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henk-heijmans · 2 months

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A nun watches orphaned children sleep at Casa de Beneficencia Orphanage in Havana, Cuba, 1940s - by Marvin Koner (1921 - 1983), American

#Marvin Koner #Cuba #Havana #Casa de Beneficencia Orphanage #children #orphaned #nun

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hauntedbystorytelling · 8 months

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«Wo bleibt denn unsere Mutti... na endlich - der Hunger war doch echt groß» [in Die schöne Frau 1933]

Foto: Eva Andermann, W. Elberfeld (1933)

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churkey · 1 year

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#gifs by churkey #tyler hoechlin #teen wolf #derek hale #orphaned

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carriagelamp · 1 year

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Coming in just under the wire... my top (...or well, in some cases the most distinctive) books I read in 2022!

You know, I was startled to realize that while I did read a rather nice collection of queer lit this year, I didn't read a single Canadian novel. This is the first year in a few I haven't been able to put at least one on my list... I'll have to remedy that next year.

I'll do a brief description of the books, for those who are curious, but my more robust summaries/reviews are in the monthly reviews.

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson -- a story about an orphan who receives a birthday gift of sand from his presumably long dead parents and gets drawn into a strange, magical adventure by his mysterious grandfather

Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales -- a crime noir adventure comic featuring beautiful art and stunning scenery

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy -- a gentle collection of affirmations forming a loose, beautifully drawn narrative

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell -- a story about the chosen one attending a magical school and his rival - rather obviously a parody but it successfully creates characters, narrative, and romance that fully stands on its own

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming -- a story about a family who buy a very special car, one which seems to have a life of its own as it reveals a startling range of abilities and cunning that guide them through adventure

Dead Voices by Katherine Arden -- the sequel to Small Spaces, the children have survived their meeting with the Smiling Man and hope that life can return to normal... however when they get snowed in to a ski lodge it becomes quickly evident their holiday will be anything but that

Failed Princesses by Ajiichi -- a classic shoujo premise, in which a popular student and a nerd have a tumultuous first meeting but gradually find themselves warming to each other and slowly a romance begins to bloom... but now with lesbians!

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman -- the quirky explanation a father offers to his children, to justify why he was so late getting back from the shop with the milk...

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xui -- the powerful and feared Yiling Patriarch has been killed and the world is better for it... except years later he has found himself summoned back to the land of the living, his soul stuffed inside a body, and mysterious crimes of the past bubbling back up

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman -- a cute comic showing the developing friendships, relationships, identities, and mental health between Charlie Spring, Nick Nelson, and their collection of friends

Holes by Louis Sachar -- classic novel of Stanley Yelnats, a boy suffering under the curse of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather, who has found himself wrongly accused of theft and now struggling to find his place and survive at the detention center Camp Green Lake

Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei -- a story about hockey protege Mickey James III who has a heavy family legacy to live up to and is fighting desperately for the NHL top draft spot... except his top rival is attending the same college as him and isn't going to make things easy

In Deeper Waters by F. T. Luckens -- I'll be honest, I don't remember what this book is about besides pirates, magic, and queer characters... it was a fun enough read but obviously not overly memorable

The Iron Giant // The Iron Woman by Ted Hughes -- originally published as The Iron Man, this is a classic romp about a young boy who overcomes his community's fear and befriends a massive robot which appeared one day from the sea. I also read its sequel, The Iron Woman, which may be even better, and is about another massive robot who has bears the agonies of aquatic life being slowly poisoned and has now appeared to reap vengeance on those responsible for polluting the water

Kase-san and the Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima -- an adorable series about shy, clumsy Yamada who becomes entranced by the beautiful, outgoing track star, Kase.

Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono -- the novel that inspired the Ghibli film; this book is about a young witch who has set off to spend a year on her own, developing her craft and earning her own way

Minecraft: The Mountain by Max Brooks -- I found the first book very intriguing, though this sequel was only middling. The character from the first book has left his island and has found a whole new world with whole new challenges, everything from new animals, a new friend, and a whole new deadly world to explore

Modelland by Tyra Banks -- my girlfriend read this together mostly as a joke, but my god what a wild ride I don't know if I've ever laughed so much at a book. This is Harry Potter but for a deranged magical modelling based society with the most insane strings of words you have ever seen in one place

Orphaned by Eliot Schrefer -- a book about a young gorilla who finds herself separated from her family and forced to take care of her little brother, all while being stalked by a strange new sort of creature in their jungle home...

Outbursts of Everett True by A. D. Condo and J. W. Raped -- an old newspaper comic about the Everett True, a man who goes about his life giving rude, nasty, and generally unpleasant jerks the walloping we all secretly wish we could unleash

Prince of Song and Sea by Linsey Miller -- a Little Mermaid story, told through the eyes of Prince Eric, with a whole new cast of characters, lore, curses, and exciting worldbuilding

Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer -- a well-researched and very readable nonfiction popsci book that explores the complexity of sex and gender in the animal world

Touching Spirit Bear // Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen -- a childhood classic about Cole Matthew who, after beating a child badly enough to cause permanent injury, has to come to terms with his anger through a form of restorative justice that sees him on a lonely island and in the path of a majestic and dangerous white bear

Witch Week // Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones -- two different novels by Diana Wynne Jokes, first a reread, second a new one for me. Witch Week is a favourite, about witch orphans living at a bording school in which a note warns that someone in the class is a witch. The second is about orphan Earwig and her battle against the witch who adopted her with the intention to use her as a slave.

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thevoidscreamer · 1 month

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Musings while cleaning out the possessions of a deceased loved one.

The things we leave behind are indicative of so much -- and yet, with very few exceptions, the bits and bobs in our drawers and on our shelves are utterly incapable of capturing the essence of a person. Picture frames and junk drawers are just windows, glimpses into single moments in time when an inner life punctuated the physical realm. A smile became a photograph. A want became a have. A thought became words on a page. A concept became a tangible token of our efforts. Ultimately, it's all breadcrumbs for those who remain after we're gone, leading to the gaping hole in their hearts that can only be filled by a gentle touch, a warm laugh, a sassy remark, an inside joke, and the presence of one they held so dear.

#tw grief #tw death #feelings #orphaned

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elvensworld · 6 months

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I am not sharing the name of the user who messaged me, but I wanted to share this. This is very common to happen. When a mother gets hit by a car, most times, babies are still alive. That being said, if they are still attached to their mother, they need to be removed. If you do not know how to do this, please youtube/google removing baby opossums from a dead mother. There are multiple tips on how to do this. Afterwards, babies need to kept warm till they can be brought to a wildlife rehabber. Do not feed babies anything or offer any water. This goes for all wildlife species, even adults. You do not know the situation and sometimes water and food can make the animal worse off. Finally, get a wildlife rehabber on the phone as soon as possible and get the babies dropped off.

As far as heat goes, use a heating pad half on, half off the box/container that the babies are in. Make sure it has air holes and a lid. Babies (depending on the age) can climb out of boxes and containers.

If anyone else has any questions or concerns, please reach out to me. I will gladly answer any and all questions you have.

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swvawildlifecenter · 2 years

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With all the rain we’ve been having it’s a great time to swim! The young orphaned beaver admitted a few months ago is doing fantastic and is growing fast! Beavers urinate and defecate in the water, so young beavers need to be placed in bodies of water to do their business. However, she is still young and can’t be in the water continually without supervision, so we place her in either an outside swimming pool or an inside tub multiple times a day to stretch, swim, and relieve herself. During the Ice Age, the ancestors of beavers were over eight feet long and could be up to 200 pounds!

