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grace o'mara

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name: grace

pronouns: she/her/hers

places: atlanta, shanghai, prague, boston

current research interests: lilith and the 90s film "the craft"

book i recommend to people i want to impress: the world's wife by carol ann duffy (i actually really do love this collection. it's a gateway to other feminist retellings.)

current favorite show: what we do in the shadows, our flag means death, and severance

tree: willow

flower: lavender

season: fall

current obsession: the ballad of songbirds and snakes. i watched the movie over thanksgiving break and now am determined to get my hands on the book. i may just have to reread the whole hunger games trilogy this winter.

things stressing me out: graduating, job search, thinking of moving to a new place

scary things: silence, the dark crystal (i watched this movie when i was like 5 and the puppets freaked me out), endings

current favorite garments: dickies overalls and black/red 90s whimsigoth maxi dress

movies: everything everywhere all at once, howl's moving castle, but i'm a cheerleader, jennifer's body, beauty and the beast, halloweentown (all of them), twilight, 10 things i hate about you, the craft

movie recommendations: the love witch, sorry to bother you, pan's labyrinth, the secrets of nimh, your name

things that make me happy: when the weather is 22°C, my dog (as seen in the drawing to the right), a really good decaf iced latte, fanfiction, crocheting (but only until my wrists start to hurt)

current album obsession: preacher's daughter by ethel cain (listen with caution. prepare to never be the same again.)

current song rotation: cowboy gangster politician ~ goldie boutilier, can't catch me now ~ olivia rodrigo, andromeda ~ weyes blood, linger ~ the cranberries, lagoon ~ dora jar, silver springs ~ fleetwoodmac, it will come back ~ hozier, persephone ~ allison russell, taxi man ~ illuminate, leah ~ seeing double, red wine supernova ~ chappell roan

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all of the art on this website was created by one of my best friends, anna gras! check out her instagram @nanach.e!