So my friend @charminglyantiquated shared a story-game with me that she's working on for @elsewhereuniversity and I became kiiinnnddadaa obsessed so for Christmas I had to make a little surprise for her about for the next letter I sent her.

Without giving spoilers, the narrative features an origami swan with writing on the back, and a special ring and I was like "I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THAT".

So I did. Pls enjoy my beautiful origami that's hiding SECRETS.

[Image Description 1: A photo of an origami swan. The swan is made of fancy paper with gold detailing, but hiding in the underside of the wing can be seen some handwriting Image Description 2: On the backside of the unfolded swan is a number of quickly scratched notes in different handwritings and annotations in black ink as well as a drawing of a simple ring. There's also faded writing in blue ink that can't be read. One note points to the faded ink and reads "Looks like there might be something up here?" Pointing at the ring is a back and forth between different handwritings "Why a ring?", "Who's is it?", "no idea", "do we need to know?". The last writting at the bottom of the paper is in all caps and reads "These secrets are by season sealed, Only by winter's bite revealed." and had written comments point it it reading "riddle from Canyon, no idea where they got it" and "this is important??" End Description.]

Riddle solution and revealed text and under the cut

The blue writing was written with a temperature-sensitive ink, which was revealed by making it cold - in this case, she stuck it in the freezer, which is exactly what I did when I tested the ink on the paper. The poem is about the central problem of the narrative :)

[Image ID 3: Another look at the back of the paper, now with small, neat cursive writing revealed in blue ink. A poem has been revealed written above and around the ring, and mysterious symbols written on the inside of the ring. The poem reads: "In time of love and trust betrayed, The Queen in birch and sleep had laid. For ruling Knight had little known, that grudges left unchecked had grown. A worthy soul the crows had found, To bring Spring Queen back to her crown. Now revels sing of Queen’s old songs, the friend of crows you find is gone. Replaced by neighbor, form eschewed, Their fate, you find, is up to you. Choose well, dear friend, which path you take, Soon all will know the story you make." End Description.]

Elsewhere: Museum for Marine Biology

In Elsewhere this is a place where all the geeks, nerds and other fun people will hang out. Fun facts about the local fish, the waters, mermaid lore and more. Listen to speakers and presentations as well as partake in studying about marine biology facts and check out our magazine rack full off beautiful pictures cover to cover.

It's been 2 years since Elsewhere came out???

I miss this era so much 😭😭

There will be other lives. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for bittersweet fumblings in the backseats of cars, for caps and gowns in royal blue and crimson, for mothers clasping pretty pearl necklaces around daughters' unlined necks, for your full name read aloud in an auditorium, for brand-new suitcases transporting you to strange new people in strange new lands. And there will be other lives for unpaid debts, for one-night stands, for Prague and Paris, for painful shoes with pointy toes, for indecision and revisions. And there will be other lives for fathers walking daughters down aisles. And there will be other lives for sweet babies with skin like milk. And there will be other lives for a man you don't recognize, for a face in a mirror that is no longer yours, for the funerals of intimates, for shrinking, for teeth that fall out, for hair on your chin, for forgetting everything. Everything. Oh, there are so many lives. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. But that's not how it works. A human's life is a beautiful mess.

— Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin

Elsewhere (2009)

For some reason I'm still a little stuck on Elsewhere but here is a different take on it for the second wallpaper. I was planning on going to the Deathless tour St. Louis date but unfortunately, I got stuck in class and work.

Grrr I hated elsewhere era Set it off because they became mainstream, and it was bad, and yucky and 😡😡😡 They've NEVER done positive poppy music befOR-

*upside down album*

*beats the shit out of you with wild wild world*

*final blow with at least HALF of duality album*

say goodbye to your mr. nice guy, you got your wish, he’s rotting in hell

(fifth show in the books has me emo, so enjoy this collage of cody from ‘17-now)

03.18.24 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum played an incredible show for their "comeback" at Elsewhere in Brooklyn. They just released a new album, of the Last Human Being

Elsewhere Community Lot

dan cooper from elsewhere is bisexual (implied)

submitted by @octorocks-and-dodongos

“as soon as i looked at you i thought, this guy… he fucks.” — henry shields as a dragon about chris leask

Today’s shuffle is…

Coraline

(director Henry Selick)

A lot of people don’t know this movie is based off of the incredible book by Neil Gaiman, so that is the #1 recommendation if you want more Coraline vibes!

Books

Elsewhere, by Jacqueline West. This series follows a girl named Olive as she moves into a spooky new house, and magic unfolds. An all time favorite series here, and a must-read for enjoyers of reading and Coraline.

The Power of Poppy Pendle, by Natasha Lowe. A little girl named Poppy doesn’t want to be a witch. She just wants to bake. Her parents have other plans.

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson. Not a story featuring a kid on an adventure, but instead a somewhat odd adult woman and her experiences in a haunted house.

Short stories

The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Movies

Corpse Bride, director Tim Burton

Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), director Brad Silberling ***there’s a lot of ASOUE content out there that is all incredible, this particular movie adaptation will have the vibes more along the lines of Coraline

Games

Little Nightmares (Tarsier Studios)

"Damn you're hot, Tolliver."

"I'm Just trying to use the toilet.."