essential frippery, curios & whatnot. I also write YA books and romantic comedies. :) Also, please take a look at My White Room and Paper Street, my snail mail tumblr. Follow @mariammacmillan !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");Tumblr (3.0; @trifle)http://trifle.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e89ad6276978061ef8bfff0cd574373/tumblr_mn8eig02XC1qh24n6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://behindthescenes.thecoveteur.com/post/51122963202/shes-a-nytimes-best-selling-author-okay" target="_blank">thecoveteur</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>She’s a @nytimes Best Selling Author, okay? @kellyoxford: #comingsoontoacoveteurnearyou #shotbythecoveteur</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/51127860976http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/51127860976Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:26 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f855b5dfc67cd45f59e2948950d8ff67/tumblr_mn8enmu5qf1qkxrtro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://betype.co/post/51123186503/recovery-kits" target="_blank">betype</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lovelypackage.com/recovery-kits/" target="_blank">Recovery Kits </a></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/51127831724http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/51127831724Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:57 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/277739cf131a078e5cbc8f4b7cb3893a/tumblr_mn1fhpIQyd1qzv9qpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#quora my new #hangout</p>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50800351573http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50800351573Sun, 19 May 2013 16:56:13 +0800hangoutquora<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0b13cf72e0d0f4cc22bbdeb2fbcdfd0/tumblr_mmyvln7XG01qew3jho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://faustyflakes.tumblr.com/post/50688081771" target="_blank">faustyflakes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>Captain George K.H. Coussmaker, Captain and Lieutenant of the 1st Foot Guards.  Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782. Detail.</small></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50690853347http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50690853347Sat, 18 May 2013 08:53:42 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eacd3b5e3769851a292400b899c8c912/tumblr_mmxpgtHFQq1rodxovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://type-lover.tumblr.com/post/50641577383/hetilica-bold" target="_blank">type-lover</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hetilica-bold</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50644961303http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50644961303Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:06 +0800“Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there’s something inside us that’s so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won’t be able to stand looking at it. But it’s when we’re willing to come face to face with that demon that we face the angel.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>Last Exit to Brooklyn</em> - Hubert Selby Jr. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dealwithhimhemingway.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">dealwithhimhemingway</a>)</em>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50643579377http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50643579377Fri, 17 May 2013 18:03:36 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bbf3821c32b3df7cb37598d31e86668/tumblr_mmx9dvCtKT1rqpa8po4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17bb2dc900e0b9fd5ad8438bae74522e/tumblr_mmx9dvCtKT1rqpa8po2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca026ee5fa3b32d0f859bdef49bf2385/tumblr_mmx9dvCtKT1rqpa8po3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bda3801f28bc6ad4b761c7d538c1ff14/tumblr_mmx9dvCtKT1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/50625899511/for-childrens-book-week-the-best-illustrations" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>For Children’s Book Week, <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/28/brothers-grimm-fairy-tales-taschen/" target="_blank">the best illustrations from 130 years of Brothers Grimm fairy tales</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50642016247http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50642016247Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:35 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/895dd0a4ef7a5302b9e43401321d7fdb/tumblr_mmxajuN7yA1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/50627745866/calvin-and-hobbes" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/tagged/calvin" target="_blank">Calvin and Hobbes</a></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50637888379http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50637888379Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:09 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/24adc0dc56b072055369176fa85e56a6/tumblr_mmxcmssD5C1qz6f9yo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Martha Rich<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45631a44ba59215d77cd19c2efd08de4/tumblr_mmxcmssD5C1qz6f9yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Martha Rich<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7866f81388ae91579812f5f3d00d9ae/tumblr_mmxcmssD5C1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Martha Rich<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/50630714764/martha-rich" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/martharich/limited-edition-prints-SOLD-OUT" target="_blank">Martha Rich</a></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50635151014http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50635151014Fri, 17 May 2013 13:27:05 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9510b04f64f8b6923ec80fb59021e7a1/tumblr_mmvrez564f1qzv9qpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think I’ve got a bit of a crush on young #Joseph #Stalin haha 😍</p>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50564003815http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50564003815Thu, 16 May 2013 15:28:11 +0800stalinjoseph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4japp4zVA1qb8xoho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://agirlnamedally.tumblr.com/post/23852209055/in-an-old-house-in-paris-that-was-covered-in" target="_blank">agirlnamedally</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived 12 little girls in two straight lines.