‘The last day of painting’, Valentin
Zakharchenko with his painting ‘The blind ones’ (1978), before it had to be cut
into two pieces to be removed from his house, photo by Yuri Litwinienko, 2012
Can we take a moment to appreciate how fucking gorgeous the German cover of A Stitch in Time is? That’s a a great picture of Garak, but, more importantly – the background! Deep Space Nine, Cardassia at its height, and then after the Fire, hastily stitched together, edges not quite brought together. Garak’s life consists of disparate pieces – he has played many roles, worn many masks. Only his memories tie them all together into one life, but even then, they are scattered and disjointed.
enough feminist retellings where the princess saves herself from the dragon. we need more feminist retellings where the princess and the dragon are a con artist duo scamming the knights of the realm.
Cecil. She/her. During the day I sit in libraries staring at books. During the night I write queer fanfiction with a historical slant.
Some not-so-random facts: Gay space lizards are the best lizards. Star Trek is my life. I have too many DS9 ships. Classic Who and the Eighth Doctor Adventures make me grin stupidly. Kelas Parmak is the best. I will defend historically accurate portrayals of Alan Turing to the last drop of blood. Likes and asks end up in the name of @apolesens-otheraccount, because Tumblr doesn't have a way of changing which blog is your primary one. Nothing happens over there - this is the one to follow.
