#sappho rambles

[gay-otlc]

As someone constantly questioning gender, I'm used to not understanding anything. That's why, this pride month, I'll be partnering with pre-calculus.

#making a shitpost instead of studying for my precalc final B) #sappho rambles

[deathlessathanasia]

According to Sappho, „Before they were mothers Leto and Niobe had been the most devoted of friends” and I think this has to be one of the most intriguing concepts ever. What happened between them? Why did things go so wrong? How might they have gotten from closest of friends to Niobe disparaging Leto and her twins and Leto asking for the murder of Niobe's children?

#greek mythology #leto #niobe #the other one #ramblings #sappho

[apolline-lucy]

Any tips for writing sapphic romance

I don’t think writing sapphic romance is much different from writing any kind of romance. Feelings are feelings, and human beings are human beings. We all experience love in very different ways, and yet it renders us crazy and desperate all the exact same.

I don’t write romance, but romantic fantasy; the nuance is that rather than having the plot gravitate around a relationship, the relationship supports my plot (usually a magical adventure of sorts). And whether i write wlw, mlm, or else, I don’t change my formula. I make every character unique and imperfect, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation.

What I like is putting them in uncomfortable situations (aka hell) and then watching them suffer, really. I put together people that originally don’t belong together + forced proximity + having them face their fears + having them help & rely on one another + slow burn + making them actually get to know one another + making them doubt and cry and get real with their emotions and feelings + having their beliefs being ripped apart, twice, because betrayals + pain pain pain

Too often, I read romances that start with a physical attraction and never elaborate much deeper. Attraction is great for just dating, it’s great for erotica, but if you want a much stronger story and a relationship to seem believable, they have to go through rough patches, they have to test their limits and see the worst of each other. No one’s perfect. That’s cliche, but that’s true. Your characters can’t (and shouldn’t) be perfect either—that’s boring and no reader will identify with them. Us readers are like our characters, we want someone who will keep on loving us when we’re bleeding and screaming and hurting and making mistakes (deadly or else).

That being said, writing sapphic literature, and not necessarily romance, allows me to get more chances to explore some topics that are important to me: feminism, feminine rage, women’s sexuality, inclusiveness, friendships between women, trans women, women of colour, women being women, women supporting women, etc.

These can all be written into non-sapphic stories, of course, but the more you make space for women into your pages, the more characters are women, the more voices you give them. And us women have so many things to say.

When people ask me why I choose to write sapphic stories, here’s my answer: I simply love writing about women because women can be anyone and everything, and that’s enough for me.

Hope this helps🖤✨

#hope this makes sense to at least one of you #sapphic #on women #Sappho #sapphic literature #sapphic fiction #sapphic romance #sapphic thoughts #sapphic things #essay on sapphism #sapphism #writers #writing #mine #writeblr #indie books #indie author #asks #sapphic books #sapphic writing #writing advice #author rambles #plotting #sapphic fantasy #wlw #wlw books #wlw art #sapphic art

[tragedykery]

me for the entirety of adofn:

[ID: a meme of josh from drake and josh, saying, with an expression of realisation and resentment, “kalyba”. /end ID]

#elli rambles #adofn #a day of fallen night #adofn spoilers #sorry for adofnposting so much it’s how I cope #kalyba #canthe #roc #thank god for reverse image search btw otherwise I’d never have known how to find & describe this meme #my only memory of its usage is that ‘sappho when she cannot weave / aphrodite’ one #a day of fallen night spoilers #r #roots of chaos

[hollowboobtheory]

honestly go Sappho. bitch was so gay that not one but two whole synonyms for being gay are named after her.

#beck rambles #lesbian tag #sappho

[her-satanic-wiles]

Mood.

#sappho #literature #mel rambles

[alley-cat-dyke]

phlebotomists get hard when they see my bulging lesbian veins

#dykeposting #sappho’s ramblings #wlw #lesbian hands #lesbian #sapphic

[newtness532]

yea i can be normal

#it's yearning while listening to sappho by frankie cosmos on repeat hours 🤭🫣 #(i edited a screenshot from sappho playing on the second image but you cant even tell lol) #jo says stuff #personal ramblings

[dove-da-birb]

*someone mentions poetry*

Me; Hey! Hey! Hey! *runs up to them* Would you like Sappho fragments?

#dove rambles #specifically if people are trying to impress queer femme people; sappho

[auxiliarydetective]

So, I've been dropping hints about OCs I've been obsessing over lately that I haven't properly introduced yet and I can't figure out who to introduce first, so... I figured, in my indecisiveness, I'd finally use the poll feature and let YOU decide, my lovely followers! And these intros come with a special treat, because, on top of the usual moodboard-playlist-combo, I made manips (or, in one case, a gif) for them!

