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🌙 Joel — a Netgalley reviewer, poetry reader for Folly Journal, poet, artist, and Forest Monster from Wellington, Aotearoa NZ (he/him) Published poems featured in Takahē, Poetry NZ, Turbine, Tarot, The Spinoff, & more. Forthcoming poetry in Stone Circle.
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submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

The most amazing thing I've ever read in relation to a bag of coffee beans. How could I not buy it immediately?

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Me, five seconds after finally touching some grass:

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Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

submitted 2 days ago • 89 comments

This is why Canadians apologize for things that isn't their fault. It isn't politeness. We weaponize guilt.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

On it

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Movies you've watched more than six times using only gifs

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

"Free speech protects you from the government, dearie," I say in a kind, soft voice, as I finish crafting the salt circle around the business executive laying on the ground. He was already red-faced from his attempts to get free from the ropes. "But not from me."

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

RACED across town, certain I was late for an appointment, but instead I'm... 30 minutes early. Having a coffee and banana bread to bring my cortisol down. 😲

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Drop a picture of yourself and turn it B&W🖤🤍

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Living in Wellington is wild. I used to work with a barista who said their father worked on the CGI for gollum. Once, a guy at a party told me he played an orc in Lord of the Rings. Today, my coworker said her husband crafted a lot of the leather armor for the Peter Jackson films.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

See a hug, post a hug

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submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Some days, I am all about kindness, gentleness, and community. Other days, the sound of someone breathing nearby makes me want to attack them with a tree branch. C'est la vie.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

New fear unlocked 👍

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

If you're having a hard day, I hope an enchanted forest bear covered in mushrooms appears out of nowhere, and offers you a magical gift.. 🍄 🎨 Lavestalu on IG

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

💀ROTTAGECORE💀 I curated this list with horror fans in mind who enjoy medical experiments on humans, body horror, grave digging, anatomy, gruesome descriptions of cadavers, slightly mad scientists, people in pies, and echoes of Frankenstein...enjoy! List in the alt text Horror Books 🩸📚

submitted 5 days ago • 17 comments