Funerals,” the third man said, not wanting to lose this line of inquiry, it seemed. “Do you think - do you think that they will grow, if you plant them deeply enough?

tropicallya-deactivated20180506 asked: why don't you update your tumblr anymore :( ?

I’ll be honest, I’ve just lost interest in it at the moment. I’m working a lot and spend a lot of time updating work-related social media and keeping on top of messages and inquiries, so by the time I’m done with that I don’t really have the urge to then take more photos and update here as well. It doesn’t mean I’m not reading though, I’m actually happier with my reading life now than I was a year ago.

If any of you are on there, I’m on instagram the most these days at chloegiordano_embroidery. As you can tell from the name it’s mostly my embroidery, but there is the odd book post and dog updates (my stories on there are nearly 100% boxers).

I felt the valleys shrunc to gutters cloggd
wth sky I saw a hare uneating embres
in th tumbledown of darck and rain spalling
the heavens (…)

Anonymous asked: Thank you so, so much! My country hasn't english as native language, and I never had the oportunity to listen to Bruce Springsteen's songs before. I met his songs through you, and I need to say thank you again! Could you recomend more amazing people to listen to?

Oh God, I’m terrible at music recommendations. I have been listening to Jackson Browne’s For Everyman (1973) album on repeat for several weeks now so that’s probably a good place to start (and if you liked that then try Jackson Browne (1972), Late For the Sky (1974) and The Pretender (1976)).

The fact that our lack of care and concern may have been, at times, unintentional or unconscious does not mitigate our crime - if we refuse, when given the chance, to make amends.

For this your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here and will again, and we can make America what America must become.

Adnan’s Story once I was done with it

(…) one did not have to be abnormally sensitive to be worn down to a cutting edge by the incessant and gratuitous humiliation and danger one encountered every working day, all day long.