#beaver #beavers #wildlife #wildlife rehab #nature #biology #mammals #wildlife rescue #orphaned #animal rescue

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emmalovesfitzloved · 1 month

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The Blackthorns is so 'a series of unfortunate events' coded as a family

#orphaned #mental health AWARNESS PLS CAN WE GET SOME FOR THEM #hot potato kids between adults :(#Julian is TRYING #he be giving single divorced dad trope #and hes excellent #GOLD START JULIAN #we don't tell u enough as a fandom!#Shadowhunters #I could never do what he does and remain sane at 17 #massage his shoulders bf the responsibilities he carries on his back are crippling #The Dark Artifaces #Jemma #Kity

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greencoffeebeans0 · 3 months

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#january 2024 #himachal pradesh #tired #Orphaned #End

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bisexual-inuyasha · 1 year

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Waiting to be found.

#kaeya #kaeya alberich #genshin kaeya #kaeya fanart #he’s just so #orphaned #:( poor boy

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kickdrumheart68 · 1 year

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My wee little Christmas decorations display. It's been so difficult since my mom passed in August; I miss her madly. BUT I'm trying to not just call in sick daily and stay in my pajamas; it's not easy but I refuse to wallow.

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waynelvslcy · 1 year

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As if Lucille didn't already have enough on her plate in 1963. Here, in the middle of the second season of The Lucy Show, she does a guest spot in a dramatic role on the Desilu Production 'The Greatest Show On Earth' in the episode titled "Lady In Limbo". Lucy plays a circus horse trainer named Kate Reynolds, who becomes a temporary mother to another animal trainer's orphaned son, played by Billy Mumy. Lucille's appearance in this episode was to help boost the ratings for an already failing series. Jack Palance and Roger C. Carmel ('The Mother's-In-Law') costar. You can find this episode on YouTube. #lucilleball #jackpalance #desiluproductions #desilu #thegreatestshowonearth #tvseries #ratings #horsetrainer #circus #circuslife #orphaned #billymumy #lostinspace #limbo #thelucyshow #alotonherplate #busywoman #madamepresident #drama #youtube #behindthescenes #ontheset #classichollywood #ilovelucy #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVrgycu4Ai/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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churkey · 1 year

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#gifs by churkey #tyler hoechlin #teen wolf #derek hale #orphaned

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carriagelamp · 1 year

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The books I read while clinging to sanity by my fingertips. I didn't get enough read during either month to warrant their own posts, I was just too busy and way too stressed, so here's my November and December reads combined.

The Animal Rescue Agency: Cast File: Little Claws

I’ve been on an Eliot Schrefer kick, though so far I haven’t read anything that topped Queer Ducks for me. This was a very cute youth novel about the dashing Esquire Fox, who runs the Animal Rescue Agency, who are sworn to help any animal in need. In this first case, Esquire — and her fussy rooster friend, Mr Pepper — find themselves adventuring out into the arctic to rescue a baby polar bear from a sinister poacher.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

I’ve seen this book celebrated but didn’t really know much about it. I bought it on a whim, wanting something cosy to read, and it delivered. It’s a collection of little passages that form a loose narrative, and is centred around being a positive, uplifting view of life. It occasionally feels a little trite, but ultimately if you’re willing to take it for what it is without being overly critical, it was a very charming experience. It has an old-fashioned Winnie-the-Pooh vibe, and the artistry of each page is lovely, so combining that with very gentle and loving affirmations it makes a nice book to sit under a blanket and read on a rainy day.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

My mom found her old, original copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from when she was a kid, and since this was something I had been meaning to read for years I decided now was the time. You can definitely see Ian Fleming’s fingerprints all over it — who doesn’t love a cool, gadget-y, semi-sentient car in a battle against horrible mobsters? Add some explosions, a bit of flying, and a sweet shop theft, it really is a fun little adventure. Very different from the film, but both are good in their own unique ways.

A Christmas Carol

I love reading a Christmas novel in December but it was way too busy for me to do anything new or complex this year, so I decided to reread A Christmas Carol. You really can’t go wrong with it, Dicken’s turns of phrase and the way he portrays humanity is wonderful and it just pulls you right in. It’s such a quick, fun read that I really do recommend anyone who enjoys the films to give it a try — it’s not as intimidating as it might seem.

