#stiry telling

[blackswaneuroparedux]

I recognise Walt Disney’s talent but it has always seemed to me hopelessly corrupted. Though in most of the pictures proceeding from [Disney] studios there are admirable or charming passages, the effect of all of them to me is disgusting. Some have given me nausea.

J.R.R. Tolkien

If Disney turned his stomach we can assume Tolkien would be turning in his grave at what Amazon Studios have done with 'Rings of Power'.

Tolkien's main objection to Disney - and something shared with C.S. Lewis - was how childish Disney treated fairy tales. For Tolkien fairy tales were serious business.

At the crux of his argument, which explores the nature of fantasy and the cultural role of fairy tales, is the same profound conviction that there is no such thing as writing “for children.” Tolkien insists that fairy tales aren’t inherently “for” children but that we, as adults, simply decided that they were, based on a series of misconceptions about both the nature of this literature and the nature of children. Tolkien deeply believe in language, myth, and Fairy, in that he recognised, they are deeply human things. Indeed, it is a natural right of humanity to produce fantasy.

And ye fail completely when we believe that Fairy is for children, Tolkien argued, noting that traditionally Fairy deals with the most difficult human problems, and children - understood as yet-to-be-formed humans - fall into the category of human, but they have no special hold or understanding of Fairy. Tolkien argued that the path to Fairy is neither the path to heaven nor to hell. It might be somewhat purgatorial, however, and certainly otherworldly. Fairy itself, far from being supernatural, is the most natural of worlds. Indeed, it is extraordinarily natural, as natural things live only as themselves. Rather Platonically, the tree is truly the tree (Treebeard), wine is truly wine, and bread (Lembas) is truly bread in Fairy. That is, there is little if any separation of the accidents of a thing from the essence of a thing. Those in fairy, though, through pride of beauty, often present themselves in disguise and as things they are not, thus befuddling the wanderer.

Words, definitions, and analyses, Tolkien warned, can offer only so much understanding of Fairy. Instead, one must not only travel to and through Fairy, but he must also recognise that fairy - like all mythology - is an expression of our deepest longings and fears.

A genuine fantasy, according to Tolkien, creates an immersive experience for the reader. In a successful fantasy, the author is a ‘sub-creator’: as Tolkien puts it, “He makes a Secondary World which your mind can enter. Inside it, what he relates is ‘true’: it accords with the laws of that world. You therefore believe it, while you are, as it were, inside.”

He goes on to argue that this sort of fantasy has three essential functions: recovery, escape, and consolation. Using the metaphor of a dirty, smudged window - whose film of grime obscures what we see through it - he says that we need “to clean our windows; so that the things seen clearly may be freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity - from possessiveness.” Fantasy helps us with this recovery of clear vision. He distinguishes the literary escape offered by good fantasy from the negative quality of escapism. And he explains the idea of consolation by coining the word eucatastrophe. It is formed of ‘eu,’ meaning good, attached to ‘catastrophe, and it means “the good catastrophe”: the unexpected happy ending, which gives us a profound taste of joy. We see it in The Lord of the Rings with the rescue of Frodo and Sam, after the destruction of the Ring, when they are sure that all is lost; we see it even more fully in the final chapters and indeed the final pages of the tale.

#tolkien #jrr tolkien #quote #lord of the rings #books #disney #walt disnery #fairy tales #animation #stiry telling

[robbyykeene]

Hawks “redemption” remains one of the most unsatisfying parts of the series for me. That kid went so dark. He dislocated robbys shoulder and never felt remorse, went after demetri serial killer style in the school fight, broke demetri’s arm, led a gang assault against nate, he beat brucks into an unconscious bloody mess, he most likely threw bert through a window, and he was part of, if not a leader of, a violent home invasion. My point isn’t to hate on this character but like. He caused so much hurt to so many people, especially demetri, and was just forgiven in the blink of an eye. Even in season 4 after he was “redeemed” he still intimidated and antagonized kenny, a middle schooler. And then his arc culminates in him being assaulted himself and winning the tournament because the mohawk is what stored all the evil I guess? The whole thing is just such a disappointing and boring resolution to what was one of the most interesting character arcs in the show and its like. One of the ultimate examples of these writers either not being able to or just not caring enough to follow through with any of the more challenging aspects of the story

#like ive never pretended to like hawk in the way that i like daniel or johnny or sam or robby or miguel etc #but i loved his character and te stiry they were telling with him #and its all been such a let down #ck negativity #ck rewatch

[sherylhooper]

JJK SPOILERS!!!

