale. This is how she sneaks her way onto the ship headed to Deltierin.

This is how she's thrust into the role of saving the world with nothing but scrap metal, her own vague notes, and an ever-ticking timer to reverse engineer her observations before the sea swallows the world whole.

Important connections:

Family: Gab and Annie (triplets), Dian, Iggy, Quartz, and Slate Meywin. Aurora and Mahann Meywin-Tell (parents).

Friends: Nimbus (best friend) and Ember Timber, Beta Altiana.

Enemies: K'Ron Actaea (once she finds out about Actaea's whole deal), Eternal Tieling of Nimia (on principle; also, she thinks he's annoying)

MUSIC

Themes - DRUMS OF GANJA-TAI by Kevin Penkin, Science by Two Steps from Hell and Thomas Bergersen, Dashing and Bashing by Gareth Coker

Vibes - The Flood by aeseaes, Streaks by ANIMA!, Cargo by Puppet

#writeblr #character intro #wip intro #original writing #original character #the millennium saga #tms intros #snip #my.art

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understandingbimbos · 3 months

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Not really a formal post, I'd just like to say planning a book is very hard. And not having anybody to talk to or ask for help is stifling. I wish I could make real progress already.

Currently the focus of my studies has been feminist theory and it's opened my mind to a lot of possible avenues of discussion, but it's also so dense... and the deeper I get into both feminist theory and feminist film theory I wonder how the hell I'll be able to fit everything into one book. I have no idea how to divvy up the subjects or create a sensible throughline. I'm not even sure what my thesis or argument is anymore. Everything is kind of mixed up. I'm stressed and haven't been getting sleep.

My main thoughts at this time are:

Bimbos are the ultimate synthesis of pornography

"Bimbo" is a celebration, and burlesque, of femininity

And once I start writing the book there's so much I'll have to go over, even before I actually get to the fetish. Rosalie Duthe, maybe Clara Bow, Anita Loos, Jean Harlow, Mae West, possibly Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Raquel Welch, Sharon Tate, BARBIE, Ann-Margaret, Jill St. John... and that's before I even hit the 70s. There's SO much that goes into bimbos. I've been highlighting so much... and idk why I should even bother when Mina Le's already done a surprisingly thorough overview.

Anyway, I'll share some of my highlights. I recently read the original Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and its portrayal of a bimbo is incredibly for something that was written nearly 100 years ago.

In the movie, Marilyn's Lorelei is a gold digger that plays dumb because it's "what men want". Book Lorelei is an actual dummy, and a much more fun character. What's interesting is that she's a lot more "proper" character compared to her brunette friend. She's sort of like a modern Instagram trophy wife in that way; a bimbo aspiring towards class, despite an inherently unclassy nature she seems not to recognize. Despite how proper she wants to appear she has a serious lack of interest in anything even remotely serious, naturally preferring scandal and titillation. It's a very well-written book.

#book #writing #gentlemen prefer blondes #anita loos #film theory #bimboism #bimbohood #understandingbimbos #bimtheory #bimbo theory

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lotus-flower-writes-history · 8 months

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The Unofficial Black History Book

The 16th Street Baptist Bombing (September 15th, 1963)

In the 1960s, Racial tension was at an all-time high. Many African Americans were doing their part in the fight for equal rights. A fight that claimed many innocent black lives.

Even the lives of four little girls.

This is the story.

The 16th Street Baptist Church was organized in 1873 as the first colored Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Many civil rights protest marches took place on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church. It has long been a significant religious center for the Black population and was a meeting place for civil rights organizers such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In the 1960s, Birmingham, Alabama, was one of America's most racially discriminatory and segregated cities and had one of the strongest and most violent chapters of the KKK. The city's police commissioner, Eugene "Bull" Connor, was known for his willingness to use brutality in combating radical union members, demonstrators, and innocent black citizens. Alabama's governor, George Wallace, was the leading opponent of desegregation.

