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If you need something last minute to complete your yearly reading challenge OR you wanna kick next year off with a quick read then for multiple reasons I remind you my short story collection exists. Read it, it’s very queer.
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I hope everyone grows tired of being cruel to each other soon
Me: "Damn people are REALLY BAD at knowing when to tag their eyestrain art/images...either that or they just don't care about photosenitive epileptic people like me. I feel really sad now." Person: "But Allison, what if they just don't know or understand what qualifies as eyestrain and what doesn't?" Me: "You know what? That could be a factor...While it is always better to be safe rather than sorry (so YES people should always tag eyestrain even if they're unsure if it "counts" or not) maybe you've got a point?"
Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
by the way this is medical. this could save somebody from a migraine all the way to a seizure. this has always been serious. treat this seriously.
do you have a favourite book that you love with all your heart but would never recommend to someone without knowing them super well because of the uh, content matter? mine is Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton. and if you want to tell me yours…. I’m always looking for something to read 👀
the world needs happy, cocky tboys so much more than it will ever need sad, polite cis girls– so stop feeling like such a traitor when we both know you make a terrible girl. there are plenty of transfems who are happy to fill that role, you know. hell, become a guy and you can betray the male gender by wholeheartedly supporting women. ever think of that
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I hope during this literacy crisis people understand the difference between "I don't like reading because I'm disabled and it's really difficult" and "I don't like reading because I think it's cool it be an ignorant piece of shit". In fact, there are many reasons why someone CAN'T read even if they really want to. Besides, if you've ever heard a chud talk about his favorite movie, you'd know the literacy crisis extends far beyond books and has bled into every single type of media. Just look at the discourse around Breaking Bad when it came out. Look at how many people deigified Walt and demonized Skyler because they were too stupid and bullheaded stop and think about the themes and messaging. I'd also like to add as a final note that I can't help but feel like the focus specifically on reading (Very important life skill, don't get me wrong) ignores the underlying issue of a lack of critical thinking skills.
I think people leave "aromantic" as an identity out of literally everything because they see it as part of the "asexual" umbrella and think that means they're including it, but the only aro people I know who consider themselves part of the "asexual" umbrella are people who are aro/ace. And frankly, I hear from aro people all the time who feel erased, spoken over, and dehumanized by the asexual community, so like, maybe just include aro people in things? Especially if you're making the distinction between "trans and nonbinary", "bisexual and pansexual", "gay and lesbian", like, just actually acknowledge that aromantic people exist.
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Some people are such a drain on other people that they have to actively go out of their way to be a nuisance to you even after you've cut them out. People who still stalk you from alts after you block them, partners who still check in with your friends and family after you break up, people who go out of their way to ensure that you can't cleanly move on to new things because they have to haunt you like some annoying poltergeist who has no life of their own other than to creep in the shadows and try to keep you from enjoying your own little life. And the craziest thing about these people is that they *always* think they're the victim. Like, dude, whatever this was, whatever role you think you played, it doesn't matter. The whole thing is over. The fact that you're still coming back and digging up dead things just so you can then turn around and cry that you're being perpetually victimized is just so fucking disturbing. Please get help, and maybe like a hobby or something, idk.
awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?
i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users
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I once said (in defense of the enemies to lovers trope), "You shouldn't just hate the trope because of times it's done badly. You should judge it by when it's done well."
And someone replied, "Okay, but literally any trope can be written well sometimes."
And like, yes??? You're right there??? The point is *right there*???
You don't have to actively fill your TBR with tropes you typically don't like, but judging entire books by a tropes list before you even read them is wild, and dismissing whole complex plotlines because they technically overlap with a trope you've disliked 10, 20, even 100 times is limiting. I've read tons of books where a romance was handled badly. Do I just stop reading everything with romance? I've read tons of books where texting was written badly. Should I reject all books featuring mobile phones? I've read tons of books where the dialogue was written badly. Guess I should stop reading books where people talk!
Part of the act of reading (or engaging with any fiction) is *seeking out stuff you like* which means also wading through the stuff you won't. It's not supposed to be an endless content mill of "5-star dopamine hit" after "5-star dopamine hit". It's supposed to be a stream of different experiences that all have their highs and lows, allowing you to parse what you like about some and what you dislike about others and explore parts of yourself in the process of finding that understanding.
