#and just hanging out w/our family cats

[strstab]

𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 - 𝐣.𝐦

summary ; kie’s fever got to you so jj helps you feel better

pairing ; jjaprilbank x fem!reader

notes ; sick readerrr, bath w jj, besitosssss, body lovin, cuddling, our beloved sock, & tinkerbell 🧚

a/n ; so this was actually meant to be out earlier this morning but then got caught up in a family function.. so sorry abt that. ALSO. i was going to post something tuesday but instead of posting it i accidentally deleted it… so shopping w the girls probably won’t happen 😭

after a sleep over at kie’s last weekend, you’ve felt yourself feeling more like shit by the day. on wednesday you were coughing up a storm and now you couldn’t feel your throat or stop sneezing.

you called off of work right after another restless night. jj was at john b’s and kie was the reason you were sick so you couldn’t hang out with her. you were on your third tinkerbell movie with a pile of tissues next to you.

you tried sleeping the sickness away during the day but even with the large amount drowsiness that was killing you slowly, you kept waking up with the same sore throat that wouldn’t seem to disappear. it had been like that since you were feeling symptoms so now you’ve been sleeping like 4 hours a night. or day.

you blew your nose into the tissue and then threw it into the pile. you felt soft fur rub against your neck which meant your cat had joined you in bed.

“sock, please help me. don’t you have powers to make your dear old mom feel better?” you whined just for your cat to give you a blank stare. you huffed and sat up, stretching your arms. you hadn’t gone up to do anything since the second movie started.

you dragged your feet all the way to the kitchen, grabbing a banana off the counter and peeling it open. you took a big bite as you searched the fridge for something else to munch on. there wasn’t much in it. the last person who did groceries was jj. the only things he usually brought home were beer, hot pockets, cookies, an 8th of weed (which he definitely picked it up from his dealer on aisle 10), and cat food. all of which only lasted a week in your house.

you found a cup of strawberry yogurt and decided to diy your brunch. you grabbed a bowl and poured the yogurt into it, then cutting up the banana you got from the counter and placing the bits into the bowl. ‘what a chef i am’ you thought.

you ate your ‘meal’ over the counter while scrolling through instagram. you were watching an interview from a netflix show when you felt strong arms wrap themselves around your waist, pulling you into their hold. you squealed and looked above to see blonde hair making it’s way to your neck.

wet kisses were placed all over your soft spot. “baby, i’m sickk” you whined pulling away from him.

“i know. and?” he pulled you back, this time holding you tighter.

“i don’t wanna get you sick,” you sniffle and he shrugs. guess getting sick wasn’t a big deal for him. but to be honest, he’s always had a strong immune system.

you were conversing about each other’s day, yours sounding quite boring. he was ranting about how john b wouldn’t let him redecorate the cats ass and how pope smacked the shit out of him while waxing his board.

your responses were short. your throat hurt too much to be talking a lot, so did your stomach to be honest. everything ached. you hopped up from your seat on top of the counter and went to get a bottle of pills. jj watched as you took two pills in your hand and swallowed them with a small cup of water. “what hurts mama?”

“more like what doesn’t hurt.” you sarcastically answered. he stared at you for a minute before smiling and picking you up bridal style. “jj what the hell?!”

your feet were kicking air and your arms wrapped themselves around jj’s shoulders, holding on for dear life. his hand was supporting your back as he made his way to your bedroom.

he placed a kiss on your lips and sat you on the edge of the bed. “did you get any sleep last night?” he asked rubbing the eye bags that were forming below.

you shook your head as he peeped the pile of tissues that sat next to your laptop. “stay right here i’ll be back okay?”

“i mean.. where else would i go” you grumbled as he ran off to the bathroom.

you sat there on your phone, continuously sniffling while he did his thing in the bathroom. quickly after, he ran back out to you and picked you up swiftly, dropping your phone on your bed.

you laughed out loud (lol😜😜😜) as he brought you to the sink in your candle lit bathroom. he stripped you of your clothes, eyes taking in your body that was perfect in every way.

you felt your face heat up when you noticed him, arms quickly trying to cover yourself. “stop staring.”

he chuckled and kissed your lips softly. “just appreciating what’s mine, princess,” he murmured.

you let out a sound of annoyance. “c’mon baby, you know you’re prefect.” he picked you up and placed you in the tub. your muscles immediately relaxed as the heated water touched your skin.

“too hot? cold?”

“‘s perfect, j.” you smiled at his thoughtfulness. he really didn’t have to do this, but it made you happy knowing he cared enough to do so.

everything about the room right now was just calming.

you inhaled the steam and aroma from the cookie scented candle that followed it. as jj massaged your back with soap you let out a hum of pleasure. he peppered kisses on your shoulder and upper back while you relaxed in the water. “mmm, i could fall asleep right now,”

“yeah? seeing how tired you’ve been it seems like you could fall asleep anywhere.”

after your bath you guys cuddled up in bed. his request obv. you protested because you didn’t wanna get him sick but he still didn’t care. he went on a rant while drying you up about how all he wanted to do was be close to you.

so now, you laid head on his chest as his fingers were tangled in your hair. there was still a pinch of guilt in you for having him this close knowing you could get him sick but you couldn’t deny the fact that this felt amazing.

tinkerbell played on the tv instead of the laptop but you weren’t even watching either way. your eyes were half lidded as sleep tried taking you over. you tried fighting it, wanting to appreciate the time you were spending with your boyfriend, but it was winning by a lot.

even though all you were doing was watching a movie in comforting silence, it still meant something to you. so, you wanted to be up for it.

he moved his hand to the side of your thigh and rubbed his thumb against it. “you’re falling asleep on me, love.”

there was no response from you but your eyes were still half open. he patted your side and you perked up. “sorry, what’d you say?”

you felt jj’s chest abruptly shake as he giggled above so you got up fully to look at him. “what’s funny?”

“nothing. just how cute you look half asleep.” he smiled and pushed your head back down to his chest. “jus get rest babe. you need it.”

you buried your face in his hoodie and dozed off while his thumb caressed you softly. maybe all you need was your boyfriend with you to get the rest of a lifetime.

yeah yeahhhh ooohhhhaahahshiegsksba

hey yall. hope u enjoyed thatttt. so if you read my a/n you’d know this was meant to be up earlier this day. (april 1st) but i got caught up in a family reunion kinda thing so yeah..

also i had shopping with the girls (cleo, kie and sarah) in my drafts but i accidentally deleted it bc my fingers tend to touch before reading what it’s going to touch… so yeah that’s gone. -(edit) i tried editing my notes and ALMOST deleted this post too…

y’all know my requests are always open so feel free to request!! or just talk to meee. entertain me guys i’ve been bored

but anyways… i’m cuddling with my cat so i’ll catch you guys laterrrr.