By 1963, homemade bombs being set off in black homes and churches were such common occurrences that the city was given the nickname “Bombingham."

On September 15th, 1963, at 10:22 a.m., some 200 church members were in the building; most were attending Sunday school classes before the 11 a.m. service that morning.

A dynamite bomb was set off in the back stairwell, and mortar and bricks were thrown from the front of the church, caving in its walls. The violent blast ripped through the wall, killing four young African-American girls and injuring more than 20 others.

14-year-old Addie Mae Collins, 14-year-old Denise McNair, 14-year-old Carole Robertson, and 11-year-old Cynthia Wesley were in the basement of the church's ladies' restroom when they were crushed by the rubble.

Addie's sister, Sarah Collins, survived but lost her right eye.

The bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church was the third bombing in 11 days after a federal court order mandated the integration of Alabama's school system.

Upon learning of the attack, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. sent a telegram to Alabama Governor George Wallace. He stated bluntly: "The blood of our little children is on your hands."

In the aftermath of the bombing, thousands of angry black protesters gathered at the scene of the bombing that same evening, and violence broke out across the city. Governor Wallace sent police and state troopers to break up the protesters. A handful of protesters were arrested, and two African-American youths were killed.

One at the hands of the police. And the other was murdered by a mob of white men.

This all happened before the National Guard was called to restore order.

The deaths of the four girls and the brutal attack shocked the nation and drew international attention to the violent struggle for civil rights in Birmingham.

Many whites were as outraged by the bombing as blacks and offered condolences to the families.

Over 8,000 people attended the girls' funeral services at Reverend John Porter's Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. The family of the fourth held a smaller private service. Dr. King spoke before the 8,000 people at the service.

It was a clear act of racial hatred, -- as the church was a key Civil Rights meeting place and had been a frequent target of bomb threats. KKK members routinely called in bomb threats intended to disrupt civil rights meetings and services.

In the investigation of the bombing, many of Birmingham's white supremacists and even certain individuals were immediately suspected. Repeated calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice went unanswered for more than a decade.

It was revealed later that the FBI had information concerning the identity of the bombers in 1965 but did nothing.

The head of the FBI at the time was J. Edgar Hoover. He disapproved of the civil rights movement. It was rumored and claimed that Hoover held back evidence from prosecutors and even tried to block prosecution. He later died in 1972.

In 1977, Alabama Attorney General Bob Baxley reopened the investigation.

Klan leader Robert E. Chambliss was brought to trial for the bombings and was convicted of murder. He died in prison in 1985, still maintaining his innocence.

Later in 1980, 1988, and 1997, the case reopened again when two other former Klan members, Thomas Blanton, and Bobby Frank Cherry, were finally brought to trial. Blanton was convicted in 2001, and Cherry in 2002.

A fourth suspect, Herman Frank Cash, died in 1994 before he could be brought to trial.

The legal system was slow to provide justice, but the effect of the bombing was immediate and significant.

The outrage over the deaths of the four young girls helped build support for the struggle to end segregation. Support that would lead to the passage of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

But even so, it couldn't bring back four young lives that were lost in an act of hatred.

Painting: The 16th Street Baptist Chruch, By Mack Stanley - Asheville Art Museum

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jfrank204 · 23 days

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04/04/2024 4 00 A.m.

FBI Flies - pervert murderers screaming 😱 through people all over the world's saying uncle tio.

Yes, folks that masked/ NYPD people/murderer that murderered your little boy Franky in the carribbean waters while he slept with voven/women is amonst the marbles hill community new york 10463 building 210 fourteenth floor screaming again in apartments, and hallways.

At first, felisha and Franky steal five dollars from you buy running 🏃‍♂️ away with the five dollars that has a purpose.

Your son must have been arrested his whole life in a cellular in Hunts Point Avenue bronx New york 10458 buy these masked ugly people/LOL named tio, and chirstina from the 50th preceints in the Bronx New York 10463 two with pervert murderer, and sexually assaulted buy Benjamin Irvin also known ass a white midget from Riverdale in a cell. He's buys dunkin donuts excessively before he turns into a black man named Benjamin. Yes, in huntz point two of him!

