Random Features

Random features! I was going to make a huge news article feature, but then dA got rid of the news section, so now I'm going to see if I can do a ginormous journal feature instead. And just in time for Christmas!

So, here are 5 pieces from each folder in my favorites (except the stock, I'll do a different feature for that because I have a ton of it fav'd )

STAMPS
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MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES
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MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES


HOT GUYS
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PHOTOGRAPHS


TATTOO AND T-SHIRT DESIGNS
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TYPOGRAPHY


JEWELRY


ARTISAN CRAFTS
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EPIC PHOTOMANIPULATIONS
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DIGITAL ART


TRADITIONAL ART - DRAWINGS
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TRADITIONAL ART - PAINTINGS
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LITERATURE
Breathe.One. Two. Three. Four. Five.
Inhale. Hold your breath. Exhale.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five.
Inhale. Hold your breath. Exhale. Eyes focused on his chest.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Hands crossed as if you were praying.
Inhale. Hold your breath. Pinch his nose. Lock lips. Exhale.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. "Don't give up on me now!" Dizzy feeling.
Inhale. A tear falls. Hold your breath. Muffled cry. Exhale.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Shoulders in agony."Please! Breathe!" 100ThemesChallenge - Two RoadsYou are well within your rights, at any moment, to stand up and say, "No, this is not who I am. I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone I'm not."
You can make the world more beautiful by simply refusing to lie about it. A Mother's LetterDear Son,
I'm afraid it's just as bad
as was reported -
that your Uncle Sven has been deported
for unspeakable crimes
with the neighbor's cat.
Also, you should know that
your fiance was found undressed
with your sister's boyfriend, Fred -
no one but the family knows.
I hope this letter finds you well.
Oh, I forgot to tell you
that your father has to sell
his gun collection
to make bail
for Uncle Tim,
whose chasing tail
will be the death of him.
And your sister, Alice,
has grown so thin.
We think it's all that heroin
they laced the Girl Scout cookies with
(it's just an urban myth
that they're a leftist group).
Your Auntie Kate has found a hobby -
collecting body parts in jars
(we hope they are not ours -
your brother has been missing
since last Wednesday.)
They had to have your cousin, Gwendolyn, committed.
She'd been appearing so dimwitted
lately at her job
and there was that messy little incident
involving her and the company president
(something about a prostitution ring in Mexico). The Straw ManHe was the man in black
who once so terrified me
standing in the wheat field,
his presence was felt
as a sinister cloud
an ever watching
ominous god.
With a preacher's
deep set black eyes
merciless and relentless,
and a skulls hungry
grin.
He was the death dealer
and left me feeling
that our fate rested
in his hands leaving
me feeling cold to the
bone.
Lying in bed alone
at night, I knew I could
hear him pacing
through the field,
fear filled, paralyzed
I told myself it was
only the wind.
At the moment
when I thought my heart
was about to break,
I forced myself from
bed, and throught
the darkness of the window
he would be there
still, unmoved.
Somehow this
brought no relief
and only freighted me
all the more because
I could swear that
he knew and was
watching me back.
He still stands
falling into decay
among the wheat which
long has been forgotten,
but my breath still catches,  
I tell myself from
memories of nightmares.
Turning to walk away
my blood quickens
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Special feature for these two paintings (of me ) by the incomparable SILENTJUSTICE You rock!
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Merry Christmas, everybody!