Failed Princesses v6

Finally, the last volume of the series! It was very overdramatic but in a quintessentially shoujo way. If you’ve ever wanted an almost cliche shoujo, but with lesbians, then this is the series for you. It starts with two very different girls — a prep and a nerd, essentially — finding themselves pushed together and slowly developing a friendship as they try to understand the other’s point of view and way of living life. As the series progresses, so do their feelings for one another.

Fortunately, the Milk

An absolutely hilarious novella about a father and his excuses for being a little late getting home from the shop with the milk his kids need for breakfast. Obviously it’s not because he got chatting with a friend, no, he was definitely dedicatedly on his way home, absolutely determined to save his children’s milk-less breakfast, only to be abducted by aliens… and it gets sillier from there. A very fast, very adorable read; it had me grinning the whole way through.

The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

This was a series I remember loving as a kid but haven’t seen since. I stumbled across the first book again and decided to see if it stood up to what I remembered. In some ways it very much did! It’s about Hank, a cowdog who takes his job as Head Of Ranch Security very seriously… but unfortunately does have the intelligence of an average dog and more often than not gets himself into a lot of fuss and bother. It’s a fun mystery adventure, written to mimic a jaded private eye and the humour that a child might miss comes through for any adults reading it. Unfortunately, they’re portrayal of First Nations oh, sorry, I mean coyotes, is seriously very, very uncomfy. Like, deeply racist. So… probably wouldn’t recommend, leave it as a childhood memory.

Nintendo Adventure Books: Leaping Lizards

My brother has an old copy of a Nintendo choose your own adventure book so we decided to sit down and play it over the holidays. Written in the Super Mario Bros 3 era, this book is just completely buckwild, and the results of your choices are completely bizarre. Did it make sense? No. Was it well written? Also no. Did we laugh a lot while reading it though? Yes, it was a blast.

Orphaned

More Eliot Schrefer. This story is about a young gorilla named Snub, who lived back in prehistoric Africa and had never seen a human before… until catastrophe strikes and she finds herself separated from her family and forced to care for her little brother as these strange human creatures stalk the trees. But when Snub sees the humans violently cast out one of their own, she has a challenging decision to make. Schrefer really seems to know what he’s talking about when it comes to animals, and I like how this book is handled. It’s not a “talking animal” book, and he does a great job of portraying the world as a young gorilla like Snub might perceive it.

My Father’s Dragon

It’s been turned into a Netflix film, so of course I had to go find the book before watching the movie. The book was charming, and had that very classic 1940s kidlit vibe. Did not bother explaining any of the weirdness, just a had a fun time taking you on an adventure to Wild Island, where the narrator’s father sets about with only his cunning and a strange mishmash of supplies to try to rescue a young dragon who had been enslaved by the other animals.

Prince of Song & Sea

I was hesitant about this book — I was never a huge Little Mermaid fan and every Disney prequel, sequel, triquel is wearing on me — but I’m pretty much willing to follow Linsey Miller wherever she intends to go. And I was pleased that I did. This book focuses on the story of Disney’s Little Mermaid as told from Prince Eric’s point of view, but with a bunch of new world building and twists built into it. In this version, Ursula is a much more pervasive and threatening force, and Eric has to figure out how to protect his little kingdom from encroaching threats, fend off the increasing pirate threat, and deal with his own curse that is related to his mother’s early death. Honestly, my main complaint is that it is inherently Disney. The weakest parts of the book came from Miller’s interesting characters and lore bump up against the “pre-rendered” Disney scenes — they didn’t always mesh that well and it left me floundering occasionally. Honestly, it made me wish this was just a pure re-imagining without the movie baggage at all. But! I can’t fault anyone from getting that ~*Sweet Disney Money*~ and I honestly don’t think anyone could have handled this better. I enjoyed reading it.

The Hound of the Baskervilles // The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Well, my last month has been, in a world, hell. So we’ve returned to the ultimate comfort media: Sherlock Holmes. I reread Hound and The Return of Sherlock Holmes and I’ll probably be continuing with this into the New Year because my personal hell doesn’t look like it’s gonna let up any time soon.