The tio detective in the carribbean woke up swollen and hurt first in this women's house, who says she's an escort service for money for sex in return. This tio bum I tell you walked to a preceint but first met a boy named Franky. The detective was so hurt that he murdered the little boy, and then walked to the preceint in the carribbean to arrest criminals all days tio says, LOL.

What's so funny is that all those people also murdered Frank's suppose to be wife felisha a well known theif/ALl. Buy drilling a whole in her legs called pussy. No matter the black lives, LOL.

One of Jose Ortiz son name was Danny Ortiz who feel in love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘 ❤️ with internet prostitute pussy called Fatima from yonkers went head over heels murdering every trick he saw Fatima with or walked buy her house in yonkers. Yes, Fatima invited the trick son of Jose Ortiz to her house in yonkers.

Danny Ortiz followed every trick at first, spending Fatima everything on trick.

#nypd blue #Spotify

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peachynm · 10 months

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I have exciting news! I’m now teaching on Skillshare and just uploaded my class How to Write Extraordinary Poetry. If you want to learn with me, this link will give you one month free to the entire site. I’ll talk to you on Skillshare!

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mae-avenue · 2 years

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Tumblr wrong for letting my inbox get pulled up with NO NOTIFICATIONS 😟😟🤨

#tumblr #dead wrong #mae-talks(•̀ᴗ•́)و #mae avenue

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popentertainment-concertphotos · 1 year

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Pinkshift – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN – October 27, 2022

#Pinkshift #2022 #Concert Photos #First Avenue #Minneapolis #Mae Saunders

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merseamermaids · 8 months

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Chapter 2 - Mersea Island

'Welcome to Mersea Island' read the sign that greeted the eager holiday goers, packed tightly into the bus that cruised over strood. Separating the little paradise from the rest of the country, that Mae Murray found so incredibly boring. She leaned her head gently to the window, pushing her tatty hair into her eyes. Peering through the strands she chased the birds that flew overhead, while the children seated behind her bashed together plastic spades and buckets as if to make the driver hurry faster.

The heat was a force as the doors swung open revealing the skyline of a truly english seaside. However Mae was not drawn to it, but rather the pavement that danced before her as she wandered down Seaview Avenue. It was the perfect day for the beach, and it was clear that people from every corner of Essex agreed. The seafront was a maze of pink, sunburnt bodies. Hats of vibrant colours bobbed across the shore. Mae adored the scent of the ocean, however on this particular day it was masked by the strong stench of sunscreen, and chips being served at the cafe that sat just before the sand. She weaved through the crowds, passing the rainbow of beach huts that stretched along the coast, collecting shells and stones along the way. The heels of her boots sinking into the sand with every step. The further she trekked, the crowds began to simmer down, as did her anxiety. She craved the peaceful bliss of the waves, the emptiness of the horizon. As she saw the perfect spot before her, she collapsed into the sand that gently caught her limp, exhausted body with a warm embrace. Burying her head into her knees, she began to weep, drowning in her own bitter tears.

Mae was an artist, she always had been. Since a young age she found her true expression in her imagination. Her rooms were filled with drawings of fantastical things, places she'd dream of, creatures she created. She danced around her grandparents living room, dressed as fairies and princesses. A little girl, who lived in her own head.

And now, she sat by the shore, defeated. This place was her new escape. Her only solace. She rested there for many hours, watching the people scurry past. She was fascinated by strangers, always wondering the innermost details of their lives. What their living rooms looked like, or what their plans were tomorrow. Perhaps it was that she knew she could never approach them, so instead she continued to make up little stories in her head. Making up her own world, to cope with the real one. Maybe the lady in the green hat has a flat with a grey sofa, maybe she'll have pasta for dinner. Maybe she has a dog, or a hamster. Maybe she is divorced, Mae wondered as the lady disappeared into the crowd of sunbathers.