#jj maybank fluff #fluff #jj mayback x reader #jj maybank #kissing #obx jj #jj maybank x reader #i love him #strstab

[exist4me]

Sticky Situation

cw: bodily fluid, lactation kink. 18+ minors DNI

wc:1k

It's been a few months since you and Aaron have hung out with BAU family after having your baby girl. She has been the new addition to the family, a blessing to watch your small unit grow and see Jack become a big brother. But you surely deserve a break tonight. Hence, Jessica is watching the kids and you're currently getting dressed to have dinner at Rossi’s.

“Babe are you almost done?” you asked Aaron from across the room. Putting some final touches to your outfit tonight, you clasped the diamond bracelet your husband has given you for your two year anniversary. You see Aaron rushing into the room with your breast pump bag and a spare outfit. You look at him confused.

“Honey I already pumped before getting dressed. I don't think I’ll need it at the party. I got like 3 hours until my next pump” you said.

“I know but you get sore and full really fast and I just want to make sure you’re comfortable. This is our first outing in a while.” he reasoned. You smile at how considerate and caring your husband is.

“Thank you honey, you’re so sweet to me.” You share a sweet short kiss before leaving home.

Aaron rings Rossi’s doorbell. “I hope he likes the wine we brought him. It cost an arm and a leg.” you said. Aaron let out a soft laugh. Before he could reply the door swung open. Rossi greets you.

“Sorry we were late, there was traffic, but we brought you Primitivo wine. Hope you like it.”You said excitedly. 

“Thank you, it's beautiful. I'll pop it open tonight.” Rossi says, smiling at you. You and Aaron walk into the mansion. He hangs your coats up on the rack while engaging Rossi in small talk. Rossi leads you to his kitchen where the rest of the BAU family is.

“Hi everyone. You all look great,” you said. Aaron greets his teammates. 

“Oh look what the cat dragged in.” Derek teased. We all share a laugh as we hug each other. The group easily engaged in conversation before dinner. The ladies all went into the dining area to be seated, while the men came in with the food. Dinner begins with a toast from Rossi, thanking us for being here and appreciating the people we’re close to. An hour after eating everyone split into their little groups to have their own conversations in the living room. You and Aaron were listening to Spencer lecture you guys about facts and studies about newborn babies when he suddenly stopped talking.

“What? What's wrong Spence?” you asked, looking at him weirdly.

 His face is turning red as he stutters,” umm, y-y-your dress is w-w-wet.” You look down, sighing, noticing that you're leaking through your clothes. “Damn “ you muttered.

“I'm on it.” your husband said, getting the breast pump bag.

“Excuse me, Spencer,” you said awkwardly, leaving with Aaron to go to the bathroom. 

Aaron led you to the upstairs bathroom, closed the door, and joined you to help with the situation. You began to strip the top layer of your outfit. Unclipping your nursing bra, you saw small droplets of milk coming out of your slightly sore nipples.

“Fuck.” you heard Aaron whisper. You looked up to see his eyes fixated on your nipples leaking milk. You can hear him breathe in heavily. He cleared his throat, slowly handing you the breast pump. You noticed him giving you his bedroom eyes. “Is Aaron into this?” you thought.

“Honey, are you okay? You seem a bit distracted there.” you giggled. Aaron finally looked into your eyes a bit dazed. “Um yea, sorry um-” he cleared his throat again. Before he can make up an excuse you reassured him. 

“It’s okay. You can taste it. You look hungry babe.” you teased him. He slowly licked his lips, his gaze moving between your eyes and your nipples, finally settling on your leaking pairs of tits. Aaron’s hands reach towards your chest, his thumbs rubbing your sore nipples spreading the milk around your areolas. You whimpered at the intense pleasure he is giving you. He leans down and gives your right nipple a wet kiss. He licks around your nipple, then begins to firmly suck on you. He moans and whines around it, tasting your mildly sweet milk. Aaron thought to himself “why hasn't he tasted you sooner.” You shudder as you cradle the back of his head, pulling his hair as he gives you the most overwhelming pleasure.

“Fuck Aaron baby, you feel soo good” you whined out.

He wrapped his hands around your waist pushing you deeper into his mouth. He finally rises from your nipple to take a few breaths. He looks up at you giddy and intoxicated from drinking you in. You meet his eyes feeling heated, yearning for more. Aaron moves on to your other nipple, to milk your full breast when you are interrupted by a sharp knock. You gasped as he released your nipple. He whispers, “fuck.” You both completely forgot where you both were.

“We’re coming!” Aaron yelled.

“Uh, I was just checking in. You guys were taking a really long time.” Penelope said.

You nervously chuckled while changing your outfit, “Just finishing up!”

You and Aaron adjusted your unkempt clothes, and he fixed his hair after you messed it up. You opened the door to a concerned Penelope.

“Sorry about that, I'm suddenly not feeling well and Aaron decided we should go home early.” You gave Penelope your best unwell face.

You guys met up with the rest of the group to announce your abrupt departure. Aaron grabbed your coats and the breast pump bag and rushed you out, leaving the rest of the group confused and concerned. You reach the car when Aaron said,” Fuck, we need to get home, I need more please. You tasted so good.” he begged you. You nodded at your pleading husband as you both quickly left Rossi’s to continue Aaron’s newest interest at home uninterrupted.

#aaron hotchner #aaron hotch x you #aaron hotch x reader #aaron hotch fanfiction #aaron hotchner x reader #criminal minds fanfic #lactaction kink #bau family #criminal minds

[dykefaggotry]

the world is so completely fucked that it feels so silly having to do things and be productive to survive when all I really want to do is hang out w my friends and family, watch good tv and read good books, go on trips, have good sex, make art, listen to music, and spend time with my cats like...... I just want to be a human bc I don't know how much longer we all have to enjoy that but instead capitalism forces us to push ourselves to our limits just to survive and even further if you ever want the possibility of things getting better for yourself. but even then it's like yeah okay so I graduate and go on to get my phd and get a well paying rewarding job in a decade. will this earth even be holding together in a decade? are things just going to be That Much Worse? like genuinely what is the point. I have to believe things will get better and humans are Innately good and will beat this rising tide of fascism and environmental disaster but maaaaaan........