The new chapter reminded me again why I can no longer be satisfied with Shounen.

Gojo's dead and people think Itadori has a chance to kill both Sukuna and Kenjaku....

"We can now see who's the main character" (ნიშნისმოგებით, თან) cuz Gojo was "in the way of the story" and "story couldn't progress with him in it."

Yeah, if Itadori randomly gets an upgrate out of thin fucking air, when he doesn't even have a innate technique - "but he is gonna develop Sukuna's CT". — How the fuck is he developing anything if Sukuna is no longer in his body but in Megumi's?? You are BORN with innate technique!! Unless Sukuna goes back inhabiting Itadori's body, Yuji isn't developing anything (unless Gege pulls out some residual cursed energy leftover bullshit — i.e. powerup out of blue sky).

As a writer myself, I don't really understand why some people (especially Sukuna's die hard fans) don't get it how killing of Gojo Satoru OFF SCREEN is bad writing so I'm gonna explain (and rant) here.

Okay, pals, sit down, we are having a lecture in basics!

"How to become good at Writing 101" states that the writer can write story in TWO main ways: 1) is called "tell" and 2) is called "show".

Every single writer and critic from centuries ago to today can confidently say that writer using "tell" is one of the weaker writing choice. Let's compare simple examples.

1) "He died." — this here is "tell". Nothing happened, it's boring.

2) "He felt fatigued, he eyes could no longer focuse on the scene in front of him. The sound of blood rushing in his ears was defeating.. To draw air in his lungs was becoming harder and harder as time went on..." etc — this is "show".

Of course death can come instantly but as a doctor (by profession) I can assure you that human brain even after being decapitated can remine "alive" for few seconds/minutes, can understand commans, can open eyes, can look at someone who is talking to them, etc..

Even Gojo looking down at himself, while he was being cut in two, would have been enough "showing".

But to have another character, in this case, Sukuna, explain i.e. "tell" how Gojo died is exactly how it sounds — "tell".

In every literature: classic books, modern books, manga, etc, "tell" is considered weak writing style and it seems even Gege is bound to it for now.

Also, what was the point of unsealing Gojo if he had to still die in the end? Him remining sealed would make no difference in the story - Sukuna vs Kashimo would still happen and now that Sukuna has "adapted" to Infinity means absulutely nothing, cuz nobody is using Infinity in the manga anymore for him to cut "space".

In fact Gege just replaced Gojo with Sukuna as overpowered character and we can see that he hated Gojo solely based on how "strongest" he was (and on his attitude) and how he couldn't kill him.

And how he handled his overpowered character? Killed him off screen. So how's Sukuna dying now? Also getting off screened??

And Gojo died with no regrets, apparently. His pseudo-son has fried brain, his sister and his speudo-dad are dead (at his own hands (even if Sukuna is using them)), most of his shikigami are gone, and Sukuna is parading around using him as "meat suit" — that should, at the very least, still be Gojo's regret (not saving Megumi) but, no, apparently Gojo is selfish bastard who doesn't care about anything and he is glad that he died (even after not acomplishing anything at all), but just mad that Sukuna didn't go all out???

Talk about anti climatic.

Gojo dying like this is kinda giving Madara and Kishimoto and I do not like that (I don't think anybody does)...

This is why I can't deal with Shounen anymore, because no matter what, at some point story telling gets inconstintent and I better stick with Seinen, cuz story there makes more sense.

Thank you for reading this rant and Sukuna-stans don't interact, cuz I'm blocking you all, if I see one word about "coping" or whatever.

(თქვენი თავი ნაღდად არ მაქვს და დიდი ალბათობით, შემდეგი თავის მერე ამ მანგასაც მივაგდებ).

#jjk spoilers #jkk 236 #gojo satoru #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #itadori yuji #gojo vs sukuna #gona wrong #they should have taken out each other #but no Gege is a b*tch and can't be bothered with anything else but shock #shock doesn't value good stiry telling #sukuna fans don't interact cuz I'm literally grieving #how is Itadori getting an uograde #is Sage of the Six Paths equivalent gonna pull up and give him sage powers or something? #on the same day I got Dazai back and lost Gojo #why do some authors creat op characters if they don't know how to handle them properly #killing of your strongest sorcerer OFF SCREEN is gonna make you lose a lot of money Gege #who is gonna pay for your bills when your name and face becomes revealed in october

[stonerzelda]

just learned abt how Ethel Cain is a character created by the singer Hayden Silas Anhedönia that was actually fleshed out thru a concept album + what a concept album is + as well as the full story and meaning behind it all (Preacher's Daughter) .

