post 6: cynthia's scrapbook #2

[Originally published on Substack: Apr 18, 2024]

textbox credits:

1. line from Loving Safoa novella by me (2024)

2. excerpt of “Gilda Sings: Longevity” poem by Jewelle Gomez (1995)

3. excerpt of Carmilla novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)

image credits:

1. lower half of woman’s face: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/03/young-black-and-victorian/

2. unidentified woman in repose (photographed by Hugh Mangum): https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-portraits-of-hugh-mangum/?fb_action_ids=10205451620590386&fb_action_types=og.likes2/10/

3. background: floral-themed wrapping paper from one of my recent purchases

4. pressed flowers and horse carriage stencil: Canva.com