Anyways, without further ado:

#yes movie!kit deserves a seperate intro from show!kit #it's a very different character actually #k'rala is a huge sweetheart you'll love them #an icon who thinks the gender binary is illogical #iris is an agent of chaos but also a sweetheart - everyone loves her #if anything were to happen to her (it does) the whole camp would go feral #especially charles #varsha took one look at hyde detransforming into jekyll and decided #that's my poor little meow meow and i will protect him with every fibre of my body #philomel's main motif is that she's usually in-between crowley and aziraphale in shots #which should tell you a few things about her and their dynamic #also she posed as the goddess venus during roman times #and she may have been involved with sappho and/or ovidius but you can't prove it #anyway tag rambles over #the a team 2010 #oc: movie!kit #star trek #tng #oc: k'rala #star trek oc #m*a*s*h #m*a*s*h oc #iris winchester #the league of extraordinary gentlemen #lxg oc #varsha devi #good omens #good omens oc #philomel

[gay-otlc]

(vibrating) i am interested in queer history a normal amount

#finally around to reading the deviants war! #i'm only like fifty pages in and it's almost 400 but shh #reading tehse would be easier if i didn't insist on taking notes as i went #oh well. it's still interesting #sappho rambles

[mister-qi]

Why do I keep gravitating towards characters that are difficult to tag and search for…

Because there are multiple ways to write Qi’s name. There’s “#mister qi” and “#mr qi” (seems to be the one with the most content) AND “#mr. qi”. I didn’t even think about adding the period until recently!

I’m following all three tags now so hopefully I’ll get all the good content, but I still definitely miss some because tumblr runs on spaghetti code. If you’ve done some fanart/fic you want me to share, feel free to shoot me a message!

#I THINK my dms are open. tbh I don’t totally know how sideblog dms work #if you desperately need to get in contact I’m also at sappho-official and interact from there #rambles

[jessamine-rose]

One of my 2023 resolutions is to read all 32 books/ stories from my reading list—classics, recommendations, and titles which caught my attention ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

Idk if I’ll accomplish it within the year, but I just finished Book 4 and I highly recommend “A Long Fatal Love Chase” by Louisa May Alcott :>

#god bless the free book websites #the modern books will have to be bought/ borrowed and given the current prices of books. i guarantee you those are the books which will #break my resolution huhu #it was very nostalgic to read the steadfast tin soldier #and from the script alone i’m enchanted by the blue bird of happiness #i also have carmilla. sappho’s poetry. and grimm’s fairytales on the list so this should be a fun year xD #jessamine rambles #shooting stars

[im-secretly-a-frog]

So I'm seeing the girl that I used to write poetry about before she rejected me again tomorrow. We're hanging out for my birthday, and I'm really anxious. I feel like I'm going to mess this up. This fragile thing that we're still trying to heal after I asked her out.

I'm a little panicked. More than a little. But I'm fine, it's going to be fine. Maybe if I say it enough I'll start to believe it.

#side note #but I've made a sideblog #for my poetry #it's called Sappho's Roommate #I'm amazed that the URL was available #but seriously #I'm super nervous #What do I do? #What if I mess up #and she stops wanting to be my friend #I feel like this post is kinda rambly #Sorry #that's just what my brain sounds like

[vgilantee]

oh! so i’m planning on doing a greek myth leg sticker sleeve, so if y’all have any suggestions or have seen any cool tattoos or flash designs PLEASE send them

i want to try and get a big thigh piece of icarus for my 23rd, and i want to do the whole sleeve or most of the sleeve by the same artist so if y’all have suggestions or ideas i want to discuss them with him!

i already have an idea for what i want on my calf/lower leg - my favourite sculpture ever - but i need the shit that goes in the middle!

he’s the artist who did my first tattoo and he is so lovely so i definitely trust him with a leg sleeve!

(also idk if most of y’all have even seen my tattoos lmao. but i have 4 currently)

#i have another artist who did my FAVE tattoo of my dino skull so i definitely am going to get more from her #but my first artist’s style suits more what i’m planning for icarus #i think i also want a bust of sappho #and maybe something for apollo #i have so many ideas but need inspiration!! #char rambles

[juliaswritings]

i can’t explain why i love you

you stumble over your words

and wear too much perfume

but for some strange reason

i taste my heart in my throat

whenever you are near

i love how your laugh isn’t gentle

you are boisterous and careless

i love how you pretend not to smoke

and i pretend not to notice

i love how you adore me

despite your lack of reason

still i don’t understand why i love you

surely i couldn’t be persuaded

by such simple means

yet maybe such things are possible

that a grandiose laugh

or a stale cigarette

might be reason enough

to love you.

#poetry #young poets #sapphic #sappho #wlw poetry #women #rambles #mania