#LOSING it. oh my god ihh ny gid ih my GOD #RUNNING SO FAST FAR AWAY FOREVER RN BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS THE TYPE OF SHIT I WANNA MAKE THIS IS SUCH AMAZING FUCKING STIRY TELLING #GOD!!!!! OHHH MY GODDD THE STIRY THE TRAGEDY THE..THE...GRRRRRRRRR #slightly embarassing i didnt know concept albums were a real thing. god i wish i knew how to make music man

[jazeswhbhaven]

Sorry for negative spew but I’m too scared to speak my mind publicly. I really hope the game company uses all of that money for better writing and maybe a better MC because honestly I’m sorry but the MC feels so gross to me even for a H game. The events without the MC are great but the rest? Just write the MC out and I wouldn’t even blink. Like I wouldn’t trust this person to save hell because they only have horny in the brain and I’m not trying to say that’s not allowed. Time and place for everything, maybe not when you’re at deaths door.

Also stuff like the “crunch” deal could just be like “you can hear satan grinding his teeth”Because man that sounds weird and painful. Honestly my biggest criticism outside of the obvious paywalls is the writing. It’s like they tried too hard to make smut that it ends up being embarrassingly terrible.

Sorry if that’s too harsh

Ah, so this isn't the first time I've heard some criticisms about the writing anon, so no worries about speaking your mind here. As a writer, I tear myself down to the bone saying my stuff sucks ass and I should trash it and throw it out. But in terms of the writing for WHB, I think it probably sounds MUCH better in the native language than translated and that's most likely where the disconnect comes from. OR I could just be a horrible judge of writing and blinded by the hot drawings. I did have some hangs up EARLY on, mostly about Paimon's H-scene, and then for Beel's Unholy Board story and Levi's I was like????? So there are definitely some misses for me on the smut writing. In the beginning, lots of folks hated Satan's H-scene for different reasons and preferred Stiri's. When comparing the setup for the two, I feel Sitri was more even-paced, while Satan's pretty much like "Yeah whatever just take it" when in his attacker card it's the same energy but we've had some time to get to know him so it makes sense. AS FOR RA-ON....goodness. I've said it before myself but yeahhhhh the story could do without them. Idk, for whatever reason this MC is not hitting it for me. The horny on the brain makes sense because of what they were doing at the beginning (which btw poor Minhyeok had to change out his entire chair and remind MC to clean the new after watching porn) but??? sometimes the entire "I'm gonna let Levi run over me", "Oh no we can't do that", "Uh....I'm not gonna say I don't like it" Say you don't like something. Tell Levi to stfu. Bite Satan's head off sometimes, like damn 💀 I get that these are supernatural creatures that could easily end your life in a drop of a hat, but having Solomon's bloodline pretty much is semi-plot armor for them so utilize ittttt. BUT that's just me.

#whb #jwhbasks❓ #whb game content #no i get it #mc for real though you and i need to talk lol

[yourlocalqreator]

My Call Of Duty OC Hailey Rose Quinn

CONCEPT ART

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Now playing: Starlight by Phuture Noize, Frequenzerz

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Name: Hailey Quinn

Face Claim: Amanda Seyfried

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Nickname(s): Rosie (According to Ghost)

Small Child (According to Captain Price)

Alias(es): Rose, L.T, Rosie

Timeline: Modern Warfare/MW Reboot

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment: SAS

Status: Alive

Birth Date: June 27, 1999

Zodiac: Cancer

Death Date: K.I.A  IN OG MW TIMELINE

Occupation: SAS Operative

Affiliation(s): SAS, Taskforce 141, A90( Made Up)

Blood Type- O+

Fun fact: She can Tumble, do gymnastics, and can do martial arts

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"Ahh this is going to be "

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Skin Tone: White

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Blond

Hair Length: Waist Length

Hairstyle: High Long Pigtails. Space Buns. Ponytail

Height: 5,0/152.40 cm

Weight: 90 lbs

Scars/Marks/Burns: she got a burns on her arm when she was young

Tattoos: none

Physical Enhancements: none

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"The passcode, I'm gonna end it”

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Personality Type: ENTP

Personality: She is bright, bubbly, and extremely friendly. Also very optimistic and looks like a cinnamon roll

But watch out, this energetic, bubbly, and sweet girl is also one of the deadliest agents on the team. she interprets things more positively than they are, the one exception being when people are explicitly arguing.

