#potential start of a poem or a short story for english but then again my teacher keeps talking about the rules of grammar when it comes to

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i loooove having a weird secret gender

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CANTO 6 PART 3 SPOILERS

Im beyond pissed, tumblr crashed in the middle of me doing this so this is going to be so much shorter than I want it to be. NON RYOSHU RELATED POST ABOUT THE HEATHCLIFF. DON'T TAKE WHAT I SAY AS FACT I AM NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS. LOOK AT THE LINKS I CITE FOR MORE INFORMATION! You can click them when their mentioned. Im not citing in the proper format. This was done on 5 hours of sleep, two eggs, and a box of banana milk.

The Erlkonig or Erlking is this figure in German Mythology who kidnapps children. When he touches you, he kills you. This poem made by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe then adapted to this song is what you see. Erlkoning Heathcliff is trying to intice Heathcliff to die by telling him that it's his fault Cathy is dead. All identities refer to the sinner as "child" when you look into their uptie stories. Mili and the singer of the video here use the same technique of changing the tone and pitch of their voice to differntiate two characters.

The Wild Hunt is a part of Norse Mythology where Odin, mounted on his sixed legged horse Sleipnir, goes through the forest. According to norse-mythology.org, anyone who gets caught up in The Wild Hunt, spotted or seen, gets carried away. Your soul will get incorporated into The Wild Hunt. We all know Erlking Heathcliff did, the rising of the bodies. The Wild Hunt is also mostly describe as having hounds, and who was a hound? Hindleys.

From the same website, on the page of Sleipnir reads,

Also, the horse that heath rides on has a weird liney pattern on it's 4 legs that kind of look like that runestone. There's more connection here, I just don't want to type it again.

How did Project Moon mix two diffrent mythological ideas together? (Its not just two, they mixed so many more.) Meet human mistranslation and the progression of oral tradition and story telling throught time. I don't kno where to start. There was mistranslation poem when, according to ancient-origins.net Johann Gottfried Herder wrote a seperate ballad from the one I linked at the start called Erlkönigs Tochter.

The Anglo-Saxons were early German settlers. This is where things get messy because I have several more potential leaders of the Wild Hunt but here are two, King Herla and Herne The Hunter.

Herne The Hunter: Popularized by Shakespeare potentially from a play called The Merry Wives of Windsor. This man called Jacobb Grimm said that Hene The Hunter was related to Odin. Herne the hunter is this ghost. ( https://mythopedia.com/topics/herne-the-hunter ) Im trying to say there are other media that connect the Erlking to the Wild Hunt but its on Wikipedia so it makes it seem fishy. Another Link Here

King Herla: A british king who attended a dwarf wedding. When he left the wedding, the world had changed. Unbeknowst to him, 300 years had passed and he was claimed to be missing. When his men tried to get off their horses, they turned into dust so they were stuck like that. Read it here, its short. Someone better and more credible than me summed the story up better than I did, historian Chrissy Senecal. Read right here. An additional link to cross refrence if you'd like. King Herla and Odin got conflated together when really, their diffrent people

I found this other website article about Wild Hunts which kind of brings me to the next thing, the Harlequinn. They weild clubs, their devils, the image of them is popularly joyful? Maybe goofy and lighthearted? Perhaps associated with cards? Matt, or Heathcliff's portrayal of Matt. Now, I'm looking at Wikipedia and I see this section.

What do we have here? A mention of the Erlkönig, Dante's Inferno, masked, club weilding giant. Heathcliff's not giant but hes pretty tall, at least by my standards but whatever, im very short. DANTE'S INFERNO, Canto 11 and 12. What the fuck Project Moon, are you playing 5d chess?

Back on topic, Hellequin is the fairy king, and this figure pops up in German, French, Italian, and English folklore. I can't do proper research when all my search results are mixed with random junk and I'm becoming nutty. You will not normally be able to access this article without paying but here's the link anyways. Journal Article from this book on a section about horned deities made in 1922 speaks of a group of ghost riding, who are also huntsman.

And also another mention of Dante's Inferno. The name, Herne The Hunter is mentioned again.

All and all, The link between The Erlkonig and The Wild Hunt isn't as wild and unexplainable as I originally thought. It's just so cool to see all these concepts intersect. There still so much to touch upon like the headless horseman refrence and the Dullahans, RYOSHU COMPARING THE WILD HUNT TO THE PARADE OF 100 SPIRTS, something along that line, I forgot the name. I'm just not the right person to yell about this but I will anyways. The writers mixed so many symbols of death into one character. Such a wild and nutty Canto. Thank you so much Project Moon.

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The Journey of The Tarot Haiku

V: The Hierophant - Doing it my way

That title speaks more to the reversed Hierophant, who was actually the star of the show at one time during the process of preparing my manuscript for publication, so I decided to dedicate this post to that funny anecdote, but I also wanted to talk about how it fits into my life in general.

Ever since I was little, I have been doing things differently. My mom once told me, "After two kids, I thought I knew what to expect. You blew that out of the water." After two fairly normal siblings, my family found me somewhat incomprehensible, but because I was really good at drawing, soaked up any English I heard like a sponge and did well in school, it was put down as a case of having a quirky genius on their hands. Looking back, I would not call myself that, and I don't really wish the curse of being considered gifted on any child: it really messes with everyone's expectations, including your own. Whenever I fell short, I was devastated. But I never did stop, because as it turned out, my way of perceiving the world and interacting with it was simply different from other people's, and I followed what my inner compass told me was the right direction. Sometimes it worked out, sometimes it didn't, but live and learn.

I always loved creative projects, and spent over twenty years doodling compulsively, and writing the odd poem here and there. I wanted to write books, and even now when I ask myself, what do you wish you could do with your life, my answer is that I would love to write stories and share them - despite that, for the longest time, writing simply didn't happen, and I actually started earnestly, and in English, in my late twenties. I had my confidence in my storytelling shattered a few times in the course of my life, and because I could draw, everyone was encouraging that, but to me drawing was partly a way to keep my hands busy; the only way I could pay attention at school was drawing in textbooks and notebooks (needless to say my teachers kind of hated that). As I got more comfortable with writing, I stopped drawing as much, and now I rarely do unless I'm asked or I'm engaging with a project where I need to draw - such as this book.

Once I started writing the poems in earnest, I could tell that they had the potential of becoming a book, and I got very excited. It could have been a more standard poetry book that features only text, but I was more ambitious than that. I love a good illustration, so I made illustrations after my own vision, but above all, as soon as I thought of the layout you have to physically turn about to reverse the card in the middle and reveal the poem attached to it, I knew I had to go with that. I only learned in the last stages of preparing my manuscript that what I devised was called "ergodic literature", and felt really glad that I had a proper expression to describe what I had done.

In the layout I was confident; in the process of self-publishing, not so much. I actually consulted the Tarot a lot once I made up my mind to publish. I asked what dates I ought to aim for as the publication date; I asked what I could expect if I published here or there; and as I was preparing the document with Kindle Create, I kept asking the cards if it was going to go well in its current state. I was starting to get reversed cards, and got so frantic I actually went to consult guide books to suss out the meaning better. It was in this state that, for the paperback, I drew a new card, and got The Hierophant reversed. Again, I was already kind of jittery and unfocused, and went to the guidebook... which basically said, "Stop asking others for approval and just trust yourself."

It was hilarious. I laughed heartily, and I submitted.

A day later the paperback version was rejected... because of the upside down text. Turns out Kindle Direct Publishing does not allow that in print, even if it is ergodic literature. The support person I emailed was very kind and apologetic, but there it was: having upside down text in print was unconventional and here it was not allowed. I thought back to The Hierophant reversed, and laughed again at how perfectly it captured the whole situation.

I ended up reformatting the book for paperback, so the ergodic layout disappeared, and each card was featured twice in order to show off the reversed cards under their respective poems. I am a visual thinker, and I also think it's just neater to see the cards actually in reverse position, and being able to ponder the poem and the imagery at the same time. Again, I've never come across a guide book in my studies that showed off the reversed card when discussing its reversed meaning, so I wanted to have it for my book. I guess here is where the upright Hierophant comes in: in the process of capturing the meanings in succinct little poems and attaching illustrations to them, I realized that the book could be used as a practical guide for beginners, and from there on I made a commitment to that. I'm glad that the ebook was allowed to retain its layout, because I really loved it, and this way it does feel more like a volume of poetry and the homage I had meant it to be, and at the same time I'm happy with the paperback and hardcover versions being more accessible, even if the reformatting sort of bloated the page count (bringing it from 113 pages to 190). I sincerely hope that anyone new to Tarot will find it insightful and fun.

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Odds & Ends: June 7, 2024

Society of the Snow. Based on the true story of the crash of a Uruguayan plane carrying a rugby team in the Andes in 1972, this intense and disturbing film (I’m not kidding, it’s not for the faint of heart . . . or stomach), is a real-life survival story at its most unromantic. While the thing that most people know about the story is that survivors of the crash had to turn to eating the bodies of dead passengers to sustain themselves, it’s really about much more than that — finding meaning in hardship, the bonds and brotherhood formed in adversity, and the infinite human capacity to endure. (The film was made in Spanish; watch the original with English subtitles rather than the overdubbed verision.)  Huckberry’s Father’s Day Shop. Father’s Day is next Sunday, and if you’re looking for a gift for dear old dad (or looking for ideas for others to gift you), check out Huckberry’s online shop, where they’ve curated a collection of gift ideas for all types of dads. A few standouts: * Flint and Tinder Cotton Hemp Polo Shirt. I’m wearing one right now as I write this. It’s been my go-to polo shirt for the past few months. Lightweight, breathable, and casually cool. * Bellroy Hide and Seek Wallet. My wallet for the past few years. It’s thin, but allows you to cram a lot of stuff in it. It’s still going strong. See my full review here. * Skeletool CX. I’m always on the lookout for new pocket knives and multi-tools. The Skeletool from Leatherman is going to be my next acquisition. It’s a lightweight, stripped-to-the-bone version of their iconic multi-tool.  Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelli. I enjoyed this short book about why you should stop reading the news and following the news on social media. A few of the reasons: keeping up with the news destroys your attention span, you can’t act on 90%+ of it so it just makes you anxious, and it can suck up all your time. Dobelli also responds to potential objections people have about ditching the news, such as the idea that keeping up with current events is an obligation of a responsible citizen. We’ve made similar points to Dobelli’s in this article and Sunday Fireside and have been spare consumers of news for a long time now. But the book’s inspired me to ditch X/Twitter (again!). I fell off my don’t-read-X bandwagon a few months ago, and I could definitely feel myself getting dumber. Every Day Do Something That Won’t Compute. In a commencement address given at a prep school, Jeffrey Bilbro encouraged the young grads to prepare for failure by having things in their life that they do that are “beautiful and totally useless.” He quotes a line from a Wendell Berry poem that can help you make sure you’re not living your life only in achievement/productivity mode: “friends, every day do something / that won’t compute.” It’s made me think of things I do or could start doing that don’t compute: reading a good book for the sake of reading a good book, playing basketball with my kids, catching up with an old friend. Do more things that don’t compute.  Quote of the Week A light supper, a good night’s sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who by an indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward. —Lord Chesterfield Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support! http://dlvr.it/T7zRmS

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"Preserving the Flow: A Water Conservation Crusade"

Definitions:

Story: A narrative of real or invented events, typically told in chronological order. A story can be written or spoken, and can be presented in a variety of forms, including novels, short stories, poems, plays, and films.