#just had to rant a bit #it's not even hopelessness it's just exhaustion #im an optimistic person and I believe in the good in humanity but the question is just #how quickly is that tide going to change and can it change before it's irreversably bad? #and on a selfish level can it change in my lifetime whether through age or just bc im in targeted groups?

[shylemon0]

Gareth x Will Byers (Headcanons)

Hehehe my first ship headcanons ever and they don’t even know the other person exists 😎

(If the characters could read our fics or Headcanons of them in their world, I think Will would probably read my Gareth x artist!reader Headcanons because of course he would lol)

Warning: Gay shit, bullies, implied homophobia, Will being flustered, Gareth lovingly teasing Will, kinda in a world where the upsidedown isn’t a thing (I honestly just forgot to write about and just don’t feel like writing about rn lol)

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· After Joyce decides to move her family back to Hawkins Will joined the hellfire club and there he met Gareth, a pretty cool guy that he totally didn’t get a crush in the second he saw him, Will started to hang out with him and rest of hellfire and quickly got over Mike, becoming really close with Gareth and almost seeing him as his best friend (besides Lucas and Dustin ofc)

· Basically after Gareth finally put the pieces together and realized that Will was gay he’d go all out with the subtle flirting and compliments, “Hello handsome” Gareth smirks “uh w-what- hi👋?” Will mumbled in flustered shock 

· Gareth mostly was freaking out internally about his new crush and had to pry his own eyes off of Will every time they saw each other, ‘Holy shit he’s handsome’ ‘No stop it brain- this is not happening’ he’d continue to think over and over again, ‘oh fuck he’s perfect’ · The both of them was pretty shy about any physical affection at first, like if they were sitting next to each other and one of them slides his hand slightly touching the others hand with their pinky, both of them would be a blushing mess as they finally lock their fingers together

· Gareth introducing Will to more cool music that they can listen to together · Eddie would probably subtly write in love scenarios with their dnd characters so their characters might end up being partners in crime (boyfriends) in the campaign, some of the others in hellfire might find it odd if they don’t know about their rl relationship but Gareth and Will appreciates it 

· Will has always been a big target for bullying his entire life and it all being mostly for homophobic reasons, but Gareth is here for him now and will defend him at all cost, especially since now bullies are being way more physical than before  · Gareth really helping Will come out of his shell and try out new things he’s always wanted to, like go to a concert, play a instrument, be more open about his sexuality or maybe dressing a little punk to see if he likes it

· Shyly kissing each other every chance they get but also being paranoid about being caught   · Jonathan thinks Gareth is pretty cool and that he’s a perfect fit for Will, basically he’s just their super supportive hype man that helps them keep their relationship secret

· Since Will is such a artist, you could only expect that he’d paint and draw a ton for his boyfriend, small doodles he’ll give Gareth during the day or a full blown painting with tons of small details for special occasions :) · After one of the shows Gareth’s band was playing he brought up Will to the stage and kissed him in front of everyone, and to Will’s surprise everyone cheered and “oooh😚” at them (since almost every single one of the people there were ally’s or queer themselves), Gareth just ended up chuckling at Will’s reaction and bringing him into a hug

· Will reading out loud to Gareth while he lays down his head in Will’s lap, and him recommending Fantasy books to Gareth, Also Gareth reading Horror books at night to Will when they have sleepovers which quickly ends up in Will being scared and paranoid and Gareth laughing while comforting Will, “oh shit- I think I heard something outside!” Will grabbed Gareth’s arm “it’s just a cat” Gareth laughs “you have nothing to be scared about, I’m here for you” he whispered as he put an arm around Will while laying back down

:D

Taglist: @la-vaca

(I have a taglist now! It’s on my pinned post if you want to know more about it!)

#will byers #Gareth #will stranger things #gareth stranger things #gareth the great #stranger things #stranger things hc #stranger things s4 #stranger things headcanons #character headcanons #ship headcanons #gareth x will #will x gareth #lgbt #relationship headcanons #they’re Gay #they’re in love <3 #two boys in love

[theonemarvelousness]

RSA Student Ideas (you can take just let me see)

so my rsa ideas are:

a madam mim character (student or teacher) that's a shapeshifter with wild lilac hair and crazy eyes - probably a freshie/sophomore and is endless trouble [could be friends with our resident rsa cat boy]

a prince eric boy from the Sunshine Lands, I think he might be a descendant of the mermaid princess. Black hair, green eyes. Probably in a sports club that involves water. Can talk to sea creatures really well. Probably an ACTUAL prince. Incredibly charming to sea creatures except cephlopods.

a prince phillip boy (our silver foil, because Silver = Aurora tyvm); brow hair, brown eyes, very alert, driven, decisive, and little critters steal his stuff ALL the time, so he ends up spending his free time parkouring to get his stuff back (they love his shoes, hat, and coat the most). Probably also an actual prince. Bonus: Actually Silver's older brother. Silver got sold to Lilia in exchange for his life as a baby. Either not-identical twins or he's a year older. Was born sickly, cured with fae magic.

a prince adam/beast-based character that's THEIR Gym teacher that's all about both the strength of the mind and body together to be the ULTIMATE SORCERER. "You need both brains and brawn for magic." Married. Wife runs a book store in the village! <3

an aladdin boy, dark hair, dark eyes, sneaky, smaller side--always has food on him without exception. Good at subjects that basically help him survive, from a poorer background but very talented in magic. Diamond in the rogue. Charming smile ;0

CINDERELLA boy BUT HE'S PROFESSOR TREIN'S STEPSON FROM HIS SECOND MARRIAGE and his mom's DEAD. HATES HIS STEP-DAD. Blames him for her untimely death (either sickness or a car crash). Very personable, perfect upper-classman. Junior. Cleanly and neat as can be. Good friends with Neige.

an arthur either teacher or maybe even janitor, sandy blond w/ dark eyes--skinny, rail-thin. If a teacher, probably history--if a janitor, literally the advice-giver of the school with fantastical stories of his time as Headmaster Ambrose's student.