She expresses herself very well and not only that, she seems really self-aware regarding emotional stuff and how it affects her, and she is able to articulate those thoughts really well.

Fear(s): Losing her loved ones, and her Team

Likes: Nice People, Victory, Ghost hehe

Dislikes: Mean People, Enemies

Habit(s): Thinking

Flaw(s): Yes

Talent(s): Mf She can fight barehand and weapon wise

The Character’s Relationship With Others

Reputation: Well when she joined they could already tell they were so annoyed with her personality and for her messing up. but as the time came they got used to her on the team

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"I Love the juggernaut"

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Love Interest(s):

Simon “Ghost” Riley, When they meet each other Simon thought who tf let this small child here but then just for like days Simon started to like her energy which made something about Hailey and Simon’s relationship closer and Simon realized he was in love with her

Friend(s):

Simon Ghost Riley

John Soap Mctavish

John Price

Gaz

Alejandro

Roach

Bell ( IN DEATHS MISSION COD AU STIRY)

Logan Walker (IN DEATHS MISSION)

Alex Keller (DEATHS MISSION)

Charlotte “Jade” Le Jardin aka @sleepyconfusedpotato

Alyssa M Aka @alypink

Samantha “Scarlet” Wright aka @welldonekhushi

Hannah “Sparrow” Clayton aka @revnah1406

Trudy "Jay" Saider @sgtbarnowl

Sky Arkes aka @skylovesducks

Eliza Waylon as @loneghostwolf

Enemy(ies): 

Comatose: Her Current enemy, The one who is messing up the timeline, The one who also tortured her back when she was young

Shepherd: The one who tortured her and left her dead in the Mw timeline

 Graves:He betrayed Soap, Ghost, Alejandro, And the Las Vaqueros

Markov:Yea

Relationship(s):

Doesn't have one

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"JUST GO, ILL BE OKAY"

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The Character’s Abilities

Fighting Style: Ninjutsu, Hapkido, Capoeira, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Silat, Shuai Chiao, Shokotan, Kickboxing, Bacom, Line

Weapons: Daggers,1911, Kar89K, Bo, M4, M4A1, Caliber 55.6, Knucklers, Combat Knuckle knife, Flashbombs.

Preferred Weapon(s): All her weapons,

Agility: 9/10

Hand-to-Hand Combat:10 /10

Long Range Accuracy: 8/10

Defense:9 /10

Offense: 9/10

People Skills:9 /10

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"Going dark"

she says in a dark voice HEHEHEHEH3EHEH

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Birthplace: New Hampshire, Canada

Family:

Father: Tarrick “Tulip” Quinn

Status: Deceased 

Mother: Santaura Daisy Quinn

Status: Deceased

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"If its me your looking for, Then here I am"

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Character Background

Trigger Warnings: Torture, Abuse,

Rose is the daughter of Tarrick “Tulip” Quinn, A member of the Military, and Santaura A stay-at-home mom, two people from the same place in Northern Mississippi. They got married and moved to Canada as Santura gave birth to a baby Hailey Quinn. When there was a war a janitor named Michael “Comatose” Bly Van der aided the couple by rescuing their baby out of the hospital before it exploded, leaving their parents dead. Since then, Bly Van Der adopted Tarrick and Santaura's daughter, just to torture and brainwash her, not using numbers like with mason or memories like bell, but colors to mess her up while getting burned by a curling iron.

The mysterious fate of her parents is already gone. Luckily someone saved her, which was a group of armed men who turned out they also torture her more brutally, and left her when she was 6 in the forest. when she was 8 She thought herself amartial arts from when some of Comotose soilders sparr and use a gun for self-defense and she taught herself gymnastics and tumbling so she FLEXIBLE QUEEN.

In Hailey's teen years, she joined A90 because she wanted to forget everything about what happened in her past A90 but when she entered, the training and missions were arduous, More than the M16. And that's where Hailey got her strength in becoming an assassin who relies on speed, stealth, and force to fight her enemies,

As Hailey got older, she started working for the SAS (Special Military Forces) After training to be an assassin in A90.

she accidentally met Captain Price who then let her join task force 141 she was confused and so annoyed, But then as the time came on they got used to her being around, which is a guy named Simon “Ghost” Riley and the ghost getting close.