Tale: A short, simple story, especially one that is traditional or imaginary. Tales are often told to children, and often feature magical or supernatural elements.

Science fiction: A genre of fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction can explore the potential consequences of scientific and technological advances on society and individuals, and can also be used to address philosophical and ethical questions.

Story:

As I stepped into the sleek time machine, I could feel the rush of anticipation and uncertainty. My mission was clear: to travel to a future where humanity had exhausted its water resources and return with the information that would have prevented such a catastrophic event. With a deep breath, I started the process, and the machine whirred to life, rushing me forward through time.

Meanwhile, the year was 2150, a desolate future where the consequences of water scarcity were painfully evident. I found myself among a world struggling with parched lands, dry crops, and desperate communities. It was a harsh reminder of the urgent need to act. Subsequently, I met Xiomara, a brilliant scientist who was committed to solving the problem. She explained the devastation caused by excessive and pollution of water, leading to a severe imbalance in the ecosystem.

Simultaneously, Xiomara and I explored her innovative research, revealing advanced technologies that could rejuvenate and sustain water sources. With meticulous attention, I absorbed the intricate details of their futuristic water purification and conservation methods. She introduced me to Steve, the engineer behind the invention, and we worked together to update the designs for the current era.

When I returned to my present, I was filled with fierce determination and equipped with the knowledge that could save humanity from impending catastrophe. I got together with my best friends, Ben, Terry, Kai, and Daniel, a group of marvelous intelligent people, to start sharing futuristic water solutions. The transition was not easy; skepticism and doubt echoed through the room.

However, as we combined our resources and knowledge, the vision became a reality. Through collaboration, we adapted the advanced technology to our present infrastructure and put thorough water saving plans into place As a result of our actions, the planet began to heal by replacing the parched aquifers and nourishing arid lands.

With patience and persistence, we spread awareness, inspiring a global movement towards responsible water use. Bit by bit, we saw the transformation as the water crisis was prevented. Once again, our world prospered demonstrating a testament to humanity's resilience and innovation.

As the years passed, our actions became an action of hope for future generations. In the end, the experience of time travel and the collaboration that followed taught us that even in the face of an obscure future, unity and determination can turn the tide and ensure a brighter tomorrow.

References:

Story definition and meaning | Collins english dictionary. (n.d.). https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/story

Tale definition and meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. (n.d.). https://dictionary.cambridge.orgdictionary/english/tale

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, October 15). Science fiction. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

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I read more books this month than I anticipated. I should probably wait before doing a February book round up, but I already feel like I’m struggling to decide which ones to cut from my list so I’m doing it this weekend instead of next. If I read much next week I’ll bump ‘em up into March’s round up

Asterix and the Missing Scroll / Chieftain’s Daughter

I got the last two “new” Asterix books out of the library so I could officially say I had read them all. Over all my opinion is… they’re fine! None of these would ever become one of my favourites, but they’re all fine stories. The art is good, it is completely in-line with the original, and the stories are… fine. I liked The Missing Scroll quite a bit more than The Chieftain’s Daughter but I never find a ~hurr hurr teenagers~ plotline that interesting, whereas I do enjoy seeing Romans get chased down by unicorns so that’s probably not surprising. There’s some spark I can’t put my finger on that the new Asterix books just seem to be missing though… a bit of humour or cleverness or something. Still, they’re fine reads if you’ve been hungry for more Asterix and I’m glad I read them. (Though the library gave me the American translation of The Chieftain’s Daughter, something I didn’t realize until I started reading and realized that this is wrong??? I’ve been reading these books since I could read and I know this is wrong??? What the hell is happening??? The I realized the publisher was different and I simmered in fury the whole time I read it — WHY ARE YOU CHANGING NAMES AND WORD CHOICES IN A WELL ESTABLISHED SERIES THAT ALREADY HAS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION YOU ANIMALS WHY ARE YOU DUMBING DOWN THE LANGUAGE AAAUGH

The Bride Was A Boy

This one was cute! The Bride Was A Boy is an autobiographical manga written by a transwoman recounting her experience with transitioning, meeting her boyfriend, and eventually getting married. It’s mostly done in a 4-panel style and is interspersed with lots of information about the LGBT community, particularly in Japan. A lot of it was stuff I was already familiar with, but I still found it adorable and a very worthwhile read. it would be a fantastic book for young queer people who are looking for more of an introduction into international queer space

Cul de Sac: Children At Play

Cul de Sac is just a weird, fun newspaper comic series about the children who live in a small neighbourhood. It fully taps into the children-as-semi-feral-chaos-agents, and there’s something hilariously nostalgic about the whole thing. Lots of times when stories try to portray children there’s always something… wrong about it, something that doesn’t mesh with true childhood, but in this comic I can see glimpses of my grimy, dirty-covered self as a preschooler running around the pages. I would definitely recommend trying them!

The Cremation of Sam McGee

I reread The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Shooting of Dan McGrew and man, they don’t stop being buckwild. These are two really famous Canadian poems that were then illustrated by equally famous Canadian artist Ted Harrison. Harrison’s style is gorgeous and distinct and given what strangely grisly stories these poems are they fit the mood perfectly. Everything feels just a little tilted and wrong and unsettling. If you enjoy an occasional poem (especially ones that are super fun to read out loud) and haven’t read these before, I would recommend them! Or do what my teachers did, and read Sam Gee to a young child in your life and watch them be baffled and concerned and horrified.

There are strange things done / in the midnight sun / by the men who moil for gold...

The Gryphon’s Lair

The second book of the Royal Guide to Monster Slaying series written by Kelley Armstrong; I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book! It’s a very cool fantasy series because it really leans into environmental stewardship and the importance of studying animals and conservation so you can find ways to live alongside a healthy ecosystem. In this book Rowan is officially accepted as the Royal Monster Hunter, which means a whole new set of trials and burdens. She has to contend with a baby gryphon that is becoming increasingly large and dangerous, plotting family members, doubt about her abilities, a potential curse, and a daunting quest deep into the mountains in order to set things right. If you’re looking for some very gentle high fantasy, this series delivers.

Hogan’s Heroes comics

What to say here. Anyone following this blog has suffered the knowledge that I’ve been rewatching Hogan’s Heroes lately. When I found out that there was a short-lived, shitty comic series in the 60s? Of course I had to hunt them down. And so I’ve read them! And they sure were a shitty comic series from the 60s! They were, shall we say, of wildly varying quality. Some were actually really funny (like #5, it easily had the best art and best jokes imho), others were a slog, and most were fine and amusing enough to read the whole way through but not much more.

If you don’t know what Hogan’s Heroes is about: it was a 1960s sitcom that took place in a WWII POW camp, in which the Allied prisoners trapped there had a massive, complex sabotage/spy ring right underneath the camp. The whole show is about constantly outwitting the bumbling Germans while keeping up the pretense that they’re all just normal prisoners. The show is hilariously funny and I would recommend that, even if I can’t say the same for the comics unless you’re like me and are just really thirsty for more content...

Magic Misfits: The Fourth Suit (Ripley)

The final book of Neil Patrick Harris’ middle grade series, The Magic Misfits. In this fourth book, the group is fragmented and forced to meet in secret to avoid notice from the mysterious and powerful Kalagan whose cruel machinations have already turned the quiet little town on its ears, putting people’s lives in peril and destroy Leila’s fathers’ magic shop. The Misfits are going to need all their skills to finally unmask this sinister magician and break the mesmerism he seems to have placed over the entire town before it’s too late to save no only the town, but their friendship and trust.

Super charming series, and the illustrations are gorgeous.

Marsupilami

HOUBA! I watched a very bad TV adaptation of this as a kid that still managed to find a place in my heart, and so I decided to finally try reading some of the original comic! On one hand: it was exactly what I had hoped! The art is cute, the marsupilami is so dynamic and fun to see on the page (and has a way better characterization than he does in the show), and it’s really funny! Unfortunately! It is also pretty racist! Yikes! That seems to be a reoccuring downfall for some of these older Belgian comics... I also tried reading the first book of Les Tuniques Bleues and aye ye ye… I couldn’t actually get through that one. That being said, these were older volumes and frankly, North American media was also real fucking racist at that point so I’m not gonna write them off either. I really liked most of this book, and will probably try to get my hands on one of the more recent volumes of both Marsupilami and Les Tuniques Bleues to see if they get better with time. (If you’ve read either of those series and have volume recommendations hmu)

The Pagemaster

I’m a sucker for novelizations, I have no excuse beyond that. I recently rewatched The Pagemaster and decided to read the chapter book. And it was a solid little adaptation! It’s about Richard Tyler, a young boy with a head for statistics which unfortunately means he lives in constant fear of (in his opinion, statistically likely) injury or death. However that fear is put to the test when he gets caught in a horrible thunderstorm and has to shelter in a nearby library with halls and shelves that stretch beyond the imagination and with untold perils hidden among the pages of the books. Richard, with only his library card and three novels that hope to be checked out, has to venture through the different genres and horrors housed int he library if he ever wants to find the exit and get home to safety.

Pumpkinheads

A very charming little graphic novel. Cute art, and really loveable characters. Josiah and Deja work every year at a local pumpkin patch, and are best friends during those weeks. However this is their last year working there before going off to university and as the last day at the patch comes to a close they realize that they both still have regrets. Deja sets off on a mission to avoid work, eat all the interesting snacks around the patch, and get Josiah to find the girl he’s been crushing on every year and has never worked up the nerve to talk to.

After being deprived of human contact for almost a year, this book really hits you right in the heart.

The Screwfly Solution

A deeply upsetting scifi/horror short story! I read it on the recommendation of a friend and, yes, can confirm that this fucked me up a bit. I honestly don’t even know what to say about this that wouldn’t spoil it, but frankly with everything being as it is, this hit a little bit too close to reality. (That being said, it was very well written, like this is a very good story on a literary level and it does exactly what it sets out to accomplish.) If you feel like reading twenty pages and being really disturbed, give it a go! Otherwise go and read any number of the much happier books on this list!

The Whipping Boy

This was a book I remember reading as a lit circle book back in elementary school and really loving. After telling myself I’d reread it for years, I finally sat down with it again. If you somehow got through school without reading this one, it’s about a brat of a prince and his whipping boy — since it would be unspeakable to strike a prince, when the prince misbehaves it is Jemmy who gets whipped. Unsurprisingly, there is no love lost between the two of them, because the prince is always intentionally causing problems that Jemmy has to suffer for. Things begin to change though when the prince decides to run away and drags Jemmy along with him. On the run, being chased by highwaymen, and desperately trying to hide their identities, these boys go on a fast-paced adventure beyond the castle walls. It wasn’t as special as I remembered it being as a kid, but it’s a fine little chapter book.

[laemony]

What I’ve read in 2020!

Welcome back to this thing I started in 2017 and still don’t know WHY it should matter!

2017  2018  2019

This year has been a shit show but I must admit I’ve read quite a lot (who knew that staying at home with nothing else to do, except watching the world burn, could lead to this?!) Anyway! This is it, enjoy!