So while Neige is Snow White based, obviously, but I wish we knew more about Neige, so clearly in my HC the Cinderlla-boy who I might just call Cinder??? I like Cinder--they're both sophomores. Same class. 10/10.

An alice boy, blond hair, blue-eyed, wears a headband or bandanna that's black. Usually daydreaming the day away. Not great grades, but hobbies include: reading, exploring, and getting lost. Loves gardening as a hobby and is excellent at tea parties.

A Tiana boy from the Port o' Bliss who's family runs a famous restaurant chain. He's EXTREMELY talented in cooking, singing, and has a can-do, work-hard attitude. He's not really worried about his romantic future but he very much motivated for his future. He loves his family very much, and misses his now-dead dad but aspires to the most famous chef in the Port like him. A good meal solves most problems, and if that didn't solve it then you have to figure something else out.

A Charlotte boy from the Port o' Bliss that is the Tiana boy's BEST FRIEND EVER. They're childhood friends and they're always hanging out. Charlotte-boy here isn't the best at cooking, but he loves helping his bestie in any way he can. Very good at chopping vegetables. Amazing taste-buds, can critique food well. He's pretty smart, but his dream is to inherit the family business, find the prettiest bride, and have a BUNCH O' BABIES. MAN BUN!

Judge Frollo is probably a member of the Board of Education in this world and the WORST.

An Icabod Crane teacher that's super scatter brained but has such a large knowledge of plants, animals, and potions that once you get him focused. Scares easy.

#rsa headcanons #rsa oc #rsa ocs #twst ocs #twisted wonderland ideas #twst silver #neige leblanche

[screwzara]

Just had one of the most cohesively confusing dreams ever

I took a nap and woke up just 30 minutes ago and omg this dream made sense but also didn't????

It began with me and two of my friends(who I rarely interact with irl) going through a shopping mall like area? We were in our school clothes too

We first went into a makeup store that was selling weird makeup products, the friends I was with literally just left the store without paying the items XD

But that's besides the point

They actually left before me, I followed behind silently afterwards and they entered a photo album store area??? They said something about clicking the perfect school album photos

I left them to it without entering the store and walked past it, in the next minute I started feeling dizzy in the dream AND in my sleep 👁️👁️

My dad walked next to me out of nowhere, took my hand and led me to a different area which looked a little run down and worn out judging by the walls and my dad sat me down on the small stairs before a door?

I was still very dizzy so he picked me up in the most odd way possible and put inside the room beyond the door I was seated in front of

My dad goes to the corner of the room, places me on what feels like a small stack of hay very gently and asked me something I don't quite remember

My eyes close in the dream and I fall asleep

I then wake up in that room again, just in front of me is a pot that actually has legible handwriting which I don't remember what it said unfortunately but I remember that I read it

I sat up from the hay and looked past the pot, there were two chicken coops and a dog

The dog was incredibly small, smaller than my own dog irl and had pitch black fur from what I remember

I got up and walked towards it then petted it for a short second, I felt how soft its fur was

I turned to my left and saw the door from earlier that I sat in front of

I went out and into the hallway

I somehow suddenly ended up in this huge ass room with plants and trees, so many trees and roaming animals

I could see a patio like area a short distance away from me, there were white bunny looking animals lined up in front of me and to my left my family was standing next to me

My dad lightly nudged me to go ahead to the people who were standing under the patio which also seemed to have like an outdoor classroom situation to it

I went ahead, carefully trying my best to avoid the white bunny things lined up in front of me because they were so small and fragile looking, I didn't wanna step on them

The bunny(?) animals sort of did run away though fairly quickly when I lost my balance and nearly stepped on one

I reached the patio area and my dad walked right next to me. Just then two small animals came around to us, one I can't remember who went past us

The other one was a black-brown cat that looked very fluffy, it had this weird ring thing around its torso

The ring also had these ball thingies???

My dad poked the ball thingy and found out it was like a slime ball so he squished it around a bit

The cat grew a little annoyed but didn't try to run otherwise

I don't know but I feel like I chuckled at the scene in the dream

I looked to my left again and looked back and suddenly all other people in the room were gone and I was left alone with the animals

I went left, saw a bunch of crates and boxes and looked forward. I saw those vineyard plant walls and it had one of those white bunnies things from earlier sitting on its side

That's when I realised those white 'bunnies' were small white and fluffy moths

The moths I saw flew over to me and hung on the lower side of my poncho which I didn't realise I was wearing in the dream since I started out in my school uniform(I was wearing the poncho while sleeping though)

It then slowly crawled into my shirt from there and I felt it hanging on my shirt

I woke up.

And I could feel the weight of the moth on my stomach for a few seconds before it faded

Edit: forgot to add but I'm pretty sure I was half awake during the whole dream too, is that why I felt everything so clearly???

#Zara's Dream Rant #Scry's Dream #I literally felt so many textures and heard people's voices and READ something which I don't remember???? #like bro at this point I feel like the universe is tryna tell me something cuz damn this one was ELABORATE despite being equally #as confusing #this one has surpassed the pretty lady in the middle of a grass field dream by a HUGE margin #jdkskkd

[eclipsecrowned]

rotates my evil little chair.

update on the dog situation. long post but i want a record w a timestamp in case i need it.

for those that don't know, someone has anonymously been waging a campaign against large dogs in the neighborhood. one family got their puppy taken. a lady a street over had to emergency rehome her german shepherd because cops showed up. i myself have a 110 pound pointer. we have figured he is next on the proverbial chopping block bc a rando rolled up to my (cool) neighbor's house asking 'are you the one with the big dog?' and he lied and said 'yeah' despite only having two small dogs.

my fam and the neighbors have about worked out who it is in the neighborhood. the local old lady who likes to make everyone else's business her own. has a tiny morbidly obese weiner dog and a cat no one has ever seen that allegedly 'roams' so she has reason to end up in people's yards/check out their cars. pretty open racist, which fits with the family that was targeted first.

she's taken to walking her poor dog and just. stopping dead in her tracks. across from our yard. now, my dog is not aggressive in person, but he's always alert and will try to get our attention if people pass by. that just means he barks until we acknowledge him or come to our front window where he likes to hang out. neighbor thinks the woman in question is recording him doing that because he sees her with her phone pointed at our house when she passes.

she spent twenty minutes just going up and down the street, stopping outside our house for most of that twenty minutes tonight. my dog was not around as he and i were having our time honored 'cuddles and youtube' time. my mom was sat further back in the living room that she could see the dog just not moving on his leash, meaning he and his owner were just stood on the street. eventually me and my bubba got up and when mom explained what was going i parked my ass in the window seat and waited.

sure enough she came back down the street and her phone was held so it would be directly aimed at my house. she looked over, saw me instead of the dog, and pretty quickly moved it and sped up.

anyway cannot believe i have to fistfight the elderly for my dog's honor and that of the dogs that already had to move out of the neighborhood <3

#out of stories #ty for letting me post this on your dash btw i just want my shit straight in case i need to call on it later.

