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This animation without the filter because it fucked with the framerate for some reason (this isn't the intended look otherwise, but bleh)

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Went to FINALLY reply to a two truths and a lie post I was tagged in, only to realise that I couldn't reblog it cus of the reblog controls??? So here's my own post :P

I was hit by a car and flew ten metres

My mom named me after a character from a tragic story where a little girl dies from cancer

I grew up in a Christian cult that however believed in the Greek deities, as in they were angels that we prayed to or demons that we prayed against

@anotherwritingblog12 @krisrisk @sockablock @helloiammadplatypus and finally @dangerous-advantage cus you tagged me in the first place and I'm actually very curious about what your lie is!

#I'm going to guess that your 3 was wrong #Because two middle names seems like an unnecessary amounts of names #But also I KNOW people with more middle names than that and maybe it's a cultural thing? #Uncertain #Also I currently have a bumblebee nest in one of my walls #So I totally see the beehive thing being true #Although having it in a window might be like... complex #And the being chased by police just sounds too weird and specific to be the lie #So I have questions :D #Like why were you chased #And what circumstances have to come together for it to happen multiple times?!

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Wanna get to know my tumblr friends better cuz y'all are dope so have a tag game challenge if you want :)

Also, if you don’t wanna answer anything you don’t need to.

♫Do you play an instrument?

•Favourite book characters?

•What’s your star sign?

•Favourite colour schemes?

•Naps or long sleep?

•What languages do you speak?

•Dreams/aspirations?

•Long hair or Short Hair?

•Tea or coffee?

•Bring a book character to life or go into a fictional world?

No pressure tags: @thebestieyoureinlovewith @nikolaistealcoat @grishaverse-chaos @lostinfantasyworldsbi @lilisouless @l3st1b0urn3s-707 @arany-studio @waluigicumjar

#@anotherwritingblog12 So glad you replied!!! #It really HAS been a while #It feels like years ago when we first started following one another :P #I'm doing pretty good aside from a recent resurgence in mental health issues #*sigh* #But I'm doing my best and trying to stay happy and positive #(And find a job...) #(But that's a whole other thing :P) #How are YOU? #SO COOL that you play so many instruments #v impressive! #I also love blue and purple as a colour scheme #Can't believe I didn't mention that #Also so cool that you're learning ASL #I wanna learn a sign language so bad #But I can't choose which language and then which country's version #Tis hard #Love the description of where you wanna live #Sounds lovely #ALSO 100% understand the feeling of never finding a haircut that you feel really fits you #Definitely part of my life experience as well :P

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I feel so... down whenever I want to watch queer or trans videos because I know in the back of my mind that none of the current large queer content creators' content or community is safe for people like me, intersex people.

I love their work otherwise, but it hurts badly to hear them toss around casual intersexism in their videos constantly when discussing queer and trans issues and nobody ever mentions it.

And because these are large, popular creators, nobody has ever listened when I've tried to ask they adjust their language. My dms go ignored or unseen and my public comments get drowned out by fans defending their intersexist comments. It's emotionally draining and exhausting, I just want to be included in my own community.

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i’ve heard a lot of people say “don’t reach out to your friends first and see how many people will remain in your life. those are your true friends” and i get it. it sucks and it’s tiring constantly being the one to message first, to initiate hang outs but don’t take this so literally. some friendships require initiation. i have lost touch with so many people who genuinely cared about me and wanted me in their life because i stopped reaching out. it’s a hard pill to swallow but honestly some people just suck at it and it doesn’t mean they don’t love and value you. i’ve reconnected with some people over the past few months and it’s crazy how genuinely happy they are to see me and how engaged they are in the conversation. i just think sometimes we’re too harsh on each other & too quick to emphasize other peoples flaws and remove them from our lives but then we’ll all be alone and what’s the point of life then!!!!

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of course you have religious trauma. and pronouns. sorry

if you have religious trauma you can cash it in for a discount at the pronouns store

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hope is a skill

#tag poetry #not mine

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Just to be clear, this is not a shitpost or a joke. This 22 year old has in fact been appointed mayor of the Welsh town of Bangor.

Source tweet: LINK. A news article: LINK.

#they / them / the mayor

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Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana -- available for pre-order now!

A Library with a deadly enchantment.

A fae lord who wants in.

A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power.

In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu's village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile–her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a fae lord.

She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own.

As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two fae males to survive. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.

Release day September 5th, 2023

More pre-order links are incoming as they generate.

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Hey booklr! I'm posting this on behalf of my friend Analeigh Sbrana (@literaryxqueen on insta), who doesn't have a Tumblr. Her debut novel, Lore of the Wilds, went live for pre-order this morning, and I'd love it if we could show it some love.

Analeigh tried for two years to sell her story to trad-pub, but the vibe was that trad-pub didn't want to take the risk on a Black Fae fantasy adventure set in a breathtakingly descriptive magic kingdom in a market currently flooded with white fairy romances. So, she took matters into her own hands and joined the ranks of self-pub.

Full disclosure: I worked on this book as a proofreader, and I loved every minute of it. I kept forgetting I was supposed to be working and reading ahead. I scheduled a week to finish reading it in did it in 3 days, and the only reason it took so long was that I had to actually pause and work on it 😅.

So, if you like:

-🍄cottage core -✨fairy core -📚light/dark academia vibes -🌈a diverse cast of lgbtqia+ Black characters -💘romance -🧝🏾‍♀️ being kidnapped by a fairy prince to tidy up his cursed/enchanted library and coming into your own magical powers as a result, then Lore of the Wilds might just be for you!

Here, have a sneak peek of what the physical books will look like:

(ID in alt) The book will eventually be available in eBook, paperback, and hardback--Ana's just having a time getting the links to generate. I'll post them as soon as they're live.