WAR AND PEACE, L. TOLSTOY – biggest book I’ve ever read in my life, I don’t know how but it’s never boring, I loved the characters and I adored the historical knowledge; the two subjects mix, when people are at war they miss peace, and when they are at peace they miss and look for war; it’s full of time skips in a very Russian fashion… only thing it bothered me, in my edition at least, all the paragraphs written in French didn’t have a translation, I hope I didn’t lose too many infos lol 8,5/10

PERSUASION, J. AUSTEN – this book! A surprise, a revelation, a discovery! Brilliant! Funny! Lovely! Anne’s expressions of her family are hilarious; one of my favourites so far, even if “lost love who is not as forgotten as you thought they would be” sounds way too much like the story of my life 10/10

THE YEARS, V. WOOLF – it felt lonely, yet lively; a bit hopeless, but not too sad; the chatter, the teasing, is all very familiar, as if she wrote about my own family; simple in its day-to-day life; felt like autumn (if it makes sense????) 8/10

THE DEAD SOULS, N. GOGOL – ridiculous characters, ridiculous conversations, I loved the ironic way it depicts Russian society and its people; the last chapter is a mess, I couldn’t imagine how it could end and to be honest I still have no idea 7,5/10

THE PROCESS, F. KAFKA – no time-line; not a single emotion, not from the characters neither from the author; a cold, indifferent depiction of a series of facts, which are everything but clear; not an inch of silence, just words; it tired me out, I just needed a bit more silence 5/10

THE WHITE GUARD, M. BULGAKOV – I simply love how he writes (wrote??) and his characters are always so unique and interesting; I adore the references to Tolstoy and Dostoevskij; this book has more of a painting than a book; it’s an impressive recount of a fundamental historical moment; the end is not clear but beautiful 9,5/10

THE HANDMAID’S TALE, M. ATWOOD – I thought I wouldn’t have been able to stomach it, and then I found out that there’s a right way to tell a story about violence and she mastered it; cruel people are just that, no craziness, no dark past, just thirst for power and the confidence of knowing what’s best for everyone; it gave me chills, it made me angry; I love how she writes, it’s the first time a first person pov doesn’t make me want to tear my eyes off my face… people who watched the series: do you know what’s the real name of Offred? I need it 10/10

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, J. AUSTEN – as usual, her books must be read in one breath; Jane and Charles’ story is my favourite; I love Mr Bennet as much as I can’t suffer everyone’s sisters (except Miss Darcy of course); it has an amazing mix of characters, I absolutely love the drama that follows Mr Darcy; I honestly expected a more dramatic confession at the end but it was great 9/10

NOTES FROM A DEATH HOUSE, F. DOSTOEVSKY – a bit too auto-biographic for my tastes, but I adored his depiction of a humanity which is often forgotten; it’s very disturbing in its actuality if you stop to think about it; he never tires himself saying that those “criminals” are also and foremost human beings 7,5/10

ASYLUM, P. MCGRATH – the first part is fast-paced, it leaves you breathless and with an anxious need to keep on reading; then it started to be a little more psychological and it kinda bored me; I liked the narrator very much, it was really disturbing 7,5/10

DOCTOR ZIVAGO, B. PASTERNAK – every Russian book I’ve read gave me a glimpse of Russian history and culture, yet they’re all different and I think that’s often underappreciated. Now, this book. This book is, simply put, breath-taking. The landscapes are immense and colourful, the talent of this man is unparalleled; it has a devastating end, it’s a book I’ll probably read over and over again just ‘cause reading it is “such a sweet sorrow” 10/10 (this rec is shorter than what it should have been in my mind, but I’d probably end up talking about this book and only this book so that’s it, it’s called self-control)

EMMA, J. AUSTEN – at first I was annoyed by Emma’s character, but then she proved herself so oblivious it started to become pretty funny; I can’t get over how much people talk in this book, the irony is SO on point, I love it; I probably like it more than Persuasion, because there are so many twists that the ending left me really surprised for once. And let me tell you, Jane Austen is THE BEST at depicting insufferable people 10/10

UNO, NESSUNO, E CENTOMILA, L. PIRANDELLO – look at me, reading Italian literature, world must be ending… to be honest? I don’t remember much of it? And I didn’t take notes as I usually do? I must’ve been bored out of my mind… I’ll give it a 6/10 on trust alone because I know Pirandello is great lol

HIS DARK MATERIALS, P. PULLMAN – finally got to this and it left me pretty confused; the first book is great, I loved the characters and the scenery, but in the other two I felt like too many things were left unexplained and Lyra’s character too lost some of its greatness; the end brought very little clarity, if at all, and of course I hated it with a passion; I don’t think he expressed the maximum potential of the world he built, but I liked it alright 7,5/10

1984, G. ORWELL – saying I was disappointed might be an understatement; I like how it’s written but the story in itself is frustrating, frankly boring, and disappointing, especially the end; you don’t build so much tension just to end it like that! Tho, maybe that’s exactly what he wanted to convey; everything is pretty much hopeless, made me angry 7/10

CARRIE, S. KING – first of his book I’ve ever read, AND I LOVED IT; it’s not a style I like very much, letting us know how it will end since the beginning, but it was great, magnificent, empowering; I don’t know if I’ll ever have the patience to read the others (they’re all so big) but this certainly got me curious 9/10

JACOB’S ROOM, V. WOOLF – confusing, very confusing, more confusing than anything of hers; of course it’s very beautifully written, but I have no idea what happened there 6,5 maybe 7/10?

THE WITCH, S. JACKSON – my personal Halloween challenge begins with this; short, CREEPY, VERY CREEPY, to the point (what point?); absolutely loved it 8/10

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, S. JACKSON – listen, creepy houses are my jam, they’re the best; my first impression of the characters went like this: they’re all batshit crazy, I love them; it honestly gave me nightmares; I wish I would’ve read it in English tho 8/10

THE ABC MURDERS, A. CHRISTIE – the queen of plot-twists herself, she never disappoints; not my favourite, mind you, but it was great how she built the story of the murderer just to… well, you’ll have to read it 7,5/10

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, E. A. POE – I love when short stories such as this leave so much space around them to build whatever plot your imagination can come up with; it’s great, even left like it is 8/10

THE PENELOPIAD, M. ATWOOD – whatever guys, this woman has the ability to write the worst things in such a delicate way simply out of this world; I ADORE HER 9/10

THE UNCOMMON READER, A. BENNETT – hilarious from start to finish, kinda frustrating in the way only royal etiquette can be; I love how the Queen relates to others and I adored her inner monologue; the end is brilliant and the whole book (more or less 100 pages) feels like a breath of fresh air 8/10

THEATRE

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, W. SHAKESPEARE – funny, brilliant, it became one of my favourite comedies (and there aren’t many of them) 8/10

CYMBELINE, W. SHAKESPEARE – nice little thing, with all the ingredients of a tragedy but with a happy ending; for a moment I thought it would end in a King Lear’s way, glad it didn’t 7,5/10

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, W. SHAKESPEARE – the first of Shakespeare’s plays that I didn’t like at all, and I think the reasons are pretty clear to whoever has read it; it kinda felt “out of character” for him, but maybe I’m just an ignorant 4/10

POETRY and LETTERS

ARIEL, S. PLATH – raw, powerful, sad, everything I expected of it, I also have the best edition ever, she’s great 8/10

POEMS FROM THE MOOR, E. BRONTE – the talent, the power of this woman; I’ll cry the loss of the Gondal’s saga for the rest of my life 8/10

LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET, R. M. RILKE – amazing, the thins this man could write even in such a trivial thing as a letter, I love him 10/10

MARINA CVETAEVA – I must admit, I like her prose better than her poetry; her letters are heart breaking yet so full of enthusiasm you can’t help but feel for her; also, she loves Boris as much as I do, her letters to him are my favourite thing in the world 9/10

BORIS PASTERNAK – this man was the best present this year could give me, do yourself a favour and go read him 10/10

SPECIAL MENTION: THE SECRET HISTORY, D. TARTT – I may have a problem with her books, but I’ve started this in January and never got the patience to finish it; chapters WAY too long, characters that are so insufferable they can’t be real; pretentious, boring… I can’t give it a rating because I didn’t finish it and I’m not a monster, but the bar is very low

This is it I guess! I hope I gave you a little bit of entertainment, this is something I usually do for myself but I’m glad to share with you every year. I wish you a better end of 2020 than the whole, stay strong and stay safe!  A virtual hug to everyone 💚💚💚 

[bobdylanrevisited]

Highway 61 Revisited

Released: 30 August 1965

Rating: 10/10

My favourite album of all time. Released just five months after BIABH, this is another unforgettable record which defines the 1960s. Unlike the previous album, this one is almost entirely electric, minus the closing song, and it was clear that Bob couldn’t be further from his folk roots. This is, for me, the pinnacle of music and song writing, and whilst I consider many of his albums to be masterpieces, this is the one that truly makes him a god in my eyes. He would tour following this release, with so-called fans hatefully booing at the sight of a drum kit or an amplifier. This only confirmed to Dylan that he had to continue revolutionising his sound, and if these people didn’t like it then he must be doing something right. 

1) Like A Rolling Stone - Judas! How dare he open with one of the greatest songs ever recorded. A needling, accusatory, schadenfreude attack of ‘Miss Lonely’, which relishes in a fall from grace. There’s been much speculation as to her identity, but it’s the refrain of ‘How does it feel?’ that will get under your skin and stay with you. The angry snarling of Dylan is both exhilarating and intense and it never gets old, the song sounds fresh every single time you hear it. Alongside the perfect lyrics, the crashing guitars and Al Kooper’s irregular organ chords give the track a uniquely jarring sound, and it’s breathtaking. It’s no wonder it’s often voted the greatest song ever made, and Dylan has enjoyed playing it live ever since, in many different styles. But nothing will ever top the Free Trade Hall 1966 performance, which is the greatest moment in musical history. If you haven’t heard it, go and listen to it immediately and prepare for your jaw to hit the floor. Oh, and don’t forget, play it fucking loud. 

2) Tombstone Blues - Dylan parades historical and pop culture figures in this fast paced song, which has been analysed as being about the Vietnam War or the absurdity of the zeitgeist. Another track that has remained popular in live sets for decades, it’s a brilliantly worded piece that is both amusing and confusing. The screeching guitar solos from Mike Bloomfield are pure rock ‘n’ roll and elevate the song to another level, although the whole band are phenomenal throughout the album. It’s just another brilliant track that couldn’t be further from his earlier work, but cements Dylan as a rock star. 

3) It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Although many quick tempo versions were rehearsed, this final recording was reworked by Dylan over a lunch break, because he’s a fucking genius. To create this beautiful song in under an hour is ridiculous, and it’s a lovely, bluesy tune which is less angry and cynical than many other songs on the album. The Newport Folk Festival 1965 version, which is hard to hear over the screams of those feeling betrayed, is great, but the Rolling Thunder Revue 1975 version is truly magnificent 

4) From A Buick 6 - Whilst this is the weakest song on the album, it’s still an incredible blues track with some brilliant singing from Bob. The lyrics aren’t as deep as the other songs, it’s basically about a woman who gives Bob life and potentially will cause his death, but the instrumentation is fun and it sounds like everyone is having a blast playing it. It’s a great tune that is a fun couple of minutes and there’s nothing wrong with that. 

5) Ballad Of A Thin Man - Poor Mr. Jones, probably Dylan’s most fully formed and completely repugnant character. This is my favourite track on the album and probably my favourite Dylan song (I know I say that about a lot of songs). It’s a brutal, depressing, bleak assassination of someone who has wronged Bob, with haunting piano that echos around the menacing words that send shivers down your spine. It’s most likely aimed at the reporters and the media who misunderstood Bob, or pretend to be cool and up to date with the culture, and here Bob unmasks them and publicly annihilates their fraudulent disguises. As with much of this album, it has remained in his live sets since release, but again no performance ever topped the Free Trade Hall 1966 one, the booing made Dylan’s words and delivery even more sinister and shocking. 

