mel (she/her/siya)

28 | published by NAR, LAR, Grist, The Shore, & more! my chapbook, “in storyboard” is out now!

[jegævi @jegaevi]

More people should know about Project Gutenberg. It makes reading classics so accessible to everyone.

[Tóbi Bítàn🌻 @Tobi_Bitan]

writing is a technology for thinking. put words on a page and you slow your mind; in that slowdown you expose the joints of your argument. speed hides cracks. slow reveals structure. read to gather material; write to test it. reading enlarges what you know; writing shows what...

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

A huge factor in the collapse of our collective mental health is the decline in reading for pleasure. Reading lessens loneliness, builds community, sharpens the intellect. It brings joy. You will be shocked at how much better you feel if you begin to read regularly.

[♡ @ArtCelineLove]

autumn season in old cartoons

[Halloween Queen 🎃 @NosCalanGaeaf]

Sam's rules of Halloween 🎃🍂

[𝓢𝓱𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓵𝔂𝓷𝓷 🥀 @Sherylynn_R2]

🍂🧡🍂🧡𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒪𝒸𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑒𝓇 🧡🍂🧡🍂

[dhanishtamoon ☾ @aquamoonbb]

some books you are meant to buy and have sit on your shelf until the version of you who is meant to read it is born. i’ll always support buying an insane amount of books.

[Elizabeth Elder @emackelder]

Siren

[𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑮𝑰𝑹𝑳 🦇 @screamnhorror]

!!!!!!

[Jackary Draws @JackaryDraws]

i don’t want to be dramatic but the lord of the rings movies will genuinely change who you are as a person if you lock in and watch them with the care and attention they deserve

[♡ @taesdawn26]

solitude through the lens of wong kar-wai

[♡ @taesdawn26]

"AI can replicate but can it yearn?"- wong kar-wai

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Tony Todd's final lines in #FinalDestinationBloodlines were unscripted — the directors asked him to speak directly to the fans

(via @Deadline)

[Smriii @smriiis_reading]

reminder ― ˖ ࣪⊹

[‎ً @suliciar]

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[Caroline Renard @carolinerenard_]

This is why your little AI and ChatGPT will never suffice. Writing is about the work and the process. You can’t bypass all that and still call yourself a writer.

[daily sanrio ʚ♡ɞ @daiIysanrio]

The message behind the creation of Hello Kitty 🎀💕

[izzy 🍰 @miffysbooks]

that book with a 3.5 rating on goodreads will save you