[fearowkenya]

im soooooo mad

definitely not mad At anyone, but the circumstances in which i find myself are frustrating ):

every time around the holidays when i have to hang out w/ my stepdads family i think to myself Hmm i would love to get to know them better and be more implicated in their lives so that i can Feel Something (some kind of attachment or what have you) so i always tell myself Well then you gotta start going to more family functions otherwise theyre going to assume you dont want to go , and then they just won't invite you, and then of course you will feel Nothing and make no connections

anyway so my stepdads niece is getting married today and months ago i agreed to go which is fine , no one had to strong arm me into it, was even kinda looking forward to being Part of something.

smashcut to now, and its just the worst possible time for me to go anywhere. i dont even think id be able to get back home tonight :/ id have to stay at my moms and go home in the morning and i hate that. for so many reasons.

cabbi (my cat) is just recovering from a UTI so im going to be thinking about her all day

its like a zillion degrees today (~30C today, 'feels like' 30-38) and we live on the third floor so our apartment gets even hotter. theres AC in only one room in my apartment and cabbi hates the AC. girl im sorry for trying to make sure you dont turn into a puddle

even tho the weddings at 3:30 i have to take the fuckall early train at 9:30am so i cant do my normal saturday routine for the second week in a row

i have to stay over at my moms (i might try to find a way around this) so i cant even go home tonight and start my sunday routine properly in the morning

my roommate also happens to be away today and is similarly not going to be back until like midnight so no one is gonna be home to feed cabbi , and tbh thats whatever , i can give her all of her food this morning , its the uti recovery + outrageous heat that im worried about

i knew this was happening but this week has been so turbulent that i didnt like, remember the Exact Circumstances as outlined above and now im just seething about not having been more prepared and making a better plan

"mattie take an uber home" i am not kidding you it will cost like 100 dollars if i do that. my mom lives so fuckign far away from here, and the wedding is in the same town that my mom lives in so i couldnt even take an uber from there

"mattie what about public transit" the closest public transit is a town over, and its a weekend so the schedule is skeletal at best

"mattie cant you get a lift with someone else who does not live out in the beautiful but very distant sticks" i am going to try but i dont now if i will succeed

fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ruleofrosethorns]

notes for kuwtm!! (since some of yall seem to really enjoy this au)

the main au takes place a few months after SH3

james is here because harry kinda just felt like visiting sh after a couple of years and lo n behold

CAR IN TOLUCA LAKE FEAT. DEPRESSED WET CAT!!

he saved wittle old james and the rest is history

Harry DID NOT DIE because his protective bf (james) saved his sleepy ass

they decided to go on a road trip to Silent Hill and fuck around for a bit

(i might start writing a separate thing for that hehe)

anyway at some point harry got separated from the gang(tm) and went to alchemilla hospital

AND HOLY SHIT LISA IS HERE SHE IS VIBING

(oh and Maria was out and about terrorizing James like old times <3)

pretty much there's just a group of monsters who are kinda just hanging out and smoking weed

they're cool w/ the gang and through undisclosed plot developments i'm still tryna work out in my brain-

the weed-smoking sh group survives the purge of Harold Mason and move into the human world

not directly next to but in the same area as the Masons (much to their concern (except for Heather))

and thus, the mlm wlw rivalry begins /j

Heather enjoys hanging out w/ them but Harry and James are UNDERSTANDABLY conflicted

like idk bro letting our adopted daughter hang out with the manifestations of my guilt seems kinda wack...

but regardless they all love Lisa because she has never done anything wrong ever

Harry's alright(???) w/ Maria and PH?? James is mostly just annoyed by Maria and PANICKED BY PH

Harry and Lisa are honorary siblings <3 they didn't really get to know each other during SH but that all changed when Lisa moved in

Maria and Lisa are in love and sort of formed a found family with the monsters. co-workers of the otherworld ig

the monsters sort of look up to Maria and Lisa as mother figures, PH being the weird uncle that they all love bc he supplies them weed

James & Harry tend to COINCIDENCELY run into Maria & Lisa whenever they go on a date its an ongoing issue

Most of the monsters can't really go outside?? (y'know because grotesque eldritch horrors aren't "allowed" in public SMH)

So Maria, Lisa & Heather usually go on shopping sprees to get their demonic buddies things that they want

Unfortunately Lisa sometimes starts leaking blood so that's sometimes an issue

(she has to inhale & hold her breath to keep it at bay for long periods of time)

She is like a balloon

ALSO Harry is still an author!! He's moved away from murder mystery's and works on supernatural horror & non-fiction novels about certain cults...

NOT BECAUSE OF SH OR ANYTHING HAHA

James doesn't really have a job.

he just sort of fucks around and gets a new part time job every time the last one realizes he has been legally declared missing for 12-13 years

Heather's still in school (doing her last year), had to repeat once because of SH3 kinda resulting in her family needing a REAL vacation

Maria and Lisa don't have jobs. No one knows how they managed to rent a house. James thinks they probably killed the landlord.

Like seriously, where does their money keep coming from.

Heather asked one day and Lisa spoiled the mystery by admitting they sell random demonic items they find in the Otherworld.

SPEAKING OF HEATHER. she is a girl liker. i don't make the rules (i do)

Harry is also teaching her piano (yknow for puzzle related purposes), James "trys" to help her maths homework to various degrees of success.

James does most of the cooking, but can and will resort to eating dirt if needed.