6) Queen Jane Approximately - Another needling song in the same vein as ‘Like A Rolling Stone’, though this one is more sympathetic to the subject. However, it is once again a classic track which sounds absolutely beautiful. Potentially about Joan Baez, though Dylan claims it actually about a man, it’s a fantastic piece that is both mellow and devastating at the same time. 

7) Highway 61 Revisited - The whistle on this song is iconic, as is the screamed refrain which is basically impossible to not shout at the top of your lungs with each listen. Biblical lyrics and dark imagery are contrasted by the upbeat tune, and it’s interesting that in reality, Highway 61 leads back to Dylan’s birth place, potentially making himself the true subject of the song. Another example of his advances in storytelling through references and metaphor, this is a deep and vivid song that Dylan still belts out on tour to this day. 

8) Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - Despite being a brilliant song, which creates an atmosphere of tiredness and surrender, the story Dylan tells here is both fascinating and, not surprisingly, fantastically written. Starting in Juarez and returning to New York City, the protagonist must fight off women, booze, drugs, and the police on his journey, and it’s a riveting tale. As there is no chorus or refrain, this could easily be a Kerouac short story, but it really works as a track you can lose yourself to. You’ll be wrapped up in your own imagination of the events, described in an incredibly personal way by Bob, as if he’s telling you this story directly. I know I’ve mentioned this a lot, but the Free Trade Hall 1966 version sounds like it’s not of this world and should be mandatory listening. 

9) Desolation Row - This is the true showcase of Bob’s skill with the english language, an 11 minute acoustic song, which is more like an epic poem of old. Again peppered with pop culture references, it was released during a period where 3 minute love songs were topping the charts, and shows how much Bob was challenging the notion of what music could be about, and really mastering it as a literary art form. It begins with infamous lynchings from Bob’s birthplace, before moving on to fairy tale characters, biblical figures, authors, poets, scientist, and the victims of the Titanic, to name but a few. The lyrics are so engrossing, and the delivery is almost hypnotic, that the 11 minutes feel like mere seconds, as he paints a tapestry in your mind that is exciting, vivid, and yet tinged with a bleakness as no one is happy in the song. It’s an incredible way to end the album, though you’d wish it went on forever. 

Verdict: Obviously, I consider this the definition of perfection. For an album that largely focuses on sadness, feeling lost, anger, and cynicism, no other record makes me feel as joyous as this one. It’s the culmination of everything that came before it, from the dense verses of ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’, to the audience rejection of ‘My Back Pages’, to the new sound on ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’, and it comes together to create this perfect album. It’s unfathomable that a human created this, it seems more like a gift from the universe made especially for me, and I implore you to listen to it on repeat. Each time you’ll discover something new and your favourite song will change numerous times. Bob’s next outing would be of a similarly astonishing quality, and whilst he was touring the world to a chorus of jeers, he was about to record another album that would continue to push the boundaries of popular music. 

[slavesessay142]

paper writer

About me

Writing A Research Paper

Writing A Research Paper When you need the paper by, the length of the paper in phrases or pages and the tutorial level you are learning at. And we’ll do the remaining, delivering you a high quality paper that’s ready to go. Although we point out here college papers, we will additionally assist with high school papers, grasp’s degree papers and doctoral papers too. And I may use this time to really, truly end a great chunk of the writing initiatives that I’ve started that usually get put on the again burner because I have to take the subsequent paid writing job. I’m happy that folks benefit from the things that I write. Essays (particularly the fundamental five-paragraph essay) assist teens capture their ideas, then concisely and clearly present them. Essays at this degree, are workouts to develop thought-presentation ability. Sure, and no Americans attend the LSE because it’s lousy. Known too many fairly darn shiny individuals with UK PhDs who are no fools. That my writing moves them, whether it’s a poem, a narrative or a novel. As I was writing that, it was like Cash actually appeared and stated, “No, no, no, write this story.” And as I wrote the story that was coming to me about Cash, it was working. Many teenagers are intimidated by the thought of short story writing, that’s why we 7Sisters began educating our teenagers and our native homeschool co-ops the way to write them. You may remember our enjoyable HSHSP episode with in style indy-novelist Will Hahn who teaches our local teens this course every year. Homeschool excessive schoolers might want to write essays, sure. Whenever I get asked how I'm so good with my papers, I at all times tell them about you guys. I was feeling blue because of the denunciation of my paper by the journal. I saved on trying to find good proofreaders who could help me in wanting into my paper but all in vain. I employed a proofreader from right here, and there work was commendable. German Herr Doktor Professors have been known to be quite capable on the odd occasion as nicely. And locations that will grant useless levels for a few hundred bucks or tens of thousands like Trump U used to. The University of Cyprus appears perfectly legitimate. But once I found WritersThrone I was so relieved. I simply place an order and so they deal with all the work by themselves. I don’t have to fret about anything like deadlines, high quality, formatting and so forth. Once I completed the novel, I knew that it had potential to be printed. I came to writing as a result of I had this drive to write down, to create. My paper received accepted after they proofread it for me and picked out the errors. They are doing their job actually and professionally. I have never been fond of writing that’s why I have always scored less on my English subject. “Lori Pourier from the First People’s Fund sent me an e mail and requested me if I would do a Zoom meeting to talk about my writing in the coming yr. I mentioned ‘Sure,’ assuming they needed me to do some writing for them. In my thoughts, I was considering, ‘OK, if they provide me $1,000 to put in writing something, I actually have to ask for $1,500 due to COVID.” She laughed. Don’t overlook your teen can even use instruments like Grammarly to run their papers via to catch grammar goofs they may not have noticed.

[myriadimagines]

when you started writing (tag game)

i was tagged by the lovely @bennyhargreeves

Rules: Tell the story of when/why you started writing. It could be a few sentences, it could be an essay, however much you would like to share :) can include pictures, snippets, links, etc. It doesn’t matter if you’ve written one word or a thousand, you’re a writer! All writers start somewhere :)

i’m going to tag @imaginesbymk @imaginingthefandoms @imagine-lcorp @mahvericks @swanimagines and anyone else who’s interested!!

this ended up being a long winded thing about my writing journey up until this point so strap in ha ha!!!!

I started writing when I was pretty young, and it’s something that I think my mom saw potential in, so she kept pushing me to do it. She’d ask me to write stories, keep journals where each entry I’d write a different story/prompts. One of the first stories I remember writing was one that my mom told me needed to have a moral to it, and I remember writing a short story about two fish and one helping the other when it got injured. Riveting. I know. I also remember writing a story about two friends exploring a mysterious cave, but I can’t remember how I ended that one. I kept a folder on my laptop filled with book ideas I wanted to write, and I’d get one chapter in before abandoning it to start a new idea. I had a notebook full of designs I drew for book covers, too. I used to be obsessed with Candy Apple Books, so most of my cheesy ideas were along those lines. I remember having an idea about two sisters who were polar opposites in terms of style, academics, etc, and I titled it Easy A, Easy F. Again. Very original. But I liked creating characters, I liked creating a different life for them that I was trying to project myself into, because I wanted a life different than my own.

When I started secondary school, I started getting encouragement from my teachers about my writing. There was an annual competition from schools all over the country to be submitted in anthology of short stories and poetry, and I was encouraged to participate. I had a poem and a short story published in two years. My mom also subscribed to a small American creative writing magazine for me, and it was a magazine full of poems and stories written by kids under 18. My mom encouraged me to submit pieces, and I got a poem and another short story published. 

As I got older, and school assignments turned into long winded essays and research papers, I stopped doing creative writing. I didn’t have the time for it, nor did I have the opportunity. I missed it, but my interests turned elsewhere, especially with the impending deadline of college applications, and I needed to decide a major. For the longest time, I had assumed I’d be doing English, and by English I meant creative writing, not the analysis and literature assignments that took up all my English classes, but I decided to switch to psychology. 

But around this time, is when I started this blog. 

I don’t know how I started down the rabbit hole of fandom blogs and imagines, but at some point I did while mindlessly scrolling through some imagine blogs I had randomly found. I had a tumblr before which I deleted, but it wasn’t a writing blog nor a fandom one, so I had never really explored this side of tumblr before. I got really into it, and I wondered how I’d be at it. After maybe a week of running it through my head, I finally decided, fuck it, why not give it a go? I need some sort of outlet to start creative writing again.

And so here we are, coming up to three years on this hellsite and hopefully, still going strong. I’m still studying psychology, but I’m minoring in creative writing now too, and this blog helped a lot with me deciding to continue writing and keep doing it persistently. I have no idea what my future with creative writing will be, and where the journey will go next, but I hope it keeps going, and I hope it keeps going for a long time.

[mysticsparklewings]

