• Heya—

    This blog is a disaster mess ranging from funny, to political, to economic, shitposting, tumblr heritage posts and even some religion stuff (which I tag for easy filtering: #lds tag or #christianity tag)

    Sideblogs:

    -Do you like Star Wars? So do I! I blog about the gffa here: @haydanakin

    - What about Period Dramas like pride & prejudice or Anne with an E, or anything masterpiece classic? Check out @elizascarlet

    - none of the above feeling you? How about fantasy shows? Disney? Taylor Swift? Merlin BBC? Pixar or Marvel or that one teen movie you saw 20 years ago? Then @castlecrumblings is for you!

    • Apr 10
    #my blogs#pinned
  • unichrome

    I’m slowly beginning to accept the reality that 2007 was not last year but in fact almost four years ago

    • Jul 3
  • sedoretu

    Once again reminding Biden that he has the opportunity to do the funniest thing rn

  • sedoretu

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    she gets it

    • Jul 2
  • tributary

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  • f1dyke

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  • powersuitup

    EVERY SINGLE SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR, PLUS 33 SENATE SEATS.

    PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO TAKE CONTROL FULLY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS JUST VOTE!!

  • proserpine-in-phases

    Fyi every single seat in the house and 1/3rd of the senate is up for reelection every 2 years which is why you should vote for every presidential election and also in the midterms

    • Jul 1
  • evilscientist3

    the two fundamental truths of historical and contemporary mankind:

    1. we were just as smart then as we are now
    2. we are just as stupid now as we were then
    • Jun 30
  • suburbanmomromanceclub

    File this under “super obvious yet I always seem to forget it.”

  • iamalwayswriting

    I don’t write romance (I totally respect people who do, though!) but this is also great writing advice in general! What is preventing the protagonist from achieving their goal?

    Why can’t these two people be together now?

    Why can’t the mystery be solved now?

    Why can’t they overthrow the evil overlord now?

    If you don’t have a solid answer for these questions, that’s a good indicator that the plot could use some more work.

  • megan-cutler

    Also test your answer a little bit. If it’s as thin as they’re just refusing to sit down and have a simple conversation, you might want to re-think how things are going.

  • operahousebookworm

    As a beta reader/editor, I tend to ask this question a lot: “Why are they doing it this way when there’s a much easier path available?” That’s not to say that they should take the easier path, because that would usually be boring. Instead, the point is that the question needs an answer–either eliminate the easier path or give them a very clear reason for not taking it. (And if I’m asking the question, that reason isn’t as clear as you think it might be.)

    I find it very difficult to root for characters who have a sensible option available and just don’t take it. If the only reason is “Because there wouldn’t be a story otherwise,” you haven’t actually found the story yet.

  • riptidepublishing

    And this is why the Big Misunderstanding as a primary plot device is almost universally disliked.

    • Jun 30
  • mundaneamerica

    Mundane America. Broken pole with rope and an American Flag. Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • gaslampsglow

    Wait.  Wait.

    Wait.

    I know that telephone pole.

    I know that telephone pole intimately because I’m the one who broke it.

    Thats the pole next to Sycamore Jr. High, in between the jr high school and Pipkins, where I had my second car accident.  A woman t-boned my car and drove me into that pole in 2008 and it took them years to actually take it down.

    That black metal pole you see just beyond the broken phone pole is a “Now Leaving/Welcome To Blue Ash, Ohio” sign, visible at 5520 Cooper Road on google maps.

    (the flag is there, btw, because its the starting point for the Blue Ash/Montgomery July 4th parade.)

  • nehirose

    The internet is so staggeringly immense that I can’t help but be disproportionately delighted when things like this happen.

    • Jun 30