(He doesn't cook because he's good at it or enjoys it tho. it's not like he is better than Harry at cooking-he just REALLY wants to help out around the house)

Oh also James &  Harry got married a few years before the events of SH3. It was a tough decision for them at first but Heather helped them work things out

(She also hijacked the music at the reception and played My Chemical Romance)

Maria n Lisa had thought about marriage but they're sort of stuck with each other for eternity sooOo

LEMME TALK ABOUT HARRIA REAL QUICK (yes harv i have coined that name it is TOO GOOD)

So Maria is directly, y'know, connected to James' subconscious, so she can go back and forth between the forms

Again, James fell in luv w/ Harry and SH panicked and said "FUCK MARIA CHANGE UR PFP"

At first she didn't have much control over it?? So like a year after SH2, Maria's just chilling w/ Lisa and then POOF

HARRIA. And Lisa's like "AYO :O I KNOW THAT GUY?!" So they found out about the boyfriends PRETTY early on

It took a few months, but she managed to figure out how to shapeshift at will. Turns out shes genderfluid!

But after SH3 she doesn't use it that much (yknow considering harry is RIGHT THERE) but she will shapeshift just to fuck w/ people

James is ashamed to admit he actually fell for it once (he was SLEEPY and half-awake, okay?!)

Harry was a lil bit freaked out at first but now he just thinks it's kinda cool

Heather just thinks it funny that this eldritch demonic horror from another world is basically just a yassified vers of her dad and James' ex-wife

>:3

#OVER 900 WORDS MY LORD I'VE WRITTEN AN ESSAY ON THESE SILLY GAYS #kuwtm #keeping up with the masons #silent hill #harry mason #james sunderland #heather mason #lisa garland #maria silent hill #tw long post

[evendrierguys]

some belated hyperspecific poll lore

"on a first name basis with a grandparent" - this was originally going to be about the specific experience of having an adoptee parent with a good relationship w/ biological family but i couldn't figure out a good way to word it so i just zeroed in on the fact that it'd be awkward to call my mum's birth mother grandma when she's technically more of a close family friend to us

"family member knows a former child actor from a classic movie through work" - julie dawn cole who played veruca salt in willy wonka and the chocolate factory (1971) if you're reading this. Hi

"great-grandparent was briefly assumed dead in a war" - i've only heard this story a couple times to my recollection but shout out to my great-grandpa (specifically my paternal grandmother's father) who was thought to have been killed in battle until a friend went to pay respects and was like hang on a minute

"have owned multiple generations of immediately related pets at once" - in loving memory of my cat daisy and her grandson midnight and my other cat eva and her son spike... daisy's daughter henrietta is our only living cat left

"have not completed a single year of further education" - school has just been too hard for me with my autism and my then-undiagnosed adhd and my depression and all </3 at least i'm doing better enough now that online university is on the table in the near future?

been to at least 3 hard rock cafe locations - copenhagen, orlando, lisbon, rome, and seattle baby!!

#.rtf

[seroquelled]

07/04/23

started off with us (u me aug) at a like outdoor nature camp for Adults where we split off into groups that focused on specific physical principles (tho it was a bit abstract bc .. dream.) at one point our group was following this big vine and we all started making little shop of horrors jokes bc she was huge. also was a part where the group leader gave us cans of hairspray and torches to like make fuckin fireballs with? and i accidentally sprayed hairspray all over myself and was jokin abt ligjting myself on fire

at some point during all this you guys split off to go w a different group and i started getting messages from you about something but when i went to read them it was. we were like texting thru fucking club penguin. so i could only see the message bubbles pop up for a sec and couldnt back read but you were saying something about your mom and ryan and also my mom and ryan like needing to move and there was some crazy issue? you seemed very distressed but i couldnt figure out what was Happening. so we met up again and ended up like back in some bedroom together (in hindsight think it mightve been one of my rooms as a kid) and the issue was not really clarified but we were calling my mom about it. she proceeds to yell at me about the whole situation of not talking to her and a million other things as she is Wont to do and is acting absolutely nuts and i end up yelling many things back to her that i dont remember about how shes crazy and having some sort of episode and needs to get a grip and stop harassing me until she gets her life figured out. she hangs up on me and thats that

somehow time skip to us moving but theres like a bunch of extra people there. its us and a whole other family of like three adults two babies and two more cats all crammed into a tiny car. im trying to keep the cats from escaping their carriers but im not driving the car? i have no idea who these people are. only other thing i remember is stopping at a restaurant because they decided we need to take separate cars and i was pissed because one of the parents was just letting her kid run all over the place and annoying the waitress

#d

[lesbienyu]

being poor sucks, obviously, but I had a really interesting conversation w my bud who grew up upper-middle class about community.

I lived in a few apartment complex when I was younger, and they always sucked- one had a light that poured water, most had mold, it was shit (and a big part of how I learned about tenant rights but that's another thing). but I always knew at least a few of my neighbors and had a degree of friendship with them. I babysat their kids, they watched my cat when I went out of town, we grilled in the parking lot. I used to call my neighbors instead of the police bc it was safer and faster. we'd all leave extra food in the shared laundry room because we were all struggling. it was cool, there was community. and it's the same on my little dirt road now, though I don't run into them while stepping out to smoke here obviously. and ik my experience isn't universal, but that's what I've lived.

In contrast, my bud grew up in the suburbs. half her neighbors, she'd never even seen as they would enter and exit the house through the garage. the main form of communication between households was anonymous complaints to the HOA about silly things like leaving trash cans by the curb or not raking leaves. it seems so isolating and bizarre.

and then we moved onto the topic of domestic violence. a woman two doors down from her family's house was murdered by her husband. none of the neighbors knew about the abuse, or even the woman's name til it showed up on the news.

ofc, this kind of thing happened in my neighborhood all the time, but we were generally somewhat aware of it- I'd call my neighbor when I heard the lady nextdoor being hit, and he'd down the hall to intervene.

I'm not saying this is a class issue, it's not, poor women are way more at risk for domestic violence, but I do think the way we build our communities impacts women's ability to get support or even just have someone notice something is off. suburbs isolate people- there's no shared space, everyone has to drive everywhere to go to stores or restaurants and ends up hanging out at different places and not connecting with those around them.

and like, I know the history of white flight and the suburban white picket fence fantasy, but I wonder if these isolating suburban communities function as a way to further sever women from other women.