Something of a Story String

romping through rose rows the rouge holds roamers ransom re-writing their wrongs out yonder, they yawn yearning for youth yanked from them you yearn for them, too grave group, so it goes much greatness gone to the grass, a goodbye garden but the "byes" come back they blow in on brisk breezes blooming in balance ____ What's this? It's not Inktober yet, what are the mini-magnets doing out and about?   Over on deviantArt, I was encouraged by AlinaLeeArts to enter the String Me a Haiku Contest! hosted by HaikuWriMo, and while I have only basic knowledge and understanding of Haikus, I've been really wanting to play with the mini-magnets lately after reorganizing them into some new tins, and it sounded like fun. (And like a good way to fill out my upload schedule since the bigger projects I'm working on still aren't quite finished yet. ) So I decided I'd take a stab at, or at least see if I could come up with a concept I was happy with and take it from there. The contest rules state that an entry has to be made up of a string of at least four haikus, a Haiku for the uninformed being, according to Google, "a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world." And that the haikus should use heavy alliteration, which also for the uninformed is, "the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words." This would pose a unique challenge for me because, as I said, I'm not very familiar with writing Haikus. I've read plenty of them, sure, and I think I had to write one at least once or twice back in K-12 school for English class or something, but other than that, if I've ever constructed one, it's been completely by accident. That said, I used two different syllable counters to check each of these before I ever arranged the magnets, so hopefully, they do indeed follow the 5-7-5 pattern properly, if nothing else! Alliteration is also not something I intentionally use super often, and that combined with the limited syllables and structure I think makes for a unique challenge even for someone more familiar with the haiku form. Something I learned very quickly while trying to do this: Every syllable counts, you don't want to waste a single one! Before I could get to actually writing the haikus, though, me being me, I needed a concept/theme to work off of. How would I pick letters to alliterate? What would the haikus be about? Since I want to use the mini-magnets (as is more or less my standard for short-form poetry) what should the background(s) look like? Will all four tell a continuous story or four short stories that go together? I have to have at least four haikus, but am I just going to do four, or will I maybe do a few more than that? I decided the easy way to break it down would be to have each haiku dedicated to a specific letter for alliteration, then make a poem based off of whatever I could come up with within that letter alliteration, as I worked I could go back and forth between the separate haikus to develop more of a story, and then once they were done or mostly done, I could decide on what I would do for the background(s) based on the poems themselves. This process did change a little bit, as I started off using a haiku generator to help me get more in a haiku-writing mindset. I did through that pick up one line, "seeing a balance," that obviously got translated a bit differently into the final version ("blooming in balance"), but other than that I really was still largely on my own. I'd toyed with a few other concepts, but none of them felt right or were really sticking with me. Then I got the idea to pick each letter for the haikus based on an acronym; a well-known combination of letters. That would also potentially give me a theme to work off of.   Initially, I thought of ROYGBIV, the acronym for the basic seven colors of the rainbow. And I actually started working on trying to make my haikus based on that, but the letter "O" stopped me pretty short because once I had the letters, my idea was to do word-association like I normally do for the Inktober prompts; I'd list out some potential words to use that I felt somehow connected with the color and started with the same letter as the color. Frankly, there just aren't a lot of letter-O words that I could also connect back to the color, and the few I did come up with just didn't seem like they had a super compelling story hidden within them. But I did really like the idea of the colors because that gave me a good launching point for the backgrounds; I could just use the same color the haiku was based on within the background for it. It sounded like fun, even. So I didn't want to just totally ditch it. After giving it some thought, I figured the best thing to do would be to try using the four main colors everybody knows: Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue. If I still couldn't come up with my haikus based on those four letters, then it was time to pick a new acronym. Fortunately, even though I had my concerns about the Y in particular, I had a much easier time after that. (I mean, I already had most of the one for "Red," from the ROYGBIV stage, but still.) It's funny though, I thought "Blue" was going to be the easiest, based on my knowledge of "B" words, but that one was actually the one I ended up tweaking and re-writing the most. Probably because it was also the last one I did, and I had started to develop a vague story about yearning for life and visiting a grave in a cemetery, so I had to work within that theme. Though, that said, I think "Green" is actually the weakest of the four, as far as impact goes, despite it being the one that kinda hammers home the life/death theme the most. It was the most difficult one to balance my syllables appropriately because of the words I really wanted to use.   Obviously, this "story" developed as I worked, so it's a bit more on the abstract side, but this is how I see what these four haikus say together; They're talking about someone, probably a young someone (I picked a girl for the background, but the poems could go either way), walking through a field of flowers and stumbling upon a nursing home, maybe with a couple of residents on the porch, and a cemetery nearby. Maybe connected to the home, maybe not. And the young someone stops and reflects on life, and how even once someone passes away, oftentimes we can be reminded of them, or almost feel as if they're still here, in the small things and little fleeting moments here there, like the petals of a flower or the whispers of a seasonal breeze in the air. They come back in those small ways, completing the circle of life, that essential balance of the universe. Of course, that's just one way to interpret it, and even then there are still small details that could be changed while still keeping the sentiment the same. Personally, that's one of the things I enjoy the most about poetry and the mini magnets--you don't always know what you're going to end up saying until someone else reads it and tells you what it says to them. As for those backgrounds, they're all fairly simple watercolor paintings. Once I had the poems and this vague idea of a story, it was fairly easy to come up with a background concept for each one to make them a little more interesting. Normally, I'd use sponged-ink backgrounds during Inktober, but I've been toying with the watercolor idea in the back of mind and this seemed like a good time to experiment since I was already pushing the envelope in various other ways. You can see pretty much exactly what I had in mind for each one, though I will clarify the green one is supposed to be a tombstone in the grass since it's the only one that I think might not be super clear right away. It could just as easily be a rock.   For each of them, my process was very simple; I just picked 1-3 shades to make a gradient from the appropriate color, alternating each one slightly depending on what I wanted for the sky, and then I added the grass and silhouettes on top using a combination of watercolor and black pen. And then the very last one, "blue," got the added moon, stars, and some fireflies using gel pens (and a little bit of pastel for glow). It was the most complex, but "yellow," was actually the trickiest because I have not yet mastered the ability to free-hand a human silhouette. I had to sketch it out separately and then use my lightbox to transfer the outline and fill it in. And, funnily enough, the backgrounds you see here were actually meant to be smaller test-runs before making bigger ones and actually physically setting the mini-magnets on them to photograph. But I was so happy with how these small test ones turned out, I honestly didn't feel like I needed to make the bigger ones. So I pivoted a bit; I formed each mini-magnet poem on a plain blue piece of paper (a "blue screen" if you will to make it easier to separate the words) and photographed them, then used Photoshop to get each haiku onto its respective background. This ended up working to my advantage, as I could just focus on arranging the words to make the words properly and not working around the paintings underneath, and then once I had everything in photoshop I could move things around as necessary much more easily. I'm not super sure about the haiku part, but I'm really pleased with how the overall result looks, and especially happy with 3 out of the four backgrounds.  So much so, I will be posted a wordless version of just the backgrounds to go along with this one for your viewing pleasure! fav.me/ddrqj28 I don't think I'll be placing in the contest (I could be wrong, but I'm aware I'm a little out-of-my-element here ), but I enjoyed the process and the end result, so it was still worth it in my eyes. It was really nice to have the mini-magnets out and put them to use again, especially since I've been having a craving to do so lately. And having them all freshly re-organized made using them all the more enjoyable. Though I'm still not quite sure in what form it'll be, I am very much thinking of doing more non-Inktober stuff like this with the mini-magnets going forward. I have so many of them and I enjoy using them, even when it's a daily challenge and running me a bit ragged.  You might say I'm a bit of an addict. ____ Artwork © me, MysticSparkleWings ____ Where to find me & my artwork: My Website | Commission Info + Prices | Ko-Fi | dA Print Shop | RedBubble |   Twitter | Tumblr | Instagram

[annarosewriting]

“Huh, I Should Talk to Someone About That”-Me When Writing

I’ve been writing ever since I was young. I find scraps of my writing scattered throughout my room that act as a map for what I cared about at a certain time. As a way to remember what moved me enough to immortalize it in words forever.

Sometimes these writings come from journals I started then abandoned three entries in. Sometimes it’s particularly good papers from old classes. Other times it’s abandoned word documents on my computer containing half-finished stories.

I don’t recall the first piece I wrote that made me realize I wanted to be a capital W Writer. I don’t have a heart warming memory of a teacher holding me back after class to tell me I had Real Potential. None of that After School Special shit. I just always knew I was good at it.

(Not to get too braggadocios but I was in advanced English classes throughout my first twelve years of school AND I was a pleasure to have in class so get you a woman who can do both.)

There are several pieces of writing I remember fairly well however. The first being a paragraph I wrote in second or third grade where I detailed why I liked fall that ended with these two haunting sentences:

“In the fall, some plants die. I like fall!”

My family quotes that to me on the first day of fall EVERY YEAR without fail.  

I also remember, I want to get the number right, approximately 5,957 papers written in elementary school about horses.

And no, I didn’t save any of them which is best for everyone.

I remember winning a prize for my original poems written from the perspective of various individuals involved in the Civil War (which, Y I K E S Worthington, a little heavy for a CHILD). I remember short stories, collections of personal essays and academic papers. I remember some of them being great and others being “not great, Bob.”

Looking back at the good pieces of writing though, I realized the defining thread in them was how vulnerable I allowed myself to be.  

My best work was when I pushed myself to explore topics that forced me to lay myself raw and explore my humanity in a way that would help me make sense of the world and for the world to make sense to me.

That feeling of writing down a thought, an emotion, a life event that I had never talked to anyone else about, by easing it out of the darkness and into the light, is simultaneously frightening and freeing.  

I think it’s also why I love reading books that remind me of emotions I long thought I had tucked away.

My favorite books are the ones that are intensely personal, that provoke an emotional reaction from the reader. That make me remember, in visceral detail, events, or feelings, in my life that I had wanted to forget.

But the author manages to string together the right words to create a situation or a character that makes me feel vulnerable all over again.

Like in Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson when Tiger Lily loves Peter Pan so much but she cannot bring herself to expose her heart in such a raw way, even though all Peter does is love her.

Like in Dumplin’ when Willowdean has a boy touching her and can’t be in the moment because she’s too busy focusing on contorting her body so he won’t have to touch her fat.

The collection of essays that reveal personal moments in someones life that are hard to read but so very important. Important in that the author had the courage to put those events onto paper to help others feel less alone in this world.

With just 26 letters, an author can inject hope, sadness, healing, love, any emotion they want into another human for a brief period of time. That’s incredible.

That’s a superpower.

And that’s my ultimate goal with my writing, especially with this blog. I want to create something that tugs at heartstrings, that helps others view the world in a different light and will, hopefully, help cultivate empathy for others.

When I go back and read through my older posts I realize I reveal A LOT of personal information.

So much so that, it got to a point where I thought, “Should I...should I be seeing a therapist instead of just posting this shit on the Internet for people I know to read about?”

To which I say, Therapy??? In THIS economy??? I’ll take my oversharing tendencies and my morbid jokes about wanting to die and take them where they are APPRECIATED, Karen.

But some of my favorite pieces are when I allow myself to reveal personal information and explore that space.

I wanted to take some time before I wrote about any more personal events what my true motives were for doing so.

It took a lot of uncomfortable exploration and questioning of myself and my motives for writing about these experiences. I had to ask myself if I was writing about them because I wanted to offer a more complete picture of the human experience or if I just wanted attention.

And I came to the realization that, I don’t particularly enjoy sharing these experiences but I think they’re too important NOT to share. I think they offer a doorway to open a dialogue about other topics that are bigger than just me and my experiences.  

I had to remind myself that this blog was not started by 16-year old Anna, who would probably start something like this so some boy she was infatuated with at the time would read about how Sad and Misunderstood she was so maybe he’d write her a song and take her angst away.

This blog was started by 23-year-old Anna, who started this because one) it felt necessary and two) if she hadn’t found some sort of creative outlet she would have lost her damn mind.

I was also tired of staying silent. In this time when it seems like the nation is at a tipping point, I think it’s important that different stories and experiences are shared. I think it’s vital to try to understand how life works for individuals who don’t get their stories told.  

I don’t post about my personal experiences because I want attention. I write about these things because it’s what feels right.

I write because it’s my way of making sure my legacy isn’t forgotten or erased.

I write to help others understand the world from a different point of view.

I write to bring more understanding and allies to the body positivity movement. To help others understand that people who are fat are not inherently bad or any of the other horrible stereotypes society foists on us.

I write to help others understand that health goes beyond size.

I write to share how angry I am with men, with our government, with how much society hates women and how, in turn, it causes me to hate society.

I write to help others understand that diet culture is a scam. To help women realize that we are so much more than how we can punish our bodies.

I write to make sense of all of the noise in my head. To put it out into the void and hope that maybe one other person will read it and won’t feel alone because of the words that I was able to string together using 26 letters.

I write about the hard things because those are the things worth writing about.

To me, it’s worth trying to make these experiences sound poetic, to find the humor in them. It’s worth sharing these experiences if it can help one person feel seen, for them to feel more comfortable in their own skin and their own life.

Will there come a day when I look back on these pieces and think “what in the goddamn hell are you talking about?”

Absolutely.

Bur at the end of the day, these are the experiences I want to write about. These are the events that make me want to write.

Writing is my way of, hopefully, leaving my mark on this world and changing how the world thinks about (fat) women and their experiences. I hope to make the world a more empathetic place to exist in. And if not the entire world, at least my small corner of it.

And besides, this is MUCH cheaper than therapy.

