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Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

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💕💞💕 Ah, Cursola, My Beloved 💕💞💕

BOO!

btw this is me if you even care

English added by me :)

Hollywood WISHES it could create this much narrative tension.

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

Suzanne Collins gripping my face with her hands: listen listen the first step to evil is dehumanisation, always, the second you start to see people as less than people no matter what they've done to you that's when you start heading down a path of selfish destruction and violence

Terry Pratchett nodding emphatically behind her: people as things. That's where it starts.

Los magníficos óleos de Viktor Lyapkalo (RUS)

Fuente imágenes: Leningrad Artist / Pinterest / Blogger / Vi.sualize

“Princess” Nickit small plush for @holliehives!

the current electoral system is an unfairly weighted corrupt mess that will not save us, but

there is no materially revolutionary argument against voting if you are at all able.

scraps

The other day, I wrote a post where I used the word "producers" when what I really wanted to use was "the powers that be" because I feel like I rarely hear people refer to TPTB anymore. These days, it feels like I more often see people discussing named individuals such as writers, producers, directors, or studio heads.

I kind of miss the vagueness of TPTB. It's a phrase that evokes that faceless power of a corporate overlord, delivering edicts from on high regardless of what any particular fan or fandom wants. The Powers That Be are uncaring. Immovable. Implacable. They can't be wheedled or cajoled into changing their mind. They can't be bullied or harassed.

As a phrase, it also feels more accurate to the actual relationship at play. Fans don't actually have any power when it comes to decisions about our favourite media. We can vote in contests or try to boost numbers here or there, but ultimately that isn't what matters to TPTB. They make their decisions based on metrics that are in such opposition to how we base ours - they might as well be from another planet.

I think another reason I miss using that term is that it removed the illusion that we could do anything to influence canon. They gave us whatever they decided we'd get, and we'd make our stories and art and fanvids etc. in conversation or opposition to it.

I don't know. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic on a Tuesday night. But maybe I'll also start thinking about the powers that be again too.

(by yuma_and_laura)