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50546829236http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50546829236Thu, 16 May 2013 10:16:55 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b32cffe5d86c0fd61406dd0b0f065709/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9369dfd28646f3e1719abb5167a385e9/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc5e756515757ba41002ed555efe337e/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/823ad3f71af77b9aa5ecdac0d2c88e27/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/003bd2450ead098c5c4ec26b04393b0c/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d445dd7c4409aefc1f22cb1ff3073910/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c5c8050fd43fa9c0f8eabaccbb91dc0c/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c0029b78a7bed709bf8696b1b06d8b4/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9946e4303fbe24827144f2e1d9eb241e/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d2e29fb3ac2bc783aa97a90a017c768/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/50540537844/butcherbilly-the-post-punk-new-wave-super" target="_blank">neil-gaiman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://butcherbilly.tumblr.com/post/50496098152/the-post-punk-new-wave-super-friends-by-butcher" target="_blank">butcherbilly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Post-Punk-New-Wave-Super-Friends-by-Butcher-Billy/8688795" target="_blank">The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends by Butcher Billy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Post-Punk-New-Wave-Super-Friends-by-Butcher-Billy/8688795" target="_blank">Who are your heroes?</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Reblogged purely to make Amanda smile.</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50544781394http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50544781394Thu, 16 May 2013 09:53:10 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aab143471ce461ec958d85f753e4ba4c/tumblr_mgttg5k4vK1qbotogo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yeahwriters.tumblr.com/post/50315556808" target="_blank">yeahwriters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://erinbowman.tumblr.com/post/40843068661/michael-hauges-six-stage-plot-structure-or" target="_blank">erinbowman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Michael Hauge’s Six Stage Plot Structure. (Or: infographics I want to hug.)</p> <p>Graphic by <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Six-Stage-Plot-Structure-for-Screenwriting/5877995" target="_blank">Eduardo L. Lozano</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Ugh so pretty</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50322104057http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/50322104057Mon, 13 May 2013 12:47:37 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d43f0447a22a9607ff1bd6677ca2e532/tumblr_mm8u66dAAk1rcf6qlo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paintings-details.tumblr.com/post/49542107860/daniel-mytens-james-halmiton-1st-duke-of" target="_blank">paintings-details</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Daniel Mytens, <em>James Halmiton, 1st Duke of Hamilton</em></p> <p>1629</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49992059308http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49992059308Thu, 09 May 2013 12:33:11 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bad84035f6b4a11469bbeb178bcbf29d/tumblr_mmi1gm6jIP1qac76ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scrap.oldbookillustrations.com/post/49959985456/teacup-times" target="_blank">oldbookillustrations</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>In teacup times.</em></p> <p>Harrison Fisher, from <em>American beauties</em>, Indianapolis, 1909.</p> <p>(Source: <a href="http://archive.org/details/americanbeauties00fish" target="_blank">archive.org</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49983689927http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49983689927Thu, 09 May 2013 10:33:50 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c65941eee97a004e5b9c6a67b4baccb4/tumblr_mmh17swGAf1qh7jlwo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/49922477770" target="_blank">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Blue bird</em>, Vojtěch Preissig. (1873 - 1944)</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49930504992http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49930504992Wed, 08 May 2013 20:54:48 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/44c00bd7ff078e23b696e6a3640f34ec/tumblr_mmh3p7UPgq1qj38pco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52ce17f6dcd671bf2999b3e7f9a0c37c/tumblr_mmh3p7UPgq1qj38pco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04f71d82cdefe437775e906e4c5eb0fc/tumblr_mmh3p7UPgq1qj38pco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://djevojka.tumblr.com/post/49923818555/dear-mili-by-maurice-sendak" target="_blank">djevojka</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://cizgilimasallar.blogspot.com/2013/05/dear-mili-by-maurice-sendak.html#" target="_blank">Dear Mili by Maurice Sendak</a></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49926051929http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49926051929Wed, 08 May 2013 18:49:18 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltr0g6lLcB1qbe3g6o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thegoldeneternity.tumblr.com/post/49819157109/temples-by-the-water-1927-by-paul-klee-scanned" target="_blank">thegoldeneternity</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Temples by the Water</em>, 1927 by Paul Klee.</p> <p>Scanned from <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Klee-Universe-Christine-Hopfengart/dp/3775722734" target="_blank">The Klee Universe</a></em>.</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49844024064http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49844024064Tue, 07 May 2013 16:44:03 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83bfea946b709ebb92baae79eb5dc982/tumblr_mmeidcNVqp1r05oujo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28b96ac2ff036432d5afc12c25110ffb/tumblr_mmeidcNVqp1r05oujo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa9f2704e95b60ba786f1b7f2d3a9fa1/tumblr_mmeidcNVqp1r05oujo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/758b00193530970daeab93446c8036e0/tumblr_mmeidcNVqp1r05oujo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://doloresdepalabra.tumblr.com/post/49811923078/sungwon" target="_blank">doloresdepalabra</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Timbukto" target="_blank">Sungwon</a></p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49840325505http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49840325505Tue, 07 May 2013 14:38:29 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/641cbf0f4aec0a253270ec3479316f85/tumblr_miqp17L9Ni1qd6t8yo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://prettyworld.tumblr.com/post/49820213240" target="_blank">prettyworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Well, isn’t that pretty!</p> </blockquote>http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49834476463http://trifle.tumblr.com/post/49834476463Tue, 07 May 2013 12:33:24 +0800