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In fish out of water we see Bojack trying to reach out to Kelsey, only to find that all of his troubles had an easy fix. His underwater headgear had a speaker. But he also could’ve just texted her or called her before or even after this. Here we see Bojack self sabotage whether he knows it or not. We follow this long story that starts by him wanting to reach out. It takes ALL DAY, only for the solution to be so simple. He’s frustrated that he didn’t know but the thing is that the idea never came to his mind or he actively ignored it due to self sabotage. As he says (paraphrased) “I’m too good at sabotage!”

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On making a Welsh version of the entire story of King Arthur:

No Lancelot and No Affair. PERIOD. And absolutely no compromise or cheating on this one: you cannot turn anyone else (coughBediverecough) into a Lancelot analogue. You must sacrifice the Love Triangle completely - no "duty vs. love" drama. You're going to have make do without that conceit. You must exercise your own creativity and forge a different dramatic conflict for Arthur and Gwenhwyfar, if at all.

Supplementary to the above: Divorce is legal.

Arthur is at the forefront. Sometimes, Cai, Gwalchmai and Bedwyr is the focus of a particular adventure, but Arthur is a Man of Action, who often outdoes his own warriors. And in particular, he may not even be a King - he may even just be a military chief (Wleddig, Ameraudur or Dux Bellorum), freeing him up to rove around.

Giants, not fairies, as the primary supernatural race Camelot interacts with. Next to that, Saints and Deities come afterwards.

Note that Queen Guinevere herself is the daughter of a giant.

On the legal side: Celtic Law is Tort Law - a weregild system is at play, known as Saraad (Insult/Honor Price) and Galanas (Injury/Homicide Price). Livestock as a measure of wealth. Inheritance system is Gavelkind (although tribal politics may come into play. See Tanistry).

Emphasis on Poetry, Song and Poetic Speech. Englyns are recommended. Bards as serious authority figures.

Be liberal with the supernatural. Mystical items are always fought over and Knights have cyneddf, or mystical abilities.

The Grail Quest has to be whole sale rewritten and given a new mythos: it's either "The Raid on the Otherworld" where the story is about the capture of a mystical Cauldron (Preiddu Annwfn). AND/OR. It's the Peredur version of Perceval, involving a Severed Head instead of a Grail - Maybe its Bran the Blessed himself! - and possibly a battle with the "Nine Sorceresses"

Exceptions to the "No Affair" rule: Medraut and Melwas. The former requires commitment to Traitor!Guinevere and the latter ends with Arthur winning and taking back Guinevere, whether Melwas lives or not.

The Fall of Camelot - There 3 options for how it should unfold without Lancelot: a) defaulting towards Historia Regum Britanniae's version of events. b) the Gwenhwyfach feud. And c) Non-Traitor Medraut ending. The first, similar to the No Affair exception, requires commitment to Traitor!Guinevere. The second involves establishing Gwenhwyfach as a character in her own right. The third and last is the most difficult: the writer must concieve a sufficiently satisfying third party as an opponent for Arthur and Mordred for a tragic last stand.

No Incest. Medraut remains Arthur's Nephew.

No Villain!Morgan

Optional for the above: Iddog Cordd Prydain as an instigator for the hostilities between Arthur and Medraut

As an extention of the "No Lancelot" rule, No Lady of the Lake and No Galahad either.

Arthur assumes the throne through normal means - No Sword in the Stone or Sword from the Lake. Kings Lot and Urien are allies all they way. Excalibur/Caledfwlch is part of a set of Three Holy Weapons, the others being Rhongomyniad and Carnwennan.

Exceptions to the "No Affair" rule: Edern ap Nudd as Guinevere's lover. Highly unrecommended, either for potentially establishing a Love triangle (defeating the whole purpose of removing Lancelot) and for potentially resulting in Arthur's early, non-Camlann death.

Trystan and Essyllt potentially do not end in tragedy (Total omission of Brittany, Isolde White Hands and the Black Sails motif) (Writer's choice). Although Mark could still treacherously kill them both, ala Prose Tristan.

King Mark as potentially Conomor the Cursed.

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Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

If you enjoyed, please consider supporting by buying a PDF of the comic on itch.io: https://tawnysoup.itch.io/home-in-the-woods

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today's warm up: When some damned extraterrestrial being steals your catch, what's a man to do?

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Hedgehog-crab

Hedgehog Crab (Derilambrus angulifrons)

This spiky little crustacean belongs to the Parthenopidae family and is found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Its spiny shell helps it blend in with rocky environments, offering protection from predators.

Despite its cute appearance, this crab is a skilled scavenger, feeding on small invertebrates and organic debris!

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I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

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Blackbird/koltrast. Värmland, Sweden (March 6, 2021).

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Recently saw a Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) for the first time in person the other day and am SUPER stoked about it! My own picture is kinda abysmal (very low quality lol) so if you could share some pictures of this wonderful and underrated little beastie it would be much appreciated! Also bonus shoutout to the Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) You're overshone by things like the Rosy Maple but you'll always be famous to me <3

I really love the tiger moths (subfamly Arctiinae). I don't think I've ever seen the Jersey before though!

Jersey Tiger Moth aka Spanish Flag (Euplagia quadripunctaria), family Erebidae, Belgium.

Widespread across Europe.

Caterpillars feed on a wide variety of plants, including wild plantain, groundsel, and nettles.

photograph by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

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Huarva beloved ---

Fanart for @ranticore’s extremely swagful siren setting. I think about it a lot

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flowers in the community garden. watercolor on toned paper~

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day 1 - space shark!

the sky is full of anchovies!

@requinoesis

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Combusken if it were awesome.

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Daily drawing 2132. I love the visual of something breaking through the clouds. It's an incredibly cool motif

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Stereocaulon japonicum

images: source

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the humidity is evil today but this cloud was epic & cool