idk maybe domestic abuse trials shouldn’t be treated as entertainment

First touch. 

maybe just maybe.... never experiencing romantic love isn't a bad thing besties

!NEW RELEASE!

Title: Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz - The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

Author: Gail Crowther ( https://gailcrowther.com/ ) Publication date: 20 April 2021 (USA) & 27 May 2021 (UK) Pages: 304 Publisher: Gallery Books

About the book:

“A vividly rendered and empathetic exploration of how two of the greatest poets of the 20th century—Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton—became bitter rivals and, eventually, friends. Introduced at a workshop in Boston University led by the acclaimed and famous poet Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton formed a friendship that would soon evolve into a fierce rivalry, colored by jealousy and respect in equal terms. In the years that followed, these two women would not only become iconic figures in literature, but also lead curiously parallel lives haunted by mental illness, suicide attempts, self-doubt, and difficult personal relationships. With weekly martini meetings at the Ritz to discuss everything from sex to suicide, theirs was a relationship as complex and subversive as their poetry. Based on in-depth research and unprecedented archival access, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz is a remarkable and unforgettable look at two legendary poets and how their work has turned them into lasting and beloved cultural figures. ”

Source (cover & description): https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/

last words of shooting star - mitski / at the bottom of everything - bright eyes / plane crash blues (i can’t play the piano) - car seat headrest

Resenting the male gaze but also being obsessed with how you’re perceived by others

Margaret Atwood /// Susan Sontag /// Real Men - Mitski /// Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across - Mary Lambert /// Birds of Prey (2020) /// post by jitterati /// Liquid Smooth - Mitski /// Jennifer’s Body (2009) /// Bravado - Lorde /// Diagnosis - Cynthia Cruz

womanhood is just

*crying in a forever 21 dressing room* *fighting with your mom and realizing she has a lot of trauma* *drinking diet soda instead of eating a meal* *reading that margaret atwood quote over and over again* *erratically cutting your own hair for no reason* *staring in the mirror until you stop looking like a person* *getting hit on by a man old enough to be your grandfather* *fantasizing about being a disembodied entity* *screaming into your pillow* * thinking about being lobotomized*

The View From Halfway Down 

it’s all okay, it would be. were you not now halfway down.

🎁 stevebucky + richard siken for @kazablanka96 💝

this is how we die

become just you and i

you turn around and smile one final time

you were just a state of mind

Atonement

Jake Peralta + basic human emotions (insp)

thor’s always sassing the bad guys

I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between.

— Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath