#LM Montgomery Stuff

[noratilney]

Stella Starr, Emily Trilogy + a moodboard for every oc (91/?)

tag list: @akabluekat, @arrthurpendragon, @bravelittleflower, @foxesandmagic, @juliaswickcrs, @kendelias, @kingsmakers, @nixdragon, @ocs-supporting-ocs, @starcrossedjedis, @sunlitscribe, @villain-connoisseur, @waterloou

#stella starr #amfeo #LM Montgomery Stuff

[no-where-new-hero]

I know Teddy presumably doesn’t do much thinking because otherwise he’d have connected the dots a lot sooner and declared himself to Emily in some more honest and foolproof way than a letter left in the house of his irrationally possessive mother—

But really, what does he think when Emily takes him to the Disappointed House again and tells him they’re going to live there? What does he think to see Dean’s souvenirs and pictures, all with the stories that will never now be told to Emily? Does Teddy remember how he and Emily planned out their future in front of that fire and vowed never to have porridge for breakfast? Does he feel like this place belongs to him? Or is it just a relic of his childhood and the mausoleum of another man’s devotion to his wife where his current adult self can never quite feel at home?

#i don’t often have teddy thoughts but i was speculating what emily would think to see all of dean’s stuff again when she moves back in #and realized for teddy it would be 1000% weirder #lm montgomery #emily of new moon #teddy kent #emily starr #dean priest

[alwayschasingrainbows]

"She asked me what made me do such a thing. That is an okward question because often I cant tell what makes me do things. Sometimes I do them just to find out what I feel like doing them. And sometimes I do them because I want to have some exiting things to tell my grandchildren." Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery

#lm montgomery #emily of new moon #little emily big moments #reasons to do stuff

[gogandmagog]

I cherish love but for its own sweet sake,

Not hoping to win thine, but holding yet,

Deep-hidden in my heart it’s precious ache:

Nor, if I could forget,

Would I so choose. I willingly yield me

Prisoner of a pain all joys above:

For its own dole and sweetness I love Love

And would its bondsman be!

— Anne Blythe

DR. BLYTHE, thinking: - “I remember that expressed my feelings pretty well when I thought Anne was going to marry Roy Gardner. Odd how Anne has taken to writing so much more verse since Walter’s death. It does seem as if in some queer way Walter’s gift had descended to her instead of the reverse. Well, I daresay it is some outlet for the pain we feel when we think of him.”

#all my favorite Blythes in this one #the Blythes are quoted #most underrated book #so much good stuff #lmm you genius #lm montgomery

[batrachised]

we've come to an end of The Blue Castle book club, and now we have a wonderful month of fanworks I'm VERY excited for! (Follow @dustpileofherown for all the good stuff!) Thank you to @daydreamingandprocrastination for an lm montgomery filled month 🥹🥹

Because the book club was such a brilliant idea, I wanted to toss out the idea of (in a couple of months, bc I'm not done with the blue castle yet!! Not trying to jump the gun here) reading another lm montgomery book and was curious which one people would be most interested in for the future. Yes, I've limited it to two but I'm genuinely curious to see which has more interest. So:

#lm montgomery #emily of new moon #blue castle book club #jane of lantern hill

[t3rrarium]

Anyway even if I already post a lot about LM Montgomery and aogg on here I do have a secondary account @valoftheisland where I post solely lmm stuff!!! I made it centuries ago to fight the aogg brain worms and here I am still

#aogg #anne of green gables #lmm #lucy maud montgomery #anne shirley #shirbert

[daily-rayless]

Meme taken from @ringneckedpheasant

As always, while I would recommend most of these authors, I do not support everything each of them has ever written and in some cases object strongly to some of their stuff.

I enjoyed this exercise a lot. First lines, “hooks”, can be so iconic, and it's interesting to look at them in isolation.

Lady of Quality – Georgette Heyer: The elegant traveling carriage which bore Miss Wychwood from her birthplace, on the border of Somerset and Wiltshire, to her home in Bath, proceeded on its way at a decorous pace.

Haven't read this one yet, but this strikes me as a very Georgette Heyer opening line – you know it's going to be a fancy setting about fancy people. That being said, it's also extremely bland. I would take out the information about her birthplace (because why does it matter at the outset?) and replace it with something more energetic. Overall it, feels staid and, well, decorous.

Rating: 5/10

The Complete Fairy Tales of George MacDonald – In this case, the opening line isn't by MacDonald; it's an introduction by Roger Lancelyn Green: Once upon a time there was a poor farmer's son who lived in a little house in the north of Scotland, a house so small that he and his five brothers had to sleep in the living-room, in little box-beds built against the walls with sliding doors to keep out the draught and make it even more box-like.

The details about the beds are good. I can see a child (or an adult) reading that line and being intrigued by the boxiness. Is it a cozy box, tucked away, or a box where things are put and forgotten? The fairy tale style is also charming. My quibble here is that I would've broken it into two sentences somewhere around the north of Scotland.

Rating: 7/10

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – CS Lewis: Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.

Tidy, straight to the point, no gimmick. A bit boring, but it moves you along quickly to the more interesting stuff. But still, a bit bland. I've always believed in reading The Chronicles of Narnia in their publication order rather than the chronological order the American editions go with, and this partially demonstrates why. Lion was the first to be published, and its language can feel simpler than the other books.

Anyway, nothing special about this opening line. Lewis is lucky the book's dedication is so much more memorable.

Rating: 2/10

Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins: I stare down at my shoes, watching as a fine layer of ash settles on the worn leather.

Most of the books on this list are fairly old, so this highlights the stylistic change in more modern books. Immediately in the protagonist's head, brief language, an indirect hint at conflict. It's an effective opener, letting the reader know something bad has happened, leading into the explanation rather than trying to pack too much into the first line. Though the line comes after seeing the title for Part One, which is just “The Ashes” – so having the ashes immediately referred to reads as unintentionally funny to me. The ashes. There they are, on my shoes.

Rating: 8/10

The Luck of the Bodkins – PG Wodehouse: Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty, hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.

As an opening vault goes, the style is roundabout but the landing is pure Wodehouse. It's maybe a little too wordy before it hits the punchline, but I can't actually see where I'd cut anything to try to improve it.

Rating: 9/10

Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery: Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

Merciful Providence, Maud, you are s t r e t c h i n g the definition of an opening line! This line spills out and babbles like a brook – like the book's heroine Anne. There's nothing wrong with that, I just don't understand why she went with semi-colons instead of periods. Was her typewriter broken? As a single opening line, it's ungainly. But the line about the brook behaving itself as it passes the Lynde house is golden.

I think it's interesting to see the famous Green Gables called merely “the old Cuthbert place”. Anne of the Old Cuthbert Place would never have sold fifty million copies worldwide.

Rating: 4/10

Singer in the Shadows – Irving Litvag: I discovered Patience Worth (or, as true believers in the occult would say, she discovered me) by the flimsiest of coincidences.

This is the only nonfiction book on the list, and the subject is fascinating. In the 1910s, a woman named Pearl Curran claimed to be the medium through which a spirit named Patience Worth communicated – and launched a successful writing career. I've read one of Curran's/Worth's novels, Hope Trueblood, and I wasn't very impressed by it. But Litvag's investigation of the supposed phenomenon is very engrossing. To that end, I would have clarified more of the wild premise in the first line – I discovered the ghost Patience Worth – or something like that, because otherwise it's a pretty tame opener.

Rating: 6/10

Spells of Enchantment – ed. Jack Zipes: It has generally been assumed that fairy tales were first created for children and are largely the domain of children.

This is a collection of myths, fairy tales, and folktales, so the opening line comes from its introduction. It is huge, and even though I've owned it for probably twenty years, I still haven't gotten all the way through it. Zipes' opener is fine, but basic. I feel like most people who pick up an 814-page fairy tale anthology already know that fairy tales weren't originally intended for children. But it works for what it is, implying a contradiction, egging the reader on to find out what the truth is.

Rating: 5/10

Shadow Scale – Rachel Hartman: Let us first consider the role of Seraphina Dombegh in the events leading up to Queen Glisselda's reign.

I love it when fantasy authors not only present the immediate story, but add scholarly meta commentaries on their own fantasyworld. This opener lets the reader infer that the heroine, Seraphina, is going to do stuff that's so important and remarkable, she's not just a protagonist, she's a figure in history. This is a good example of using a “spoiler” to actually spur the reader on to learn more; giving them a glimpse of the future doesn't mean that a plot twist is ruined.

Rating: 6/10

Forever Amber – Kathleen Winsor: The small room was warm and moist.

Not much of an opener. Forever Amber, one of many twentieth century historical sagas that tried to follow the success of Gone With the Wind, became a bestseller on the strength of its salacious, amoral heroine Amber. But this opening does nothing, not by itself. Whatever interest is going to be generated will have to come from the following sentences. Gone With the Wind, despite its serious flaws, does a much better job of setting tone and sparking interest in its opening line.

