unpretty
dragonomatopoeia

maybe it's just because i spend my time scrounging around libraries and itch.io and such but i'm often bewildered whenever people talk about everything becoming the same or death of art or everyone being afraid to Get Weird with It. i promise people are still out there getting weird with it. the hegemonic mainstream art remains hegemonic and mainstream. counterculture remains counterculture. as usual. interesting and somewhat off-putting zines cost a little more but the cost of living is pretty high right now, and i don't particularly mind giving an independent artist a few more bucks for their work

unpretty
miseria-fortes-viros

yoooo guys these wings my dad made look INSANE i can’t wait to try them tomorrow

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i don’t think you understand i totally thought we were gonna die locked up in this castle but this fucking genius was like “im going to invent a way for humans to fly”. shout out to my dad he’s a real one fr

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LMAOOO this dude told me to be careful as he affixed the wings to my back…..dad no offense but you just invented flying and we have to go high enough to avoid the king’s archers. soo

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HOOOOLY SHIT YOU GUYS I AM SO AFRAID. THE GROUND IS SO FAR. HOW DO BIRDS DO THIS. OH MY GODS OH MY GODS OH MY GODS

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it’s so beautiful up here

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i don’t like seeing the ground. i’m going higher

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it’s cold and i can’t see anything. not sure if that’s better or worse

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by zeus….what is that thing…….it’s as bright as the sun and twice as warm

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the gods look truly down on me this day…apollo calls to me from his chariot of fire. a mere mortal. he must think my flight such a wondrous feat

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i don’t understand why but he’s coming closer. he is not supposed to stray from his path, lest the sun fall from the sky. why does he look so anguished to see me?

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oh. i am in his path

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it’s so hot…was it this hard to fly before? maybe i’m tired

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he really does look like the sun…the light emanates from his fingers, his hair, his skin. he means to catch me. i reach for him

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his skin burns. i cannot hold on

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i slip through his fingers.

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it takes a really long time to fall from the sky. longer than i thought

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i wonder if he cried for me

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i pray to him just in case. i am grateful he tried. my palms are red and cracked from where they touched divinity. the ground does not look any closer than it was

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i have not seen my father since we took flight…i hope he escaped. i hope he will not witness this. i wish i could tell him how joyful these wings made me before the wax melted

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i do not regret it. i have seen with my own eyes what others will only dream of

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i am not afraid

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i am not afraid i am not afraid i am not afraid i am not afraid i am afraid i am afraid i am afraid

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please please please please please pleaseplease

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the gods will not save me. i suppose this is a lesson in hubris. i am forever a flightless thing

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please please please i have no coin for the ferryman if i am to die now i will never reach the realm of hades please turn me into a bird any bird or a bug or something anything please please pleasepleaseplease

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I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM N

warsawmouse
artharakka:
“““Äiti itki. Isä lähti huoneesta. Vivian istui nurkassa ja kuunteli vaiti. Kissamme Minni hyppäsi vuoteelle ja käpertyi jalkojeni päälle ja kehräsi, sillä kehräämällä parannetaan sairaita.”
— Emmi Itäranta. Kuunpäivän kirjeet
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““Mom...
artharakka

“Äiti itki. Isä lähti huoneesta. Vivian istui nurkassa ja kuunteli vaiti. Kissamme Minni hyppäsi vuoteelle ja käpertyi jalkojeni päälle ja kehräsi, sillä kehräämällä parannetaan sairaita.”
— Emmi Itäranta. Kuunpäivän kirjeet

“Mom cried. Dad left the room. Vivian sat in the corner and listened quietly. Our cat Minni jumped on the bed and curled up on my legs and purred, for through purring the sick are healed.”
— Emmi Itäranta. The Moonday Letters. Quote tranlated by me (unofficial)

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Hi! I'm Crow and I run Crowlines. My passion is making bright, colorful, and fun size-inclusive clothing and accessories that frequently feature animals, fruit, stars, and flowers! I'm best known for my array of button up shirts, especially my pride collection, as well as my silly graphic tees. My utmost wish is to bring comfort and joy with what I make.

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goldensunset

advice i think we should tell children is that when adults say stuff like ‘now that i’m an adult i get really excited about stuff like coffee tables and bathrooms and rugs etc’ they don’t mean ‘and now i don’t care about blorbo and squimbus from my childhood tv shows anymore’ bc your average adult still loves all the same pop culture stuff they always did; they just have a greater appreciation for the mundane as well. growing up just means you can enjoy life twice as much now. you can get really excited about a new stuffed animal AND about a new kitchen sponge. peace and love