Ann Sotheran, contemporary UK Stained Glass artist #WomensArt

"Fantasy was a niche interest there until the 1980s. When it was ready for the big stage, Japanese developers ignored some of the well-established tropes of the fantasy genre to create something distinctive." Story by @stephlepht.bsky.social. #RPG #GamingHistory

The Unusual Rise of Fantasy RPGs in Japan

Unlike in the West, developers in Japan had to unearth a new love for a niche genre

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like unsheathed sword, I thrust coffee cup toward sleep I once adored. heavy leaded blow absorbed, black of night left gored — step out front door. out I pour restored, dayshift brewing for more; sleep laid to rest on killing floor. #shift #vss365

Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, please meet El Castaño Sagrado of Andalusia, Spain A Sweet Chestnut of biblical proportions Photo: Ernesto Rubio Velasco

A group of friends #shift realities when they bite down on purple pears. The ground rises up in front of them, creating a stairway to the clouds, and they crumple faded gift vouchers between their stained fingers as they watch the sun vanish. #vss365

Might as well milk my Odysseus material while the film is trending… In this fragmentary frieze, we see Odysseus nearing the sirens who are shown in fully female form. He seems to struggle to free himself, lured by their deadly song, while one of the crew adjusts his ropes. 🕰️C2nd BC 🏛️BM 📷 mine

- this careworn coastline, winds wend through the weave of my tweed. memories seek to soak me, corrode me in brine, the trees lean east toward Skibbereen. rains blacken the road to Glandore. the sea remembers, like me, your song caught in her contentious tides. - #poetry #vss365 ☘️

Went to the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden (Dutch National Antiquities Museum) in Leiden yesterday. They have a superb display of Dutch archeological history, from 300,000 years ago to the Early Modern Era. And this, the stunning Dorestad brooch, made 750-800 CE.

This is the end of a #road And the beginning of a Hidden pathway littered with Glittering tears and heartbreak #vss365

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' illustration, 1959 by Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson #WomensArt

The #tailwind helped define the children's paths. Some were happy for the guidance but others tried to resist as they had changed their minds. If they resisted hard enough, the tailwind switched direction and took them to their new paths where uncertainty and potentially joy awaited them. #vss365

“I feel a #tailwind pushing our ship forward.” “It must be your imagination, because there isn’t even a breeze in the air.” “But the sails are billowing.” “You’re just really full of hot air.” #vss365

The night is more alive and richly colored than the day. – Vincent van Gogh

Long live Patti

like a sunflower ever basking in the sun i #turn to face you my true north my guiding star #vss365 #poetry

An altar to Diana and Apollo which was dedicated by Marcus Cocceius Firmus - a Centurion of the Second Augusta Legion. It was found at Auchendavy Roman Fort in East Dunbartonshire, and is now part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday

I see it is my #turn To play a sad song at A bar as patrons burn Their tongues with tequila #vss365

The sun spilling through the archway of St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. Photo taken this morning at sunrise.

Love, She pirouettes In evolutions Of new life Love, A revolution She dances Invisibly Around me Love, Places great Trust, By granting A tree’s roots To intervene In my gravity I really hope She finds The balance Inside of Me. #vss365 #balance

Celtic chieftain’s bird helmet! An astounding military helmet from some 2,200 years ago! The bird’s wings are hinged so that they flapped when the wearer moved! From Ciumești, Satu Mare County, Romania 📷 by me #Archaeology

My #balance isn’t what it used to be, I think to myself as I stumble out of my parked car. Five steps from the roadside, I piss against a pine tree and look up at the full moon. Branches snap to my right. Twirling around, I struggle with my zipper. Two golden orbs appear from behind a bush. #vss365

#Delft #Delftholland

"Biggus" - my oil painting

The so-called friend zone has been a hot-button issue for a while now. Everyone has a hot take. Despite all the noise, not a lot of attention has focused on the benefits of these friendships, though. Follow me down this rabbit hole if you want to learn more. #relationships #loneliness #society

Now the ‘Friend Zone’ Has Become More Crucial Than Ever

Learning along the way that male-female friendships are not a relationship purgatory

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Avast, you salty dogs, lest these #headwinds bring down the mast. We don’t want to flounder with the fish and find ourselves in Davy Jones’s locker! We do want to drink from that bottle of rum and ignore those fifteen men on the dead man’s chest. Yo, ho, ho! #vss365 #sillypiratetalk

The Iron Age ‘Battersea Shield’ which was found in the River Thames at Battersea in 1857. Dating to around 350-50 BC, the shield is now part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #BatterseaShield

A ship meets a #headwind And slows down to a crawl As a safe harbour stays Out of reach and men bawl Watching the last sunrays #vss365

PC setup from 1996

Morning run Clouds dancing Fears depart #vss365 #depart