M.C. Frank's Blog, page 40
September 10, 2022
Contempprary romcoms feon the last few months. Which cover is...
Contempprary romcoms feon the last few months. Which cover is your favorite? Mine is 10 trends to seduce your bestfriend (it’s also one of my faves on this page). My favorite book in the universe is of course…
…. People we meet on vacation🏖 Who is surprised?
What color do you think my new book will be? (at Central Park, New York)
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September 9, 2022
fictionadventurer:
I’ve found a new favorite thing about ...
I’ve found a new favorite thing about “Cinderella” variants. They’re all about someone who’s hiding away–either by force or by choice–choosing to be seen for who she really is. And, in most cases, not only seen, but pursued, making the prince come to her, seeking her out in love.
Aschenputtel takes the dresses, goes to the ball, and chooses to make the prince pursue her. Alleleirauh, hiding her entire self after fleeing her father’s sexual harrassment, chooses to wear gowns that literally light up when she shows herself to the prince, before fleeing back to the shadows and revealing her true self when she chooses to. Tattercoats takes the shocking step of showing up as she is, with her rags and geese, before she is revealed as the fine lady she is supposed to be. Even the classic Cinderella, working with the help of a fairy godmother, must choose to defy her stepmother, accept the fairy’s help, and risk the deadline to have one night of freedom where she can be seen for her true self.
In every case, the woman shows her true self in Beauty and the man pursues. It’s so very Song of Songs.
weltenwellen:
Catherine Gildiner, Good Morning, Monster: ...
Catherine Gildiner, Good Morning, Monster: Five Heroic Journeys to Emotional Recovery
September 6, 2022
therealharbingerofdevastation:Do you ever think about how...
therealharbingerofdevastation:
Do you ever think about how Tolkien’s vision of the greatest evil in the universe was something he referred to as “The Machine” which was his way of talking about accelerated industrialism and mass surveillance and he wrote multiple books where the main villains were a dragon who sits on a huge pile of treasure that he never intends to use but incinerates anyone who comes near it, a man in a giant tower who’s wrecking the environment with his factories, and an evil being who uses what’s essentially a listening device to control the citizens of middle earth. And now Amazon is making a Tolkien show. Do you ever think about that.
palominojacoby:
… Is there a canopy in store for me? / Su...
… Is there a canopy in store for me? / Sunrise, sunset / Sunrise, sunset / Swiftly fly the years
ohsocozynights:
“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that ye...
“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.”
September 5, 2022
metamorphesque:
— clair de lune, tathève simonyan ...
— clair de lune, tathève simonyan
[text ID: i want a “waking up naked under dusty pink silky sheets” scene: / sunlights of hair cascading over the ivory of my back / untethered strands connecting beauty marks / my own constellation of starlight / and as the morning light sashays in / through the cracks / of this chain of blinds / and as this body of mine / welcomes in blues and yellows / there’s a sense of promise / dancing in the air / that’s not going anywhere. / i want a scene of / hands reaching for a door / not for a cover / for in this particular scene / there’s a body that wants to have me in it / and an i who wants to be in this body / i want this symbiotic bliss / this harmonious coexistence / of two opposing forces / reaching for the same door. / [i want debussy playing in the background] / hands reaching for a cup, hands boiling water, hands adding / a spoonful of coffee / hands never burning / hands running through hair / like wild horses / blindly unbounded / like leaves / succumbing to the breath of the wind / but in a good way / because succumbing oneself / doesn’t have to end with a death / not always / at least not when you can hear / clair de lune / softly whispering from the living room. / i want scenes with hands: / hands all over / all the time / hands that love / without a reason and with (one) / because it’s spring / because it’s no longer spring / because they are hands and that’s what they were made to do / because debussy is playing / and what else can one do / but love / unabashedly / with van gogh yellows / and picasso blues / and monet violets / and / i want a scene where / my name is no longer an unintended apology / but a silent promise / like the morning light / dancing in the air / painting its blue hues / yellow in its blues. / i want a scene where / my existence is a reason / and not an afterthought. / i want a scene of me not wanting any of these. / scenes of me naked under dusty pink silky sheets / waiting for the morning light / and knowing that it will come.]
September 4, 2022
metamorphesque:― Ali Smith, The Whole Story and Other...
― Ali Smith, The Whole Story and Other Stories
[text ID: It was a Sunday in September. There would only be four.]
metamorphesque:
― Ali Smith, The Whole Story and Other St...
― Ali Smith, The Whole Story and Other Stories
[text ID: It was a Sunday in September. There would only be four.]