Rating: 2/10

If this interests you, consider yourself tagged!

#the chronicles of narnia #seraphina #the hunger games #anne of green gables #pg wodehouse #writing #meme

[abstractlesbian]

for that one ask thing, 14: talk about a vacation and 36: talk about your guilty pleasures. >:3c

14: vacation

in 2015 my family and I went to the Maritimes to see my mom's cousins and I had a lot of fun seeing lighthouses and eating lobster rolls for the first time and I got to see the Anne of Green Gables house!!!!

I got so much writing done on that trip bc it was one of the only trips where my mom didn't have us on a full sightseeing schedule and I actually had down time to rest and relax and have fun so it's my fav vacation I've been on (other than visiting Rachel)

36: guilty pleasures

Mediocre Canadian music , especially 2000s-2010s stuff that I'm nostalgic for

Vaporwave but u already know that

Id say hyperpop but im not embarassed about being into hyperpop

Fucking uh disassembling non-toasted subway sandwiches and eating the meat then cheese then veggies then bread. I'll eat it like a sandwich in public but at home I revert to eating it like when I was a kid.

My fav book is also my guilty pleasure book

The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery

It's definitely a cheesey wish fulfilment romance novel but it's MY cheesey wish fulfilment romance novel. It's a story about a woman in her 30s who is miserable still living with her abusive and neglectful family, she gets misdiagnosed with a fatal heart condition and decides to leave and finally live the life she wants to live if she's going to be dying soon anyway. It means a lot to me. Valancy Stirling you will always be famous to me 💗

OH and the somnium files series. I'm uchikoshi's number 1 fan but the humour in somnium files makes me embarassed to be into it.

[fiere-violet]

Emily Dickinson, from a letter to Susan Huntington Gilbert written June 27, 1852

#my dudes i know this is crooked but bear with me i'm or going to edit it i'm lazy #also i am holding the title of emily content deliverer with my whole heart so expect new stuff at the end of the month ish #i can't have my lm montgomery summer so emily is here to fill all the crevices of pain with even more pain #emily dickinson #susan huntington gilbert #m1ne

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Can I request a fnaf security breach x reader/headcannons please? Where the glamrocks (including bonnie and foxy, if you don't mind) recieve a tiny animatronic that resemble the baby of their species (bear cub,wolf pup,chick, ect...) and its intended to keep them company and help them backstage. And the baby animatronic believes they are their actual parent

It's okay If you can't/don't want to do all of them Freddy, monty and bonnie would be fine (if you actually want to do this request)

Oh! I saw you request this to another blog and I found it adorable so I'm happy to do this one! This'll help me flesh out ideas for my Glam Bonnie and Foxy.

We'll just say Reader is the creator of these little babies

.........

Glamrock Freddy

Freddy Jr. is the designated name for his orange-brown bear cub animatronic. No ifs, ands, or buts.

You explain that he's just a little companion to help him calm down backstage before a show or keep him company when the Pizzaplex is closed.

Freddy instantly engages “Papa Bear” protocol 24/7, letting Freddy Jr hang out in his stomach hatch and the green room.

In no time Freddy Jr is attached to him, calling him "papa”.

He absolutely treasures this cub and would defend him with his life if need be.

Roxanne

A companion is something she needed more than anyone, so she was the first to receive her own.

A little wolf pup with tiger stripes like hers and glowing gold eyes. She has a tiny green streak on top of her head. She’s given the name “Lil Rox”.

Being called “mom” really melted Roxanne’s heart and she nearly sobbed when she first called her that.

This pup has really helped her with her mental health and self-esteem. Like a lot. 

Even when Lil Rox’s just rolling around in the dirt in Roxy Raceway with not a single thought behind her eyes, Roxanne can’t help but feel proud.

With her eye upgrade she can see where she is at all times, so they’re never far from each other.

Glamrock Chica

A cupcake would’ve been too predictable and unoriginal. So you got a bit more creative. 

Considering white chickens are adults, you created a mini animatronic Chica chick that was a pastel yellow, similar to her predecessors.

Glam Chica immediately adored her, scooping her up and being oh-so-gentle as she carried her around.

She ended up nicknaming her “Cupcake” but you didn’t mind. She was so happy.

Cupcake helps her ease her nerves whenever a show starts, or if she’s had a bad day after getting yelled at for digging through the trash.

After the Monty Mystery Mix incident, she vows to keep her chick away from that stuff at all costs.

But she’ll occasionally bring back some pepperoni or other toppings.

The mother hen in her is truly thriving.

