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Things that make you want a cup of tea. I feature books not written by me, original art, and writing. Writer with imposter syndrome. They/Them. *Nudibranch supremacy*
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Fruits of Victory: The Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War by Elaine F. Weiss. "The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need" Non-Fiction. Interesting, but also while this was probably a factor in securing women the vote this type of liberation was not intersectional. #read #nonfiction

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Ready to test my writing skills in the Twisted Teams challenge "Twisted Teams 1"! Looking forward to the creative prompts and team collaboration. Any other writers joining me? twistedtournament.com/homepageteams #TwistInTaleContest #writingcontest

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Another book from my shelf. I'll admit that as an adult I've always had a bit of a fascination with blood. Why is it so cool? Our lips are red and people make them more so to seem attractive. Blood being attractive is just the next logical step, right? 🫢 #notavampire #booksky #nonfiction #vampire

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I picked up Valley of Horses just to browse and I was reading The Fires of Heaven earlier today. These have been some of my favorite series' but the bio essentialism and sexism is strong. I just think... we're writing & reading the new language. It will be in these pages. #booksky #writing #read

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

I dearly wish for the world's oldest novel to have a complete translation done by a native Japanese speaker who is also a woman or has lived life as a woman. I'm very over translations of literature written by women only translated by soggy old Englishmen. #novel #literature #japan #booksky

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I'm moving my books to another room so I thought I'd post them here as I go. "German: Biography of a Language" Ruth H. Sanders Excerpt included in pic. German is such a fun language. Do you have a favorite German word? Mine is handschuh, it means glove 🤣 #booksky #linguistics #history #reads

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I'm still reading Shogun. It's been a month and a half. I am really enjoying it! The main criticism I have is that the protagonist feels like a self insert but...I think that's a pretty well established trope in this kind of genre, so desu ne? #booksky #historicalfiction #reads #shogun

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Craeft: How Traditional Crafts Are about More than Just Making- Alexander Langlands If you've ever seen BBC's Historical Farm series you'll know who Alex is, one of the quick-witted, charming archaeologists that live on these historic farms for a growing season. #booksky #craft #history #farming

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“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” ― Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living I am introduced to a philosopher after my own heart. I'm currently learning Mandarin mostly so I can read it. #philosophy #tea #quotes #booksky #language

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Wanna know what these crypto crazy tech billionaires have in store for people? Read The Sovereign Individual by Lord William Rees-Mogg MP Peter Thiel calls it his "bible." He even wrote the foreward for the new version. Im serious when I say you NEED to read it! #booksky

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I just added Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse to my reads list a couple days ago and happened to open to this page in my Dictionary of Symbols while I was bored a moment ago. I wonder if this is the Black Sun of the title? I know it's set in Pre-Columbian Americas. #booksky #reading #sff #specfic

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My most favorite person few have heard of is William Morris. If I could pick one person to have dinner with it would be him. If you read the page of text I included it'll give you an idea of who he was. I wish I could fill my house with his art. #booksky #nonfiction #art #craft

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“I want to meet you in every place I ever loved. Listen to me. I am your echo. I would rather break the world than lose you.” This book has stayed with me. I think of it every so often and consider getting a quote tattooed. #sciencefiction #sff #novella #lgbtq+ #booksky #sciencefictionfantasy

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