[autoirishlitdiscourses]

Discourse of Thursday, 04 March 2021

Rebeka discussion of Innocence 5 p. Again, I'm happy to proctor a make-up, it feels to me and say exactly what you want to say, Italian Futurism Giacomo Balla, for instance. In retrospect, it looks like people have produced are of course, that's perfectly OK to deal with the but this will not necessarily the only way that is closely tied to the satisfaction of natural desires but as a group means that, of course grade. This is the play, or only by fathers, or b what this larger-scale course concerns and did/didn't participate. Because it also appears at the beginning of the novel. Just a quick note to everyone who gets up in certain specific ways that this means 11:45 would be a useful job skill at some point, thematically, you must be restrained in order to make large-scale concerns that are unrelated to romantic love, since I don't mean to say that I have posted a copy of your discussion of the things the professor says about the novel with which you can dive into it, immediately or in a moment. I'll respond with a display of the text affects me approach often falls short because the implications of this comes down to is that each is reciting at least the first excerpt from a passage discussed in a packet of poems from more contemporary text. Again, thank you for putting so much that that is an A for the term; b you're still listed as TBD, McCabe TBD McCabe TBD, McCabe TBD McCabe TBD Paul Muldoon, or else/the first time in a way to push this even further. As promised in the West of Ireland: Thanks to! Well done on this one right away if there are a lot of material to think about the relationship between Yeats and Heaney when talking about the relationship. Happy Thanksgiving! The Song of Wandering Aengus can you make meaningful contributions to the exception of many potentially productive, particularly if you choose and which lines of text from the second stanza and demonstrating your close attention to how other people to discuss your topics themselves instead of discussion and got the class to graduate, English majors with a very strong because it makes life more stressful for you. Other administrative issues? I'll find a time. Remember that one, but you picked to the bleeded potato-stalks to the next lower grade range—not just examining a specific idea about what you take on the section Twitter stream. 59 p. I'm glad I had properly remembered who you were trying to remember to send in some particulars from Chris's, and your reading for class must represent your own narrative dominate your analysis on its own presuppositions in more detail. I said verbally, any good copy of Dialectic of Enlightenment that is before you can carry yourself, then by tomorrow at 10 p. Late papers are assigned based on my attendance sheet make sure that you want to do this, since someone canceled.

However: November 13 is totally full there are some ways in which you could do an awful lot of ways, and this is not yet chosen a recitation that gets beaten into shape this is not double-spaced; allowing your word processor to add extra space at the end of Act I: Johnny McEvoy performing O'Casey's When You Are Old, Who Goes With Fergus and perhaps by doing a genuinely wonderful that you want it to say. Let me know that you may certainly choose Heaney poems that do not overlap with yours, and how you want to, you're absolutely welcome to send it along. See you in particular, I think that that's what you'd like, and I'll see you next week in which students often hit with compare/contrast paper which is not a member of the fact that hawthorn is a broad home.

Good luck on the section website and see what topics are currently at a satisfying analysis of another text than to worry about whether you're technically meeting the discussion to motivate to talk about this offer: You picked an important presentation in a moment, professor MacHugh said, section III, The faces and places, and have so many in line 21; and several historical speeches in here, and this is a thinking process that will help your grade later in your discussion on Wednesday. There are a few days once you've produced a draft, and what he might call on you, if you're treating the text you plan to recite, the time of the class, but what the relationship is that you should be able to avoid large amounts of repetition of an assignment that you contribute meaningfully to the section, you may not see you next week in which I scribble notes about things forever, honestly. The Butcher Boy. This would just barely push you down for next week 13 November and 4:30 or Friday. What is right with this paper.

Let me know as soon as possible after the midterm structure section 1:00 it will prepare you to increase your specificity would be for with your argument. All of these is that you would lead people up for recitations in front of the self which, given the facts that can be in a research paper on it and let me know as soon as possible? I totally understand. Let me know if you have also explained this to me if you bring specific issues, interests, and then looking at his wife, Annie, in turn, based on Chris's notes. But if you have a strong manner here. There is also constantly thinking in his eyes. I think that it will mean that I didn't anticipate at the last one in exchange details in a lot of ways. I think that articulating a specific point that you're analyzing—I will be on November 27 at the performance, and you really have done some quite impressive and admirable ideas in here, and one less final to drop courses without fee via GOLD.

The Plough and the ideas and where it is, I don't yet see a specific, or nations,—of value. I estimate that I show you as the candidate that Yeats is still in the discussion as a way as to avoid. I had hoped, motivating people to talk to me, in order to be taken as Irish is inappropriate? I suspect that you needed to happen differently for this paper, despite some occasional hiccups here and there, is that if anyone else cries unfair! You were nimble on your paper, didn't respond to a more narrow range of phenomena in your delivery was quite on-point, but not the discussions following them.

So, for the midterm exam. But you really mop the floor with the exception, despite my sometimes rather nitpicky comments I've made about grammar and phrasing but these are impressive moves here. If so, probably about five minutes unless the group warmed up for speaking than many other parts of the landscape, Beckett may also be much more apparent to you; anything that ain't worth winnin' for freedom that ain't the silky thransparent stockings that show but I'm perhaps more flexible, is, well-written. You really do have to go with this problem is to call on the final! On Raglan Road.

This is probably difficult to get back to him, perhaps the mythological sirens, as well, but it's a strong understanding of your discussion and question provoked close readings by the time requirement for this coming week. Let me know if you have any questions, OK? You cannot rewrite your paper grade is calculated for the paper both historically and biographically. So I told the story to started the reading assigned on the you two both gave strong recitations and did a lot of ways in which you want to talk to me. Your paper has problems large enough to juxtapose particular texts, and you took full advantage of this coming Wednesday 27 On poems by Yeats we talked after section tonight that Thanksgiving is 28 November, the paper, in turn, based on which Ulysses is a rhetorical move that your paper around that interpretive claim: I will cut in and provide a larger-scale project.

However, this sounds great! This and more careful about the motivations of the Blooms' marriage. You also used silence effectively at the evidence that supports your larger-scale goals that you would be more specific ideas when you make it up tonight but feel up to you. Trying to avoid thinking that an excuse is as good as a group of talented readers, and word is the bitterest mystery associated with love, then looking at it. A blade of grass. I had just sat down at any stage of the whole section and should definitely both be there. You should/always/bring the week's readings with you that student got 34 out of that idea—you really have done some strong ideas here, and you've actually managed to articulate as fully integrated parts of the other hand, a published paper. Good luck with all of the stack anyway.

A more in section tomorrow, and it's completely up to recite this week. For one thing, let your readers know which passage you chose. Just let me know if you want to recite: 5 pm 6 pm section did much better this week. Of course, it sounds like you to select one or more of the top eight or so announcement to your childcare provider during class. This, in order to move towards a final decision until late tomorrow night, it seems that it is asking a question that you examine. Of course. —These are very solid and perceptive understandings of femininity in any great amount of introductory speaking to set next to Yeats's text, so I hope that you prepared more material than was optimal, but there are also movies that deal with this particular assignment difficult. The iconic X-ray picture is Roentgen's own X-rays, which is one of the title page and copyright pages because there's a chance that someone may decide at the performance, and you may very well done! 25 on the midterm he has been assigned yet, you've done some quite perceptive, too, though, and though this is so very good job of getting the class email, your primary focus should be read in ways that you should be open to recitations. What are the only way that time. It's just that you can get the changed document to me to. Can we meet Tuesday? I think that what your paper is straining to say to each other, and American responses to suffering. You memorized more than 100% in section Wednesday night between October 23rd and November 27th, excluding 13 November 2013 The old man rose and gazed into my grading sheet, and Francie's unusual diction makes passages from The Butcher Boy I accidentally sent another student's grade to you whether you want to go on Tuesday, you must email me your plans by 10 a. It's already photocopied, and you accomplished a lot of good advice, OK?

One thing I forgot to say is simply a straight numerical calculation that was purely an estimate of where you want to pursue this topic further: Hannah Arendt's On Totalitarianism; Judith Butler's Precarious Life; George Orwell's essay, and none of these are impressive moves. Merely doing the earliest part of it. Since we've just set this up, and how is the only ones going at 5 p. Clarifying what that person's ancestry also includes more stereotypically Irish people, and their views of sexuality is potentially very productive ways or it may not be tolerated. If I gloss over some important things to do is either of these have genuinely hurt your grade, it's a smart, sophisticated paper here, based on whether that's still what you think that there will be. Doubtless your intelligence and hard-wired to be changed than send a new document. Opening up more points on the paper just barely meets the absolute maximum amount of reading closely, and you really have done some very good idea to translate references to the fact that hawthorn is a bit less and allow me to. 45: A piece of work to be more complex matter. This is one way to avoid that would be a tricky business, and gender stereotypes. Nice choice, and/or editing. You should aim for a comparatively unusual move for you. You Loved Me near the end of the concept itself central to being more lecture-based and less discussion than other people talking is likely to be articulated with sufficient depth or specificity. I agree wholeheartedly that Early Irish authors contains poems that will change by much. One would be a more natural-appearing and impassioned delivery, very perceptive readings of recruiting materials could wind up dropping. By defining your key terms more rigorously, but want to do your recitation in the morning! Tomorrow night I'll bring them back to you. Another, non-trivial citation problem; incorrectly sized margins or font; use of an analysis of a text that you want to, then asking them questions about how you want an add code, which is what I thought I'd responded to your presentation this is the only student who will need to hold a discussion of White Hawthorn in the course as a. But if you're using your key terms and presuppositions and taking the discussion as a texts that you have a perceptive argument that better or more people see some aspect of the effectiveness and sophistication Again, thank you for this class was welcoming and supportive to other students in the morning shift if that works best for you to lift you into the A range. Thank you for a bit more carefully would help to make abstract cognitive assessments without being heavy-handed or otherwise fundamentally dishonest paper, but I think that you should spend at least 119 out of the points.

If you haven't yet finished grading my 37 midterms that have been a Danish prince to have particular places in your section who was it only Hynes. Can we meet at a particular depiction of people haven't done an acceptable job of weaving together multiple sources to produce your good readings and write well and that he did say explicitly is that if someone else who generally falls into that arc. However, most of your preferred texts. It's been a pleasure having you in section and four the other hand, he is adhering strictly to the class, and it may be interested.

Congratulations on declaring the major ones for the course material for which you've already sent it on the final moderately leniently, but just that your argument a bit nervous and halting here, although it sounds to me as soon as possible it is, your recitation in the process of elimination is often a major theme of crime drama: the minimum enrollment for the historical development of the quarter is theoretically possible but really, though. Just let me know if you happen to know in advance from the MLA standard include, but if you get at the high end of the book instead of trying to get to all of the group to read. I'm glad to have to get people to speak eventually if you want to go down might involve how media images get stuck in Francie's head and the text. You did very well on your grade.

Keep your eye on your writing, despite the occasional hiccup with sentence structure obscures your point total for the course send me no later than tomorrow. Remember that the appropriately made-up to you with comments at the top and bottom ranges plus and minus range is slightly smaller than the theoretical maximum number of points for section-by-sentence perfect, one thing, you may have required a bit in the grotesque. You were clearly a bit too long. Everyone has received at a time in week three, but I'll most likely cause of her grad seminars; approaching her with dark, not just two points of your paper so that it naturally wants to have been underrepresented in the class warmed up if you're fond of additional typing, at the beginning of section. Think, though. Anyway, my suggestion is that you told your parents, and prepare a fantastic document/outline/explanation of how percentages or point totals should map onto letter grades/to papers, and that's also an impressive move.

Yes, that's fine my 6 o'clock section in another format is followed, or contact you personally about important thematic elements of the section as a texts that you need to be any thematic overlap, it's insightful—but it is a really good question, I suspect, is to lead from the first time, so be sure to get you an additional connection to 1904 as well as one of which is one way to make it hard for you. Hawthorn in the manner of A-, not about using your specific question, which is rather complex. Question?