Trivia

Because of sleepys OC Jade, I made my oc Hailey TADAAAAAA

I wanted to name her Hailey "XYLOPHONE" Quinn

Multiplayer She is in SpecGru Faction and gonna have concept art on her SpecGru outfit.

MWII When it came to the ghost team Hailey wore her black Assassin outfit from A90 just to look badass.

COD MW2 OG HER DEATH: After witnessing the death of ghost and roach she gets knocked out and tortured to death and left for dead.

CONCEPT

HER A90 OUTFIT yes that's picrew

HER SAS OPRATIVE OUFIT

#call of duty oc #charlotte jade le jardin #call of duty #Spotify #hailey rose quinn #ghost x rose #ghostrose

[mrs-bingley]

blue! you gotta tell me your favorite soup recipe!!!! ❤️❤️

Hiii! Sorry I got a little bit late to this! 💖 Lately I've been eating carrot soup a lot so you are getting creamy carrot soup recipe today! 🥕✨ I do it all the time when working from home because it cooks itself and also because it makes me feel warm and happy and content.

Ingredients (1 person) 200gr of carrots per person 1 big potato or 2 small ones 1 onion Stock if you have it but water is fine (you'll be boiling the vegetables in it anyway) Preparation So you gotta chop the carrots, the onion and the potato. I usually do creamy soups so i chop it rather big, since they'll get blended later. Put it in the pot and stir fry for a couple minutes with oil (or until the onion gets transparent-y). Cover with water. To make the perfect, velvety consistence you need just enough water to barely cover the ingredients. However! This will be boiling for around 30 minutes so add a tiny bit of extra so it won't get too dense. Let it boil for around 10 mins and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are soft. Remember to add salt/pepper while everything's boiling! When veggies are cooked, stop the fire and blend everything. Creamy carrot soup for your enjoyment! :D I usually eat it with a slice of bread or croutons. You can also grate cheese on it if you like it! If you prefer it broth style, you can just chop the vegetable in smaller bits instead of chunks. Then do same thing for cooking. For extra flavour: put ginger and a pinch of cinnamom with the veggies while you stiry fry. Also using stock will automatically give it more flavour, so if I happen to have beef stock I will cut down the salt a bit.

This is my general go-to recipe for basically every soup tbh and I just substitue carrots with the vegetables I have in the fridge. Leeks. Mushrooms. Tomatoes. Red Cabbage. Pumpkin. Lentils (you can make it without the potates if you do it with lentils!).

Soups are lovely and warm and I hope this will warm you too!🥰💖

#blue answers #i'm not really used to explain how i cook #i actually do a lot of throwing stuff into pans and pots and don't measure too much these days #so i hope it's clear! #but I will add photos you'd like! / if it helps to understand the recipe! :D #blue's cookbook

[0pheleschimera0]

What i can say about transformers devastation is. The style chosen is very stunning (at least for the character models, the environments are..... Kinda meh), the music is absolutel fucking bomb and as much as fights were frustrating, they were fair and satisfying to beat. I'm not really a fighting game kinda person and technically just spam clicked the sane attacks over and over, but further into the game you rly cannot to just get away with just button spamming, so thats fun i think.

I feel like its supposed to be a part of some bigger stiry and I'm missing something, but i cant really tell.

#txt #overall. pretty fun #ko tf posting

[itsdetachable]

whoever said meal prep is easy is a dirty liar

i mean maybe ppl don't say it but I swear that it's implied in so much meal prep stuff

anyways I'm on this kick to make chipotle copycat burrito bowls and stiry fry bowls for work lunches bc it keeps me from wasting all my money at chipotle and it takes soooo loooong

well the stir fry bowls are easy bc I just make some rice (this time I used an uncle bens garden veggie rice bag and some brown rice) and some frozen veggies and the only thing that took longer was the chicken I marinated in teriyaki sauce and then cooked.

The steak burrito bowls tho take forever. I mean they come out so damn good but they take FOREVER.

Steak made with this recipe (clicky) don't believe the "put in the fridge for 30 mins" bs, what you want to do is take the steak and if its a thicker cut make surface cuts on each side, then slather the thing in the marinade and leave it in the fridge overnight. A full 24 hours is good. I left it for almost 2 whole days because I couldn't get to it and it almost made my dad cry from how good it was.

