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When I was in my late teens/early adulthood I was something of a writer here on Tumblr.

I had fans asking me for my next chapter, people asking me to beta read their stories, and an incredible community of writers behind me.

Sure, I was never going to be as popular as the likes of Veronica or Sadie (absolute prolific writers) and I came to accept that.

I quit writing in either late 2016 or early 2017 (the dates all become jumbled these days) and deleted all my stories off the site when writing became too much and too personal. Especially the affect of the constant feedback of the drone of social media.

Back in 2022 I thought about publishing a collection of poems I’d written over the years and fear stopped me. I had only picked up writing poetry again at the start of the pandemic and felt inexplicably alone- it felt too raw, too real, too intense to publish.

I’ve been in Morocco the past week, which has given me time to pick up my unfinished draft of a novella I was writing called “Yearbooks are not meant for the Sober-“ this was the last piece of writing I was working on before I quit. The contrast of the two main characters bares such resemblance to who I was then and everything I am now. Feels like a cross between a dream and a manifestation. I never imagined I would become the character I was so deeply infatuated with writing at the time.

All I wanted to be growing up was a writer (and more practically a journalist). I’ve been paid for my poetry here and there, contributed to the odd article or podcast and it was never enough- I could never get that feeling Tumblr writing fame gave to me years ago. I’ve been chasing that feeling in every job or course I’ve taken.

So, I’m coming back to writing, to finding my path and falling in love with words and worlds and make believe.

And, I can’t be more excited.

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I was tagged by incredible @veronicasanders <3

Rules: Answer the question and tag nine people you want to know better/catch up with!

Last song: Fluid by Courtney Act (actually just listened to the whole EP for the first time today)

Last movie: Take Shelter (2011)

Currently watching: Sing On- Germany 

Currently reading: Home Body- Rupi Kaur and Wow- No Thank You by Samantha Irby 

I haven’t been on here for ages! So please tag yourselves!

I was tagged by @fab-wolf-in-the-gloom! <3

Rules: Answer the question and tag nine people you want to know better/catch up with!

Last song: Celebrate You by Kylie (really her whole last album but that was the one I pause on)

Last movie: Coming to America (which I had never seen before)

Currently watching: Los Espookys, History of Swear Words, Zumbo’s Just Desserts, The Morning Show 

Currently reading: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, Equality by Edward Bellamy, Capital and Ideology by Thomas Picketty

I tag @theartificialdane, @missjanjie, @sheofthethrone, @artificialashley, @artificialortega, @purecamp, @collidinggalaxiesofstars, @opalescent-cheetah, @grinder-lector

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This isn't wrong. 🤣

therapy is like trying to hack your brain into giving you admin privileges  

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Tagged by the lovely @veronicasanders! I’ve been listening to the Strokes non-stop again so here we go:

what’s your gender: Hard to Explain // if you could go anywhere: The Modern Age  // your best friend: Partners in Crime// favourite time of day: Evening Sun // if your life was a tv show: Fear of Sleep

Tagged by @momsthetic to answer questions with only songs from one band/singer, then tag 10 people. 

OMG this one seems so fun, thanks for the tag darling!! I chose Madonna; I’m sure everyone is shocked. 

what’s your gender: unapologetic bitch // if you could go anywhere: miles away  // your best friend: ray of light // favourite time of day: impressive instant // if your life was a tv show: express yourself

I tag @artificialpuddle @collidinggalaxiesofstars @sheofthethrone @missdandee @theartificialdane @aqalbatross @kitschypixel @qvirkyqvirks @fab-wolf-in-the-gloom @opalescent-cheetah

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reblog to add +10 haunting power to your ghost when you die

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Nothing but respect for my future Prime Minister

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Everyone deserves to hear Johnathan Van Ness tell them how to take care of themselves and that they’re beautiful. Every one deserves that.

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When you desperately want to write, but your brain thinks everything you type is absolute trash :(

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You don’t want to be rich. You want to live freely.

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“I’m an adult” I whisper as I try not panic while I’m filling in all those forms that I don’t understand.

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one of my favourite things about hadestown is how the entire time, orpheous’ characterisation is that he’s too naive, too hopeful, too optimistic for his own good. technically, when hades says he can lead eurydice out of hadestown, he should blindly believe him. but the tragedy in the situation is that it’s in this moment when orpheous hardens to the world and becomes savvy to its ways. and the sudden contrast between his previous mindset drives him crazy and suddenly, nothing and no one is trust worthy. so he turns around

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A hero in more ways than one

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why they gotta play abba in grocery stores………………. what kind of cruel torment is that…………. you can’t just put me, a gay, in a public area where literally every single human has to visit … and play voulez-vous.. what am i meant to do?? NOT go berserk?? NOT give in to the most primal desires to dance and sing etched into my gay ass bones?? YOU EXPECT ME to sit here and browse tinned peaches with fucking ABBA playing through shitty tinny ass public speakers?? 

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Real talk: there is so much more to life than working every day to survive until you die and I hope someday we as a society move past that and have the resources and time to value things that aren’t inherently linked to making money.

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Kid me: When I grow up I want to be someone who can help people

Adult me: Is there someone who can help me?