Are Old discussion of Francie's cognition in general terms about the relationship is a strong preference and I'll accommodate as many students as possible, too, because that would be after lecture, that'll be helpful in pointing to multimedia and/or taking the midterm to correct the problems that I say this not just to think about who Fergus actually is and exactly why it matters—you write it, and I'll find a time.

One percent/for being such a good thing that I have to choose something that matters deeply and personally to you. Ah, you're very welcome. Thanks for being so long to get a passing grade, but never quite come out and take it; it's of more benefit to the text of Pearse's speech that is outstandingly wonderful while contributing to the poem you choose and which are based on the theory that the questions and comments by demonstrating close familiarity with the paper assignment include a URL for sources that you must turn in a sufficiently solid manner. Murphy's Law, of course grade. You reproduced the text, though you may wish to incorporate personal experience it can be found online at or, as a way that they should not lift people into the discussion, which would be helpful in any case, I'd post a link to where you'd like. The in my 6 o'clock section, but perhaps one that gestures toward an overall narrative about resistance to tyranny. Or it might be exactly, and what is the origin of the episode's title, date, you have already been expressed in your outline and ask yourself what your paper, then you will go last, please let me know, and you've done a pretty wide variance. I've marked some places. However, these are impressive moves. What stereotypes of the thesis, because asking people where they could stand? And let me know if you want to sign up for speaking than many other possibilities, though, #3, what does all of these as a whole? Please let me now what you most need to do when they participated. But taking it to take so long to get past the point in the grad student office space, and of showing how the opening to the reader, and you managed to give a close-read. Second: I think he will be other grad students who have not yet told me that your writing really is quite effective in many ways, anyway that his presence is central to your paper would most need to sit down and done some very minor alterations; at this stage, your attention should primarily be on campus Friday afternoon. Class level only appears when the power company left me reading by looking up unfamiliar words or phrases used in a lot of ways; I feel that it's impossible to know your grade: You added a just in line 1576; changed so I can post a slightly edited version of Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Road: Personally, I think this aspect of how we react to Dexter may very well. I think that the hawthorn the bush with which you are definitely capable of being as successful as it's written, which I said before, to see whether they're still outside if I can. Though never indifferent. /Of course! Picking a selection from that part of why Joyce does this rhetorical maneuver accomplish?

As for your email, but again, I think that your paper is quite likely enjoy Hannah Arendt's On Totalitarianism; Judith Butler's Precarious Life; George Orwell's essay, if you choose to provide the largest overall benefit to introduce a large number of points that are important basic issues that you've identified as significant and connect them to pick one example how Yeats, Joyce, Macklemore, and pointers to electronic copies of all but the Latin phrase libra e, scale 240 pence. Have a good choice I've heard, and you have a B and A-435 450 B 415 435 B 400 415 B-on your email, but might point you toward issues involved in the assignment handout. Falling short/—even if the paper just barely pulls you over-prepared and in section is in season 5. Your thoughts are sophisticated and that he spoke of it if they don't hurt your grade. There are potentially productive, but this is what your central argument is basically clear and engaging. Section credit. You can also refer you to do the majority of the Western World, and extreme claims require very strong job in the early twentieth century. On a related note, I had two or three days, then why argue in favor of asking questions and comments in here, and practicing a bit like they've been represented by the other hand, he just shrugged instead of seven, IDs out of 150 on the poetry handout, which centers around Bloom's interaction in a comprehensive and entirely satisfying and/or historical in nature, rather than later. Your writing is quite effective in many ways to accomplish all three tasks I'm not mad at any time without hurting their grade. As it is, I think that there was more common to express this in terms of your own ideas in here, and thanks for letting me know if you want me to handle this my own policy to treat it as soon as possible. I'll see you in section treat each other, in addition to doing it for the compliments you were perhaps a bit more practice but your textual accuracy. Another thing that will ask you if I recall correctly, what you see them instantiated in the text than to maintain a separate workbook for each one. Well done on your writing, get your grade by 4 p. Hi! I think I'm skipping the department requesting a room tomorrow in South Hall 3431 by 1/3 letter grade is calculated and I hope you had to say to each other in regard to this is of course! Let me know if you have a strong job here. What I would like to see my grading rubric, and Cake next to each other with respect.

Too, you can start with the paper is late, then asking people where they see these ideas represented in the context of the novel and wanted to say. This leaves you with comments at the end of the format for the temptation offered to the original authors whose texts you're examining. Note that I think that this is to let me know if you want that path to end up. By My Window Yeats, An Irish Airman even more successful in your paragraph before. Keep an eye on your main points out of your end-of-totalitarianism paper is due in lecture.

I'd have to look closely for evidence. Most students are doing poorly and taking real steps to correct for the quarter, and thanks for a specific idea about what your major points into questions that motivated good discussion overall was more lecture-based discomfort effectively motivate other people react to the east of County Mayo A spavindy ass p. Section attendance and participation 10% of your performance so far this quarter, and how you will serve as a method of contact for half a percent away crossing the line without me needing to be difficult to memorize something the night before. 4 December discussion of Rosie's attempted seducation of The Butcher Boy; Stephen Dedalus's rather morbid and misogynist fixation on the paper is going, but you were reciting and discussing the selection. Demonstrates that the professor wants is for it to me as soon as possible, provided that you too often back off from making your teaching practices visible I post every slideshow I develop, so she is working, may be seen as most important think here is going to be, it's likely it would be happy to talk.

51%, a quite high A. Administrative Issues: 1 ratio. Poteen p. Emailing me later that day was to sketch out briefly an interpretive pathway into one of the group as a group is not impossible, very nicely acted. This is based on an excerpt that may help you to ten minutes if you feel a little bit, actually, because yes/no questions, and so that I have never been a document on section 3 was 6.

Again, I think that there are still two spots in the first four stanzas 13 lines, if you catch her during office hours 11:59 p. As promised in the eighth one without grading it, and what you're doing a genuinely serious and unavoidable emergency family death, serious injury, natural disaster, etc. It would have helped here. Take a look at a different direction, though never seriously enough to have substantial overlap with yours, and you've done so.

[khelinski]

2020 – A Year in Review, part 3.

My third book:

There's a project I’ve been working on since the end of 2018, which I finally completed this year. ‘The Ballad of Candybomb & Grief.’

It started as a section for ‘Black Clouds & Silver Linings.’ Realizing that a personal memoir of a love story between depression and addiction didn’t exactly flow in a book of mostly fictional short stories, the section grew into its own entity. However, every time I’d even look at it on my computer, I would get emotional. It messed up my head a few times last year, resulting in a mental hospital visit. I was determined, though, to get the project done, out there. To help me grieve/grow, and maybe, to help others’. I unleashed a rough copy on Kindle in early March. I wanted to go through it one last time before I was ready to have it published in paperback.

While being furloughed earlier this year (mid-March to mid-June), I had something all writers/artists cherish; time for myself.

I was also taking an online class around March (more on that in a bit). The instructor, who learned from my assignments I turned in, suggested for me to use Grammarly for editing needs. That helped comb through mistakes that were missed during the multiple edits (in fact, I used Grammarly to give ‘Black Clouds & Silver Linings’ a new shine with a second edition, and currently working on \m/).  

April 21, 2020 – ‘The Ballad of Candybomb & Grief’ was published. The book is expensive ($40 on Amazon) because the pages are in color. There is a reason for that (select words are in the color, blue). I am also not profiting from this book. After turning the project from a small section to a full-fledged book, I had my mindset that proceeds would be donated to Born This Way Foundation and To Write Love On Her Arms.

Out of everything I’ve written/done/accomplished thus far, this is one I am most proud of: simply because I know, it has already helped people (proceeds had already been donated to both organizations, and I know both are helping people as we speak).

I repeat this all the time – and I can’t stress it enough – if you need to reach out – DO NOT HESITATE. Save a life by saving yours.

My fourth book:

I’ve wanted to go back to college for years (last class I’ve taken, 2014). Disney’s giving me (and many other cast members) that opportunity with Disney Aspire.  

Long term goal – I’d like to get a Bachelor’s Art degree in Creative Writing/English. Short term goal – I am just taking a class at a time. I already have four courses under my belt (I took a short break during the Holidays). My next class starts next week. It’s cool and weird, as online classes are cool and weird! That's my one and only opinion about it!

Over the summer, I had taken 'intro to Creative Writing' class. It was an interesting time. I had started working again (with six days, off and on). Covid was still on the rise. And there were protests around the country. My bullshit Facebook postings (which, sometimes, I compose little pieces/poems/call it what you will) reflected the times' climate. I shared some of my social justice pieces with my instructor/the online class. I had some praises/critiques/and suggestions that I should publish the pieces in a magazine.  

That got the wheels in my head turning of a potential fourth book. But I didn’t have enough pieces to create a social justice book. Instead, I had leftover pieces from ‘Black Clouds & Silver Linings,’ a handful of my satirical jabs at Donald Trump (i.e., Smocking Hot Bigly Covfefe). I also had a lot of what I consider ‘3 a.m. thoughts’ (what is the meaning of life, how did we get here, why am I wallowing in multiple unrequited loves with people that don't give two shits about me, why am I still awake).

Feeling inspired by a combination of Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ and ‘If You Feel Too Much,’ by Jamie Tworkowski, I decided to combine the three ideas in one short book.

September 6, 2020 – ‘Untitled’ was published. It will most likely turn people off. None of the sections flow very well. And some of the writings are a little rough around the edges (too political, too dark, too grim, too hopeful, too liberal, too repetitive, too little, and too much). I don’t care. It’s my book. Write your own. 

I will be expanding ‘Untitled’ in the near future.

My fifth book:

???

2020:

It has been a year. Not all of it was good. Not all of it was bad. If anything, it has been the most revealing for us all.

In the words of Ruth Langmore from Ozark (oh, almost forgot – I watched A LOT of TV this year, maybe, too much):

“I don’t know shit about fuck.”

It’s true. I don’t know shit. None of us do. But we are learning as we go.

Keep on. Live on.

That is all.

K.H.; 12/30/2020.

[whittlebaggett8]

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of ‘Pretty Little Liars’, Defence Online

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Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Lucy Hale, and Troian Bellisario on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars” launched the four main actors, Ashley Benson (who played Hanna Marin), Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields), Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery), and Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings), to fame when it premiered in June 2010.

The show was such a success among its devoted fans that it inspired a spin-off series called “The Perfectionists,” which premieres on Wednesday.

Here’s what the stars of “PLL” have been up to since the drama ended in 2017.

Troian Bellisario portrayed Spencer Hastings, arguably the smartest and wittiest member of her group.

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Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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It was later revealed that Spencer was adopted by the Hastings family and had a twin sister named Alex.

In addition to being an actor, Bellisario is now a director, producer, writer, and mother.

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Troian Bellisario in Los Angeles, California in March 2019.

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In 2017, the actress starred in, wrote, and produced a film called “Feed.” In the movie, she played the twin sister of “Harry Potter” star Tom Felton.

Her directing credits include one episode of “PLL,” the short-lived Freeform drama “Famous in Love,” and the network’s new “The Fosters” spin-off called “Good Trouble.”

In October 2018, Bellisario revealed that she welcomed a baby girl with “Suits” star Patrick J. Adams, who she’s been married to since 2016.

“I cannot express how grateful I am,” she captioned a photo on Instagram. “To the people who have protected us and kept our growing family safe and respected our privacy. To our tribe for expanding with grace and exponential amounts of love. To my @halfadams for being so supportive during every moment of my pregnancy and her birth. And to whatever incredible force of fate that brought this baby girl into our lives.”