Her thoughts abruptly halted at the sound buzzing in the sand beside her. It was her phone, flashing a reminder that her shift began in 2 minutes. Mae pulled herself together, coming back to the reality of her day, before sprinting across the sandy shore to the little cafe on the corner.

A sharp painful flash hit her eyes as she approached the pavement, seemly a reflection of the beaming sun, in what appeared to be a small, shiny object laying on the ground. Squinting, Mae reached forward to inspect, and dangled the object at her eyeline. She had picked up the most beautiful necklace. A dainty chain, embellished with tiny iridescent pearls. At the bottom, a pendant in the shape of a scallop shell, that reflected an array of pastel colours that glistened like pure magic.

Without thinking, Mae called out ahead of her.

"Ex... Excuse me!" She stuttered, realising what she had done. "Is.. is this yours?"

Looking up, Mae saw a swish of silver blonde hair turn towards her, revealing gentle ocean eyes and soft lips. The eyes grew with wonder, as the girl reached for her neck, realising it was bare.

"Yes, it is." She said, with such a calm delight.

Mae's eyes darted to the ground, as a sense of her usual panic about human interaction took over. She handed the necklace over to the girl, gazing at the bottom of the pale blue dress she was wearing. Suddenly, a warm, gentle touch reached her arm. Mae looked up, and their eyes met. The girl softly ran her fingers down towards Mae's elbow, ever so casually.

"Thank you," said the girl, with pure gratitude. "So much," she smiled.

Before Mae could even think of how to respond, the girl turned away, skipping ahead to her two friends. One with silky, dark hair, wore a similarly silky sage green dress. The other followed, with cosy brown waves that reached her bum. Mae tried to get a look of them before they disappeared into the crowd, but within a moment, they were gone.

'Seaview Beach Diner' read the sign above the door that Mae barged through.

"So sorry I'm late!" She apologised.

"As usual!" Replied a friendly, sarcastic voice from the kitchen.

It was a chaotic shift. The room echoed an array of childrens voices, laughing, crying. Angry parents, happy parents, exhausted parents. But all Mae could think about were those girls. Truthfully, she thought they were beautiful, beyond beautiful. It was hard for her to admit to herself that when their eyes met, the world stopped. It was like the ocean really was in those mysterious blue orbs, and in that moment, Mae was in her peaceful place. No chaos, no harm, just the familiar comfort of the rolling waves.

Sunset had fallen by the time her shift had ended, she stepped foot back onto the dusky beach front. The families and holiday goers had finally headed home. Tranquility had returned.

Mae burried herself down into the sand once more, and pulled a journal out of her worn out bag. As she opened the deep blue cover, the wind swiftly caught the pages, flicking through endless sketches the girl had created. She held a pencil between her fingertips, and with such care took the lead to the empty paper. For a moment, her mind was blank, unable to conjure anything from the depths of her imagination. Her deep brown eyes gazed out towards the water that now reflected a peeping moon, leading her thoughts back to the pretty face that had greeted her hours earlier. And without a thought, her pencil moved.

Soon all that remained was the beaming moonlight which glistened in the soft waves. Mae was now squinting at the page before her, in order to see her creation. Under her now blunt pencil was a glorious mer-creature. Delicate fins and shimmering scales swirled across the paper with gentle strokes and sketch lines.

A tiny smile creeped across her chapped lips as she carefully began to tear the drawing out of the book. Mae had lost her spark recently, as if her desire to create had been sucked right out of her. But today something was different, and by what felt like a miracle to her, she was once again inspired.

As the page broke away from the journal, the wind once again picked up, snatching the paper from her hand and carrying it away. Mae leapt forward, reaching out as the paper danced through the salty darkness. She soon found herself running ahead, desperate to catch her masterpiece as her breath echoed in her ears.

