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[chvwat]

[moodybluekarauk]

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[orpheuslament]

sorry i am legitimately obsessed with how out of touch with reality this woman is

[thecandlewasters]

Celebrating 10 Years of NMTD 🦩🥭

Join the Much Ado About Nothing crew as they navigate high school in New Zealand at the height of superwholock. It's 2014 and you've got nothing much to do...

[nuancefem]

just wrote 4000+ words about my detrans experienceeeeee /dabs. going to post a teaser on here soon, with a link to the longer substack article! time to piss off some libfems yeehawwwww B)

[rustbeltjessie]

That night, I had two opposite—but equally intense—impulses. One of them was to get fucking wasted. To get as wasted as I would have in those “singing along to ‘Sally MacLennane’ in the pub” days; to get so plowed all the stuff that Shane’s death brought up for me would sink beneath a stream of whiskey. The other was to not drink, at all; to not only stay sober that night but to never touch a drop of booze again. Because of Shane’s life-long struggles with addiction, because of so many of my beloveds’ struggles with addiction, because of my own struggles with addiction—my own affinity for hurling [myself] toward oblivion in the back of some grim and sticky dive, as Amanda Petrusich put it in her wonderful tribute to Shane. —from "That night, Rain Street went on for miles."

The newest installment of my newsletter is about Shane MacGowan/The Pogues, punk/poetry, addiction, and romanticizing things that are 'bad,' amongst other things. I've been working on this one for a month, and I'm glad it's finally out in the world.

[mistninja]

The existence of r/fuckmoash is so pathetic and cringe that its genuinely a big part of why I'm turning away from the cosmere fandom/Brandon Sanderson. Loser ass behavior to create and unironically participate in such a ridiculous thing

[millionsknives]

come now david, where's uriah gone? stranded on the battlefield, the troops withdrawn come now david, where's uriah gone?

[inkedwingss]

For the ones joining my new writing-only blog, my baby Substack: I will upload one poem every day for the next 15 days, so expect some e-mails in your inbox! :)

If you have been here for a while, you must know I was in desperate need of a writing-only platform — in fact, if you remember, I even tried a side blog, but that didn't work for me (and the novel is cooking atm). So, for the sake of my peace of mind and my writing, I will upload all the poetry in here to this sparkling, brand-new Substack.

After a few days on that platform, though, I can already tell I'm not going to follow what I perceived to be the pattern. Do I feel like a fish out of the water? Yes. Do I plan to change? No. Is it good for ''marketing''? Nope! But I literally can't force myself into a non-authentic space. It gives me anxiety.

I believe in using the platform instead of letting the platform use me. I'm free. That is unnegotiable. So, I will do my best on my own terms, as many things annoy me about the writing culture of these times we live in and I refuse to wear the halter. Oh, I promise I'll never try to coach you, start mothering you, or try to sell you a "how to write poetry in 5 steps" guide. No hooking titles. I won't join the experts-on-shit FOMO cult to prey on other people's triggers or to feel ''good'' about myself at the expense of others. This type of thing actually creeps me out.

But I do promise we can just resonate and inspire each other by being honest and raw, by having a brave heart so we can keep being kind, and by pursuing truth, beauty and art... How about that? We can enjoy the vibe and cultivate this appreciation of words! We can even chat as writer friends, as reader friends or just as friends friends — and encourage each other through real, second-intention-free presence.

If my writing doesn't touch you, it's fine. If yours doesn't touch me, it's fine. It's not personal, it's not a bad thing. We are all finding our voice. The day you think you know everything, you're dead, so we have to keep searching, moving and growing together! How many times have I needed the words from @cssnder @goodluckclove @hersurvival or @remnantofabrokensoul, and so many others around here (iykyk)? And I'm very grateful for every word and idea you all shared here in this amazing space, helping me to keep going, to break from my shell and lay another brick in the foundations of what I want to create.

That is the beauty of it. Creation demands connection. That is respect and human experience. And I repeat it: sometimes what I create won't touch anyone but me.

Oh, but what if it does!

Well, that being said: I actually do have some crazy ideas for the Substack. At first, the focus was on creating some substantial and self-indulgent content about literature (I like to study). Although I still think that's important, exciting and valid, Poetry is making its way through my inked fingers more and more, demanding space, attention, and voice; so I will not neglect this calling.

What about the future? I don’t know. Paid subscriptions for specific academic literature content? Prophetic, devotional newsletters?Generating debates on books for the community? Just poetry that you can read for free and not engage at all because I can be quite antisocial at times? Digging around some old ancient advice on writing? None of the above? Anything is possible, really. For now, I will slow down and avoid contributing to the hamster wheel of modern despair for the speed of light living and likes.

For now, poetry, please.

And tea. Lots of tea, because it's raining.

The grass looks so green!

[pegglefan69]

i had a really lovely & slightly strange experience today that involved people helping me out with trans-related identification changes that might be impossible soon, it really genuinely felt like something out of his films. I'm taking it as a sign, because I can & it makes life more interesting. thanks for everything Mr. Lynch 🫡❤️

[moodybluekarauk]

My First True Crime Story On Substack

So as well as politics, health, mental health, perimenopause and anything else I feel like writing about I'm also posting about True Crime, particularly historical true crime but I may start posting about more recent crimes too, solved ones that have resulted in convictions of course.

[soulmvtes]

just in case you haven't read my latest substack piece, i reached 30 posts + i'm thinking of taking a little break, i guess as i have gotten a lot more subscribers the past year, it's felt a bit frightening to be publicly vulnerable and i want to just sit with that. i am so young and want to improve on so much including my writing. my monthly collections of beautiful moments will still be in your inbox but i'm still figuring out what i want to share :)

[theoverstimulated]

Another post about cats with lots of pics!

[mtjester]

So I’m on substack now because a friend is doing a series I’m subscribing to—username jerseka, same pfp.

So here’s my thoughts: I want to do original stuff eventually including some creative writing support materials, but I’m concerned my fanfic history will turn away some audiences (since I do deal with heavy stuff sometimes), so I’m going to post under a different username but also not totally distance myself from this online identity either. So I’ll post my original stuff there and do previews and whatnot here maybe?

The true goal is to get a website or dedicated online space. I wanna have something more to show for my efforts before I go that route, though.