Montgomery

At first he’s like “what’s this? I ain’t his mama” as he dangles Lil Monty Jr by his tail and looks at him over his glasses.

You scold him for holding the tiny little gator in such a way, and in the back of your mind you worry he’s not fit to be a dad.

Yet five minutes later you come back to Monty Golf and see the two together, with LM Jr watching Monty practice his golfing skills, sitting on the shoulder plate.

You’d ask what he thinks but suddenly he snarls and gets overly protective.

You take it as “yes I love and cherish him”.

Surprisingly he hasn’t had as many fits of anger lately, as LM Jr is always there to calm him down and be a good influence.

Like Roxy, a companion to call his own is exactly what he needed.

Glamrock Bonnie

Papa Rabbit is here!

He adores the soft baby bunny you designed for him, giving the little bugger a hug and showing him around Bonnie Bowl.

And yes, “Bugger” is the nickname he gives to him.

Unfortunately the bowling balls are a bit too heavy for him to carry, so Bonnie lets him watch a few games and write down whenever he gets a strike, miss, or spare.

Not that he needs to write anything as the overhead TVs keep score.

But it’s a great father-son bonding moment.

Glamrock Foxy

Rather than a parrot (again, too predictable and unoriginal), you present a little fox with a bandana on his head and an eyepatch on the opposite eye.

Foxy immediately adopts him as his First Mate, overjoyed and ready to teach him all there is about the seven seas.

The little kit loves interacting with the kids at the Kid’s Cove, playing in the sand and jumping on different structures.

Foxy’s pleased to have a son who shares his love for adventures!

Oh, and First Mate definitely chases his tail sometimes.

Such a sweet moment for the fox who’s usually so rough around the edges.

#clanask #anonymous #fnaf x reader #five nights at freddy's x reader #fnaf sb x reader #fnaf security breach x reader #glamrock freddy #glamrock chica #glamrock bonnie #glamrock foxy #montgomery gator #roxanne wolf #headcanons #platonic #fluff

[sassmill]

Unpopular opinion but I absolutely loved this series so here’s a case for why it’s not inherently awful for being so different from the books

#anne with an e #anne of green gables #amybeth mcnulty #netflix #review #my stuff #mine #tiredthesbian #lm montgomery #l.m. montgomery

[no-where-new-hero]

Welcome to my blog!

Since I recently passed a follower milestone, I figured it was time to give this unwieldy space a table of contents.

My name is Blake, 20s, librarian in training, fiction writer, and hopeful novelist. This is a side blog (because I was a bad planner a year and a half ago), so I’ll follow back from @ichariancarrion.

My major author fandoms here are LM Montgomery and Diana Wynne Jones. For the former, I use the tag #lmm lockdown, though also post frequently with #emily of new moon and #blue castle book club. For the latter, my posts will be under #diana wynne jones or #fire and hemlock. I also recently hosted a Fire and Hemlock readalong during spooky season, and you can catch up on that at #fh readalong.

I post fanfictions on Ao3 under the name ASellerofDreams—I started there due to the Blue Castle Fanworks Challenge, which inspired a Barney Snaith POV fic, but I’ve since branched off to another fandom that gave me brainworms. Stuff related to my fics can be found under #writing life or my general diary tag, #blake’s last braincell.

Other content you’ll find on here:

#immortal poets society has hot takes, analysis and reviews, mostly of literature or stories writ large.

#kinema holds gifs and reviews of movies and shows. Lately I’ve been on a k-drama bender, so a lot of stuff will be about that!

#some are born to endless night features quotes.

Check out #sing a song of sixpence for music recommendations.

For some academia commentary, medieval jokes, and vintage aesthetics, try #the abbess will speak to you now, #the archivist will speak to you now, and #big brain moment.

A mostly defunct tag for moodboards and dark academia visuals and vibes is #I dream for a life in sepia.

Finally, visit #the ganymede club and #illuminates the room like the edge shine of a knife for a look into my mental centerfolds.