With a quick splash, a cold sensation trickled across her body from her toes. She was going in. Focused only on the paper, she had barely even noticed the depth she was reaching as she dragged herself through the force of the waves. The paper was but millimetres away from her grasp as she threw herself forward. Suddenly, the sand beneath her feet gave way, sending her plunging into the pitch black depths below. A cold weight dragged her down, sending her limbs in all directions. With a sharp thud, something smacked against her.

And then, nothing.

Chapter 3

#Mae and the Mersea mermaids #chapter 2 #Mersea mermaids #Mersea island #novel #author #writer #fiction #fantasy #fantasy novel #teen fiction #mermaids #mermaid

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Love is in the Air

The Sunset Valley Times has compiled a list of Spring/Summer birth and wedding announcements and extends congratulations to all the new parents and newlyweds!

Births

Argus and Lily-Bo Brown announce the birth of their son, Barry Brown. The bouncing baby boy's delivery was scheduled early due to the parents' superstitions about the full moon.

Howie Easton and Sheena E, of 250 Redwood Parkway, welcome their son Lawrence Easton to the world!

Wogan and Morrigan Hemlock of 373 Skyborough Boulevard welcome the birth of their son, Dorian Hemlock. Parents report daughter Belisama is adjusting well to being a big sister.

Flint and Joanie MacDuff announce the birth of their daughter, Glenda MacDuff. Parenthood is not new to the MacDuffs, who have four children, but everyone is excited about the new baby girl.

Rich and Sadie Richmond are pleased to announce their son, Derek Richmond, was born recently. While both are excited to be parents, their excitement pales in comparison to their parents, who have flown in from Sunlit Tides to dote on their new grandson.

Claire Ursine of 5 Sun Song Avenue welcomes a daughter, Joy Ursine.

Weddings

Oriole Bird and Stiles McGraw tied the knot recently. Family and friends gathered to watch the happy couple share their vows. The couple also released a pair of doves after the ceremony, which reports say Oriole and her sister hand-raised since hatching.

Lily-Bo Chique and Argus Brown wed in a small ceremony. The guest list was limited to their close family and friends. Attendants said the ceremony was a lovely, but complained about Argus' mom's howling cries as her little boy tied the knot.

Helen Hall and Malcolm Harris are thrilled to announce their marriage this past week. Although Helen took Malcolm's last name, Malcolm was the one to move in with Helen. They now share the giant Goth mansion at the end of Skyborough Boulevard, despite rumors of the place being haunted.

Yasmine Ferrari and Nathan James wed in a small nighttime ceremony surrounded by friends and family. Instead of a reception, the newlyweds spent their money on an extended honeymoon in Champs Les Sims.

Zelda Mae and Glenn Lockwood tied the knot recently in a ceremony for the ages, with the reception lasting a whopping three days. Blair Wainwright of SVPD said there were a record number of noise complaints. Zelda's sister Illiana Langerak and her family were invited, but apparently out of town that weekend.

Sadie Mason and Rich Richmond were so eager to get married that they ran down to City Hall the week after Rich popped the question! Friends shared that the happy couple will be honeymooning in their home town, Starlight Shores.

#joy ursine #story: joy ursine #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3

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bookgeekgrrl · 1 year

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My media this week (27 Nov-3 Dec 2022)

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📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😍De Oppresso Liber (One-EyedBossman (desert000rose), SecretFandomStoriesr) - Differently OK Local Idiots #7; love this series, love these characters, making me into some kink that's not usually my thing at all -

😍Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots #2) (Cat Sebastian, author; Joel Leslie, narrator) - reading Daniel Cabot just really made me wanna revisit Peter and Caleb!

😍Petrichor (aleatory_fox) - wonderful domestic geralt/jaskier/eskel; technically omegaverse but those elements are very light & nontraditional & not really the focus at all

🥰down for you always (dreamtiwasanarchitect, liadan14) - the new me (is really still the real me) #1 - bro!Joe is the newest immortal but he & Nicky are still made for each other - very hot!

