#reminder!!!!

sometimes I use 'bad words' in my writing - I'm not talking about curse words (and yes those are used to), I'm talking about slurs, I'm talking about ignorant and hateful and hurtful opinions, I'm talking about things that Aren't Nice. Things that are Not Okay in Everyday Life.

remember that this is fiction, these characters are not real, their 'opinions' are fake, they are fictional, they are fantasy

I write for realism even in fiction, I do not write for comfort, I do not write for safety, my blog is not a safe space, it is not fluffy things and magical sparkles, it is not always gentle words and happy endings

"but ed," you say, "if you know these things are Bad, why do you include them in your writing?"

because it is not my job to control what you see and read, that is your responsibility to yourself, it is your responsibility to control what media you consume, if I read something that I know will trigger me, it's my own fault, not the writer's fault

I write for realism, and realism can be ugly, realism can be nasty, even in Hooky-Booky Wild Supernatural Verses, and I do not feel inclined to censor that

"but ed," you say again, "I want to follow you but some of your writing contains triggers for me, are you saying my triggers don't matter?"

your triggers do matter, your triggers are valid, you as a person are valid

install Tumblr Savior and block my 'tw:' tags, this will block posts that contain triggering and unsaviory content I have tagged, I believe there is also a feature on tumblr itself for this that should work for mobile users

remember that I myself am human, I am not perfect, and I may forget things at times and that includes appropriate tags, an additional reason why my spaces are not safe spaces

Someone asked Sheikh Muhammad Mukhtar Shinqeeti, (May Allah Azawajal preserve & bless Him)

"Many days pass without me reading anything from the Quran. Is this considered hajr (boycotting) the Quran?

He said,

"This is considered hirman (prevention), and what a prevention!!

When you find that many days pass you, and you haven't recited anything from the Quran! then cry for yourself, for by Allaah, a slave is not prevented from an act of obedience except that it is an indication of his distance from Allaah Azzawajal .