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literally stoppp this "im just a girl!" shit. well grow the fuck up. be an adult

#this has been getting under my skin for soooo long now #do you not want to grow? do you not want to enjoy your own competence and experience? #you’re going to age whether you like it or not #might as well embrace and enjoy it #are women taught that being young and pretty and girlish is the best thing they can be? yeah. so: #consider the most radical and empowering and progressive option is to leave girlhood with girlhood and embrace womanhood #embrace growth and age and experience and standing on your own two feet #i can’t understand what people enjoy about infantilising themselves. how is this fun. do you not find it demeaning

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One massive, legitimate way to improve as a writer or artist or in any creative endeavor really, is to become absolutely obsessed with something and to allow yourself to be weird about it. Genuinely mean this btw.

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An excerpt from the trial of Elinor Crane, who was arrested in Middlesex in 1693 on suspicion of burglary. A witness claimed one of the burglars was a woman in men's clothing, and Elinor had previously been seen in the area dressed as a man.

"But the Court asking her why she went in Mans Apparel, the Prisoner replyed, She went to Wooe a Widow. Upon the whole Matter the Jury brought her in not Guilty."

(source: Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials, April 26, 1693.)

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"goddess" "matriarchy" "female wisdom" girl your civic rights

#bound by sacred oath to always reblog Ursula le guin

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thinking of summer

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This is a friendly reminder to never, ever publish your book with a publishing company that charges you to publish with them. That is a vanity press, which makes money by preying on authors. They charge you for editing, formatting, cover art, and more. With most of these companies, you will never seen a cent of any royalties made from sale of your book. A legitimate publishing company only makes money when you make money, they will never charge you to publish with them. If a company approaches you and says "Hey, we'll publish your book, just pay us X amount of money," tell them to go fuck themself and block them.

#reference

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no motivation sunday. let's all do nothing

#exams in 8 days? no #sunday sleepies? yes

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in a medieval groupchat nobody would make fun of your typo they would just assume that its a new spelling youre going with and roll with it

#medievalish

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snoopy image of the day

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if anyone wants the secret to writing: you have to break your leg and then drink a thermos of coffee and then drink an apple martini and then listen to a playlist of Japanese synth music while ignoring your bladder. after all that, you will be able to write 500 words

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when i die i hope i come back as a beautiful microscopic granule of sand

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the laptop has been fixed (for the second time) and i have exams in ten days and then a relentless series of conferences and coursework after that, and i'm really hoping that if i can just put my head down and keep busy for the next 2 months until it's all over then i'll suddenly wake up one day into sunny, leafy may weather and the end of winter won't feel like it's taken eons to drift out

#still paying attention to spring tho #it's just gonna feel very rushed this year #i love my big black winter coat but i also can't wait to go outside in a t shirt again #rambles

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Rich Siegel, Jewish resident of Teaneck, NJ, at Township Council meeting

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Speaking of willows. There's a species of willow. Salix herbacea. Known as the Dwarf Willow. And this thing. IT ONLY GROWS 1-6 CENTIMETERS TALL. IT'S KNOWN AS "ONE OF THE SMALLEST WOODY PLANTS" BECAUSE ITS A TREE THAT DECIDED TO BE 1 CENTIMETER HEIGHT

#tiny arctic willow!!!!! yes!!! #i love u little plant

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I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.

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it’s international women’s day and also approaching the one year anniversary of this story, so i’d like to shout out my beloved professor by sharing the time she turned to one of her phd students on the train home from a conference and said, unprompted: “do you know what would be a good name for a boy-child? herod.”

#it’s relevant because she’s a very cool woman #and possibly immortal #rambles #this was the entire conversation. nothing else was said

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“magic isnt real” — plants just grow out of the ground. for free. everywhere.