😍Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (One-EyedBossman (desert000rose), SecretFandomStories) - Differently OK Local Idiots #8 - just really love them!

🥰How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived (Leslie Jordan, author & narrator) - just LJ telling stories, like he did so well. a little bittersweet with his death so recent

💖💖 +143K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Cut and Changed and Rearranged (AidaRonan) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 10.8K - someone did art on twitter, and so i had to reread, because who doesn't love 'confession of feelings via mixtape'?!

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Travel Man - s2, e3 (Noel Fielding, Copenhagen)

Leverage: Redemption - s2, e5

Avenue 5 - s1, e1-2

Mystery Menu with Sohla & Ham: Peanut Butter

Mystery Menu with Sohla & Ham: Hot Dogs

Mystery Menu with Sohla & Ham: Corn Flakes

Mystery Menu with Sohla & Ham: Hot Pockets

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Off Menu - Ep 88: Mae Martin

Pop Culture Happy Hour - 'The Godfather' and the limits of on-screen representation

Decoder Ring Plus - The New Age Hit Machine

The Sporkful - Claire Saffitz Doesn’t Need To Defend Dessert

Switched on Pop - Why do new Christmas songs fail?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Moon Trees

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

Still Processing - Plastic Off the Sofa

Vibe Check - Those Are French Fighting Words

99% Invisible #516 - Cougar Town

Shedunnit Book Club - Howdunnit

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mine

Into It - Before Elon Bought Twitter, He Tried His Own Version of 'The Onion' (Plus: What's Laci Mosley Into?)

Ologies with Alie Ward - Special Ep: Mycology (MUSHROOMS) Tom Volk Memorial Encore

One Year Plus - The Making of One Year: 1942

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tina Turner Museum

Strong Songs Bonus Episodes - Jimi Hendrix's Solo on "Hey Joe"

Hit Parade Plus - The Bridge: Pub Rock, Power Pop and New Wave

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Hit Songs from '80s Movies

The Hollies' Greatest Hits

Repeat When Necessary [Dave Edmunds]

Presenting The Kinks

Playlist: The Very Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful

Bossa Nova Time

Essential Proto-Metal

Rumours [Fleetwood Mac]

Presenting Fleetwood Mac

Presenting Carly Rae Jepsen

Presenting Nine Inch Nails

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~ “The wedding necklace of natural pearls was the jewel par excellence at the end of Victorian England, a precious piece of jewellery that was passed down from mother to daughter. The posted necklace adopts a most interesting technique, namely that of natural pearls cut in half. In this case, the half-pearls, weakened by the cut, are set on a gold base forming a vine leaf, which has the advantage of protecting them from the acidity of the skin and preserving their durability. Such a time-consuming skill is proof that natural pearls were very rare and therefore so precious that they were even worth more than diamonds. On the other hand, what makes me think that this wedding necklace was a special order is the fact that half-pearl jewellery was mainly made in 15-carat gold, but this one exceptionally uses 21-carat gold, however this method of pearl setting was not possible with platinum, a metal that Louis Cartier was one of the first to use on his new creations, around ± 1920. As a victim of fashion, this type of necklace fell into oblivion until it disappeared completely. As for the chain, it is a marvellous suite, always of half pearls set in small boxes in the shape of a shield connected by a simple ring.Natural pearls were so rare, until around 1920, that Pierre Cartier, the youngest brother of Louis Cartier, exchanged a perfectly matched double-stranded necklace for a building at 651-653 Fifth Avenue and 4 East 52nd Street in New York City, owned by the billionaire Morton Plant and valued at $1,000,000, which Morton Plant promptly offered to the beautiful young Mae Plant, his second wife. In 1917, the necklace in question also cost $1,000,000 (the equivalent of $21,150,600 in 2021). This was the price of the building, which is still the official headquarters of Cartier in New York. However, this same necklace sold in 2021 by Christie's was worth only $1,495,000.” ~

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