SomeStoryThoughts

She was asked to speak on ‘Women and fiction’ (and God, people still pull this crap, although nowadays it’s genre specific) and her response was one part ‘WTF kind of topic is that?’ and five parts, ‘Look, if you want to know anything about women and fiction you need to at least give them the same bloody opportunities that men have had to write. Namely:

‘A room of one’s own and £500 a year’ (about £35,000 or something now). And shy didn’t mean ‘a well-payimg job’ she meant a guaranteed income you didn’t have to work for. You know, like Mr Darcy had. £500 is a lot less than Mr Darcy, but it’s enough that you can pay someone else to clean and never have to worry about rent or bills or food. You know, about what most of the great male authors in history had.

The idea of comparing men and women’s contributions when they haven’t had the same opportunities and saying something intelligible about it, she’s saying, is nonsense.

It’s also where Shakespeare’s Sister originates.

She sticks to that one topic, but honestly, the point applies whatever your marginalisation. Do you have a room of your own and enough to live without financial worry? No? Then give yourself some slack.

- they’re Opawz pet specific dyes. Non toxic made specifically for dogs. Once they’re set and rinsed they can groom themselves normally, they pose no danger to her in any way, no fumes, there’s no bleach involved

- my dog is trained with cooperative care skills, the process is not stressful for her, she gets paid heavily for her cooperation and looks forwards to the opportunity to earn extra snacks with the grooming

—got confused about why I’d never been a boy scout because he forgot i was trans

—told me he was gonna get top surgery scar tattoos to match me after i get mine

—laughs at all my trans jokes, even if they’re supremely unfunny

—calls me big dog (and him little dog) even though he is about as tall as two of me

Then he said "You know, I completely forgot you weren't always this way. Femininity really suits you" and let me tell you I started tearing up

but our boy sheev? when his plans don't go perfectly he's just like oh well and starts zapping fuckers to death bc he's also the most powerful old prune in the galaxy and he could just kill everyone around him if he gets bored

like luke throwing away his lightsaber and declaring himself a jedi was great but you know that luke kinda thought that was it, the crotchety old emperor doesn't have vader to fight for him anymore courtesy of luke cutting off vader's hand for possibly the fortieth time in anakin's life, so it's smooth sailing until lando destroys the death star and blasts them all to kingdom come, but then palps is like aw shucks no new apprentice can't blame a guy for trying and just starts deep frying luke for shits and giggles and our poor twink is like THIS ISN'T ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT THE FORCE COULD DO ABORT ABORT ABORT

But like…I always read italics in a different tone like they’re thoughts. It seems quieter than using normal quotations which makes what they say look less significant on the page than other character’s dialogue.

I really don’t think my audience needs me to use completely different punctuation around a mute character. There’s no need to act like they’re speaking a different language since their muteness isn’t a focal point in the story.

You can add little things for emphasis though, like how fast or flippant a sign is given, also a lot of our “punctuation” is in facial expressions, so wild looks is kind of normal. Also messing up signs and just.. pushing them aside. Like, you mess up a fingerspell and just take both hands and shove the air in front of you to your side, people who sign eventually end up doing this for other things, like a “forget it” motion. It’s like a “wave it off” gesture.

Like... if Ocean Master and/or Black Manta ended up as the Aquaman. Maybe in a universe where Orm is raised as a Curry (and not abandoned by either parent) or David's piracy ends up giving him hero status because his job keeps his community alive.

Or if Dexstar ended up as a green lantern (or any lantern) and was the leagues official pet/mascot. (Kirk and Hernan begrudgingly adopt him and end up loving him the most, because dads be like that).

Or if one of the Rouges ended up becoming the flash? Or if they all become speedsters and become a full group on their own.

APPARENTLY they do have a little reddish tinge on their lower bellies thats hard to see from most angles.

There also IS a red headed woodpecker which could be confusing since there's at least 2 other woodpeckers with red on their heads, this one we've been discussing and the downy woodpecker, except like. This is the Red Hood Fashion of woodpeckers. Very red head. Makes complete sense.

Meanwhile Librarians when books get grabbed out of their displays: