The Skellingcorner

[writingwithcolor]

Yes, in my novel, the Ancient Egyptians are Black

[ktempest]

A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with an indie publisher ((Whose name I won’t reveal here because they might not want everyone and their mama to know they have this opinion.)) about an anthology project they’ve been wanting to do for a long time: speculative fiction stories set in Ancient Egypt where the only rule about the stories is that the authors must make it clear that the…

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[lookatthewords]

“So yeah, it is a bit of a radical act to stipulate that stories set in Ancient Egypt should have Black Egyptians and I can sort of understand not wanting to walk into that particular hornet’s nest willy nilly. Still though. I’m ready and waiting for this anthology to become a reality because I will just write a story set in the Steampunk Egypt world my novel is set in. Because, other than wanting to ensure the culture I crafted is matriarchal, my other base reality is that all the native Egyptians in the book are Black. I intend to mark their dark skin colors as often as I can get away with, and using language that makes it clear they and other people in Egypt consider that skin to be beautiful. Hell, everything about their features will be marked as the epitome of beauty and the standard by which people of nearby countries judge themselves by.” 

[sweetlittlevampire]

Hecate by SweetLittleVampire

I´ve been wanting to draw Hecate for my Book of Shadows for a while, so… I sat down and did just that.

I left out most of her usual imagery and symbolism on purpose; my goal was to depict her the way she  pops up in my mind when I think about her, and what I, as an individual, associate with her. The keys do definetely belong to that category; the scent of lavender, especially after it has been raining, is one I´ve associated with her since the day I learned about her. The candles are kind of a substitute for the torch though; I always light at least one candle when I work with her. I prefer to have the room lit by candles only, actually.

And yes, I did paint that lavender. Tedious, but sooo worth it.

As this is a highly subjective and personal depiction, I do understand that this might not be the way everyone else sees her. I want you to know that I am more than fine with this.

Also just noticed that she kinda looks like Eva Green here…

(dA has a different text as artist´s description this time, since not everyone on there needs to know my whole spiritual history.)

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[the-enchanted-storybook]

[alexreadsboooks]

Day 12 of #fanaticalbirdapril is I’d like to travel to…
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I haven’t been in Wales or London since last year but after living in Wales for three years I’m missing it now. And going to London as well. It was always my stopover when I went home.
One day I’ll visit again!
In the meantime I went to Luxembourg to meet some of my besties today. It was lovely to see everyone again ❤I’m already looking forward to the next time ;D
It also means today’s blog post isn’t up yet, but I’ll rectify that shortly 😊
Where would you like to go for a holiday right now?
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[sweetlittlevampire]

Had a marvellous day with my favourite ladies. I´m still amazed that, after all these years, they still put up with my bullcrap. I am so blessed and forever grateful to have them as my friends. ♥ 

[writingwithcolor]

[stylish-editorials]

Gabrielle Richardson photographed by Anairam for Nylon Magazine (February 2017)

[yolexia]

So, I finally decorated my planner by making a collage using magazines.

And, the crazy part about it is that I came across this same exact image of this girl in one of the magazines I was tearing pages out of and fell in love with it.

I had know idea who this girl was. All I knew was that I loved everything about her face and expression.

It was honestly her teeth, hair,brown skin and makeup that drew me towards her.
I dedicated the whole back of my planner to her face, Lol.
And, to spice it up I started taping some luxury brands I desire around her face.

Soooooo, anyway today as usual I was scrolling down my TL and seen that it’s the same exact pic from the magazine.

Now I know her name !!

💕Gabrielle Richardson 💕
I thought she was just a one time paid model , but apparently she’s not.

I just love uniqueness and appreciate the flaws in beauty.

Magazines should consider doing more shoots like this. Embrace the things that are look down upon.
Consider models that look just like your everyday girl once in a fucking while.

- yolexia | ⚡️

[marvellousbee]

[zenpencils]

FRIDA KAHLO ‘Heroine of Pain’

[writingwithcolor]

Let me just say this again to be clear

[fandomsandfeminism]

Things that ACTUALLY EXISTED FOR REAL IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Non-white people, mostly those of North African and Middle Eastern heritage who were immigrants, merchants, missionaries, mercenaries  advisors, and scholars; female leaders, including the famed Warrior Queen Boudicca; and queer folk, seriously, Shakespeare wrote sonnets for dudes.

Things that did NOT actually exist for real in European History: Magic, faeries, dragons, wizards.

Q.E.D. The “well, there’s no black people/brown people/women leaders/gay people in this European inspired fantasy because that would be inaccurate” rhetoric is bullshit.

[television-and-tea]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST YESTHIS PLEASE AND THANKS

So much fantasy is set in quasi “dark ages” feudal Europe.  Can we just take a sec and realize that Europe is that asshole who gets to be a continent even though he’s not really a continent.  He’s the jerk who, when he has a bad day, everyone starts calling it The Dark Ages.  

FYI, “The Dark Ages” were a golden age for almost everyone else.  Islam was booming, spreading and gathering up classical knowledge that would have been completely lost otherwise.  China was going through a golden age of its own unter the Tang empire and Song empires, during which China grew and traded so much and so widely that they ran out of metal for coins and had to invent paper money (they also invented gunpowder).  And let’s not forget that, while we have relatively few written records from this region, the evidence suggests that Africa (ALL of Africa, both around the Mediterranean and in Sub-Saharan Africa) was booming as well, creating empires of their own, trading with Islamic travelers and building gorgeous goddamn cities.

During this massively diverse time period, there were gay emperors and female emperors in China, the most traveled man in the world was an Islamic scholar and one of the wealthiest men in the world was an African Muslim king.

[alexreadsboooks]

Day 10 of #fanaticalbirdapril is Trilogy into a series
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I’m not entirely sure how this as planned but when I first found it there were 3 books that had a finished story arc and now we’re at five so I guess it at least kind of fits 😅
And yes, I’m missing book 4… I somehow never got around to buying it 😅
I’ll be off trying to get through The City and the City by China Miéville now. It’s fascinating so far!
What are you currently reading?
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[neil-gaiman]

[havemanymonkeys]

A stockade was made.

[writerswritecompany]

”Superficially speaking, children like stories that include adventure, mystery, excitement, discovery, daring, novelty, and humour.

At the core, children want three basic elements in a story: suspense, characters who are believable, and characters who act to solve problems. We find our themes in the problems.

I want to repeat a quotation from my first post in this series on writing for children: ‘We read to know we’re not alone.’ ~ C.S. Lewis

Children want to know that there are ways to cope with dilemmas. Writers must offer ideas and strategies that show children they are not alone.

I have included a list of themes that deal with issues that are important to this youthful audience.”