“Perhaps The Whole Root Of Our Trouble, The Human Trouble, Is That We Will Sacrifice All The Beauty

I am myn owene woman, wel at ese, I thank it god, as after myn estat; Right yong, and stonde unteyd in lusty lese, With-outen Ialousye or swich debat; Shal noon housbonde seyn to me “Chekmat!” For either they ben ful of Ialousye, Or maisterful, or loven novelrye.

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                                 Allas! Sin I am free, Sholde I now love, and putte in Iupartye My sikernesse, and thrallen libertee? Allas! How dorste I thenken that folye? May I nought wel in other folk aspye  775 Hir dredful Ioye, hir constreynt, and hir peyne? Ther loveth noon, that she nath why to pleyne.

Criseyde in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde (ll. 750-756, 771-777)

Hi there! I was wondering if you knew of any if’s that were Viking inspired? Or similar to the Exile , or high fantasy? Y’all have provided so many good recommendations - thank you very much and have a great day!

Hi there! Here are interactive fictions that are Viking inspired or set in the Viking age. If anyone has any further suggestions, please feel free to send us a message and we’ll add them to the list, thank you!

Choice of the Viking by Declan Taggart

Diaspora by @diasporatheblog

Hidden World by @hidden-world-if

Norteigr by @norteigr-if

The Lost Kingdom by @thelostkingdom-if

“A man’s past keeps growing, even when his future has come to a full stop.”

— Aravind Adiga, Last Man in Tower

La Meditation, Detail.

by Anatole Vely (1838 - 1882)

An illiterate Indian soldier of the 7th (Meerut) Division, is making a thumb impression on the pay sheet instead of signing his name for his pay. 1918

memory landscapes

drypoint needle

The endless summer, Fabien Muscio

having love and softness in your heart is never something to be ashamed of. giving and receiving kindness is what we are here for.

Liza Sivakova, ‘Anxiety’, Oil on canvas