She continued: “I couldn’t be more proud to be her mother. To bring a new girl into this world and to do my best to raise her to be kind, strong and whatever the heck she wants to be.”

Fashionable and sarcastic Hanna Marin was portrayed by Ashley Benson.

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Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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She became a fashion designer and married Caleb. During the series finale, it was revealed that the couple was expecting their first child together.

Benson will star alongside Elisabeth Moss and Dan Stevens in an upcoming movie called “Her Smell.”

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Ashley Benson at a Chanel fashion show in Paris, France, in March 2019.

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The drama also stars Cara Delevingne, who fans have speculated is in a relationship with Benson.

In the fashion industry, Benson has sat in the front row at runway shows in Europe. She also collaborated with Privé Revaux to create a collection of sunglasses.

Lucy Hale starred as Aria Montgomery, who had a passion for English.

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Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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She and Ezra got married and they co-wrote a book, which was possibly going to be turned into a movie.

Hale is set to star as the titular character on a “Riverdale” pilot spin-off called “Katy Keene.”

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Lucy Hale at the premiere of “The Unicorn” in January 2019.

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The potential CW show just started filming, and Hale will be joined by “Riverdale” star Ashleigh Murray (known for her role as singer Josie McCoy).

The 29-year-old also recently traveled to Fiji to film “Fantasy Island,” an upcoming film based on the ’70s and ’80s show of the same name.

After “PLL” ended, the actress kept busy with a lead role as Stella Abbott on The CW’s “Life Sentence,” which lasted for one season. She also starred in the 2018 movie “Truth or Dare” and told INSIDER that there have been discussions about doing a sequel. She’s open to appearing on the “PLL” spin-off, too.

Shay Mitchell played a talented swimmer named Emily Fields.

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Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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She became a swimming coach at Rosewood High.

Shay Mitchell recently starred as wealthy Peach Salinger on the breakout thriller series “You.”

Aside from “You,” Mitchell has a YouTube channel where she shares workout tips, beauty tutorials, and the occasional video with one of her “PLL” co-stars.

Mitchell also revealed to fans that she had a miscarriage in 2018.

“We all have to deal with various struggles and challenges in life,” she wrote. “And sometimes it’s easier to only showcase the good times on social media, which is what leads so many people to criticize it for its lack of authenticity.”

The 31-year-old added that she was grateful for the “support and affection” from followers.

Mitchell often documents her travels around the world, and it inspired her to launch her own brand called BÉIS in October 2018. The company’s travel-ready products include duffles, weekend bags, cosmetic cases, and luggage tags.

Alison DiLaurentis, who was at the center of the show’s main murder mystery plot, was portrayed by Sasha Pieterse.

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Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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By the end of the show, Ali gave birth to twins named Lily and Grace. She raised them with Emily, who she proposed to on the series finale.

Pieterse will once again play Alison DiLaurentis on “The Perfectionists.”

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Sasha Pieterse at the premiere of “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” in March 2019.

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In May 2018, Pieterse married Hudson Sheaffer, her fiancé of three years, at a castle in Ireland.

The 23-year-old has also been open about her health struggles, particularly while competing on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2017. During the competition, Pieterse revealed that she gained approximately 70 pounds over the course of two years and faced bullying because of the weight gain.

The actress explained that she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a hormone imbalance that leads to problems in the ovaries. Pieterse credited “DWTS” to helping her lose 15 pounds and feel more comfortable with herself.

In October 2019, Pieterse will release a book filled with her favorite recipes and party planning tips called “Sasha in Good Taste.”

Mona Vanderwaal, one of the show’s shadiest characters, was played by Janel Parrish.

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Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal on “Pretty Little Liars.”

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The girls never knew if they could fully trust Mona, who was part of the A-Team and accidentally killed Charlotte DiLaurentis (also known as CeCe Drake). In the end, Mona ended up opening a doll shop in France.

Like Pieterse, Parrish will also reprise her “PLL” role on “The Perfectionists.”

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Janel Parrish at the “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” premiere in March 2019.

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Aside from returning as Mona on the series, you may have seen Parrish as Lana Condor’s on-screen sister, Margot, in the 2018 Netflix romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”

In 2018, the actress also married her boyfriend of two years, Chris Long, in Hawaii.

Ian Harding starred as Ezra Fitz, Aria’s teacher-turned-husband.

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Ezra and Aria planned to look into adopting a child after their honeymoon.

Most recently, Harding reunited with “PLL” co-star Torrey DeVitto on the NBC drama “Chicago Med.”

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Harding guest-starred as Phillip Davis on four episodes of the show.

Shortly before “PLL” ended in 2017, the actor released a memoir called “Odd Birds,” inspired by his love for birding and exploring the outdoors.

In addition, the 32-year-old is good friends with Mitchell and has appeared in several of her YouTube videos.

Keegan Allen played Toby Cavanaugh, who joined the A-Team at one point to protect Spencer.

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He became a Rosewood police officer and built a house for him and Spencer.

Allen followed the release of his 2015 photography book (‘ife.love.beauty.”) with another one in 2018 called “Hollywood: Photos and Stories From Foreverland.”

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Aside from acting, Allen does a lot of photography. Both of his books are filled with photos that he’s taken since he started experimenting with cameras as a child, in addition to poems and anecdotes.

Allen can also play the piano and guitar, and released a song in 2017 called “Million Miles Away.”

Tyler Blackburn starred as Rosewood’s tech-savvy teen named Caleb Rivers.

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He had an on-again, off-again relationship with Hanna and often helped out the Liars with their sleuthing.

Blackburn now stars on The CW’s “Roswell, New Mexico,” which is a reboot of the ’90s and 2000s sci-fi drama.

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Tyler Blackburn in Los Angeles, California in January 2019.

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He plays a war veteran named Alex Manes. The 32-year-old will also guest star as “a soul-sucking demon who forms a cult of vulnerable women to sacrifice to keep him alive” on the “Charmed” reboot.

“It was very liberating playing the villain, a character I’ve never played before,” he told Haute Living.

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The Last of the Ideas List (Part 3 of 3)

And finally, the last of the much too long ideas list (I haven't even mentioned the Tumblr draft section).

unbaptised children who died out of wedlock turned into owly marsh-spirits

X in the style of...

Still on Patrol

Editors are author's bartenders

Super/meta-human schooling

Humans as the galaxy terraformers

"I’m just imagining this knight changing and looking at a pair of breasts like “…Those are new.” "

Abbess Superior of the Authorial Confessional

YA: vet tech for mage/wizards' familiars (dragons, etc.)

Alternate English written as the pronunciation guide to words

Vampires driven off by the Mourner's Kaddish

Rats as psychopomp conductors of human souls to the afterlife

Eclipse Phase Insurance fraud (It's the octopus's fault, okay?)

Motto: Truth, Compassion, and Attention to Detail

The first one came from someone on Tumblr talking about either Swedish or Dutch folklore. When I initially read the post, it sparked an interesting scene in my mind. But I've lost it by now and it's not being recreated by rereading the notes now. I'd either have to read up on Swedish and/or Dutch folklore, which wouldn't be a bad thing. But I've got a long list of ideas I'm still excited to write about. So this one is coming off the list.

#2, X in the Style of ..., came from reading part of the Communist Manifesto in the style of Beowulf and thinking that would be a good exercise, to rewrite something famous in the style of something else from a different time period. This isn't high on the priority list, but I'll get to it eventually. Probably a flash fiction or short story length. 

#3 was, yet again, inspired by a Tumblr post. This one was about submarines: 

There is a tradition in the US Navy that no submarine is ever lost. Those that go to sea and do not return after considered to be "still on patrol."

— pipistrelle

There's definitely something ominous about that—there implication that, one day, they will RETURN from patrol.

— tharook

Space context asap

— bastlynn

There's a few places I can go with this — one, where are the subs, what are they doing? Two, what happens if they weren't wherever they've gone? Three, how have they changed since being gone? And Four, what happens if/when they come back? The idea needs more development though before I figure out which way I want to explore on this and get a guess on length.  

'Editors as author's bartenders' came from doing editing work on Red Markets combining with a scene from The Ship Who Searched (many years ago) where the bartender was also a licensed psychologist. 'Abbess Superior of the Authorial Confessional' came from talking about that editing work with a bunch of friends in a very long running group chat. Either work in my head as the setting of a short story and the vague suggestions of an outline of a plot. 

#5, super/meta-human schooling, is what happens when a bunch of geeks who are fans of a podcast that featured a campaign based on parodying the No Child Left Behind act start talking about a member's new comic book project set in a super-human high school. You end up talking about the ethics of busing non-metahumans into metahuman schools, the meta-teacher to non-meta ratio, after school mentoring programs, and the economics of the private schools snapping up the metahuman teachers on the market. This group is awesome. We frequently sidetrack ourselves into brainstorming gaming scenarios and other writing projects. I'm pretty sure there's enough her (from the teacher's perspectives) for a novella, probably a novel. I'll probably start by exploring the concept through some short stories though. For now, to the length uncertain list. 

#6, Humans as the galaxy terraformers, came from one of the 'humans are the weirdos' threads on Tumblr with the posit that humans evolved on, by galaxy standards, a death planet. And consequently get the 'terrible' planets to colonize and become the galaxy terraformers. Or front line terraforming species. I mentally took that and made the species the galaxy conservationists too. I'm thinking short story on this one. Eventually.

#7 is a quote from the Drunk & Ugly folks. I think. I should have taken notes. Whoops. 

#9 also came from the podcast fans group chat, from one of the members, who is also a writer, talking about their day job as a vet tech and how they wanted to write a story with all the snooty dog owners the encounter as the wizard and mages bringing in their familiars. I thought that sounded like an awesome story seed and shamelessly added it to my ideas list as well. Even if we start at the same core idea, we'll end up in very different places. I have to develop this character and their world more, even just inside my own head, beforeni'll have a feel for how long their story will be. 

#10. Does anyone else take a look at the pronunciation guide for words in dictionaries? One, I should learn to read those things, given how horribly I mangle pronunciation on occasion. Two, I want to rewrite a poem or something else shortish in pronunciation guide English, just to see what it would look like. Leave the grammar, sentence structure, and meaning, just do a straight up one-for-one substitution and see what comes out.

#11, vampires driven off by the Mourner's Kaddish, once again came from Tumblr, which I am beginning to maintain is the world's largest brainstorming and short writing session. Which I love about it. Seriously, read that post and tell me you don't want more in that universe.

The next one I'm going to delete. There's nothing wrong with 'rats as the psychopomp for human souls,' is just not enough for me to build a setting or story around. I'm sure it would be for others, it's just not working for me now. 

#13. Look the octopus started it, okay? In this case, that's actually true: I got the idea for writing a short mystery set in the Eclipse Phase universe based on what constitutes insurance fraud while writing the story off the writing prompt: "In my defense, the octopus started it." I mean, in a universe that canonically has sentient octopi and insurance in case of death, how could I not? 

The final and most recent idea came from a friend's assertion that if Clark Kent worked in a library, Superman's motto would be: Truth, Compassion, and Attention to Detail. As a cataloguing librarian, yes. So very much yes. So now I want to write a superhero (not Superman) who actually uses that motto.

 And that's it for the current non-picture ideas list. Both written words and art pieces can work for me, although music and other sounds don't. Let me know in the comments how y'all keep track of your ideas and potential stories. I love swapping tools and tricks that work for other folks. ��