For the Adobo sauce I use this recipe more or less: ADOBO Mix 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon vinegar, ½ teaspoon chipotle powder, pinch of cumin, a pinch of oregano, ½ teaspoon garlic, ½ teaspoon salt.

I skip the chili/chipotle powder bc sometimes my mom eats this and her stomach can't handle spice, and also I am not good at handling it either tbh.

HOWEVER this not only takes time for making the marinade, but also the cooking of the steak which, depending on the thickness and/or how many pieces you have, can take like up to half an hour

Anyways, after that the BEANS: i use this (clicky) recipe which is number one on the list of sites when you google and works just fine. I don't use lemon and lime juice. You can mess around with the seasoning, today I used the Everplate seasoning mix which is uhhhh right here (Hello Fresh and Everyplate are the same owners or whatever, this mixes are simple and make decently yum food)

Anyways, that's ANOTHER long time, I usually do the steak and the beans at the same time

AND THEN THE RICE which is just Zatarain's Cilantro Lime rice bc I am exhausted by this point. It tastes good enough and works really well with the steak and beans. Day before/of I chop the tomatoes and lettuce and add a hefty serving of sour cream because my cholesterol is really good for now so I'm enjoying it while I can

Anyways, this is a LOT OF WORK. Like, I don't technically have issues standing and moving around etc, but damn if standing for hours on end doesn't mess with you. Which I knew bc I used to work at a cafe/bakery where I was standing for hours but still!

If anyone tells you meal prep and getting your lunches ready like this is simple or easy or whatever you have my permission to smack them.

#food #foods #recipe #recipes #copycat recipes #chipotle #steak #beans #burrito bowls #stir fry

[davidsjapaneselitblog]

Week 12 Blog

First Person Singular

Haruki Murakami

Pages Read: 30

Word Count: 322

Summary

In this week's reading Haruki talks about how he met someone who was really good at stealing. He's basically a perfectional thief, they called him monkey. Monkey was telling Harukis life stiry over a beer. Monkey tells Haruki that he's very good at stealing names, he says it's kind of his talent. He loves to steal identities and he says that stealing is the only way to go. One day Monkey woke up and realized that what he was doing was wrong and that he needed to stop. Ever since that day he nevr stole anything. After Haruki listened to him tell his story he gave Monkey thirty dollars, and Monkey was forever grateful.

Critical Analysis

The quote from the book that stood out to me the most this week was “No matter how vivid memories may be, they can’t win out against the power of time.“ This quote has a lot of meaning to it and it’s giving readers advice. For me this quote is telling me that i can't hold on to the past or that i can't keep living in the past and wishing to redo something that already happened, i have to keep living life and make new memories. Because with or without me, time is gonna keep going, it's not going to stop for anyone.

Person Response

This weeks reading was kind of unexpected, i didn't think i would be reading about how good of a thief someone us, but there was a good message behind it. There were a lot of good messages, matter of fact. One thing I will say is that Haruki has lived quite a life, he's met some crazy good people, emphasizing on the crazy. But he is a great author and like I always say, his books are the best to read. My book is close to finishing, i think i'm going to finish it this week, and i'm gonna choose another book from him.

[juststarsandthemoon]

Thinking bout a cinderella retelling in which she is an amputee and loses her prosthetic foot, instead of her shoe

#lights on #cinderella #not affliated with disney #of course #stiry telling #fairy tale #writing prompt

[horneyposting]

look i really dont need lacenet to be canon i just DO NOT want them to like, actively hate each other to the point where their relationship would actually be toxic

#as much as i want romance in silksong i understand wanting to put the stiry first and foremost #and telling a good cohesive story is more important #i just wanna be able to fill in the gaps #also anyone who says they hate each other w the information we have currently is so dumb like. do u know what hate actually is #hornet is neutral towards lace. maybe a little irritated if u wanna be generous #and lace is curious abt hornet #thats it

[myinterestsvary-writes]

There's something to be said about my masochism when reading anti-Kataang makes me like my OTP even more.

#kataang #this or I'm willfilly ignorant despite actively searching for knowledge #nah it hasn't deterred me from believing that shipping ztara stems from fundamental misunderstandings of canon #also zuko isn't the true hero of the show... #if there should be a protagonist replacement it should be katara #i do not get why zuko is so oft-offered #katara is literally the narrator #also if it's because of 'if there is a hero gets the girl narrative I'd rather it be zuko' then say it #that's the vibe I'm getting #because telling the stiry primarily from Zuko's perspective especially in the media atla is in does not seem logical #especially when a strong woc lead is right there #also when will the downplaying of aang as a character cease?