#this was a v aimless ramble but it was a good talk

[frozenrose13]

oh so funny cat behaviour rambling

smoke cat decided to spend a good few hours last night perched in our bed yelling in the "find out where human is" call

we fell asleep in caregivers bed. in the one room smoke cat considers luna cat's domain/territory and therefore does not go in often and *also* means she just, didn't go in to check for us before starting to yell XD XD

caregiver's room is luna cat's Space and smoke cat doesn't intrude unless invited by one of us or luna cat

our room is smoke cat's Space and luna cat doesnt intrude unless invited by us or if Something Is Wrong and she's Working

the bathroom is tldr Vet Space and both cats generally avoid it unless one of the humans is in there Too Long (both cats still remember prev caregiver having bad seizures in the bathroom and alerting us to it and stilll react the same even though this happened like 8 years ago now which is. So Neat)

the rest of the apartment is divided into Spots and sometimes there's Disagreements over who gets what spot but generally smoke cat exists on a blanket top the back of couch and luna cat generally stays in caregivers room anyways unless shes specifically hanging out w caregiver (or us, sometimes lol)

its rly neat to us how smoke cat is Our Cat and she Loves Us like family, or at least cat equivalent. whereas luna cat is still Our Cat and she still Loves Us but we engage more like old friend coworkers (which is what we essentially are anyways its just so cool a *cat* reacts like that too)

[cassandrattpd]

a couple years after high school, one of our classmates who was bullied very badly committed suicide.

a few months leading up to this, i had been having a very nasty gut feeling and had tried reaching out to a few people to see if i could get in touch with him just to see how he was doing. like we were never really friends, but we were kind to one another and both bullied, so there was a camaraderie in that. but i was never able to reach him, then that happened, and i carried a very heavy survivor's guilt for not trying harder despite drowning in my own depression and traumatic circumstances.

but i've processed that, it's beside the point.

our high school was a small ~christian~ school that fancied themselves a community which...i'm sure you can imagine exactly the dynamic there. all white, upper middle class, conservative on the outside - judgemental, hypocritical, insidious to the core. and all of those families showed up to the funeral. with their kids (i guess technically adults, but i still saw myself as a kid, so they were too). the same kids that i watched day after day, relentlessly beat down the spirit of someone who tried so hard to still find joy and kindness in the world.

and i took such a great, personal offense to the fact that they were even allowed to be present. to share the same space as people who were mourning a loss they undoubtedly had a hand in. and i don't pretend to know what any of them were feeling, whether they were repentant or bored or were secretly joking with each other in texts between the hymns. but that is the exact feeling i carry with me to this day. that people who were raised thinking they deserved grace have absolved themselves of every sin before the effects of it even touch another person.

but even that is beside the point.

the point is, my Significant Blurred Line Codependent Teenage Best Friend With Whom I Would Eventually Have a Very Dramatic Falling Out made me promise her to not let shitty people into her funeral. like, in a very serious way, a way that young girls teetering on the precipice of a lifetime spent in therapy have.

well over ten years since i've seen or heard from her, i still think about that. how i'm not going to fulfill that promise, nor she for me, and in fact either of us may very well be on the shit lists. but i also think...i don't want to see her, or hear her, or talk to her ever again...but i don't think i would begrudge her mourning me. actually, i hope she mourns me and our friendship presently and has been for a decade. she's been a ghost to me longer than i knew her, but i would mourn if i knew of her passing. because even though she's someone i don't know anymore, she still contains all the parts that i do know.

the weird 15 year old wearing shoes with cat ears in bible class. that i got in trouble for holding hands with in the hall. the 16 year old that took me on my first date on valentine's day. that introduced me to my favorite band, that i would fall asleep listening to. who i would send letters back and forth to in the mail, so we would have something to look forward to, always spinning a preposterous web of stories - usually containing dr. phil and this week's list of hilarious vocabulary words from her little sister? the first person i told i was attracted to girls. who "needed a break" after i told her that. the person who inspired me to start looking deeper into borderline personality disorder because it sounded like her (the irony lovers out there waiting for me to hit MY diagnosis 5+ years down the line). the first person (besides my mother) that promised me unconditionally, unequivocally that they loved me. the person who showed me old gregg (and the fact that i could still piss myself laughing over "easy, fuzzy lil man peach"). the person who chose other people over me time and time again, literally *leaving* hanging out with me to go hang out with other people. who cried and screamed when i hung out with people without her. the person with whom i shared a weird obsession with conan o'brien. the person i talked down from hallucinations in my kitchen after she smoked laced weed. the 20 something woman who accused me of being in love with her like a betrayal of her trust. who of course took her customary-by-then several months break after this accusation. and as always waltzed back when she needed someone to listen and be there for her. and i did. until something finally snapped and i just...didn't have the emotional bandwidth anymore. and one unanswered text turned into three, which turned into a voicemail, which turned into a wall of text, and then days and days and days of constant alerts. hundreds of calls. sobbing crying voicemails, threats of suicide, screaming, accusations, name calling, then more sobbing and crying. and it seemed like i never stopped receiving texts. and this entire time, i felt like the person in the wrong, but i just wanted it to stop. i responded one time, the first day, after the first threat of hurting herself. and the tone shift upon my response from desperate and pleading and hopeless to pure anger...solidified my resolve. but it didn't absolve the guilt i felt from every notification. it was months before they finally stopped completely. sometimes i still feel a zap of anxiety when i see her name written out on someone else's social media somewhere, it's a common enough name.

it's a strange burden to bear, a mourning for a person who existed but doesn't now, whose status on the earth is actually unknown to you. schroedinger's grief.

to mourn someone you could've helped, but didn't. or might've helped, but couldn't.

and i wonder how other people seem to not carry grief with them so wholly and ever-present.

and i don't mean the kind you would expect, like for my mom who died long before she took her last breath, or the child i could have been if x, y, and z were different.

i mean the constant grief, for every moment you leave behind and every person you can't content. and maybe that's not grief, maybe that's guilt. and the razor thin line all of these feelings walk over love. maybe love is an accusation of guilt. maybe it's okay to be guilty.