So, yeah, there are tropes I also "hate", but that doesn't make them deal breakers. I'm not gonna stop engaging with an otherwise interesting story because one character accidentally gets pregnant. I'm not gonna reject a compelling dystopian novel because a trope map declares it's got "fated mates". The whole point of reading a book is to explore how it *deploys* these tropes, how it subverts them, extrapolates on them, rebuilds or regurgitates them. The tropes being in there tells you nothing until you actually see how they're used, and that process is the whole act of reading. So, no, you are not obligated to read tropes you don't want to read (or anything for that matter), but aren't you curious? Don't you wonder if this trope you hate *can* be done well and what that might look like?
my best writing advice *about* writing advice is that you absolutely do not have to follow all the popular advice you see BUT ☝️ you have to make sure you're not following it on purpose
"I understand why people give this advice and how it can benefit prose or narrative on a purely technical level, but have decided not to follow it" is a valid and very exciting way to approach the artform, but you can also only reach this point if you engage meaningfully with whatever the advice is first
"Is this bad advice or do I just not understand it?"
"Is this bad advice or has it just been dragged through so many blogs and reddit threads that the original point of the advice has been lost?"
It's called bodily autonomy, you douchebags, fucking let old people do what they want. I hope she died with her back blown out and absolutely blasted on her substance of choice.
Yeah, bodily autonomy and the dignity of risk and the fucking fact that if you're dying anyway, there's no benefit whatsoever to wasting your last hours of earthly existence in the bland beige walls of a nursing home or hospital and it should not only be allowed but offered as a service to bring the dead or dying (or not dying yet) person out into the world to enjoy those parts of it that aren't allowed inside the bland beige walls of a nursing home or hospital.
Let them be taken outside. Let them be taken home. Let them be taken to their favorite places. Let them use their substances of choice. Let them see their pets. Let them do really inadvisable bucket list items. Let them risk precipitating their deaths. Let them go out on their own terms, and also let them hang out on their own terms in the meantime.
Also, deschedule ALL drugs for people on hospice. "You can't do that, you might die" "I have some news for you about the existing situation." I mean come on.
(Minnesota recently passed a "happy hour" law allowing nursing home patients to drink alcohol. It's a good first step.)
Man notices an Eagle eyeing the fish he just caught
*gets back to the nest* baby you are NEVER gonna believe how i got this fish
Names that are normal for old people but weird when you're a baby:
Bartholomew
Dolores
Norman
Harold
Magnolia
Names that are normal for babies but weird when you're old:
Maddison
Tanner
Skylar
Mckenzie
Logan
Names that are normal for old people and normal for babies:
Elizabeth
Mary
Michael
Finnegan
Peter
Names that are weird when you're a baby and weird when you're old:
Radish
Kerosene
Australopithecus
Anthill
Hedgemony
Names that are weird when you're normal:
Balthazar
Romulus
Clandestia
Persephone
Kremulon
Names that are normal when you're weird:
Al
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a good thread
More suggestions:
Tell a bookseller what books you like and ask for their recommendations
Look up the author and see what other books they've recommended, other authors they've paneled with, events they're doing, etc. and discover new books/authors that way
get familiar with genres, tropes, trends, etc.! Learn what books are aiming for so you can look up other books that aim to do the same things
Join a book club or other group space where people talk about books and take recommendations from others
Look up the book on any retailer site and look at the "readers also bought" or "other people liked" or "bookseller recommendations" etc. and just click around a bit. Follow them like a Wikipedia rabbit hole until you have a whole new list of books to read.
Go on Goodreads or Storygraph or something. Find reviewers who gave 5stars to your favorite books and check out other things they've read and enjoyed. If they have a blog, consider following it or at least reading their other posts.
*Post* about the book you like and let other people who like the book find and interact with you until you can all share recommendations with each other. It's a beautiful thing! Please try it!
Also, my personal favorite: stand in a bookstore paging through the book and wait until someone walks up to you and asks "are you a fan of [book]?" At which point you spend two hours talking and become friends and then you talk about other things you like and then you start going to similar events and introducing each other to cool new things and sharing more books. This has only happened to me once, but it was really cool and I hope to experience it again someday.