[avengersaremyforte]

TY’S FIRST GOAL BRINGS IT BACK UP TO A TWO GOAL LEAD

#LETS GO #A STIRY TELLING GOAL #stars lb #dallas stars #ty dellandrea #baby ty

[thatlostnerd]

I thought it was odd when I passed a group of young children as I made my way to the parking station near the train line. It wasn’t till I got home and heard the report that I found out that they were lures for a cult as a why of finding new sacrifices.

#just a story #this is a random stiry based on old reports of kids being used by gangs #trainstorys #cult #666 satan #sacrifice #the missing children #cults #based on real events #story telling #shitpost #textpost #writing community #experemental writing #late night tumbler #gorecore #ghostcore #dark horror #short horror stories #horrorcore #childcult

[kaiparker-avengerssmut]

Gloved

Pairings | Bucky Barnes x f!reader

Warnings | fingering, swearing

Word count | 656

Summary | Bucky and the gloves. That's it.

A/n | I came across your request, so uh, here it is @bunkerbucky! I hope you like it☺️ Also TFATWS came out today and I don't know how to feel *SPOILERS IN THIS NOTE JUST SKIP TO THE STIRY IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE EPISODE*...not gonna lie I was slightly disappointed that we don't see Bucky and Sam together in the first episode but I am LOVING the backstory & character development that Sam is getting. Also Bucky having a fuckin FLIP PHONE is the cutest thing ever and you cannot tell me otherwise.

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The pads were soft against your skin, tranquil as they grazed ever-so-teasingly along your spread thighs. Head lolled over to the side, you watched the smirking super soldier with a dopey smile - lips curled up into something of an expression filled with adoration, love. But there was something more...wanton there too, a pool of lust and want and thirst and-

A gasp, sharp and sudden ripped from the back of your throat. It was drawn from you, coaxed by those damned gloved fingers now swirling measured circles across your throbbing clit.

Bucky could feel it, each throb echoing across the tips of his gloved fingers like a melody; the swollen skin pressing back against him as his fingers moved leisurely. A plump, pink lip is pulled between striking teeth, compressed and dented with a soft bite down as the sight before him made Bucky's cerulean eyes glint with something that seemed to resemble pure, raw want.

"Look at you, so fuckin' good for me." His voice a low rumble, building and climbing from the expanse of his chest - clad in nothing except the jingling dangle of silver tags, the inscribed words those that played over your love-tainted mind over and over and over: Property Of Bucky Barnes.

"Please." Your breathy, weak whimper is the only reply you can muster. Your hips jerk, jumping under the man's touch as the tendrils of pleasure wrap their arms firmly around your thighs, pulling them open as a obvious, pleading invitation for more. More, more, more.

The chuckle is low, your moan arguably lower when the black leather picks up it's deliberate pace. Your eyes are shut now - crinkling like paper around the edges, lines of overwhelming pleasure that Bucky can't help but admire.

He takes great pride, the way he can haul you to this cusp, this precipice of breaking with a few, simple swipes of textured fingers. The amusement is a glimmer in his eye, dancing like a flame as the pace picks up a little more.

"C'mon, doll. I know you just love to make a mess." The tone is soft, enticing as the words form on his tongue, push past Bucky's perfect lips. But it's a mirage, a manipulation of sorts. And you fall for it. You fall so goddamn hard that you hit that release with the force of mountains, a cry so flawless twisting your lips that Bucky felt his heart in his throat.

Oh, it was a breathtaking sight. Your lips were parted, red tongue merely a slither of colour behind your lips, your teeth. Eyes screwed shut, as if the intensity was so much that your earth was spinning - which, would clearly be the correct assumption - whilst those cute little lines made a picture of Bucky's success in your skin. Your head was tilted back now, unable to stay upright as your pussy clenched and quivered around nothing. Your hips bucked - once, twice, three times as your rode out the orgasm, grinding against the slow roll of Bucky's fingers.

And he wasn't stopping.

Oh, no. If anything, the pace was set again. And it was torturous. Truly. Your moan was broken this time, disjointed as it left your silky lips and Bucky smirked. The look in his eyes paired with that mischievous, plotting smile only made you dread, a thick swallow causing your tight, dry throat to bob when his command came.

"I want another, Doll."

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