#tw suicide #leanne.text #brain said sunday night introspection time

[povlnfour]

ੈ✩‧₊˚ PADDOCK TO PADDOCK (LN) PART 7

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lando norris x fem!horse rider!reader

(content warning: this chapter inc. rumours of cheating. nothing is happening, no characters in my stories will EVER cheat, but for the sake of plot the rumours circulate)

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user3 OH THEY’RE FAMILY NOW *screams*

flo_norris_showjumping so happy to see you!!! nice to not have our third wheel😉

landonorris disrespecting ur olders

flo_norris_showjumping @/landonorris it’s elders, you idiot

user6 the fact that she’s friends with his sister🥹🥹

user8 bestie the cat meme?😭

yourusername lando keeps sending me cat memes and saying ‘you’ so i’m making the most of them

landonorris the second you leave me you run to my sister????? i see how it is

yourusername ‘sorry babe i can’t call i’m with carlos’ for three nights running you have no ground to talk

user2 Y/N EXPOSING CARLANDO SHES EVERYTHING TO ME

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(loose translation: happy birthday my friend. may this new year bring you lots of happiness)

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user6 UNCLE LANDO

user3 IS THAT MR. BEAN I SPY

user5 IT ISSSS FLO POSTED IT ON HER STORY AND TAGGED Y/N TO SHOW THEYRE GETTING ALONG

user9 lando taking care of Her horse whilst she’s off with one of his friends🙄

user7 when will you stfu

user1 i hope he’s having the best time and not reading everything on the internet :(

user11 flo literally looking after her horse rn and THIS is how y/n repays her

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user9 knew she was shady🤭

user11 TOLD YALL. she can’t be trusted

user3 can everyone STFU. alex posted it on his story so y/n is OBVIOUSLY just hanging with friends??? she’s allowed to have those?

user4 literally!!! she posted about being reunited with alex and lily on charles’ bday so it was obviously just a group hangout. do people really think alex and lily would be fine w her cheating?

user1 im just confused i don’t remember her being close with charles

user4 @/user1 they met at the same golf game she met lando at!! im assuming they’ve become friends as he was one of the first drivers she met

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user9 can she be anymore disgusting 🤢

user11 SNAKE

user3 we literally do not know ANYTHING can people shut up

user7 the second a young woman has a male friend you accuse her of cheating… it’s giving misogyny

user2 THANK YOU! the drivers can hang out with as many people as they want but the moment y/n hangs out with ONE OF LANDOS FRIENDS(!) she’s a cheat

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user1 is that… y/n

user4 happy late birthday charles🥹

user7 oh god he posted her on the insta

user8 again though she’s next to lily,,, nothings going on people are just dramatic

user9 knew ittt🤭

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a/n:

FIRST OFF. thank you so much for 100 followers🥹🥹🥹i can’t believe it after not even being on the app for 2 weeks. this means the world <3

soooo little bit of angsty-ish one??? not super but mainly because people on the internet suck. but as i said, absolutely nothing is happening i just needed some drama so. i heavily dislike cheating so can promise no characters in my stories will ever do that <3

if you haven’t figured it out, charles is helping y/n plan a surprise for lando🧡

in other comments, please feel free to comment/reblog/message any thoughts!! i love hearing what people have to say🥹

love, giselle xx

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#lando norris #f1 #f1 x reader #lando norris x reader #mclaren #lando norris au #lando norris blurb #lando norris imagine #lando norris scenario #lando norris smau

[dollycas]

Special Guest - S. K. Golden - Author of The Socialite's Guide to Death and Dating (A Pinnacle Hotel Mystery) #AuthorInterview / #Giveaway - Great Escapes Book Tour @crookedlanebks @skgoldenwrites

The Socialite's Guide to Death and Dating (A Pinnacle Hotel Mystery) by S. K. Golden

  I am happy to welcome S.K. Golden to Escape with Dollycas today!

Hi Sarah,  Please tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Sarah Golden. I publish under SK Golden. I have been married for sixteen years to a commercial fisherman. We live in the Florida Keys with our five children. We have one son, our oldest, and the rest are girls, including our youngest, identical twin girls. We have two black cats, named Lady and Lion (I was going through a bit of a Game of Thrones thing when we adopted them) and one corgi named Goku (I am still going through a Dragon Ball thing now). What are three things most people don’t know about you? I am a descendant of Eric the Red. At least, according to my great uncle who got really into researching family lineage stuff. I’m a big fan of Bath and Body Works candles. Like, I am a member of the Bath and Body Works reddit. I desperately wish I was a musician. I tried over the years to learn how to play piano and the bass but, it just never took. My little brother got all those musical genes. Good news is that my two oldest kids are in their school band and are both quite good! What books/authors have most inspired you? There’s so many! Agatha Christie, of course. Rhys Bowen. Douglas Adams. Jane Austen. Donald Westlake. And how could I forget: Eloise at the Plaza. I loved that children’s book so much I wrote Evelyn at the Pinnacle, we just call it The Socialite’s Guide to Murder.

What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book? I’m a big fan of Newspapers.com. It costs money, but it’s so worth it. You can really get a feel for whatever specific region you’re researching during whatever specific time period by reading what they were printing in their papers. I do a lot of research online. Etymonline.comis a great resource for making sure modern phrases don’t sneak into historical books, though, sometimes they do get past me. I’ve read memoirs written by people who lived through the 50s and collect books that are all about the 1950s. What’s great about writing about the 50s is there are movies filmed and set in that time period, so, I classify watching How To Marry A Millionaire as research. And people post old videos of New York street corners onto YouTube as well. I tend to start writing pretty quickly once coming up with the murder/murderer and will research as needed and fact check as I go and again once I’m finished. I am on the third book set in 1950s New York, so, I’ve already got a lot of information in my head. Well. Some of it stays in my head. The rest of it is scribbled in notebooks somewhere. Do you ever suffer from Writer’s Block? Oh, yes. Sometimes this is just me being tired and needing a day or two off. Most of the time this means that something is wrong. I’m trying to get a character to behave in a way that is out of character for them to simply move the plot along, and until I fix it, I’ll experience writer’s block.

What advice do you have for someone who would like to become a published writer? Keep writing! Read widely. Don’t give up. Take breaks if needed, and those breaks can last for a few months, but keep writing. All you need is one yes to get the ball rolling. When you are not writing what do you like to do? Well, read. I like to bake. Specifically, cookies. I hang out with my kids. I like to get dressed up and go out on dates with my husband. I visit with friends. I take my dog on walks. I spend a lot of time with my dog. He’s great. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why? New Zealand! I want to visit Hobbiton! What is next on the horizon for you? I’m working on the third book in the Pinnacle Hotel series right now, which should be published by Crooked Lane in the Spring of 2025 (fingers crossed). I’ve also got a crime caper in the works that should be out next year. I’ll be announcing details soon on my website skgoldenwrites.com! Thank you Sarah for visiting today~! Keep reading for info about Sarah's new book. 

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#CrookedLaneBooks #historicalcozymystery #S.K.Golden