An Excellent Response To Bigoted Parents!

an excellent response to bigoted parents!

It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making By Catherynne M. Valente (via jennysbookblog)

‘There are important rules in Fairyland. I am afraid that if you trample upon the rules, I cannot help you. You may be ticketed or executed, depending on the mood of the Marquess.’ 'Is she very terrible?’ The Green Wind frowned into his brambly beard. 'All little girls are terrible,’ he admitted finally, 'but the Marquess, at least, has a very fine hat.’

Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making (via porchwood)

where a little old lady owns a bodega and her customers are frequently vigilantes, anti-heros and morally ambiguous mutants and phd students. and they are all sweet as pie to her. they listen to her talk about her grandchildren and her cat. these hardened criminals become the sweetest ppl with mrs. lo who gets help stocking her shop by like someone who has no qualms hanging a drug dealer out a window. 

so like mrs. lo’s shop is on an unwritten list of places that aren’t robbed. until like some super-villain has the gall to have a throwdown in mrs. lo’s neighbourhood and now the hero has a group of lawless vigilantes showing up to help them just because mrs. lo is in the hospital with a broken arm. and like two of the most sinister vigilantes are now running her shop for her while she recuperates 

“so who do i have to kill?”

“what, they eat planets whole -”

“so i need a bigger gun, fine, lemme call some people”

“what the fuck-”

“hey, language, kids play in this street. i thought you were a hero”

There must be blood, the girl thought. There must always be blood. The Green Wind said that, so it must be true. It will be hard and bloody, but there will be wonders, too, or else why bring me here at all? And it’s the wonders I’m after, even if I have to bleed for them.

Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (via poolofjello)

Beautiful art, I love these.  The detail you put in you art is amazing and you really capture the characters.

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