Please do consider giving LoTW some love. It's such a fantastic book, and I'd love to see it thrive where trad-pub left it to fail. Thank you 💖

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*Note: for the purposes of this poll, trans people includes trans men, trans women, ("aligned" and unaligned) nonbinary people, bigender & multigender people, gender fluid people, agender people, genderqueer/genderfuck people, people who are strongly gender nonconforming in other ways who no longer (exclusively or primarily) identify with the gender they were assigned at birth, people questioning if they are trans and still in the process of figuring out how they identify, and anybody else who identifies with transness as an umbrella term describing not currently feeling/living/identifying/experiencing the gender they were assigned at birth, regardless of expression/labels/bodies/etc. This is a broadly inclusive poll. If your question is "do I count" my answer is "yes."

#I'm out to the family I've seen so far #As for the rest of them they may know #I assume I'll tell them to protect my little sister who's also trans #Rather they focus their negative feelings on me instead ya know #But like I need to be around them first for that convo to hapen and um... #I try not to be around them :P

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Of all the episodes to get to promote: Wayne Brady, Rashawn Scott, Ross Bryant, and Aaron Wilson on keys -- THIS WEEK, in a very special "Karaoke Night" episode of "Make Some Noise." 🎤👄🎶 This one is pretty full circle for me: "Who's Line" was my very first taste of improv and Wayne Brady my very first taste of musical improv. Both of would go on to become life long loves. When Wayne showed up to set, the first thing he said to me was "There are only two people doing taped improv correctly: us and you." I could have cried. Wayne's talents are just a part of this week's episode, in which Rashawn, Ross, and Aaron also left no crumbs.

#Make Some Noise #Fun Shows #Good Streaming Platform #Karaoke!

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Anyway if you’re from the US and you ever wanted to know what tumblr feels like from a non-USAmerican perspective (please note that the rest of the world is not a monolith either and none of these apply without exception):

Everybody’s talking about brands and stores you’ve never seen in real life. You generally assume they exist, but they might as well be one giant prank the rest of the internet is in on.

You find a post that just sounds wrong. It makes no sense. It’s like OP lives in a weird alternate reality. 9/10 times, it’s just some USAmerican Thing.

You’re still not entirely sure how much an inch is. Or a foot. Or even how many of the former there are in the latter. You maybe know your height in feet and inches.

You have no idea how much a pound is. You’d also like to know how the fuck pound shortens to lbs.

What the fuck is “military time”

Somebody talks about some legal process or something similar. They don’t mention which country’s legal system this pertains to. You know anyway.

People talk about politics. None of it pertains to you. Many posts contain guilt tripping. “How can you not care about this?? Why won’t you reblog this?? People need to know this about x candidate for y position!” You’re busy trying to stay on top of the political landscape in your own country.

You pick up some random slang from the internet. Monkey see monkey do. You’re called racist. You didn’t know it was AAVE. You learnt it from black letters on white background, not from the mouths of people whose faces you could see. How would you have known? You try to unlearn it.

People tell you that you must publicly denounce Chick-fil-A or you’re homophobic. You don’t even know what a Chick-fil-A is.

People say you don’t know LGBTQ+ history. What they mean is you don’t know USAmerican LGBTQ+ history. Nobody cares about your country’s history.

You’re “called out” on using an “offensive” term. It’s (a direct translation of) a completely harmless word where you live.

People expect you to have an idea of how far apart 2 USAmerican states are. You barely know geography past your country’s immediate neighbors.

You randomly switch between British and American spellings. Nothing’s real and there are no rules.

People talk about multiple hour car rides and you get twitchy just thinking about it. You suddenly understand why USAmerican cars are so big.

Somebody talks about school shooting drills. You only ever had fire alarm drills.

You see a cool statistic. The study’s only about the US. It’s unfortunately of no use to you.

People misuse/misspell words and names from your native language. It’s tiring.

(You feel sorry for the French. Nobody should be allowed to mangle the word déjà vu like that.)

You’re still not over the fact that USAmerican school children are supposed to say that pledge thing every morning. You’re never getting over that.

You still don’t know why the men are fresh or what the fuck a sophomore is.

Who the fuck pays up first and then fills up gas??? That’s made up, right??

Everybody has a weird obsession with some comfort food you’d never even heard of before you signed up here.

Fellow non-USAmericans, please add anything else you can think of.

#Absolutely to most of this #Don't personally get the brunette thing tho...? #Also cue #Someone mentions or shows off something really awesome they bought #Or someone promotes their AMAZING (queer / neurodivergent / disabled / etc) product #The shipping alone is a few times your hourly pay #So much cool shit that you just can't get!

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Captions shouldn't be censored. If the video says fuck or cum or cunt the captions should say the fucking word.

#Fuck yeah #Hate seeing censored subtitles #About as helpful as censored tags #Different problem I know #But both annoy me greatly

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explain ur reasoning in the tags ... :)

#Gas #I breathe it in and out #Pulling love into my lungs with every inhale #Expelling it into the world about me #My exhaled breaths touch upon my surroundings #My favourite books #Plants #Baking supplies / #A scribbled note on my fridge that says #Please be kind to yourself today / #I breathe in and love myself #I breathe out and love my world #Love is a gas #I breathe it in and out. #/ #Other Writing

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the "came back wrong" trope except like... they didnt. like this mad scientists wife died, and so he studied necromancy, brought her back, and she came back and it all worked. like she came back exactly the same as she was before with literally no difference. but the scientist guy is like "oh no... what have i done.... shes Different now!!!! she came back Wrong!!!!" and shes just like. chilling. reading a book. cooking dinner. shes just so so normal but in the guys mind hes like "oh shes soooo weird" but shes just normal