#not even editing this

[kimberlychapman]

For anyone who thinks 600 words in an essay is actually difficult, here are some pro tips:

Make your conclusion basically a mirror of your intro. In your intro, state what the essay is going to be about and why in whatever style you've been taught (it's changed over the years and can vary by country so do what you've been told to do, this isn't creative writing time, it's please-the-teacher time). "Throughout the vastness of time and space, humans have always done this shit, here is an example of the shit, and another example. Possibly a third example because Star Trek citation reasons. In this essay I shall examine how historical shit has influenced present shit and is likely to influence future shit." Got it? Then you do that backwards for your conclusion. "As shown by my many citations in this essay, it is clear that humans did that historical shit, continue to do the shit, and show no signs of stopping the shit. I once again refer to my previously stated examples or other versions thereof. Thus, I am able to conclude that shit is shit throughout time and space, etc etc etc."

The above is already 196 words.

Include a lot of properly cited quotations. FFS in this age of internet gobshittery double check that your citations and quotations are valid. But then make 'em plentiful and big. Honestly, this is a lot harder when you get a word _limit_ and you want to show off the legit research you did and you can't fit all of those grandiose, florid quotations in. Don't get in trouble for plagiarising, but cite cite cite with quotation marks! It screams, "LOOK AT ME, I DID THE REQUIRED READINGS!" Bonus points: do the required readings and then go pull some quotations from related sources.

The above is now at 306 words and I haven't actually even included a quotation yet.

According to mollypaup in their March 28, 2025 publication on the popular internet social media platform Tumblr, "im still losing it over the "how did high schoolers write 600 word essays before chatgpt" post. 600 words. that is nothing. that is so few words what do you mean you can't write 600 words. 600 words. this post right here is 45 words."

We're at 386 now. Over halfway there. Each sentence gets you a wee bit closer. This isn't hard. Wait, I mean to say this is not hard. Do that: expand your contractions. Do the opposite of tweeting or what those of us who went through journalism school had to learn: make every word, every phrase, every sentence as long as you can. Do not say, "Make every word, phrase, and sentence long." Do what I did above. Also, repeat yourself in the form of making a point. That is, to say, make every single word, make every single phrase, and make every single sentence as long as you can.

496 now. Home stretch. Now add embellishments. Are you engaged with a well-known fandom? What does your favourite character say about your topic? Does your fandom come with any long-winded authors you can quote? Lord of the Rings fans, I have good news for you! Or does your teacher/professor have a known fandom? As long as you can reference it competently, do it! For nearly any historical, political, philosophical, or literary essay I guarantee you there's a Picard quote that will serve. Weave it in there somewhere to help make a point, as in, "In the immortal words of Jean-Luc Picard, Captain of the USS Enterprise 1701-D, "Things are only impossible until they are not.""

612. Booyeah. You've got this.

im still losing it over the "how did high schoolers write 600 word essays before chatgpt" post. 600 words. that is nothing. that is so few words what do you mean you can't write 600 words. 600 words. this post right here is 45 words.

[word-count-bullet-count]

I've been seeing a lot of knight posts recently. pretty great

[chiisana-lion]

[everythingwasnormalhere]

pls rb if you think cuddling doesn't have to be s3xual

im tryna prove a point to my bf's mother help me out

[valkugo]

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

It's always so weird to come down from the biology heavens to see what the average person believes about animals, plants, ecosystems, just the world around them. I don't even mean things that one simply doesn't know because they've never been told or things that are confusing, I'm talking about people who genuinely do not see insects as animals. What are you saying. Every time I see a crawling or fluttering little guy I know that little guy has motivations and drive to fulfill those motivations. There are gears turning in their head! They are perceiving this world and they are drawing conclusions, they are conscious. And yet it's still a whole thing if various bugs of the world feel pain or if they are simply Instinct Machines that are Not Truly Aware of Anything At All????? Help!!!!!! How can you look at a little guy and think he is just the macroscopic animal version of a virus

[blueskittlesart]

read that post blacked out and woke up with this on my computer. crazy. stay safe out there everyone

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[seaglassdinosaur]

The doubling of tribute numbers. The miscarried Abernathy twins. The Donner sisters who Haymitch carries a fascination for as consequence. Louella being replaced by Lou Lou, a name that only mimics the first half of her name, and a girl who matches her in appearance only. Tam Amber’s set of pins, one dropped down a well, the other discarded. The two versions of the games: the one that Haymitch remembers and the edited, falsified version of them without the real content. The two bags of gumdrops. The fraternal affection he feels for Louella and Lou Lou, the artificial twins, and Maysilee’s offer to be his sister—the second one she gives in the book. A bond with a real twin, both pairs healing the sisters he never did know. The split between what is natural and what is manufactured or forged, bonds that that grow on their own, or are forced into existance. And if the distinction makes any difference to the person it impacts.

[salamispots]

it got turned into a 17" x14" pillow instead haha

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[arinmoss]

painted Chappell again :3

[dimeadozencows]

[whump-it-like-its-hot]

So earlier in art class today, someone drew a characters hands in their pockets and mentioned that hands are really like the ultimate end boss of art, and most of us wholeheartedly agreed. So then, our teacher went ahead and free handed like a handful of hands on the board, earning a woah from a couple of students. So the one from earlier mentioned how it barely took the teacher ten seconds to do what I can’t do in three hours. And you know what he responded?

“It didn’t take me ten seconds, it took me forty years.”

And you know, that stuck with me somehow. Because yeah. Drawing a hand didn’t take him fourth years. But learning and practicing to draw a hand in ten seconds did. And I think there’s something to learn there but it’s so warm and my brain is fried so I can’t formulate the actual morale of the lesson.

[splatoonlink]

HELP i was watching off the hook perform and the angle i was at makes it look like pearl is being repeatedly set on fire 😭