Enjoy your time here! My ask box is always open :)

#blake's last braincell

[seaoflove]

hello beloved! may I ask if you have one or two book recs? im in the mood for something that feels like a breath of fresh air and full of hope! whether it's fiction, poetry, or non fiction (like a book of essays or a memoir) doesnt really matter to me, im open to anything really! thank u for ur time and I hope you're doing well :) xo.

full of hope: funny weather by olivia laing (the first few essays deals w some heavy policial issues but the rest are *chefs kiss* full of love), house of light by mary oliver, letters to a young poet by rilke, create dangerously by albert camus, the lord of the rings series (the concept of estel god i die for that kind of hopepunk stuff), van gogh letters, and lastly the slow methodical build to hope and purposeful love in a philip pullman trilogy.

breath of fresh air (injected directly into your heart): house of the cerulean sea by tj klune (a must!!!!), anne of green gables by lm montgomery, the book of delights by ross gay & little weirds by jenny slate, frank ohara poems <3

#here!!!!! *virtually hands u an armful of books full of little loves*

[lizisodd]

✨Comfort Tag Game✨

Tagged by @gardenerian. Thanks, Mel! 🍅

We can all use a little comfort from time to time, so what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see the following:

Song: Rid of Me (4-track version) – PJ Harvey

Band: The National

Movie: Moulin Rouge

Actress: Uhhh ... Anya Taylor-Joy? I don't watch many movies or shows, so I rarely see something just because a certain actor is in it. But I did enjoy Thoroughbreds and The Witch and want to see The Northmen (didn't make it through even the first ep of The Queen's Gambit, though).

Actor: I'm going through a Lip phase, so I'll say Jeremy Allen White because I'll be watching his new FX show when it comes out, and I don't usually follow actors' careers. I have no interest in his previous work, though.

TV Show: 30 Rock

Concert Video: Sufjan Stevens at Pitchfork during the Age of Adz phase. One of his poor backup singers is on crutches and still dancing.

Book: Atonement – Ian McEwan

Author: LM Montgomery, from a purely nostalgic perspective

Poem: Not a poetry lover, though I did enjoy studying EE Cummings in school

Character: At this time, I must unfortunately say Lip Gallagher. Historically, idk, Wedge Antilles? I spent years and $ reading Star Wars extended universe X-wing books.

Piece of Clothing: Hue leggings, including their fancier version that are basically jeggings but look like black chinos I can wear to the office.

Meal: Cheeseburger and crispy (very important!) fries

Snack: Jay's Hot Stuff chips

Drink: In order of general accessibility: Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper

Animal: Hamsters! I have a separate Instagram account to follow all sorts of hamster, hedgehog, and guinea pig accounts from all over the world. My profile pic is my dwarf hamster Skittles (RIP) exploring a jack-o'-lantern.

Room: Bedroom!

Tagging @tidalrace, @gunsknivesandplaid, @friend-bear, @xninetiestrendx, @tomorrowillmissyou, and anyone else, I've never done one of these before. 👋🏻

#comfort tag game #tag game

[batrachised]

reading this long descriptive passages in the Blue Castle interests me because I learned the other day that LM Montgomery edited them painstakingly - that implies she considers them key scenes of the novel, and the amount of narrative attention they receive only confirms this. These chapters are a series of lyrical moments with a lush revelry in Valancy's surroundings. As underlined in the name, The Blue Castle centers on location as a major theme, something present in all of LM Montgomery's books but especially prominent here. We have Valancy's blue castle in her dreams, her ugly room at her mother's, and then her actual cabin in the Mistawis. LM Montgmory is infusing Valancy's life with the same poeticism she imagined in her blue castle, but rather than having the stuff of fairy tales, she has the woods and a small cabin and a chipped tea set and a cynical gnome of a man with crooked eyebrows. It's the application of escapism to the real world--in fact, it's the real world outstripping escapism, true to the fairy tale themes of the novel:

“Would you like a house like that, Moonlight?” Barney asked once, waving his hand at it. He had taken to calling her Moonlight, and Valancy loved it. “No,” said Valancy, who had once dreamed of a mountain castle ten times the size of the rich man’s “cottage” and now pitied the poor inhabitants of palaces.

#blue castle book club

[quillsink]

Terrified for you, but...📚!

LMAOOOO

Okay this will take some thinking lol lemme go look at my bookshelf

Okay I don’t know if you’ll like these but I have two!

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

You’ve probably heard of this lol but yeah. It’s an MLM romance in an AU where Trump doesn’t exist and the president’s son falls in love with the Prince of Wales and it’s honestly pretty good!

TWs - uhhh sex scenes (i skipped them all lmao), alcohol, internalised homophobia, homophobia, mentions of r*pe and p*dophilia, politics, death, mention of illness, hospitals, medical stuff, religion

Chronicles of Avonlea by LM Montgomery

You’ve probably read Anne of Green Gables at some point, and this takes place in the same universe and in my opinion is a thousand times better than Anne like. It’s beautiful. It’s a bunch of short stories that take place on PEI and ahhhhh they’re so good!

TWs - religion, alcohol, racism, sexism, death, illness, medical stuff

#ask ink #deer/anna